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Jharkhand: Five rescued, 12 still missing after boat capsizes in Jamtara
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jamtara (Jharkhand) [India], February 25 (ANI): Five people have been rescued and 12 people remain missing after a boat capsized near the Barbendia bridge in the Damodar river in Jharkhand's Jamtara on Friday.
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MP: Four-year-old boy falls into borewell in Umaria, rescue operation unde
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 25 (ANI): A four-year-old boy fell into a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria district on Thursday and the rescue operation to take him out safely is underway.
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Pakistan: Huge discrepancies in COVID testing data reported in Khyber Pakh
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], February 24 (ANI): Huge discrepancies have surfaced between the Health Department and Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) regarding Covid-19 testing in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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DDMA meeting to be held Feb 25; COVID-19 norms likely to be relaxed
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases continue to decline in the national capital, a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has been scheduled for February 25 (Friday) and a decision on further easing of restrictions is likely to be taken.
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Death toll from cyclone Batsirai rises to 111 in Madagascar
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], February 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the intense tropical cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar has risen to 111, the country's Disaster Risk Management Office (BNGRC) reported Friday.
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Gurugram roof collapse: One body retrieved, two people rescued so far: NDR
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], February 11 (ANI): One body has been retrieved and two people have been rescued so far in the housing complex in Gurugram, where a portion of the roof of an apartment collapsed, informed PK Tiwary, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) official.
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Russia-Ukraine crisis bolsters Chinese plans of invading Taiwan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): As the entire world is watching the situation developing on the Russia-Ukraine border closely, there is another such disaster in waiting i.e, China's plans of invading Taiwan, said a media report.
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V Muraleedharan lauds Indian Army, NDRF for rescuing trekker stuck on Kera
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan lauded the personnel of Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday as they rescued a 23-year-old trekker who was stuck in a cavity on the steep slope of the 1000-me
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Institution winning Subhash Chandra Bose Award to utilize cash prize for d
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Institutions that are conferred with the 'Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puruskar Award' are to utilize the cash prize of Rs 51 lakhs for disaster management activities only, said Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday.
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Survivors of weather-related disasters may have accelerated ageing: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Arizona [US], February 8 (ANI): Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in 2017. It left in its wake, the largest catastrophe in the history of the island. The storm killed over 3,000 people in its immediate aftermath, knocked out power to nearly all of the island's 3.4 million residents, a
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Cyclone Batsirai death toll rises to 20 in Madagascar
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 20 deaths were recorded Monday in Madagascar by the Office of Risk and Disaster Management, following the passage of intense tropical cyclone Batsirai on Saturday and Sunday.
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10 killed as cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], February 7 (ANI): A total of 10 people have been killed and approximately 48,000 were left displaced, after Cyclone Batsirai struck Madagascar, according to the office of disaster and risk management.
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