Tag Archives: Natural Disaster

• 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. ...

• Department of Home budgets 573.5 million rupees for FY 2019-20 29 March 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  The Department of Home of the CTA will have a budget of 573.5 million rupees for fiscal year 2019-20. This department takes care of the welfare of exile Tibetans in 58 settlements. ...

• UN says major funding needed to help southern Africa after cyclone 21 March 2019 This post has no comments yet

  The United Nations said Wednesday it will be seeking a "large" amount of funding from member-states to help deal with the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Idai. ...

• Blizzards in Tibet kill thousands of herd animals 12 February 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Blizzards in Tibetan areas of western China have left thousands of head of livestock dead and roads covered in up to 45 centimeters (18 inches) of snow, state media reported Saturday. ...

• Deadliest wildfires in California’s history kill 50, 130,000 acres of land ravaged 14 November 2018 | Laurent Banguet This post has no comments yet

  Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in California, where at least 50 people have died from the raging wildfires, making them the deadliest fire disaster in the history of the US state. ...