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NDRF team deployed to rescue people from inundated residential society in
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 6 (ANI): As Bengaluru continues to witness severe waterlogging due to heavy downpour, a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed to rescue people from an inundated residential society in the city.
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Trekker stuck near Khimloga rescued by Police, ITBP
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 6 (ANI): A trekker, who was part of a group that was stuck on a steep climb near the Khimloga Pass was rescued and taken to Chitkul on Tuesday, officials said.
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Pakistan Floods: Outbreak of waterborne diseases amid catastrophic disaste
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): The outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking floods in Pakistan has raised concerns among health officials, as nearly half a million flood-displaced people are living in relief camps, local media reported.
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Nearly 1,300 people die due to devastating floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): Pakistan's catastrophic floods resulted in the death of nearly 1,300 people in the country even as relief operations continue.
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1 dead, 5 stranded in Chitkul while trekking in Uttarakhand
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 3 (ANI): Five people including two trekkers and three porters were stranded on Saturday in Chhitkul region of Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur while trekking from Khimloga pass in Uttarakhand towards Himachal.
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Pakistan: Federal minister hits out at Imran Khan for holding 'concerts' d
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): After the satellite images of the Pakistan floods were released, the Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for holding 'concerts' in such a di
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Pakistan records highest ever weekly inflation in decades amid calamitous
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday stated that the inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose steeply in the previous week climbing to a record 45.5 per cent year-on-year in September, the highest level in a decade.
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Study reveals climate change-related incidents pose negative effects on ps
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): As the heavy monsoon rains and floods continue to play havoc with people's lives and resources in Pakistan, analysts have climate change produces negative effects on the psychological and reproductive health of women who bear the major brunt of disast
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Reverence for nature needs to be rekindled, to save the planet, says Gurud
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): As the world grapples with the repercussions of climate-change-led disasters and looks for greener and safer energy alternatives, the two-day International Climate Summit 2022 titled 'Opportunities for Green Hydrogen in India' kicked
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Anger erupts over inept govt response to floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): At least 1,186 people have died from the floods in Pakistan, leaving affected residents angry at the lack of help being provided to them as this natural disaster disrupts life and pose threat to food security and the economy.
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Death toll from Pakistan floods reaches near 1,200
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): The death toll from floods in Pakistan has reached near 1,200 as 19 more people lost their lives in the last 24 hours.
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China heatwave highlights economic damage wrought by global warming
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 1 (ANI): China has been hit by record temperatures, flash floods and droughts this summer, making the country the most climatically vulnerable place with increasing frequency of natural disasters and declining air quality in its industrial centre, Financial Post, a
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