Mon soon rainy season started in Sindh province (Pakistan) from 19th August 2011 causing floods to Sindh province affecting people in 23 districts. Out of many districts Badin district has been severely affected by floods. Number of deaths reported from Badin alone are 35 out...
The worst monsoon floods in a decade to hit the Indian north-eastern state of Assam have killed more than 80 people and forced around 2 million to leave their homes, officials said on Monday. Air force dropping food parcels to marooned survivors as worst flooding in...
The "back flow" of the rising Brahmaputra in neighbouring Assam is resulting in the swelling of the Jingiram river which has inundated about 100 villages out of which 34 have been totally submerged in West Garo Hills affecting 75000. SHILLONG: The "back flow" of the rising...
SAARC Disaster Management Center (SDMC), New Delhi, in collaboration with the National Institute of Mass Communication organized a two-day training program for media on the theme ‘Role of media in disaster risk reduction in South Asia'. Information Secretary Hedayetullah Al Mamoon addressed the program as the...
Flash floods in mountainous northern Indian have killed at least 34 people and left hundreds of Hindu pilgrims stranded, officials said Sunday. Twenty-three workers at a hydroelectric power plant in Uttarakhand state died after water gushed into the facility on Saturday, state Disaster Management Minister...
MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN: At least thirteen people including two women and four children were swept away by violent water of a rain-swollen Nullah in Machiara area of Muzaffarabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, September 5. A police official in the area confirmed that 13 people were washed away by...
Prime minister tells UN representative; at another event she pledges to raise number of women in political leadership by 2021; joins Obama's reception Read more...
Landslide and flood triggered by torrential rain have hit the Sankhuwasabha area in Nepal. The landslide after heavy downpour on October 2nd caused death of four people at Dhupu-Jyamire Tole and Barhabise. Three others were reported missing. Among the deceased, there persons including a pregnant...
Pictures from : click here The eight story Rana Plaza, which was illegally built by defying the building codes had housed 4 different units of RMG (Ready Made Garments) factories, among other businesses. Built upon a pond/canal, the foundation of the building was wrong to start with (meant...
Members from Sri Lanka The Annual General Meeting of DuryogNivaran took place on the 12th of March 2013, online and hosted from the Distance Learning Center, Colombo 07. Many members from Sri Lanka attended the meeting in person and members overseas were provided with the facility...