Tag Archives: Natural Disaster

• Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 billion in India 23 May 2020 | Subrata Nagchoudhary and Ruma Paul This post has no comments yet

  A powerful cyclone that tore through India’s eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1 trillion rupees ($13 billion) to infrastructure and crops, state officials said. ...

• Cyclone kills at least 82 in India and Bangladesh, flooding lowlands 21 May 2020 | Ruma Paul and Subrata Nagchoudhury This post has no comments yet

  The most powerful cyclone to strike eastern India and Bangladesh in over a decade killed at least 82 people, officials said, as rescue teams scoured devastated coastal villages on Thursday, hampered by torn down power lines and flooding. ...

• Dalai Lama expresses sadness over devastating bushfires in Australia 8 January 2020 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has no comments yet

  "I am very heartened by generous gestures of solidarity of the global community in their support for the well-being of all those affected. This is an example of the oneness of humanity and its compassionate nature." ...

• Thousands trapped on Australian beaches by dangerous bushfires 31 December 2019 | Sonali Paul and Swati Pandey This post has no comments yet

  Thousands swarmed to beaches on Australia’s east coast to escape fierce wildfires bearing down on several seaside towns, as the government readied naval vessels and military helicopters to aid firefighting and evacuations. ...

• Drought parches southern Africa, millions faced with hunger 7 November 2019 | Andrew Meldrum This post has no comments yet

  An estimated 45 million people are threatened with hunger due to a severe drought that is strangling wide stretches of southern Africa. ...

• Millions face power cuts as California fires spread 26 October 2019 | Jocelyne Zablit This post has no comments yet

  Californian officials warned on Saturday that "historic and extreme" wind conditions were set to fan raging wildfires across the north of the state as millions of residents face power cuts. ...

• More than 1,600 die in India’s heaviest monsoon season for 25 years 1 October 2019 | Devjyot Ghoshal and Saurabh Sharma This post has no comments yet

  The heaviest monsoon rains to lash India in 25 years have killed more than 1,600 people since June, government data showed on Tuesday, as authorities battled floods in two northern states. ...

• Monsoon floods kill at least 100 in India, thousands evacuated 11 August 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Floods have killed at least 100 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across much of India with the southern state of Kerala worst hit, authorities said Saturday. ...

• Dalai Lama donates Rs 10 lakh for relief work to Cyclone Fani-affected Odisha 6 May 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has donated Rs 10 lakhs for restoration and relief work in areas affected by Cyclone Fani in Odisha. ...

• Cyclone Fani kills at least 12 in India before swiping Bangladesh 4 May 2019 | Jatindra Dash and Ruma Paul This post has no comments yet

  Cyclone Fani killed at least 12 people in Odisha, before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where more than a million people have moved to safety. ...