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Earthquake of 6.0-magnitude hits eastern Japan
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct 6 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on Richter scale jolted east coast of Japan on Friday.
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78,275 people affected by Assam floods: ASDMA
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Gangtok (Assam) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 78,275 people have been affected by the Assam floods till now.
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U'khand: Massive rescue operation launched for trekkers stranded in Rudrap
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India] September 29 (ANI): Major joint search operations have been launched to rescue trekkers who are stranded for more than four days in Badrinath-Madmaheshwar trekking route in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district.
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Sonia expresses grief over Mumbai stampede, terms it man-made disaster
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Sept 29 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has expressed shock and anguish at the stampede at the Parel- Elphinstone Railway Station, Mumbai and termed it man-made disaster.
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First 'BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017 to begin from Oct 10
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The First 'BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017' (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) will be conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as the lead agency from October 10-13 in New Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
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SC directs NDMA to constitute 'child protection cell' for child disaster v
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to constitute a 'child protection cell' for the child disaster victims.
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Prompt response by NDRF team rescues villagers in U'khand
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 2 (ANI): The heavy rains for last 24 hours in Uttarakhand raised the water level of several rivers and disrupted the normal life; for which National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team was called prompt action was taken.
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This framework can help domestic violence victims before, during, after di
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 1 (ANI): Addressing domestic violence should be a part of the recovery plan during natural disasters, a recent study has suggested.
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Bhendi Bazaar building collapse: 47 rescued, 32 die, 15 injured
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): A total of 47 people have been rescued in the Bhendi Bazaar building collapse here.
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Sierra Leone mudslides claim over 500 lives, leave nearly 800 missing
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Freetown [Sierra Leone], August 25(ANI): The head of Sierra Leone's disaster response of the Office of National Security, Ishmael Tarawalie, has confirmed that at least 500 people have lost their lives from the devastating mudslides in Sierra Leone.
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Sierra Leone declares seven-day mourning for mudslide victims
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Freetown [Sierra Leone], August 16 (ANI): Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared a seven-day state mourning in honour of the victims of a devastating mudslide by terming the disaster as the worst in Africa over the past two decades.
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Bihar floods: 56 killed so far
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Additional Secretary Disaster Management Department of Bihar Anirudh Kumar on Tuesday said that 56 people have lost their lives in the state due to floods.
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