El Rodeo, Jun 4 (AP/UNB) -Authorities in Guatemala say 18 more people have been confirmed killed by a volcanic eruption, raising the death toll to 25.
Category: Disasters
At least 46 migrants drown off Tunisia; 9 killed off Turkey
Madrid, Jun 4 (AP/UNB) — A boat carrying migrants toward Europe sank off the coast of Tunisia and at least 46 people drowned, though dozens more could be missing, the North African nation’s defense ministry said Sunday.
Devastating Fire at Bangladesh’s Benapole land port
Benapole, June 3 – A devastating fire broke out at the truck terminal of the land port here early Saturday following the explosion of an acid drum causing loss around Tk 10 crore.
Lava from Hawaii volcano enters the ocean from 3 flows
Honolulu, May 25 (AP/UNB) — Lava entered the ocean from a third flow Thursday, marking the third week of a Hawaii volcano eruption that has opened up nearly two dozen vents in rural communities, destroyed dozens of buildings and shot…
Hill District landslides kill 4 trap 5
At least three people were killed and two others injured in a landslide at Boroitali Manjoypara in Naikkhongchhari upazila on Monday.
Powerful storms kill at least 40 across northern India
Lucknow, May 14 (AP/UNB) — Powerful wind and rain storms have swept across northern India, with authorities saying at least 40 people have been killed.
First lightning forecast system in BD soon
Dhaka, May 13 – Eight sensors capable of pinpointing lightning-prone areas and providing early warnings on incidence of lightning have been installed in the country.
18 killed 54 hurt in Pakistan rainstorm
At least 18 people were killed and 54 others injured in rain-related incidents in different areas of Pakistan’s northwestern region on Saturday, local media and officials said.
Look at past disasters to prepare for the future: New Report
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery: Are we prepared for the next Pompeii? Washington, May 8 — The great disasters of the past – like the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD or the hurricane that devastated Santo Domingo…
Lightning strike kills 18 in 8 districts
Dhaka, May 9 – At least 24 people were killed and 21 others injured in lightning strikes in 13 districts across the country on Wednesday.
17 dead in Myanmar Jade Mine disaster
YANGON, May 4 – A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed 17 people, local authorities said Friday, the latest disaster to hit the murky multi-billion dollar industry.
Deadly India super storm kills nearly 150 people
AGRA, India, May 4 – A series of powerful super storms that tore through India this week have killed 143 people, as officials warned Friday the death toll could rise with more extreme weather expected.
North India dust storm kills 97
At least 97 people were killed in strong dust storms that swept across northern India, officials said Thursday.
70 people killed in lightning strikes in March, April: Minister
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Tuesday said 70 people were killed in lightning strikes in different parts of the country in March and April.
Lightning kills 17 in 10 BD districts
Seventeen people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Narayanganj, Sunamganj, Rajshahi, Jamalpur, Pabna, Moulvibazar, Rajbari, Cumilla, Habiganj and Nilphamari districts on Monday.
People suffer as Nor’wester downpour swamps Dhaka
Three spells of rain in the capital on Sunday following a nor’wester earlier in the morning inundated many areas, causing troubles to commuters in their movement.
Prioritise disaster-resilient infrastructure: Govt urged
Rights bodies on Sunday demanded for prioritising disaster and climate-resilient infrastructures for the coastal and disaster prone population.
Nor’wester lashes Dhaka; 55mm rain recorded
Dhaka, April 29 – Three spells of rain in the capital on Sunday following a nor’wester earlier in the morning inundated many areas, causing troubles to commuters in their movement.
Justice demanded on Rana Plaza anniversary
Dhaka, April 24 – A labor right body, Labor Safety Forum, on Tuesday demanded for proper and quick delivery of justice for Rana Plaza tragedy and meting out punishments to people responsible for the catastrophe.
Rana Plaza was a man-made disaster: Rushanara Ali
Dhaka, Apr 24 – Five years after the Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh-born British MP Rushanara Ali has described what happened as “not an accident” but “a man-made disaster”.
“We must ensure there is never another Rana Plaza”
On the fifth anniversary of a Bangladeshi factory collapse which killed and injured thousands of people, the President of the leading global health and safety body calls on organisations to continue to strive to protect workers.
Nor’wester uproots trees, snaps power lines in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, Apr 22 – A nor’wester coupled with rain swept over capital Dhaka on Sunday evening, inundating many areas and uprooting a number of trees.
Blast hits Boro crops in Netrakona
Fungal disease blast has turned into an epidemic in different upazilas of the district, hindering Boro production during the harvesting season.
Helmsman’s inefficacy behind coal cargo capsize in Pashur: Report
Bagerhat, April 19 – The vessel carrying 775 tonnes of coal capsized in the Pashur River in Mongla upazila near the Sundarbans on Saturday due to inefficiency of its helmsman, according to a probe report.
Hardship awaits internally displaced Iraqis
With upcoming elections in May, the Iraqi government is urging Internally Displaced People (IDPs) to return home. After the defeat of ISIS in December 2017, an increase in security and number of returnees to their region of origin is expected;…
Despite fall in migrants reaching Europe, hazards increased
Despite a drop in the number of refugees and migrants reaching Europe last year, the dangers many face along the way have in some cases increased, according to a new report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, setting out changing…
4.9-magnitude quake hits northern Myanmar
YANGON, April 9 – An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude struck Myanmar’s northern Mandalay region in the early hours of Monday, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. -BSS
Yemen – World’s worst humanitarian crisis: UN chief
Thank you all for being here today to show your solidarity with the women, men, girls and boys of Yemen. And I want to thank my co-chairs, the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland, for hosting this conference for the second…
5 killed in Sylhet fire ignited on gas pipeline by lightning
Dhaka, Mar 18 – At least five people, including a woman and her son, were killed and 20 others injured in a devastating fire caused by lightning strike on a gas riser at a housing colony in Golapganj upazila of…
On track for extinction: Can humanity survive?
Robert J. Burrowes Anyone reading the scientific literature (or the progressive news outlets that truthfully report this literature) knows that homo sapiens sapiens is on the fast track to extinction, most likely some time between 2025 and 2040.