Category State Of Disaster Alert

Dust storm in Bengal leaves 200 homeless

The dust storm, accompanied by heavy rains, lashed Chara Panchla Badamtala village under Panchla police station last evening A dust storm has caused havoc in a village in Howrah district, destroying houses rendering around 200 people homeless, uprooting trees and…

Devastating floods and landslides raises death toll to 10 in Quang Ninh, Vietnam

Rescuers trying to find people who were reportedly missing after a major landslide buried three local houses with 10 people inside in Quang Ninh Province’s Ha Long Town. Photo: Linh Linh Incessant rain triggering floods and landslides continued to wreak…

Severe flooding kills 36 in Pakistan

A bus passes through the flooded streets of Peshawar, Pakistan, July 23, 2015. Photo: REUTERS / Khuram Parvez Torrential rains and floods in Pakistan have left 36 dead and affected more than 250,000 people, disaster management officials said Saturday, with…

New Zealand Cleans-up After Record Floods

Severe flood situation deteriorates, over 19,000 affected in Assam, India

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated today with over 19,000 people reeling under the waters in more than 60 villages across the state.    Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its daily flood report that more than 19,100…

Major wildfire destroys dozens of homes, menaces highway in Alaska

A fast-spreading Alaska wildfire has destroyed up to 45 homes and forced authorities to restrict traffic on a major highway connecting two of the state’s largest cities, state officials said Monday.   As many as 200 firefighters have been battling…

Landslide kills at least 41 in Nepal

At least 41 people were killed and eight injured on Thursday in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall that buried six villages in Nepal’s mountainous northeast, the second major disaster to hit the country after the April 25 quake. The…