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Kamrup (M) DC Pallav Gopal Jha issued an order on Friday banning all digging work and ordered putting up of barricades and proper signages to alert the public about any ditch/open holes on roads.

The first tremor of 3.3 magnitude was recorded at 5.15 pm, while the second one of 3.5 magnitude followed in less than 15 minutes at 5.28 pm, said Vivekanand Kadam, chief of the District Disaster Cell

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that in the wake of the land subsidence at Joshimath in Chamoli district, he would hold a high-lev

A 10-year-old boy from Ngxongweni village near Port St Johns is suspected to have drowned while trying to cross a flooded river in the Eastern Cape.

SASSA is offering food vouchers and school supplies to indigent families in KZN who were affected by the flash floods.

Local organization, Future4All Malawi has responded to Tropical Storm Ana survivors in Ntcheu by donating blankets to 53 people under Group Village He...

Cyclone ‘Yaas’ unlikely to hit Bangladesh 187 DHAKA, May 24, 2021 (BSS) -The center of the cyclone ‘Yaas’ is unlikely to cross the Bangladesh coast and if the current course continues, it will cross Odisha and adjoining West Bengal, India during noon of May 26. The government has started taking preparation as Police, Ansar, BGB personnel and volunteers of Cyclone Preparedness Programme are kept ready and will work according to instructions, said state minister for relief and disaster ma...

Last Updated: 6.4 Magnitude Strikes Assam, 10 More Follow; Buildings Damaged 6.4 magnitude strikes Assam, 10 more follow; buildings damaged (Eds: With fresh inputs) Guwahati/New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) A series of earthquakes jolted Assam and most of the Northeastern states on Wednesday, causing extensive damage to buildings and forcing people to scamper out of their homes. There were no immediate reports of deaths directly due to the tremors, but two persons - one each in Kamr...

From damage caused to relief operations, Assam earthquake explained in 10 points From damage caused to relief operations, Assam earthquake explained in 10 points An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 and accompanying tremors jolted Assam and a number of Northeastern states on Wednesday, causing extensive damage to buildings and forcing people to leave their homes. Heres all you need to know in 10 points. advertisement UPDATED: April 29, 2021 02:56 IST A CRPF personnel stand guards near an earthquake-d...