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Uttarakhand: Rishikesh-Chamba National Highway-94 closed for traffic due t
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Brijesh Bhatt, District Disaster Officer of Tehri Garhwal, said that the Rishikesh-Chamba National Highway-94 is closed due to heavy debris and boulders coming near Bagadhar.
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Red Sea: UN successfully transfers Yemeni vessel carrying millions barrels
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The tanker was the subject of more than three years of appeals from the UN and environmental organizations who warned that a lack of maintenance during Yemen’s civil war meant the nearly 50-year-old vessel was at risk of spilling four times as much oil as happened in the 1989 disaster involv
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Flood situation in Assam worsens as more than 27, 000 people affected
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The flood situation in Assam has again worsened as nearly 27, 000 people in six districts have been affected by the deluge and according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
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Uttarakhand: SDRF rescues man trapped due to overflowing of river in Rudra
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A man was rescued by Uttarakhand's State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) after being trapped between two streams of a river due to a landslide in the Tarsali area of Rudraprayag district.
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Uttarakhand rain: IMD issues Red, Orange alerts for most districts from 11
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'Red' Alert and 'Orange' Alert for most of the districts of Uttarakhand from August 11 to August 14.
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US President Biden declares Hawaii wildfires a major disaster, approves fe
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden on Thursday declared Hawaii wildfires a "major disaster" and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas impacted by the wildfires since August 8.
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Himachal: CM Sukhu sets deadline for Kurpan drinking water supply scheme
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Interacting with the people the Chief Minister assured of restoration of roads immediately. He said that the government has enhanced the relief amount multifold. The relief amount for partially damaged houses has been enhanced from Rs 10 thousand to Rs 1 lakh, besides increasing the amoun
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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama expresses concern over loss of lives,
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As the world witnesses several series of natural disasters, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama expressed concerns over the severe effect of such disasters as they caused loss of lives, as well as, damage to property and the natural environment.
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Uttarakhand rain: Several houses submerged in flood waters in Rudrapur, re
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"Today, SDRF team was informed by District Disaster Management, Rudrapur that due to excessive waterlogging in Kashipur area many houses have been flooded in which many people are trapped for whose rescue SDRF is needed," said officials said.
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Himachal Pradesh: Govt airlifts five people with help of Air Force in Bada
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Deputy Commissioner Dr Nipun Jindal said that the team of the Animal Husbandry Department of Kangra district, which went to Bada Bhangal for the treatment of cattle, informed the district administration through satellite phone about health problems and it was also reported that the engaged p
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Uttarakhand: Chief Minister Dhami assesses heavy rain situation in state
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, assessed the heavy rain situation from the Disaster Control Room at the Secretariat, officials said on Wednesday.
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Pilgrims should proceed on Char Dham after taking weather update: CM Dhami
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said that the disaster control centre had examined the state's rain situation. The CM also advised Char Dham pilgrims to proceed ontheir journey after taking a weather update, said officials.
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