Disaster
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At least five people killed in the Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian hits
Sep 3, 2019At least five people have been killed in the Bahamas, as Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the country. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said the deaths were confirmed at the north-eastern Abaco Islands, which bore the brunt... -
Eight people died in fire in The hotel Tokyo Star in the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa
Aug 17, 2019Eight people died and 10 more were injured in a fire early on Saturday in a private hotel named The hotel Tokyo Star in the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa, Ukraine’s emergencies service said. The fire... -
49 injured in Storm Krosa in Japan
Aug 16, 2019At least one person has died and 49 have been injured after a tropical storm barreled through parts of Japan, state broadcaster NHK reported. Storm Krosa made landfall near Hiroshima in southern Japan on Thursday and... -
India monsoon floods kill more than 200
Aug 13, 2019The death toll from India’s monsoon floods climbed to 202 on Tuesday as heavy rainfall kept pounding coastal regions in the west and south. Authorities have already moved more than 1.2 million people to relief camps.... -
Typhoon Lekima death toll in east China increases to 28
Aug 11, 2019The death toll from Typhoon Lekima grew to 28 in eastern China, said local officials on Sunday, as rescue crews worked to locate the missing after the storm triggered a landslide and forced more than a... -
BRAC allocates BDT 50 lac for flood relief across the country
Jul 23, 2019Non-governmental development organization BRAC has allocated BDT 50 lac for flood relief services across Bangladesh. Until 21 July, the organization has allocated dry food and cash assistance among 7,644 families in 30 Upazilas. With the new... -
Music festival in Croatia evacuated because of forest fire
Jul 16, 2019A music festival in Croatia has been evacuated because of a forest fire. Hundreds of people were forced to leave the Fresh Island music festival on Zrce Beach on Monday night, at the beginning of the... -
More than 30 trapped after a four-storied building collapsed in Mumbai
Jul 16, 2019At least four people have been killed and more than 30 are trapped after a four-storied building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai, officials say. The cause of the collapse in the Dongri area of... -
More than three million people displaced in India amid monsoon rain
Jul 16, 2019More than three million people have been displaced across north and north-eastern India amid monsoon rain that has cost lives and destroyed homes. Storms and floods have ripped through areas of Nepal, Bangladesh and India, killing... -
Rohingya refugee children in Cox’s Bazar at risk from flooding and landslides
Jul 9, 2019Thousands of children and families living in the Rohingya refugee camps and host communities in Cox’s Bazar in south-eastern Bangladesh are at risk from flooding and landslides caused by heavy rainfall in the last few days....
