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NDRF rescues seven people stranded due to heavy rain in Gujarat's Valsad
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The National Disaster Response Force on Monday rescued seven people who were stranded in Hinglaj village in the Valsad district of Gujarat due to heavy rainfall and high tide in the Auranga River.
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Pak: National Disaster Management Authority issues flood alerts in Baluchi
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a warning of potential flooding in several districts of Baluchistan and South Punjab.
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Uttarakhand cloudburst : NDRF, SDRF and IAF begin relief and rescue operat
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
After 15 people lost their lives in the cloudburst and landslides along the Kedarnath Yatra route, teams from the National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force, and the Indian Air Force started joint rescue and relief operations for the stranded pilgrims.
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"We have evacuated around 7,000 people from different places": NDRF on lan
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
As the search and rescue operation continued in the landslide-affected areas in Rudraprayag to rescue the pilgrims stranded in Kedarnath and adjoining areas, the National Disaster Response Force said on Saturday that they have evacuated around 7,000 people from different places.
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Maharashtra: Five evacuated, two missing after tractor overturns while cro
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
At least five people have been evacuated and two are still missing after a tractor overturned while crossing the Krishna River in Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra on Friday, officials said.
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Bill to create Urban Disaster Management Authority, strengthen NDMA introd
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A bill that seeks to create Urban Disaster Management Authority for state capitals and large cities having Municipal Corporations and strengthen the working of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the State Disaster Management Authorities was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thurs
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"Rehabillitation is important and this should be declared as a national di
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress MP Jebi Mather expressed her grief over the tragedy and said "It is a big tragedy. We are still unable to measure the magnitude of the tragedy. Five to six members from so many families have gone missing. This is a moment we all have to work together for and make sure that we bring
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More than 50 missing after Himachal cloudburst, HM Amit Shah assures state
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to assess the situation following a cloudburst that caused significant disruption in Shimla, Mandi and Kullu districts. The Union Home Minister assured the Chief Minister of providing central a
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National Disaster Management Authority issues 'red alert' for several Utta
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a 'red alert' for Uttarakhand. It predicted extremely heavy rainfall in several districts like Dehradun, Champawat, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal and Udham Singh Nagar. The National Disaster Management Authori
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"An unfortunate incident": Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wayanad l
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress National President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday described the loss of lives in Kerala due to landslides as an "unfortunate incident" and a "national disaster".
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Opposition in Parliament demands to declare Wayanad landslides a national
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, Union Minister JP Nadda said that the central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working proactively given the tragedy.
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Kerala: One NDRF team reaches the landslide site, three more to arrive
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
One team of the National Disaster Response Force's arrived at the Wayanad landslide site on Tuesday following a series of massive landslides that struck the hilly areas of Meppadi in the state's Wayanad in the early hours of July 30. Three more teams are on the way, informed NDRF DG Piyush A
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