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Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 10 (ANI): There is not much progress in the ongoing rescue operation following the glacier burst in Uttarakhand, said Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP), Ashok Kumar on Wednesday.

Uttarakhand flash flood: Death toll 32; 206 people missing; rescue operations on Premium A aerial view of Tapovan barrage two days after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier snapped off, releasing water trapped behind it in Tapovan, northern state of Uttarakhand, India, Tuesday, Feb.9, 2021. Scientists are investigating what caused the glacier to break — possibly an avalanche or a release of accumulated water. Experts say climate change may be to blame since warming temperatures are shrinking ...

Health Secretary writes to the club seeking logistics support The Rotary Club of Madras (RCM) will be partnering with the State government in its COVID-19 vaccination drive. In a letter to club president Kapil Chitale, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan issued an invitation to the club to assist in the procurement and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines and suitable cold-chain equipment, assist in effective vaccine management up to the point of service delivery, and strengthen logistics services. ...

The recent floods in Kashmir and Uttarakhand are an eye-opener—short term preventive measures like embankments should be replaced by strengthening of the institutional mechanism and improvement in forecasting and information disseminating systems.  A few months back, a friend and I were trying to encourage our colleagues to donate for the relief activities of the India-Pakistan flood of September 2014. Barring few, the general response was “Why now? The floods are over”. They were not an...

Rescue operations underway at Tapovan Tunnel, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river (PTI photo) DEHRADUN: Over 500 rescue personnel from state, disaster and defence forces are racing against time to rescue the 34 workers — and there could be more — believed trapped inside a 1.6-km-long debris-filled tunnel of the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. The flooded Dhauliganga is the river on which the project wa...

India News: DEHRADUN: Over 150 people were reported missing and feared dead as a glacier broke off near Raini village in Chamoli district of the Garhwal Himalayas.

Helping kids survive in disaster-prone central Sulawesi In the terrifying chaos of a natural catastrophe, every piece of knowledge could be key to survival. Schools on the earthquake-prone Indonesian island of Sulawesi are teaching children what to do when disaster strikes. Watch video 01:57

Among the things on the agenda includes making the outdoor patio bylaw permanent. A temporary by-law was brought in by Chatham-Kent last year, which allowed local restaurants to construct patios on municipal right-of-ways to boost business during the global pandemic. The municipality’s capital budget will be introduced tonight as well. The capital budget prioritizes projects, which is set at just over $6.3 million and will be discussed at upcoming budget deliberations. Projects that are on th...

Mount Semeru has erupted, pouring volcanic matter miles into the air and placing locals on alert.

Tecumseh will see a 2021 municipal tax rate increase of 2.46%. Town Council met Wednesday evening to finalize the 2021 budget. The 2021 Business Plan and Budget includes an increase of $968,000 to the general tax levy. Of this, $566,000 will go to reserves to support the Town’s capital projects now and in the future. The remaining 40% of the tax increase is for operations. The increase will result in a property tax increase of approximately $51 annually on a $250,000 home. The average singl...