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August 23, 2024 3:06 PM
Soldiers in lifeboats ferried people to safety on Friday in Tripura after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, forcing more than 65,000 people from their homes, authorities said. Army personnel manned rescue craft as cars and buses were stranded in knee-deep water on the streets. Disaster ma...
August 23, 2024 10:39 AM
Heavy rains over the past two days have led to severe flooding in Kailali district of western Nepal, displacing approximately 1,700 people and affecting more than 500 families. The hardest-hit areas include Kailari Rural Municipality and the municipalities of Bhajani, Ghodaghodi, and Gaurigang Acc...
August 22, 2024 6:03 PM
Relentless monsoon rains and flooding have stranded nearly three million people in Bangladesh and killed two, submerging vast areas and damaging homes and infrastructure, officials from the country's disaster management ministry said on Thursday. Reuters TV showed Bangladesh residents evacuating wi...
September 16, 2024 4:00 PM
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Thursday that rescue and relief operations are the top priority as the state grapples with severe flooding caused by unprecedented rainfall over the past three days. "I have never seen this kind of rain in Tripura before," CM Saha said at a press conference...
September 16, 2024 4:00 PM
Indian officials have refuted claims that the release of water from an upstream dam in Tripura is responsible for the current flooding in eastern Bangladesh. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Indian government clarified that the Dumbur dam on the Gumti River is not the source of the deluge aff...
August 21, 2024 8:16 PM
After mass protests ousted Bangladesh's long-time leader, environmental activists are calling on the interim government to place climate change on its agenda even as it faces the urgent task of restoring normalcy after weeks of tumult. Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in on Aug. 8 after stud...
August 19, 2024 5:08 PM
Four people were killed when their house got buried in a landslide that occurred in Bajhang district in West Nepal. The bodies buried in the landslide were retrieved in the morning with the help of a team of locals and police. Six others buried in the landslide have been rescued alive. Meanwhile, t...
August 17, 2024 3:43 PM
Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on Bermuda early on Saturday and was expected to batter the British island territory with powerful winds, a dangerous storm surge and potentially deadly flooding. Ernesto was carrying top sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph) the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, al...
August 16, 2024 8:31 PM
The International Court of Justice said on Friday it would hold public hearings starting Dec. 2 in an advisory opinion case that may become a reference point in defining countries' legal obligations to fight climate change. The ICJ, known as the World Court, is the United Nations' highest court for...
August 15, 2024 4:21 PM
Florida resident Kathy Pafunda is reading books and perusing maps to plan a Norway getaway next summer, following visits over the last two years to cool-weather destinations Alaska, Utah, Minnesota and Iceland. "We like to escape during the summer months, especially when going outside feels like ta...
