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...
Zurich and Practical Action team up in a global flood resilience alliance Practical Action and Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) have formed a significantly enhanced £6.4 million alliance in building community resilience to disasters, especially flooding which affects more people globally than any other natural hazard. This 5-year...
Drought conditions in Sri Lanka have hit more than 20,000 farmers and destroyed 16,000 acres of rice fields in the Indian Ocean island nation, officials said. The government has allocated 3.7 billion rupees, or $28 million, to provide relief to those affected, but Disaster Management Minister...
A minor tremor was felt in Siymbalanduwa in the Moneragala District last morning, Geological Surveys and Mines Bureau Chairman N.P. Wijeratne said. Read more...