Disaster
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Earthquake of magnitude 8.0 struck southern Mexico
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 struck southern Mexico on late Thursday and was felt as far away as Mexico City, the US Geological Survey said, issuing a tsunami warning, reports BSS. It hit offshore... -
Hurricane Irma kills eight on Caribbean island of Saint Martin
Sep 7, 2017News Hour: Hurricane Irma killed eight people on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin and left Barbuda devastated on Thursday as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century took aim at Florida. Television... -
16 million children affected by massive flooding in South Asia
Sep 4, 2017News Hour: Weeks of torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic flooding in three countries of South Asia – Nepal, India, and Bangladesh – have devastated the lives of millions of children and families. UNICEF estimates that almost... -
Houston police rescue 2,000 people but more awaiting help
Aug 28, 2017News Hour: Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said his officers received 6,000 emergency calls and rescued 2,000 people in the past day but more Houstonians still need help amid widespread flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey. The... -
Cyclones and climate change: connecting the dots
Aug 27, 2017News Hour Scientists freely acknowledge they don’t know everything about how global warming affects hurricanes like the one pummelling southeast Texas. But what they do know is enough to keep them up at night. The amplifying... -
ActionAid is responding to flood affected peoples of south Asia
Aug 25, 2017News Hour Over a third of Bangladesh and Nepal and large areas of India have been flooded and there are real fears that polluted flood waters will lead to outbreaks of disease and severe food shortages.... -
Arsenic in Pakistan groundwater ‘alarmingly high’
Aug 25, 2017News Hour Levels of arsenic in the groundwater of eastern Pakistan are “alarmingly high” and pose a significant health hazard to tens of millions of people who drink the water, researchers said Wednesday. The study in... -
Critical floods and landslides in Nepal
Aug 22, 2017News Hour The recent floods and landslides have caused widespread destruction and casualties in 26 districts of Nepal. The death toll has reached 115 people with another 38 still reported missing. Tens of thousands of people... -
BRAC stands beside flood affected people in Bangladesh
Aug 21, 2017News Hour Development organisation BRAC is taking initiatives to help the flood affected communities across the country. Tk 50 thousand has been for each upazila to provide emergency assistance to flood victims. Dry food has been... -
UN migration agency races to assist in wake of Sierra Leone tragedy
Aug 19, 2017News Hour After learning Monday of devastating floods that left hundreds dead in the West African nation of Sierra Leone, IOM, the United Nations Migration Agency, immediately released USD 150,000 in emergency, first-response aid relief. “IOM...
