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"Could Have Issued Warnings": UN Says Libya Flood Deaths Were Avoidable
The United Nations said Thursday that most of the thousands of deaths in Libya's flood disaster could have been averted if early warning and emergency management systems had functioned properly.
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No Deaths Due To Cyclone Biparjoy After Landfall In Gujarat: Top Official
Cyclone Biparjoy: Not a single life was lost due to Cyclone Biparjoy after landfall in Gujarat yesterday, the national disaster management agency chief said today, clarifying that two people had died before the landfall.
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Covid Curbs Eased In Delhi: What Changes From Today
The Covid-19 restrictions in national capital Delhi have been eased from Monday. A decision in this regard was taken at a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting on Friday. This has been done since COVID-19 cases have fallen considerably.
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"City 95% Destroyed": 10 Killed, 48,000 Displaced In Madagascar Cyclone
Cyclone Batsirai killed at least 10 people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday.
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67 Dead, 12 Missing As Typhoon Vamco Rips Through Philippines
The number of deaths in the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67, with 12 people still missing, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday.
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"Make India Number One In Disaster Management," Says Amit Shah
A clear "chain of command" should be in place when multiple stakeholders get on-board to combat disaster and government agencies should ensure that India becomes a top-notch nation for managing such emergencies, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.
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Fani Now "Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm", Odisha On Alert: 10 Points
Cyclone Fani, which is forming over the Bay of Bengal with wind speeds up to 200 kmph, has turned into an "extremely severe cyclonic" storm, the Navy said late on Tuesday night. Coastal Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert. Cyclone Fani is expected to hit the Odisha coast by May 3. "The speed of Cyclone Fani at the time of rainfa...
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Joint Exercises Needed To Improve Coordination In Disaster Relief: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today stressed on the need to hold more joint exercises by various stakeholders such as the NDMA to improve coordination between agencies in disaster relief management.
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Facebook Brings In Disaster Response Tools To India
Facebook has partnered with the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA and a non-profit body, SEEDS in India, to offer tools to these agencies to help them respond more effectively to natural disasters.
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Colombia Mudslides, Floods Kill Over 206 In Midnight Deluge
Mudslides have killed more than 200 people and left hundreds injured or missing after destroying homes in southern Colombia, the Red Cross aid group said Saturday in its latest toll.
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Santa Absent This Year In Typhoon-Hit Philippines
Wading through knee-deep floods, 12-year-old Joana Yambao pushes her infant sister in a black wash basin along the surface of the filthy water in a typhoon-hit Philippine village where residents have little to celebrate this Christmas.
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Millions Without Power, 3 Dead As typhoon Hits Philippines
Typhoon Melor carved through the central Philippines today bringing heavy rain and strong winds that left millions without power and at least three people dead, officials said.
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Indonesia Asks 4 Countries for Help to Fight Fires
Indonesia's president said on Thursday he had asked Singapore, Russia, Malaysia and Japan for help to put out fires that have sent choking smoke drifting across the region for weeks.
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Indonesia Expects to Control Haze From Forest Fires Within 30 Days
Indonesia will take 30 days to bring smouldering forest fires under control, the national disaster management agency said on Friday, as smog from the fires pushes pollution in Southeast Asia to record highs.
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Heavy Rain And Floods Kill 13 in Pakistan: Officials
At least four people were killed today when their pick-up truck was swept away by a seasonal stream in southwest Pakistan, officials said, the latest victims of torrential rain and flooding that began last week.
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"Could Have Issued Warnings": UN Says Libya Flood Deaths Were Avoidable
The United Nations said Thursday that most of the thousands of deaths in Libya's flood disaster could have been averted if early warning and emergency management systems had functioned properly.
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No Deaths Due To Cyclone Biparjoy After Landfall In Gujarat: Top Official
Cyclone Biparjoy: Not a single life was lost due to Cyclone Biparjoy after landfall in Gujarat yesterday, the national disaster management agency chief said today, clarifying that two people had died before the landfall.
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Covid Curbs Eased In Delhi: What Changes From Today
The Covid-19 restrictions in national capital Delhi have been eased from Monday. A decision in this regard was taken at a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting on Friday. This has been done since COVID-19 cases have fallen considerably.
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"City 95% Destroyed": 10 Killed, 48,000 Displaced In Madagascar Cyclone
Cyclone Batsirai killed at least 10 people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday.
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67 Dead, 12 Missing As Typhoon Vamco Rips Through Philippines
The number of deaths in the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67, with 12 people still missing, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday.
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"Make India Number One In Disaster Management," Says Amit Shah
A clear "chain of command" should be in place when multiple stakeholders get on-board to combat disaster and government agencies should ensure that India becomes a top-notch nation for managing such emergencies, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.
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Fani Now "Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm", Odisha On Alert: 10 Points
Cyclone Fani, which is forming over the Bay of Bengal with wind speeds up to 200 kmph, has turned into an "extremely severe cyclonic" storm, the Navy said late on Tuesday night. Coastal Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert. Cyclone Fani is expected to hit the Odisha coast by May 3. "The speed of Cyclone Fani at the time of rainfa...
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Joint Exercises Needed To Improve Coordination In Disaster Relief: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today stressed on the need to hold more joint exercises by various stakeholders such as the NDMA to improve coordination between agencies in disaster relief management.
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Facebook Brings In Disaster Response Tools To India
Facebook has partnered with the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA and a non-profit body, SEEDS in India, to offer tools to these agencies to help them respond more effectively to natural disasters.
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Colombia Mudslides, Floods Kill Over 206 In Midnight Deluge
Mudslides have killed more than 200 people and left hundreds injured or missing after destroying homes in southern Colombia, the Red Cross aid group said Saturday in its latest toll.
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Santa Absent This Year In Typhoon-Hit Philippines
Wading through knee-deep floods, 12-year-old Joana Yambao pushes her infant sister in a black wash basin along the surface of the filthy water in a typhoon-hit Philippine village where residents have little to celebrate this Christmas.
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Millions Without Power, 3 Dead As typhoon Hits Philippines
Typhoon Melor carved through the central Philippines today bringing heavy rain and strong winds that left millions without power and at least three people dead, officials said.
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Indonesia Asks 4 Countries for Help to Fight Fires
Indonesia's president said on Thursday he had asked Singapore, Russia, Malaysia and Japan for help to put out fires that have sent choking smoke drifting across the region for weeks.
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Indonesia Expects to Control Haze From Forest Fires Within 30 Days
Indonesia will take 30 days to bring smouldering forest fires under control, the national disaster management agency said on Friday, as smog from the fires pushes pollution in Southeast Asia to record highs.
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Heavy Rain And Floods Kill 13 in Pakistan: Officials
At least four people were killed today when their pick-up truck was swept away by a seasonal stream in southwest Pakistan, officials said, the latest victims of torrential rain and flooding that began last week.
