Disaster
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Initial grant for sulawesi earthquake and tsunami affected areas is approved by ADB
Oct 10, 2018The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved 3 million dollar for grant assistance to support immediate relief efforts in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. ADB President Mr. Takehiko Nakao will visit Bali, Indonesia this week to attend the Annual... -
Hurricane Michael reaches Category 2
Oct 9, 2018Hurricane Michael strengthened to a Category 2 storm with 100-mile-per-hour winds on Tuesday as Florida’s governor warned it could bring “total devastation” to parts of the southern US state. The storm — currently located over the... -
Hurricane Michael expected to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico
Oct 9, 2018Hurricane Michael was expected to strengthen on Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico, taking aim at the Florida Panhandle, where residents were ordered to get out of harm’s way ahead of life-threatening waves, winds and rains.... -
5,000 believed missing in two hard-hit Indonesian quake zones
Oct 8, 2018As many as 5,000 people are believed missing from the quake and tsunami that struck Palu city in Indonesia, an official said Sunday, an indication that far more may have perished in the twin disaster than... -
Indonesian soldiers ordered to fire on looters in disaster zone
Oct 3, 2018Indonesian soldiers have been ordered to fire on people caught looting on the quake and tsunami-struck island of Sulawesi, a colonel said Wednesday, after desperate survivors raided shops for food and water. Police have already arrested... -
Indonesian quakes, tsunami death toll climbs to 1,249
Oct 2, 2018The death toll of Indonesia’s multiple powerful quakes that triggered tsunami in Central Sulawesi province on Friday soared to 1,249 people with 799 others sustaining serious injuries, a governmental disaster official said here on Tuesday. At... -
Australia for accountability for international crimes against Rohingya
Oct 2, 2018Australia has supported a resolution to pursue accountability for serious international crimes committed against Rohingyas in Rakhine state of Myanamr last year. During the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva... -
Two dead after typhoon batters Japan
Oct 1, 2018Two people have been killed in a powerful typhoon that battered Japan over the weekend, officials said Monday, as the storm’s aftermath brought travel chaos to Tokyo’s morning commute. By Monday morning, Typhoon Trami had cleared... -
Powerful Typhoon Trami lashed Japan’s mainland
Sep 30, 2018A powerful typhoon lashed Japan’s mainland on Sunday after injuring dozens on outlying islands, bringing transport grinding to a halt and triggering warnings of fierce winds, torrential rain, landslides and floods. Typhoon Trami has already snarled... -
134m people in Bangladesh to get affected because of Climate change
Sep 29, 2018Nearly half of South Asia’s population, including more than three-quarters of Bangladesh’s people, is at risk of declining living standards due to rising temperature and erratic rainfall caused by climate change, says a new World Bank...
