Destructive trails of Disasters
- Indonesia Flash Flood kills at least two and several missing – 06-09-2021
- At least two killed in Ecatepec flash flooding in Mexico -07-09-2021
- Central Team of MHA, India conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit distts. in north Bihar-06-09-2021
- At least 80 homes damaged in Auckland Flooding -07-09-2021
- At least 400 houses inundated in Kathmandu(Nepal) due to rain triggered flash flooding– 06-09-2021
- Flood-displaced families in Darchula local unit see no hope for resettlement– 07-09-2021
- At least 24 wild animals killed due to flooding in Assam’s Kaziranga– 06-09-2021
- Living with Floods in Bihar – 07-09-2021
- Record-breaking Heat Wave prevails in parts of California crossing triple digits– 03-06-2021
- Strong Tornado kills at least 1 in Heilongjiang province of China , over 16 injured – 01-06-2021
- Qinghai Earthquake in China fears to have killed at least 20 and injured over 300 people– 22-05-2021
- Assam (India) prepares for better Flood Management at Kaziranga National Park
- Tropical Storm ‘Choi-wan’ creates devastation in central and South Philippines – 02-06-2021
- Mt. Nyiragongovolcano erupts again in the Democratic Republic of Congo- 23-05-2021
- Rain triggered flooding in past few days left over 5000 displaced in East Malaysia -22-05-2021
- Tropical Storm ‘Ana’ formed in the Atlantic Ocean 175 miles off Bermuda – 22-05-2021
- 188 out of 261 crews rescued from Barge P305, 66 dead bodies recovered – 22-05-2021
- Cyclone “YAAS” may intensity into a very severe Cyclonic Storm by 26th May – IMD – 22.05.2021
- Series of Earthquakes in China’s Yunnan’s Province killed at least 3, many injured – 22-05-2021
- Over 30,000 people affected in rain-triggered Floods and Landslides in Colombia- 21-05-2021
- Cloud Burst in Uttarakhand leaves 1 dead and over 4 missing – 20-05-2021
- More than six thousand homeless after Lake Tanganyika Flood in Burundi – 19-05-2021
- Lightning killed 7 people in Satna , Madhya Pradesh – 19-05-2021
- Coast Guard, Navy rescue 180 from Barge P305 -19-05-2021
- Flood Emergency declared in Brazil’s Amazon region due to riverine flooding– 18-05-2021
- P305 Barge of ONGC capsized due to Cyclone Tauktae near Heera Oil field off Mumbai coast– 18-05-2021
- Wildfire approaching the city of Northern Saskatchewan- evacuation starts – 18-05-2021
- Mumbai records the highest ever 24 hours rainfall in May due to ‘Tautae’ – 18-05-2021
- Emergency declared in the state of Louisiana after severe flooding – 17-05-2021
- Cyclone Tautae wreaked havocs in the coastal areas of Maharashtra & Gujarat– 17-05-2021
- Evacuation started in Mangaluru after Cyclone ‘Tauktae’ hits Karnataka coast – 15-05-2021
- Flash Flood affected many in Cuenca- the capital city of Azuay province in Ecuador – 15-05-2021
- Thousands displaced in Kenya after severe Flooding – 15-05-2021
- Chinese cities of Wuhan and Suzhou hit by deadly Tornado killing 12 and over 300 injured–15-05-2021
- Rain triggered Flooding and Landslides leave at least 3 dead and thousands affected – 14-05-2021
- 18 Elephants died of lightning strikes in Nagaon district in Assam– 13-05-2021
- Blast in Pesticide Manufacturing Industry in Cuddalore kills 4 , injuring over 10 people – 13-05-2021
- Heavy Rain triggered Flooding & Landslides in Veracruz, Mexico – 13-05-2021
- Rain triggered Flash Flood in Romania – 13-05-2021
- Lightning and rain related incidences kill 15 people in Bihar – 13-05-2021
- The first Cyclone of the season in brewing over the Arabian Sea , India – 11-05-2021
- Cloud Burst in Devprayag , Uttarakhand leaves several houses and properties damaged. No casualties yet – 11-05-2021
- At least 10 killed in a blast in Limestone query in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh -08-05-2021
- Flash flood kills at least 10 in Yazd, Kerman & Khorasan provinces of Iran-06-05-2021
- Storm triggered flooding in Western Cape of South Africa – 06-05-2021
- World’s Largest Cargo Plane Leaves For India With 3 Oxygen Plants From UK- 07-05-2021
- Winning the Battle against Desert Locust – A Case Study
- India’s new COVID-19 wave is spreading like wildfire ,warns UNICEF- 07-05-2021
- Mount Sinabung Volcano in North Sumatra Province (Indonesia) erupts again -07-05-2021
- Flash flood kills over 50 people in 17 provinces of Afghanistan– 07-05-2021
- Indonesia’s West Lombok Regency (West Nusa Tenggara province) severely affected by flash flooding – 05-05-2021
