Disaster

Cyclone and landslides killed 21 in Vietnam

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 30, 2020

Extreme levels of rainfall and landslides have killed at least 21 people in Vietnam as a result of Typhoon Molave. Many are missing in Thursday’s crash. The Disaster Management Department says 53 people...
Over 1.5 million children at risk due to floods in central Vietnam

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 24, 2020

Widespread flooding and landslides in five provinces in central Vietnam have left more than 1.5 million children at risk of disease, losing out on education and poor nutrition. At least 135,000 families have...
About 380 whales died in largest stranding on record in Australia

News Hour Correspondent - Sep 23, 2020

About 380 whales have died in what is suspected to be Australia’s largest stranding on record, officials say. Since Monday, hundreds of long-finned pilot whales have been found beached on Tasmania’s west coast....
Niger flooding causes over 36,000 houses to collapse

News Hour Correspondent - Sep 22, 2020

Severe floods produced by torrential rain in Niger have made death and destruction of property across the nation, striking 432,613 people, and leaving them in need of shelter, water, food, and essential items....
Huawei stands beside flood victims in Bangladesh

News Hour Correspondent - Aug 24, 2020

Bangladesh, like the rest of the world, is facing tremendous adversity due to the COVID-19 pandemic; moreover, the recent disastrous flood worsened the suffering of the people and left them without food and...
California fires cover 1 million acres amid fears of new spread

News Hour Correspondent - Aug 24, 2020

US Firefighters on Sunday battled some of California’s largest-ever fires that have driven tens of thousands of inhabitants from their houses and burned one million acres of land, with further lightning strikes and...
1,323 crore crop loss due to floods in Bangladesh

News Hour Correspondent - Aug 20, 2020

Agriculture Minister Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak said this year’s floods have damaged crops worth Tk 1,323 crore in 37 districts of Bangladesh. He said the amount of cropland submerged in the floodwaters is...
Water level in Ganges basin continues to rise

News Hour Correspondent - Aug 18, 2020

The increasing water level in many of the important rivers in the Ganges basin has been extending again for the second consecutive day today because of the onrushing of floodwater from upstream hilly...
European Union gives 1 million Euro as help for Bangladesh flood victims

News Hour Correspondent - Aug 11, 2020

The European Union (EU) has contributed 1.65 million Euro in humanitarian aid funding in acknowledgment to severe flooding that has struck South Asian countries – Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. From this support package,...
The EU is providing assistance to 25,000 people affected by the floods in Bangladesh

News Hour Correspondent - Aug 4, 2020

The European Union (EU) has provided assistance to 25,000 flood victims in Jamalpur, Sylhet, Sirajganj, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, and Tangail districts. The EU said in a press release today that it was providing 1,00,000...