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Indonesia tsunami: Death toll mounts to 373
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 24(ANI): At least 373 people lost their lives in the devastating tsunami that struck Sunda Strait, an official from Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (NDMA) said on Monday.
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Death toll in Indonesia tsunami rises to 222
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 23 (ANI): At least 222 people have lost their lives in the devastating tsunami that struck Sunda Strait on Saturday night, an official from Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (NDMA) said on Sunday.
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Death toll in Indonesia tsunami touches 168
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 23 (ANI): At least 168 people have lost their lives in the devastating tsunami that struck the Sunda Strait on Saturday night, with 745 people being reported as injured by Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency.
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Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to 62
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 23 (ANI): At least 62 people were killed in the tsunami that struck Sunda Strait, an official from Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency said on Sunday.
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Thick fog disrupts operations at Bengaluru Airport, 35 flights delayed
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): 35 flights departing from Bengaluru and 13 coming into the city were delayed on Saturday morning as thick fog lowered visibility.
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Meghalaya: No trace of 13 trapped miners, says NDRF
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Tuesday informed that it had not been able to locate 13 miners who were trapped while working in an illegal coal mine in Ksan village of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district.
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Centre sanctions Rs 1,292 cr to Odisha, Tripura for cyclone, flood relief
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): A high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday approved additional assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) of Rs 1023.59 crore to Odisha and Rs 268.63 crore to Tripura, on account of relief work to be undertak
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Strict action will be taken against illegal miners: Meghalaya CM
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya), [India], Dec 14 (ANI): After 13 miners got trapped in an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills yesterday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday asserted that strict action will be taken against the illegal miners at the right time, however, the initiativ
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Delhi HC asks MHA to look into complaints against NDMA, NIDM
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to look into complaints regarding the functioning of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) and reply within four weeks.
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USA: Climate report warns of dire economic consequences
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): A climate report released by the White House warned of grim consequences due to climate change.
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Cyclone Gaja: Indian Navy pressed into action for relief ops
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Karaikal (Puducherry) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): In the wake of Cyclone Gaja, two Indian Navy ships - Chetlat and Cheriam- have been diverted to Karaikal in Puducherry to render assistance to state authorities as required for disaster relief operations.
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2 dead in cyclone Gaja
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Nov 16 (ANI): Two people lost their lives and one suffered serious injuries due to cyclone Gaja that made a landfall in Tamil Nadu on Thursday.
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