- Strong Tornado creates widespread destructions in many parts of the South Eastern United States – 05-05-2021
- Rain triggered flash flood in Afghanistan leaves 16 dead and many more missing and injured– 05-05-2021
- Post Stampede (29th April) investigation started in Israel– 04-05-2021
- Flash Flooding in Yemen devastates Tarim, killing at least 4 people -03-05-2021
- Permafrost Thaw may decline large population by 2050- A Study
- Mexico metro train overpass in Mexico City collapsed Monday night killing at least 23 people -03-05-2021
- Strong Tornadoes hit several cities in Mississippi causing destructions and injuries – 03-05-2021
- More than 12000 people lost lives in over 1300 Glacial Lakes Outburst globally – A study
- Two Strong Earthquakes rattled Mentawai and Aceh regions of Indonesia (03-05-2021)
- At least 11 killed and many injured after powerful Hurricane struck the city of Nantong , E China (01-05-2021)
- Volcanism ravaged Caribbean island country struck with rain triggered floods, Volcanic Mudflow (Lahar) & Landslides (30-04-2021)
- Southern Madagascar under the threat of Famine due to drought and sandstorms
- Rain triggered Flood claims 13 lives in Yemen (01-05-2021)
- Strong 6.8-magnitude Earthquake off the northeastern coast of Japan (01-05-2021)
- Stampede in Israel kills 45, many injured (30-04-2021)
- TAAL Volcano is waking up ??
- 1 dead, 2 injured in oxygen cylinder explosion in Kanpur (30-04-2021)
- Delhi-NCR records hottest days -Skymet
- Weather Updates for April last week – Skymet
- Torrential Rainfall inundates areas of Mecca and adjoining regions in Saudi Arabia (27-04-2021)
- Rain triggered floods in Migori County (Kenya) causes destructions ,many displaced (27-04-2021)
- Wild Fire in Lumbini Province (Rolpa),Nepal destroys many houses & forests (28-04-2021)
- Melting Glaciers-Climate Change & shifting Earth’s Axis
- Maha-Mrityunjay Temple in Nagaon(Assam) damaged by Earthquake (28-04-2021)
- Assam and adjoining regions jolted by Earthquake tremors(28-04-2021)
- Disaster within Disasters – Fresh cases of Encephalitis amidst CORONA in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar (27-04-2021)
- Heavy Rain triggered Landslides & Floods kills at least 55 in Indonesia ,many more missing
- Centre to mobilise 1 lakh NGOs for fight against COVID
- Anti-US sentiment explodes as Joe Biden, Kamala Harris remain cold to New Delhi’s need
- Soil An Unsuspecting Weapon In Fighting Climate Change- Study
- Sakurajima Volcano in SW Japan erupts with no damage, casualties yet (25-04-2021)
- Mild to moderate Heat wave to spread in Bangladesh (25-04-2021)
- Hot Days Ahead for Delhi, Mercury may climb to 40 degree again-Skymet
- दिल्ली में लू और गर्म दिनों का आगाज़ – स्काइमेट
- हिमाचल में हिमपात से सेव सहित कई फसलों को नुकसान (24-04-2021)
- South China Sea 175 kms north of Laoag City, Philippines witnessed moderate Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 (24-04-2021)
- Strong Earthquake of Magnitude 6.5 trembles Fiji Islands Region , Tonga ( 24-04-2021)
- पटना (बिहार ) में पीपा पुल को तोड़ सवारी जीप गंगा में डूबी – एक परिवार के 9 की मौत
- Glacier Burst in Chamoli, Joshimath (Uttarakhand), India (23-04-2021)
- Wildfire in Cherokee National Forest ,North Carolina (23-04-2021)
- Many displaced in Quiche, Guatemala due to rain triggered Floods and Landslides(23-04-2021)
- Flooding triggered by heavy Rains battered Santa Ana, San Salvador & La Libertad April,22nd ,2021
- A Tornado touched down Kent – National Weather Services (April 22,2021
- Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake trembles North Pacific Ocean ,SE of Salina Cruz, Mexico(23-04-2021)
- Explained: Why is this season’s forest fires in Uttarakhand worrisome ? (April 7,2021)
- Peru – Floods in Junin and Cusco (April 22, 2021)
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Current Disaster News & Views
Cyclone YAAS updates(25th May,2021)
By the evening of 25th May, Cyclone YAAS intensified into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm as per IMD
Cyclone YAAS updates(23rd May,2021)
- The depression is formed over the Bay of Bengal at 16.5N 90.0E, 683 km south-southeast of Kolkata
- Likely to become a Cyclonic Storm and later a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm by the 26th of May
- As per IMD, Cyclone YAAS is expected to cross West Bengal and N Odisha coast by the 26th of May evening as a “Very Severe Cyclonic Storm” with a wind speed of 155- 165 kmph. gusting to 185 kmph
