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Iran accuses US of restricting humanitarian aid from reaching flood-affect
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Apr 4 (ANI): Iran on Wednesday accused the United States of restricting the flow of humanitarian aid provided by other countries from reaching flood-hit parts of the country.
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Face-to-face workshops increase preparedness for disaster: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 2 (ANI): According to a recent research, face-to-face workshops, based on the psychology of behaviour change and disaster preparedness, can be used to prompt households to protect themselves against disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods.
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Flash floods kill 19 people in Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], Mar 30 (ANI): Three days of flash floods across three provinces in Afghanistan have left 19 people dead while more than 20 have been injured.
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At least 19 killed, over 100 injured in Iran flash floods
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Mar 26 (ANI): As many as 19 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded after flash flooding in southern and western parts of Iran.
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Stalagmite holds key to predicting droughts, floods in India: study
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Stalagmites can help scientists predict droughts and floods in India, a recent study suggests.
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Cyclone Idai: Toll rises to 150 in Malawi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], Mar 18 (ANI): The toll in Cyclone Idai, which ravaged South Africa with flash floods, sweeping away houses and destroying trees and crops, earlier this week, has risen to 150 in Malawi alone.
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Flash floods, mudslides kill 63 in Indonesia
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Mar 17 (ANI): Sixty-three people lost their lives in flash floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential rain in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province, officials confirmed on Sunday.
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24 dead, 40 missing after cyclone ravages Zimbabwe
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], Mar 17 (ANI): A tropical cyclone left a trail of destruction in eastern Zimbabwe, with flash floods sweeping away houses and destroying trees and crops, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds of others. At least 40 people are also missing in the calamity, authorities said
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12 dead after flash floods hit Afghanistan's Khandhar province
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Khandhar [Afghanistan], Mar 3 (ANI): At least 12 people were killed and 18 others suffered injuries after heavy rainfalls and flash floods hit parts of Kandahar province on Saturday (local), reports Tolo news.
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Kerala: Navy hands over keys to flood victim
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Southern Naval Command (SNC), on Saturday, handed over the keys of a newly constructed house to Babu VK at Vevukattu in Muttinakam, which was one of the worst affected places during the floods.
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Kerala floods: Tharoor seeks Nobel Prize for fishermen, lauds their 'deeds
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 06 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor wrote to Norwegian Nobel Committee's chairperson recommending Kerala fishermen for the Nobel Peace Prize for the "deeds of courage" they displayed during rescue operations undertaken during the 2018 Kerala floods.
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Sabrimala violence second disaster after floods: Thomas Isaac
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday described the violence over the entry into Sabarimala Temple as the “second disaster” following the devastating floods in the state.
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