Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 30 (ANI): Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) personnel on Sunday rescued several people who were stranded in the flood-affected areas of the state.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Four teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were airlifted from Pune and destined to Nagpur in view of the evolving flood situation in the districts of Vidarbha division of Maharashtra on Sunday.
Washington DC [US], Aug 30 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) visited Louisiana and Texas which have been ravaged by hurricane Laura, a category 4 storm that slammed the states located at the Gulf Coast.
Dhenkanal (Odisha) [India], August 30 (ANI): Three persons, including a pregnant woman, were rescued from the flood-affected village of Jayapur in Odisha's Dhenkanal by the district administration and the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) on Saturday.
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Saturday rescued a youth trapped for 24 hours in waters released from the Machagora dam in Belkheda village of the Chhindwara district.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people who have died due to heavy rains and floods in Afghanistan, has risen to 160, while 250 others have been injured, the national media reported on Saturday, citing the Ministry for Disaster Management.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) on Saturday predicted light showers over the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and neighbouring areas.
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): India will play a leading role in the future global political framework in terms of economy and Disaster Risk Management, Minister of State for the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai has said.
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The water level of Yamuna River recorded at Delhi's Old Yamuna Bridge was 204.26 metres on Saturday, District Disaster Management Authority informed.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Odisha Government has asked all district collectors to conduct a complete damage assessment of houses due to floods at the earliest as per the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) guidelines, an official said.
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 120 people died and 150 were injured in floods in 12 provinces across Afghanistan, Ghulam Bahauddin Jilani, the minister of state for disaster management, told Sputnik on Thursday.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Two persons have died after a two-storey building collapsed at the Station Road near Lal Gate in Dewas here, informed National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officer on Wednesday.