Disaster

The European Union (EU) has provided one lakh euros (9.6 million BDT) to offset the loss of lives due to severe floods in different parts of Bangladesh. The EU mission said in a press release today...

Fifteen individuals are supposed to be dead and nine are missing on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu as devastating downpours cause flooding and avalanches. Fourteen victims found in the equivalent overwhelmed nursing home while the other...

At least 126 bodies have been found after a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar, officials say. Rescue work is on going for people who are still missing at the site in the...

More than 2,100 people affected by the devastating floods and waterlogging in Burundi are receiving assistance from the IOM, the International Organization for Migration (IOM). A few weeks of torrential rains have affected 45,000 people in...

The European Union (EU) will provide 11 lakh Euros to Bangladesh to recover from the damage caused by the Super Cyclone Amphan. “We have decided to respond to Bangladesh’s call and assist the people of the...

Stormy winds can blow over seaports in coastal areas in Bangladesh. Therefore, the meteorological office has asked to show warning signal number 3 in all the seaports of the country. This afternoon, meteorologist Abdur Rahman stated...

The super cyclone Amphan has moved northeast in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh has issued this morning the highest “danger signal” on the scale for tropical cyclones for the southwestern coastlines. It was located 525 km...

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr. Md Enamur Rahman said 12,078 shelters have been set up to deal with cyclone Amphan. The state minister was speaking at an online briefing on the government’s preparations...

Super Cyclone Amphan has moved quite close to the coastline of Bangladesh. It was located 690 km south-southwest of Payra seaport at 12 noon on Tuesday. The meteorological department said the cyclone could cause the country’s...

A very super cyclone Amphan is approaching the coast of Bangladesh in a very strong way. Global storm tracker AccuWeather described Amphan as the first super cyclone in the Bay of Bengal since 1999. This is...