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Assam flood: More than 55,000 people affected in Hailakandi district
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Hailakandi, (Assam) [India] June 15 (ANI): The flood in Assam's Hailakandi district has affected 58,208 people, according to an official release by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).
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Gen. N C Vij takes over reins of disaster risk reduction activities in FIC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI-NewsVoir): General Nirmal Chander Vij, former founder Vice Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority and Former Chief of the Army Staff, who took over as Chairperson of UNISDR ARISE FICCI Board, an all encompassing body on disaster risk management in FI
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India, Nepal joint team to assess flood-prone sites
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 9 (ANI): Indian and Nepali officials will conduct an on-site inspection in Nepal's Tarai region to assess the problem of flooding that occurs every year and find ways to combat the crisis.
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Death toll from bad weather rises to 20 in Sri Lanka
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 27 (ANI): Nearly 20 people have lost their lives and over 150,000 have been affected from the floods and landslides caused due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka: Death toll from adverse weather rises to 11
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 24 (ANI): According to the National Disaster Management Center (DMC), around 11 people have died and over 100,000 were affected from the floods and landslides caused due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka.
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Adverse weather kills 9 in Sri Lanka
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 23 (ANI): According to the National Disaster Management Center (DMC), nine people have been killed and, 23 are missing due to floods and landslides caused due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka.
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VP Naidu lays foundation stone of NIDM's south campus in Andhra
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Gannavaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India] May 22(ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the Southern Campus of National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) at Kondapavuluru Village, Gannavaram Mandal, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh.
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Adityanath chairs disaster management meeting
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] May 14 (ANI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday chaired a disaster management meeting.
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NDMA reviews preparedness of states to counter heat wave
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has conducted a meeting with 17 heat wave-prone states to review their preparedness and mitigation measures.
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Shocking: Now, Bihar minister says no deaths in Motihar bus mishap
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Motihari (Bihar) [India], May 04 (ANI): A day after it was reported that 27 people had died after a bus fell into a ditch on National Highway-28, Bihar's Disaster Management Minister, Dinesh Chandra Yadav, on Friday, shockingly said that there were no casualties.
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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Indonesia
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 18 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit 226 km North West of Saumlaki, Indonesia at 9:25 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
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NDMA corruption: Delhi HC directs MHA to file response
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to file a response in the matter of alleged corruption by the employees of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
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