Truck gets caught in tornado on US highway; Video goes viral
Apr 28, 2024, at 09:53 pm
Nebraska in the United States witnessed devastating tornadoes that caused damage to many homes. Footage and images on social media showed massive black tornadoes moving across the sky, overturning soil, dust, and various materials in their wake.
Govt agencies, experts had warned of Sikkim’s glacial lake outburst
Oct 06, 2023, at 06:05 am
New Delhi: The flash floods in Sikkim, which claimed at least 14 lives and 102 others still missing, did not come without warnings, media reports said.
Assam Flood: 2 dead, over 1500 villages submerged, nearly 5 lakh people affected
Jun 25, 2023, at 08:15 pm
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim, affecting nearly 4.89 lakh people in 19 districts across the state.
Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation
May 21, 2022, at 05:03 pm
New York: Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on people’s access to water and sanitation unless governments do more to prepare key infrastructure now, the UN warned on Friday.
At least one killed as earthquake rocks Peru
Jan 15, 2018, at 04:18 pm
Lima, Jan 15 (IBNS): A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck Peru on Sunday, killing at least one person, reports said.
Iraq-Iran quake: Battered by calamity, survivors spend second night outdoors
Nov 14, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Tehran, Nov 14 (IBNS): Thousands of Iranians have been forced to sleep outdoors, battling the harsh cold for the second consecutive night after quake struck the Iraq-Iran border region on Sunday, report said.
Storm Nate: At least 22 killed in Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Oct 06, 2017, at 05:55 pm
San Jose, Oct 6 (IBNS): At least 22 people have been reportedly killed by Storm Nate, which pummelled parts of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras, media reports said.
Mexico earthquake: Death toll rises to 61, flags to fly at half mast
Sep 09, 2017, at 03:35 pm
Mexico City, Sep 9 (IBNS): The strong 8.2 magnitude earthquake which struck Mexico on Thursday has killed at least 61 people, reports said.
At least 330 die as Hurricane Matthew tears through Haiti
Oct 07, 2016, at 04:33 pm
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct 7 (IBNS): The number of people killed in Haiti by Hurricane Matthew, which hit the nation on Thursday, has touched 330, according to The Guardian.