- Once fully formed, Cyclone is likely to cross North Odisha- West Bengal between Paradip and Sagar island by the evening of 26th May
- As of 23rd May, the Indian Air Force has airlifted 950NDRF personnel and 70 tonnes of cargo from various places such as Jamnagar, Varanasi, Patna, and Arakkonam to Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar and Port Blair in 15 Aircrafts<
- IAF has kept one C-17, one IL-76, three C-130, four AN-32, and two Dornier transportation Aircraft on readiness for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
- Indian Navy has also made essential preparedness to deal with any eventuality. Four Diving teams and Ten flood
- Relief columns are ready at Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, and Chilika. Seven flood relief teams and two diving teams are also ready at different locations in Andaman & Nicobar islands
केरल में मानसून की तैयारी शुरू
इस बर्ष मानसून के मद्देनज़र केरल सरकार ने भी कमर कस लिया है. सरकार ने मानसून के दौरान राज्य में स्थित बांधों को ओवरफ्लो से बचाने और उपयुक्त बढ़ प्रबंधन के लिए एहतियाती कदम उठाए हैं।
Cyclone Tauktae updates(17th May,2021)
– As per the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), 4526 fishing boats of Maharashtra and 2258 boats of Gujarat returned back safely with the support of ICG
– ICG rescued 12 fishermen stranded off Kochi coast /br>
– “Tauktae” intensified into ‘ Extremely Severe Cyclone’ at 0530 hours and was lying 160 km. WSW off Mumbai coast
– Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport closed operations almost for the whole day
– Red Alert announced in Raigarh district and Orange Alert in Mumbai in the morning
– ‘Worli Sea Link’ in Mumbai closed for traffic operations
– Monorail services suspended
Gujarat evacuated about 2 lakh people from 18 districts along with the coastal areas
– ONGC operated Barge with 261 people on board went adrift off the Mumbai coast. INS Kochi was sent for rescue. Shortly another Barge of ‘GAL Constructions’ with 137 people on-board about 8 nautical miles from Mumbai reported stuck. INS Kolkata was sent for rescue
– Heavy to very heavy rainfall reported over N. Konkan including Mumbai
– Rainfall recorded today from 0830 to 2030 hrs – Mumbai – 20.2 cm; Santacruz- 21.4 cm
– BMC’s automated weather station recorded a wind speed of 111 kmph. at Colaba. At 2 pm, the wind speed was 114 kmph
– The center of the cyclone is expected to cross the Saurashtra coast to the east of Diu by today’ midnight
– A widespread power outage reported late-night from Rajula and Jafrabad taluka of Amreli district and Kodinar and Una in neighboring Gir Somnath district
– As per IMD, the landfall process completed late at night on Monday in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat where Severe Cyclonic Storm weakened to very severe cyclonic storm
Cyclone Tauktae updates (16th May,2021)
– Cyclone “TAUKTAE” assume the category of “Very Severe Cyclonic Storm”
– Hits coastal areas of Goa disrupting trees, power supplies etc.
– Maximum Sustained Surface Wind Speed may varies from 135 kmph to 155 kmph gusting up to 175 kmph.
– Tauktae may likely to reach Gujarat coast by the morning of May 18.
– Tidal waves may likely to inundate coastal areas above astronomical tides.
– In Kerala , two people are reported dead due to rain and tidal impacts with widespread uprooting of trees, waterlogging, disruption of powers etc. since Friday night.
– NDRF has increased number of teams from 53 to 100 to be deployed to Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra.
_ PM Narendra Modi reviewed preparedness measures with NDMA, MHA,IMD and other line departments.
– In Chellanam, Kerala , 3 Naval diving teams and one Quick Reaction Team from Southern Naval Command has been deployed.
Cyclone Tauktae updates
– In the next 4 days, the deep depression in the Arabian sea is likely to intensify into a “very severe Cyclonic Storm”.
– Wind speed may be 150-160 kms. per hour gusting up to 175 kmph.
Tauktae may likely to reach Gujarat coast by the morning of May 18.
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a high level meeting today with the National Disaster Management Authority and other line departments to review the cyclone preparedness.
-NDRF has deployed at least 29 teams to potential areas to be affected by cyclone . 29 more teams of NDRF are kept on standby.