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Landslide and floods in Kalikot: 1,500 houses damaged

As many as 1,500 houses were damaged by landslides and floods triggered by incessant rainfall that occurred for the past few days in Kalikot. District Disaster Management Committee shared the infor...

3D printing: team of flying robots to build structures

Teams of airborne 3D-printing drones could one day be used to complete construction projects in dangerous or hard-to-reach environments – thanks to new technologies developed by researchers led by Mi...

Venezuela landslide: 22 fatalities, at least 52 missing

A landslide in central Venezuela left at least 22 people dead and more than 52 missing after a river overflowed, officials said Sunday, in the latest deadly disaster caused by heavy rains to hit the...

Landslide damages dam wall in Arunachal Pradesh

A massive landslide triggered by heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh has damaged the guard wall of Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHP) at Gerukamukh. The intake tunnel of the project has been cl...

Jakarta school building collapses during flash flood: at least three students died

At least three students of a state Islamic junior high school in South Jakarta died on Thursday after walls in a section of the school building were swept by floods and collapsed on Thursday afternoo...

5.7-magnitude earthquake hits northwestern Iran: at least 490 injuries

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northwestern Iran on Wednesday, and medical authorities in the area reported that at least 490 people had been injured. The quake's epicentre was close to the town...

Tropical Cyclone Noru Leaves 4 Dead, Thousands Displaced in Vietnam and Thailand

Before the storm struck in Vietnam as many as 327,937 people had been pre-emptively evacuated across the provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Danang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Bình Định. Vietnam’s Disaster...

South African tailings dam collapses: Injuries and ‘extensive damage’

Emergency teams are on the ground in South Africa’s Free State province after a dam collapsed at an abandoned diamond mine. Disaster management specialists have joined police, engineers and medical f...

Florida: death toll rises after Hurricane Ian

The death toll from Hurricane Ian has reportedly risen to nearly 100 in Florida as rescue personnel continue to search for survivors. Officials in the US state have come under fire as critics allege...

Earthquake damage in Groningen: 3,300 buildings demolished since 2012

Over 3,300 buildings have been demolished in Groningen since 2012, when the strongest earthquake since gas drilling began hit the province, broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday. The buildings which...

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