Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
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 […]
“It is a very difficult situation. But from the standpoint of protecting life, I request that you make every possible effort to rescue and save as many lives as possible by this evening, when the critical 72 hours have passed since the disaster,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a government statement. Said in the […]
At least 119 people were killed in an overnight earthquake in a remote area of Nepal, officials said Saturday, while security forces were deployed to assist in rescue efforts. The 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the far west of the Himalayan country late Friday and was measured at a depth of only 18 kilometers (11 miles) by […]
Enamur said that Patuakhali, Bhola, Barishal, Pirojpur, Jhalokathi, Barguna, Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali and Lakshmipur are being considered as vulnerable districts to the cyclone. “Around 15 lakh people from those districts will be evacuated to shelter centres,” he said. He said the local administration and volunteers have already started evacuation activities. The state minister said Tk […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Nearly 300 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night, according to preliminary government counts, as terrified residents of Marrakesh screamed “unbearable” after the 6.8-magnitude shock. “According to a provisional report, the earthquake killed 296 people in the provinces and municipalities of Al-Hauz, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichoua and Taroudant,” Morocco’s interior […]
“Winds, rain and waves are expected to pose a significant threat to most areas of Taiwan,” Deputy Director Fong Chin-tzu said, urging the public to remain vigilant. “It has gained some strength since yesterday,” he said, adding that the storm will move west toward the Taiwan Strait by Monday. Schools and businesses in the southern […]
Hurricane Hillary headed toward Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Saturday, bringing heavy rain to the region amid warnings of devastating and deadly flooding across the peninsula and the US southwest, a US government agency said. One person died in Baja California Sur state after a family of five was swept into the sea while crossing […]
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 […]
When the magnitude of an earthquake exceeds 5, it is called a moderate earthquake. Any earthquake with a magnitude less than this is considered a mild tremor. According to the USGS, the magnitude of the July 26, 2003 earthquake was the highest in recent Bangladesh earthquakes. It was felt in Chattogram and Khagrachari. The intensity […]
The death toll rose to 67 on Friday, more than the number of people killed in the 1960 tsunami that hit the Big Island. Governor Josh Green said, “Without a doubt, there will be more deaths. We don’t know how many ultimately will die.” Maui County said crews from Honolulu arrived in Maui with search […]
During a visit to affected communities last week, Nie Yufeng, the party chief of Hebei province, said the area could “relieve pressure on Beijing’s flood control” and serve as a “moat” for the capital. China’s state media has praised the government’s efforts to reduce the damage caused by the floods, with coverage focusing on stories […]
Typhoon Doksuri, a former super typhoon, moved north of China after hitting southern Fujian province last week after ravaging the Philippines. Heavy rains started lashing the capital and surrounding areas on Saturday. The amount recorded in just 40 hours approached the average rainfall for the entire month of July. State media warned last week that […]
Webb said WFP began its response to Mocha before the storm hit, reaching 28,000 people in Bangladesh near the Myanmar border with advance cash aid to help them prepare. And, she said, as soon as the worst of the storm passed, the agency had reached thousands of refugees with emergency food aid, and was working […]
