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Gujarat floods: NDRF pressed into action
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 16 (ANI): The heavy rainfall in monsoon season is creating flood -like situations, resulting in untoward incidents like boat capsize and drowning at some places.
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Coimbatore student death: Trainer arrested
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 13 (ANI): Coimbatore Rural Police have arrested a trainer of the National Disaster Management training in connection with the death of second-year BBA student at Kovai Kalaimagal College of Arts and Science.
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NDRF pre-positions rescue, relief teams across country
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has pre-positioned its rescue and relief teams in the vulnerable areas of flood-prone States across the country.
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Mumbai rains: NDRF rescues 1500 stranded passengers
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team on Tuesday rescued 1500 stranded passengers from Vadodara Express stationed at Nala Sopara due to water-logging. Railway tracks at Nallasopara station got submerged after water level rose to 260 mm.
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Mumbai: Part of bridge collapses in Andheri, two injured
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): Part of a Road Over Bridge (ROB) collapsed in Mumbai's Andheri West during early morning hours on Tuesday, injuring two people in the incident.
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Centre accords calamity relief fund to 3 states
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The Central government on Friday approved calamity relief funds to Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal, and Nagaland, who were affected by floods and landslides in the year between 2017-2018.
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Gen. N C Vij takes over reins of disaster risk reduction activities in FIC
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI-NewsVoir): General Nirmal Chander Vij, former founder Vice Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority and Former Chief of the Army Staff, who took over as Chairperson of UNISDR ARISE FICCI Board, an all encompassing body on disaster risk management in FI
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Badrinath National Highway closed due to heavy rains
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Badrinath (Uttarakhand) [India], Jun 1 (ANI): The Badrinath National Highway was closed at two places on Friday due to minor landslides following heavy rains in parts of Uttarakhand last night.
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Death toll from bad weather rises to 20 in Sri Lanka
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 27 (ANI): Nearly 20 people have lost their lives and over 150,000 have been affected from the floods and landslides caused due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka: Death toll from adverse weather rises to 11
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 24 (ANI): According to the National Disaster Management Center (DMC), around 11 people have died and over 100,000 were affected from the floods and landslides caused due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka.
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Adverse weather kills 9 in Sri Lanka
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 23 (ANI): According to the National Disaster Management Center (DMC), nine people have been killed and, 23 are missing due to floods and landslides caused due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka.
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Andhra boat capsize: 12 bodies recovered, CM announces ex-gratia
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 10 lakh to the families of the people, who lost their lives after a boat carrying 44 passengers capsized in Godavari river on May 15.
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