Bangladesh Disaster Management

At least 24 people have been killed and over 100 others injured as cyclone Roanu battered Bangladesh's southern coast, triggering landslides, forcing authorities to evacuate over five lakh people and leaving thousands homeless, officials said on Sunday.

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit northeast India before dawn on Monday, causing damage to some buildings. Initial reports suggest that 2 persons have died and several others have been injured. There were reports of damage to a popular market in Imphal, the capital of Manipur. The tremor left large cracks in several walls and a portion of the building...

Bangladeshi officials gave the first account Saturday of how a "miracle" survivor pulled from a collapsed building managed to emerge alive 17 days after the disaster and hailed her indomitable spirit.

At least 24 people have been killed and over 100 others injured as cyclone Roanu battered Bangladesh's southern coast, triggering landslides, forcing authorities to evacuate over five lakh people and leaving thousands homeless, officials said on Sunday.

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit northeast India before dawn on Monday, causing damage to some buildings. Initial reports suggest that 2 persons have died and several others have been injured. There were reports of damage to a popular market in Imphal, the capital of Manipur. The tremor left large cracks in several walls and a portion of the building...

Bangladeshi officials gave the first account Saturday of how a "miracle" survivor pulled from a collapsed building managed to emerge alive 17 days after the disaster and hailed her indomitable spirit.