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Forest fire destroys acres of land in Afghanistan's Kunar
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The fire damaged 14 hectares and 80 acres of forest, according to Ehsanullah, a representative of Kunar's disaster management department.
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Assam: Water level of Brahmaputra in Guwahati goes down marginally, easing
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Water level of river Brahmaputra in Guwahati on Sunday marginally decreased, slightly easing the flood situation in Assam.
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One killed, three injured in lightning strike in Uttarkashi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Four persons were injured due to lightning in village Kandiyal village under Tehsil Purola of Uttarkashi. One of these persons died," District Disaster Management Officer Devendra Patwal said.
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Uttarakhand: Parts of Haridwar waterlogged due to heavy rain
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Subdivisional Magistrate Puran Singh Rana said that the district administration is taking stock of the damages caused by rainfall. Though no casualties has been reported, the district disaster management team has been alerted, he said.
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Mumbai Ghatkopar building collapse: 4 people rescued, 2 people still trap
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"A portion of a 3-storey building collapsed in Rajawadi Colony, Ghatkopar (East). Four people have been safely rescued and two people are still trapped inside. Rescue operation is underway," said Rashmee Lokhande, Chief Officer of Disaster Management Department, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpor
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"Constantly monitoring situation," CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Assam floods
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Union Home Minister called me today and inquired about the flood situation in Assam. He said National Disaster Response Force has been kept on stand-by and for any emergency Government of India is there," he told ANI.
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Heavy rains lash parts of Uttarakhand; CM Dhami takes stock of situation
Updated : 3 years ago IST
CM Dhami obtained information from the Disaster Control Room about the present weather condition, rain situation, water-logging and damages caused due to rain in the state.
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Around this time, flood situation in Assam not as bad as compared to last
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the Assam government sources, last year around the state had over 100 lakh affected people while this year it is around 5 lakh
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Assam: Flood situation marginally improves, 4 lakh people still affected
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the flood reports of ASDMA, one more person died in Nalabri district after drowning in flood water in the past 24 hours taking the death toll to 3 so far.
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Assam flood woes: Vegetable prices skyrocket in Guwahati amid flood situat
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In Assam's flood-affected regions, 10782.80 hectares of cropland have been submerged by floodwaters, resulting in crop destruction. The flood has also disrupted the supply chain, which in turn has raised the price of vegetables for two consecutive weeks.
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Odisha CM Patnaik chairs State-Level Natural Calamity Committee meeting
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday chaired a State-Level Natural Calamity Committee meeting to review disaster preparedness.
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Assam flood: Nearly 4.89 lakh people affected in 16 districts
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the flood report of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 2.67 lakh people have been affected alone in Bajali district followed by 80,061 people affected in Nalbari, 73,233 people in Barpeta, 22,577 people in Lakhimpur, 14,583 people in Darrang, 14180 peop
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