The 5.6-magnitude quake that hit Indonesia's Cianjur region resulted in the deaths of 271 persons, however, the hopes for survivors persist after a six-year-old boy was pulled alive from the wreckage of a property on Wednesday after surviving for more than two days under debris.
The report highlighted how climate change impacts are wreaking an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental toll, worsening food insecurity and poverty and holding back sustainable development. The report also painted a worrying scenario for future water stress.
31 people have been killed in landslides and floods in the Philippines on Friday with several missing in numerous villages as the natural disaster wreaked havoc. Several residents climbed to the roof of their flooded houses waiting to be rescued.
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday approved the advance release of Rs 17.20 crore to Nagaland for undertaking relief measures in the wake of floods and landslides during the monsoon season this year.
Morigaon (Assam), October 14 (ANI): Several families were forced to abandon their homes in search of safer places after the Brahmaputra river created havoc in Assam's Morigaon district thus wiping out homes thousands of acres of agricultural land.
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 12 (ANI): At least 35 people have lost their lives while dozen are still missing as monsoon rainfall-induced floods and landslides in various parts of Nepal.
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 17 (ANI): At least 13 persons were killed and 10 were missing following landslides in various parts of Achham District in Nepal on Saturday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday reviewed the disaster situation at the state secretariat.
Pandoh (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 6 (ANI): The Chandigarh-Manali highway (NH-3) near Pandoh has been closed for vehicular traffic due to a landslide.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall over the next two days in 10 districts in Himachal Pradesh om Saturday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): The Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL) has completed 10 km tunnel works of the 19 km along with 19 cross passages in the package -7B of the Char Dham Railway Tunnel project in Uttarakhand. The company is excavating
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): After cloud seeding activities were carried out to bring precipitation, some parts of China's Chongqing welcomed long-awaited rains recently, but experts warned that the city and the region should prepare for possible flooding and landslides.