natural disaster

Kabul, April 10 – At least 148 people have been killed and 216 others injured in Afghanistan over the past two weeks due to heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, earthquakes, and lightning that have struck several parts of the country, local media reported on Friday, citing updates released by...

Kabul, April 10. Severe seasonal flooding has caused widespread damage across Afghanistan over the past two weeks, Tolo news reported on Friday, citing the United Nations.According to the report, the heavy rains and resulting floods, which affected the country from March 26 to April 6, struck...

Ahmedabad, April 8 A tremor of magnitude 3.3 struck the Amreli district in Gujarat's Saurashtra region on Wednesday, with no reports of casualties or property damage, officials said.The tremor was recorded at 3:58 am, with its epicenter located about 42 km south-southeast of Amreli at a depth...

Barwani (MP), April 8 Mild tremors were felt in the Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday afternoon, causing panicked residents to rush out of their homes.Officials said there are no immediate reports of casualties or property damage.Senior scientist Vedprakash Singh Chandel from...

Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu), April 8 A herd of Indian bison has left three houses destroyed and six people injured at a tribal settlement near the Government Botanical Garden in this district, officials said on Wednesday.The incident occurred at Garden Mund, a traditional Toda tribal settlement...

Srinagar, April 7 Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir issued a "medium danger" avalanche warning for the higher reaches of the Ganderbal and Kupwara districts on Tuesday, due to fresh rainfall in the valley."An avalanche with a medium danger level is likely to occur above 2600 meters in Ganderbal...

Kabul, April 7 – Three women were killed and two children were injured when a wall collapsed in Khost province, Afghanistan, due to heavy rainfall and flash floods, according to local media reports.According to the spokesperson for the local governor, Mustaghfar Gurbaz, the incident occurred...

Peshawar, April 5 At least 45 people have died and 105 have been injured in rain-related incidents across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan over the last 10 days, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Sunday.In a report covering damages caused by...

Kabul, April 5 – At least 77 people were killed and 137 others were injured in floods that swept across several provinces of Afghanistan between March 26 and April 4, local media reported on Sunday, quoting disaster management officials.Afghanistan's National Disaster Preparedness and Disaster...

Shimla, April 4 The 121st anniversary of the 1905 Kangra earthquake, which resulted in the deaths of approximately 20,000 people, was commemorated on Saturday with a mock earthquake drill in government and private educational institutions.Besides the human toll, the disaster also caused the...

Jakarta, April 4 – Flooding in the Demak Regency, in Central Java province of Indonesia, has forced around 3,000 residents to evacuate, with one person reported missing, the country's National Disaster Management Agency said on Saturday.The disaster was caused by heavy rainfall in upstream...

New Delhi, April 3 An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook several parts of north India on Friday night, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.The tremors, which lasted for a few seconds, were felt in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Haryana. There were no reports of any damage or...

New Delhi, April 3 Residents across the Delhi-NCR region and parts of northern India reported mild tremors on Friday night, noting swaying ceiling fans and lights after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan, prompting many to share their reactions online.According to official details...

Srinagar, April 3 – An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck J&K on Friday, causing widespread panic as people rushed out of their homes, carrying children and helping elderly people out of buildings.Panic spread throughout the valley, and tremors were also felt in the Jammu...

New Delhi, April 3 – Earthquake tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR and several parts of North India on Friday night, causing panic among residents who rushed out of their homes and office buildings. However, there were no immediate reports of any casualties.According to information shared by...

New Delhi, April 3 Earthquake tremors were felt in several parts of northern India on Friday night, including Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Haryana, officials said.The tremors, which lasted for a few seconds, occurred around 9:45 pm. There were no immediate reports of any damage.An...

New Delhi/Chandigarh, April 3 Earthquake tremors were felt in several parts of northern India on Friday night, including Delhi, Punjab, and Haryana.The tremors, which lasted for a few seconds, occurred at 9:46 pm."I felt a strong jolt that lasted for a few seconds," said Baldev Chand, a...

Beed, Apr 3 Heavy, unseasonal rains caused damage to several structures in the Beed district on Friday afternoon, an official said.The roofs of 40-50 houses, made of corrugated iron, were blown away by strong winds that accompanied the rain in villages such as Walipur, Ghatjawla, and Jalwa...

Quetta, April 3 – As many as seven people were killed and four others injured after heavy rains and flash floods caused widespread devastation in Balochistan, Pakistan, destroying hundreds of homes, livestock, and crops, local media reported on Friday.The floods have severely affected...

Srinagar, April 2 Authorities in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir issued a medium-intensity avalanche warning on Thursday, urging people to remain highly vigilant.A medium-intensity avalanche is likely to occur above an altitude of 2,400 meters in the central Kashmir district within...