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832 people dead in Sulawesi Earthqua, Tsunami
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sep 30 (ANI): As many as 832 people have been killed by the earthquake and Tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday.
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Tanzania boat disaster toll 127, President orders ferry operators' arrest
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Dodoma [Tanzania], Sept 22 (ANI): Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ordered arrest of boat operators of the ill-fated 'MV Nyerere' as the death toll in Thursday's ferry accident rose to 127.
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Pune NDRF constable goes missing, FIR filed
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 14 (ANI): Sukhdev Singh, a head constable of the 5th battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) unit, in Pune has been missing since September 8.
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Centre approves additional assistance for UP, Maharashtra
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday approved an additional assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) of Rs 157.23 crore for the state of Uttar Pradesh and Rs 60.76 crore for the state of Maharashtra.
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Strengthen emergency medical teams for better response to disasters: WHO
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 6 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday called upon countries in its South-East Asia Region to strengthen emergency medical teams, to be better prepared to respond to public health emergencies.
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Majerhat bridge collapse: Death toll rises to 3
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Another body has been recovered from the site of Kolkata's Majerhat bridge collapse on Thursday, taking the death toll to three.
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Demonetisation a disaster, discard Rs. 2000 notes: Andhra CM
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sep 06 (ANI): Terming demonetisation a disaster, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu demanded the abolition of Rs. 2000 currency note.
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UP: 12 dead in 24 hours, flood alerts issued
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) September 4 (ANI): Flood alerts have been issued across the state of Uttar Pradesh till September 6.At least 12 people have lost their lives while over 300 houses were damaged in different parts of the state in last 24 hours, State Relief Commissioner Sanjay Kumar con
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Bridge collapses in Kolkata, several feared trapped
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Majerhat (Kolkata), Sep 4 (ANI): In a tragic incident, a section of a bridge in South Kolkata's Majerhat came crashing down, on Tuesday. While many commuters have been feared to be trapped, the number of casualties are yet to be ascertained. The State government, along with the National D
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BIMSTEC members call for seamless connectivity, poverty eradication
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 31 (ANI): The member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) have agreed for establishing seamless connectivity within the region and committed to work for the eradication of poverty by 2030.
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Declare Kerala floods as national disaster: NCP
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday urged the Central Government to declare the Kerala floods as a national disaster.
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3 dead, 8 feared trapped after landslides in U’khand village
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Buda Kedar (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): At least three people have died and eight others are feared trapped under the debris after their houses collapsed due to landslides in Uttarakhand's Kot village on Wednesday.
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