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The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island has risen to 26, while at least 11 people are still missing, an official said Monday. Torrential rains on Thursday caused disaster in West Sumatra province, where rivers overflowed and landslides swept away homes. “Eleven people are still missing while 26 others have […]
Many of us used to think that disaster meant cyclones, tidal surges and floods only in Bangladesh. But for common readers, this book has expressed the meaning of disaster from different angles and types. General readers can know through this book the different types and components of natural and man-made disasters which are not much […]
Minister of State for Disaster Management Inamur Rehman said, “After the floods and cyclones, we provide assistance keeping in mind and giving importance to the needs of women. However, as disasters are increasing, we need more money from the Climate Damage Fund. Support will be required. The international community should come forward for this. During […]
According to a source at the Swiss Embassy, which supports the project, the monitoring equipment was supposed to send data to authorities, but in late September the cameras lost power for an unknown reason. As climate change warms high mountain regions, many communities are facing dangerous glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Lakes storing water from […]
This handout photo released by the Indian Army and taken on October 4, 2023 shows the Teesta River during its flow along the Lachen valley in the Indian state of Sikkim after flash floods caused by intense rainfall. The Indian Army said on Wednesday that 23 soldiers were missing after heavy rains caused powerful flooding […]
At Grand Central Terminal in midtown Manhattan, 63-year-old retiree Sue Evangelista waited five hours for a train to take her and her husband to Connecticut. But the train was cancelled, leaving them and thousands of people living in the city’s suburbs stranded. “I think once they start calling the trains, there’s going to be a […]
“So far eight people are reported dead and search efforts are ongoing to locate two more,” the Jalisco Civil Protection Service said in a statement Monday evening. Deforestation and fires earlier this year significantly damaged the forested area and may have contributed to the flash floods, local civil protection official Juan Ignacio Arroyo Verastegui told […]
An AFP journalist in Derna said the central neighborhoods on both sides of the river, which normally dry up at this time of year, looked as if a steam roller had passed through, uprooting trees and buildings and destroying the port. Was throwing vehicles on the breakwater. US diplomat and former UN envoy to Libya […]
Hundreds of body bags now line the mud-stained streets of Derna, awaiting mass burial, while traumatized and grief-stricken residents search ruined buildings for their missing loved ones and bulldozers clear the streets of debris and sand. Clearing the mountains. At a ruined house, a rescue team pumped out water and found a woman’s lifeless arms […]
At least six Bangladeshis have been killed in Libya due to Hurricane Daniel and subsequent floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna. Additionally, several Bangladeshis are missing in the port city, the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya revealed on its Facebook page. The embassy said four of the six dead had been identified. They are: […]
According to the BSS report, 55 river stations monitored by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) have seen a rise in water levels, while a decline has been recorded at 52 stations. A bulletin issued by FFWC here today said that out of 109 monitored river stations, two have recorded stable and water level […]
Ruma and Thanchi were reopened for tourists last month after being closed for a long time. Unfortunately, the tourism industry has once again been hit hard by the recent floods. Several structures including residential hotels have been submerged. As a result, business owners are worried about when these tourist destinations can reopen. In view of […]
