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PAKISTAN FLOOD DEATH

Death toll in devastating Pakistan flooding reaches 1,596

Islamabad, Sep 23: The overall death toll in Pakistan from the devastating floods has increased to 1,596, with 12,863 others injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA

ODISHA GOVT

Odisha to invest Rs 400 cr to strengthen disaster management capacity

Bhubaneswar, Sep 22: Faced with frequent natural calamities, the Odisha Government has decided to invest Rs 400 crore to strengthen the State's disaster management capacity with modern equipment

HIRAKUD DAM

Hirakud dam to open 4 sluice gates today

Sambalpur, Sep 19: The Hirakud dam authorities on Monday ordered opening of four sluice gates in view of water level rising in the water reservoir. The authorities have already rung warning bell

EARTHQUAKE

6.9-magnitude quake hits Taiwan

Beijing, Sep 18: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 2:44 p.m. Sunday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter

PAKISTAN FLOODS

Over 1,500 killed, 12,000 injured in Pakistan's monsoon rains, floods

Islamabad, Sep 18: The total death toll in Pakistan from this season's monsoon rains and floods since mid-June has risen to around 1,545, along with 12,860 injured, the National Disaster

EARTHQUAKE

Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hits Leh's Alchi

Leh, Sept 16: An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred 189 km north of Leh's Alchi, said National Center for Seismology on Friday. The earthquake occurred at 4:19 am with a

PAKISTAN FLOODS

Pakistan's rivers to witness increased flows in coming days

Islamabad, Sep 14: Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has forecasted that the upper catchments of the country's eastern rivers may get affected due to increased

JAPAN TYPHOON

Typhoon Muifa brings torrential rain, winds to Japan's Okinawa

Tokyo, Sep 12: Typhoon Muifa has brought heavy downpours and gale-force winds to islands in Japan's Okinawa, the meteorological agency said on Monday. According to the Japan

SEA BEACH EROSION

Sea again starts ‘eating’ agri fields, villages in JSpur, Puri, Ganjam ; Govt inaction decried

Jagatsinghpur/Puri/Behrampur, Sep 12: Apart from wearing away many villages in Kendrapara district, the sea has also turned Satan for human habitations and agriculture fields along its beaches in