Search For "trigger"
35 dead in Raigad landslides, rescue operations underway, says Maharashtra
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 23 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday informed that around 35 people have lost their lives due to incessant rain triggered landslides in Raigad district of the state and assured that rescue operations are underway.
Read More
Tigray conflict could trigger all-out war in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia] July 21 (ANI): Special forces and militias from a number of Ethiopia's regions are mobilizing to back the federal government's military operations in Tigray, which could lead to the intensification of the conflict in the country.
Read More
Gangotri National Highway closed after landslide, heavy rainfall
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], July 21 (ANI): A landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, hit the Sunagar region of Uttarkashi district that blocked the Gangotri National Highway on Tuesday, said Uttarkashi district administration officials.
Read More
5 die in landslide triggered building collapse in Thane's Kalwa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): In a tragic incident, five people, including four women died after a building collapsed following a landslide in Thane's Kalwa area on Monday evening.
Read More
Illegal Construction at World Heritage site will set a bad precedent: Cong
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India], July 17 (ANI): Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar on Friday warned that allowing illegal construction of the bungalow of BJP leader Shaina NC at the World Heritage Site in the Old Goa area will set a bad precedent and will trigger the destr
Read More
Flash floods claim woman's life, injure child in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Intense rains accompanied by windstorms have battered Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, triggering flash floods in the region which resulted in the death of women.
Read More
Uttarkashi-Gangotri highway closed after landslide, heavy rainfall
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], July 13 (ANI): A landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, at the Dabrani region of Uttarkashi district blocked the Gangotri national highway on Tuesday.
Read More
2 dead, 10 missing, 20 stranded in Himachal flash-floods
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): As parts of Himachal Pradesh continue to receive heavy rainfall triggering devastating flash floods, at least two people have died, 10 are missing and 20 are stranded in different locations in Kangra district.
Read More
Home Ministry monitors natural calamity caused by heavy rains in Himachal,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): As incessant rainfall in several parts of Himachal Pradesh has triggered a flash flood in Dharamshala's Bhagsu Nag area and crippled normal life, the Home Ministry is continuously monitoring the situation and assured all possible help to the state governm
Read More
Surge in Afghan violence triggers refugee crisis
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 10 (ANI): As the violence continues to intensify in Afghanistan amid US drawdown, a major refugee crisis is emerging with neighbouring countries staring at an exodus of refugees fleeing the war-like situation.
Read More
2 killed, 20 missing in central Japan mudslide
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 3 (ANI): Two people have been killed and 20 others are missing in a massive mudslide triggered by torrential rain in central Japan, local authorities said.
Read More
Toxicity of protein involved in Alzheimer's triggered by chemical 'switch'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a specific chemical feature of a key protein known as tau may cause it to accumulate in the brain and trigger illnesses like Alzheimer's.
Read More