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Odisha: OSDMA to launch special cell for PwDs
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Odisha [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Considering the special needs and vulnerability of the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and mainstreaming their needs into disaster management, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has decided to open a separate cell for them.
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Kerala: Floodwaters recede, death toll rises to 121
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Even as floodwaters have started to recede in several districts of Kerala, the death toll in the state rose on Monday to 121, according to a data of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA).
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Andhra Pradesh: Puligadda bridge submerges after ten years owing to heavy
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Puligadda Bridge was submerged in floodwater after almost 10 years due to massive increase in the water level of Krishna River as rains continue to batter the region.
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Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 113
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): The death toll in flood-hit Kerala rose to 113 on Saturday afternoon, according to a data of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA).
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AP: Second-level warning continues along Krishna River, Godavari water lev
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management (APSDMA) on Saturday informed that second level warning continues in lieu of the Krishna river water levels at various place, whereas Godavari water has started to fall in most areas.
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Man beheads wife, search underway to locate severed head in Vijayawada's E
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): The search to locate the severed head of a woman in Vijayawada's Eluru canal is underway by the state and national disaster management forces, the police said on Friday.
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Inauguration of ISRO's earth station will give fillip to Bhutan's communic
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thimphu [Bhutan], Aug 16 (ANI): The inauguration of the ground earth station, built by ISRO will give immense benefits to Bhutan in terms of communication, broadcasting and disaster management sectors, India's ambassador to Bhutan Ruchira Kamboj said on Friday.
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Kerala floods: Toll mounts to 104, 36 missing
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Toll due to floods on Thursday afternoon mounted to 104, according to data of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA).
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Kerala floods: Death toll mounts to 102, 59 missing
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): As Kerala continues to battle monsoon fury, the death toll on Wednesday afternoon mounted to 102, according to a data of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA).
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Kerala floods: 72 dead, 58 missing, over 2.5 lakh affected
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Incessant rains that triggered flooding has claimed 72 lives across the state, according to a data of Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA).
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Rains batter Pakistan, 160 dead in July
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 12 (ANI): Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan have killed at least 161 people while 137 people sustained injuries in the country last month alone, according to the country's National Disaster Management Authority.
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Maha flood : CM Fadnavis takes review meeting
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): In wake of incessant rain and flood playing havoc in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday took a detailed review meeting with chief secretary, senior officials from resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R), disaster management depar
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