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Sep 14, 2018
Kerala floods: Pinarayi Vijayan govt submits memorandum seeking Rs 4,700cr from Centre as compensation for damage
At least 488 people have died in Kerala due to the rains and floods this monsoon, which hit 14 districts of the state. The Kerala government has sent a memorandum to the Home Ministry giving details about the loss of human life, properties, infrastructure and crops and sought about Rs 4,700 crore as compensation, a senior government official said. -
Aug 27, 2018
Kerala, After The Flood: As state turns into land of great tragedy; life won’t be the same for residents again
It's been just over a week now since floods ravaged Kerala. From Mumbai, I finally managed to get on a train to my home state (Kochi airport, the nearest to my home, is closed till the end of the month) -
Aug 23, 2018
Kerala, After The Flood: Despite Pinarayi Vijayan's denial, govt mismanagement and negligence can't be ruled out
If it was mismanagement in controlling the water from Idukki dam that sent the Periyar into Kochi city in Kerala, in Pathanamthitta and especially Pandanad which saw the deepest of the miseries, it was the sheer failure of an early warning system -
Aug 22, 2018
Ten-year-old girl saves 16 lives in fire at Mumbai’s Crystal Tower by creating air purifiers out of cotton
Zen Sadavarte, who was present inside the Mumbai building when the fire broke out, said that as soon as her family saw the smoke entering their house, she opened the windows and knocked on her neighbours' doors to alert them. -
Aug 02, 2018
Flood in southeast Myanmar forces 150,000 people to flee homes; 28,000 still stuck in waterlogged homes
Evacuation orders are still in place across the Bago, Karen, Mon and Taninthari provinces in Myanmar, with 36 dams and reservoirs overflowing. -
Jul 31, 2018
Water level in Yamuna river stays over danger mark for fourth consecutive day, evacuation process still ongoing
More than 10,000 people have been evacuated due to rising water levels and shifted to safer places, and 1,149 tents have been set up to accommodate them. -
Jul 08, 2018
Thailand cave rescue updates: Official says four boys saved, operations to resume in 10-20 hours
The Thailand youth football team will be brought out of the Tham Luang cave in groups of four. -
Jun 06, 2018
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano destroys hundreds of homes in Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland; no injuries reported
Lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano destroyed hundreds of homes, overtaking two oceanfront communities where residents were advised to evacuate last week. -
Jan 25, 2018
Philippine's Mount Mayon volcano continues to spew ash and lava; thousands forced to evacuate
A massive volcano erupted in the Philippines on Tuesday, sending fire and ash into the sky. Lava flowed more than one mile from Mount Mayon, sending thousands of villagers scrambling -
Sep 09, 2017
Hurricane Irma: Over five million evacuated in Florida, as storm makes landfall in Cuba
Hurricane Irma, which is expected to cause havoc in southeastern US, has resulted in an evacuation order for over 5 million people throughout Florida
