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Death toll from building collapse in Nigeria rises to 38
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], November 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Up to 38 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a 21-story building which collapsed here Monday afternoon with nine people surviving the disaster, state commissioner for information and strategy told reporters here on Friday.
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Tikait slams PM Modi for visiting Kedarnath Temple on eve of portal closur
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday, while reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kedarnath temple, said that a country whose head offers prayers at a temple at a time when its gates are about to be closed,
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Death toll from landslide in Colombia rises to 17
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from a landslide in southwestern Colombia has risen to 17, the country's disaster relief agency said on Friday.
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Maharashtra: Unidentified senior citizen found dead in Thane lake
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI): The body of an unidentified woman aged around 60-65 years was found in Kachrali lake in Maharashtra's Thane city at around 7.30 am, said a civic body official.
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China: Over 8.96 million people affected due to natural disasters in Octob
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 3 (ANI): More than 8.96 million people have been affected due to natural disasters including floods, droughts in month of October in China, local news reported.
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SDRF rescues 4 devotees who lost their way while returning from Kedarnath
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], November 3 (ANI): The State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) on Tuesday night rescued four devotees who lost their way while returning from the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand.
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Japan to allocate up to USD 10bn to support Asia's decarbonization
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan plans to allocate up to $10 billion within the next five years to support effort toward Asia's decarbonization and to double its financial aid to foreign countries' fight against climate change and natural disasters to $14.8 billion, Prime Minis
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PM Modi, UK PM to launch infrastructure resilience project for small islan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson will jointly launch the initiative Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-26) in Glasgow, said Foreign Secretary Harsh V
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At COP-26, PM Modi will launch key initiatives under CDRI, International S
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], October 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch two important initiatives under the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and International Solar Alliance (ISA) at the upcoming 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-26) here, India's High Com
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Chinese citizens hit by soaring prices of vegetables
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 30 (ANI): The soaring prices of vegetables has compelled Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) to formulate emergency plans for disaster prevention and reduction in vegetable production at the earliest opportunity, in corresponding to the potential
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79 deaths reported between Oct 17-19 due to natural disasters in rain-rava
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 29 (ANI): A total of 79 deaths were reported in Uttarakhand from October 17 to October 19 due to natural disasters triggered by heavy rains in the state, as per an official statement issued by the state government.
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India, Nepal discuss issues relating to mutual security concerns
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): India and Nepal on Thursday held a discussion on issues relating to mutual security concerns, training and capacity building requirements of defence forces of Nepal and cooperation in disaster management.
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