Tag: Disaster
At least 99 killed in southern Russia floods disaster
Severe flash floods in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region have killed at least 99 people and affected nearly 13,000 in the area’s worst natural disaster...
Fukushima nuclear accident a ‘man-made’ disaster: probe
The nuclear accident at Fukushima last year was a "man-made disaster" and not only due to the tsunami, a Japanese parliamentary panel said Thursday...
‘Monsoon disaster possible if waterways not rectified’
A report, based on surveys on the irrigations drainage networks in Sindh and their reinforcement works as well as the status of removing encroachments...
PIA flight escapes disaster at airport
An oxygen cylinder booked with the luggage on board a Karachi-bound flight exploded just before loading at the Allama Iqbal International Airport on Thursday....
PIA flight escapes disaster at Lahore airport
An oxygen cylinder booked in luggage of a Karachi-bound flight exploded just before loading in Allama Iqbal International Airport here on Thursday.
According to details,...
Prefabricated food storages being set-up in 8 districts: PDMA
Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Mujahid Sherdil on Wednesday said that PDMA in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) had started...
India ferry disaster leaves 100 dead, 100 missing
Indian rescue teams hunted for bodies in the Brahmaputra river on Tuesday after a ferry sinking left at least 105 dead, with more corpses...
PIA flight escapes disaster at Multan airport
The pilot of PIA’s flight PK 387 on Wednesday bravely negotiated a temporary fault in the plane close to Multan airport, managing to safely...
Natural disaster blowing away our crops
Recent spell of rains, hail and wind storm have caused heavy loss to wheat, canola, gram and sunflower crops in the country though it...
A ‘drinking’ disaster cometh thy way Karachi!
Hundreds of dead fish of different sizes, tortoises, turtles and several other animals that died mysteriously were found floating on the surface of the...
Gilani, FC IG narrowly escape disaster
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, several of his cabinet ministers as well as the inspector general of the Frontier Constabulary (FC), Maj Gen Nadir...
Relief items sent to rain-hit Ghizer
Relief items including tents and ration were dispatched to the affectees of property damaged by heavy rains in District Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan(GB), the Gilgit...
US donates tents for disaster relief
The US government on Wednesday delivered more than 800 tents to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), strengthening its ability to quickly respond in...
Seminar on Human Disaster Management
The University of Health Sciences (UHS) is organising an international seminar on Human Disaster Management on Thursday (January 26). The seminar is being held...
Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction among communities nationwide
As part of their Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) Pakistan has initiated a mass information campaign.
Under the...
Italian liner disaster captain broke the rules: owner
The captain of a cruise liner that ran aground off the coast of Italy, leaving at least six dead, broke the rules in an...
Two Koreans, Italian rescued from Italy cruise disaster
Two South Korean honeymooners and an Italian crewman were rescued Sunday from a cruise ship wreck on an Italian island as emergency services searched...
