Hurricane Irma is blasting up the west coast of Florida and is now bearing down on the city of Tampa. Irma made landfall on Marco Island off Florida’s west coast with winds of up to 120mph (192km/h), but has since…
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Hurricane force wind gusts batter islands in Florida’s south
Wind gusts close to hurricane force are battering islands in Florida’s south as Hurricane Irma is due to hit the mainland in the coming hours. Water levels are already rising on the coast of the US state where a huge…
Deadly quake – hurricane serve severe blow to Mexico
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico and a raging hurricane dealt a devastating one-two punch to the country, killing at least 61 people as workers scrambled to respond to the twin national emergencies. The 8.1 quake…
143 families get electricity connections in Chandpur
A total of 143 families of Tatoiya village under Kachua upazila of the district were brought under rural electrification network by Chandpur Palli Bidyut Samity (CPBS-1). Former Home Minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, MP, inaugurated the electrification programme at a…
Mexico quake death toll rises above 61 as rescue begins
The number of people killed by a powerful earthquake off the southern coast of Mexico has risen to at least 61, officials say. A huge rescue operation is under way in the worst-hit states of Tabasco, Oaxaca and Chiapas where…
Irma lashes Cuba with strong winds, heavy rain
Hurricane Irma is lashing Cuba with strong winds and heavy rain after devastating several Caribbean islands. The category five storm made landfall on the Camaguey Archipelago, off the north-eastern coast. But the Bahamas have largely been spared after Irma changed…
BD Food-output loss 23pc sans sustainable river flows
Dhaka, Sept 8 – If Bangladesh fails to maintain environmental flow requirements (EFRs) in river ecosystems, it will face a food production loss of up to 23 percent in the future, says an international study. It highlights that India, Bangladesh,…
Over 5m told to flee Florida coast Irma onslaught
Miami, Sep 09 (AP/UNB) — Irma trained its sights on Florida and officials warned more than 5 million people that time was running out Friday and ordered them to evacuate ahead of the deadly hurricane as it followed a path…
8.2 magnitude quake hits Mexico, Guatemala
An earthquake described by Mexico’s president as the country’s strongest in a century has struck off the southern coast, killing at least six people. One person also died in neighbouring Guatemala, its president has said. The quake, which Mexico’s leader…
Hurricane Irma causes devastation across the Caribbean
Hurricane Irma has caused widespread destruction across the Caribbean, reducing islands to rubble and leaving at least seven people killed.
Residents prepare for Hurricane Irma
Islands in the Caribbean have made last-minute preparations for Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade, with officials warning of its “potentially catastrophic” effects. The category five hurricane, the highest possible level, has sustained wind speeds reaching…
US petrol prices rise as key pipeline shut
US petrol prices have risen after a key network of pipelines was shut in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, sparking fears of a squeeze on fuel supplies to major US cities. The hurricane has already forced the closure of nearly…
Houston flood: ‘No way to prevent’ chemical plant blaze
A chemical plant near the flooded city of Houston is expected to explode or catch fire in the coming days. During heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, the Arkema plant at Crosby lost refrigeration of chemical compounds which need to be…
RUET teachers to give a day’s salary to PM’s fund
Dhaka – The teachers of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) have decided to donate one day’s salary to the fund of Prime-Minister of Bangladesh for the purpose of minimizing the misery of the people of flood-affected areas of…
Global Warming puts Asia’s vital yields at high risk
By IPS World Desk Rome, Aug 28 (IPS) – While mainstream media have been widely reporting on the dramatic consequences of tropical storm Harvey in the United States, which has been characterised as the fiercest hurricane to hit this country…
Too poor to escape the Hurricane
In the detritus of Hurricane Harvey a splash of red, white and blue catches the eye. It is a rain-sodden American flag, half-hidden under the green leaves of fallen trees. A few paces away Judie McRae, 44, is inspecting the…
1,000 rescued as Houston hit by ‘catastrophic floods’
More than 1,000 people have been rescued in flooded parts of Houston, as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to batter Texas with heavy rains. There is a “flash flood emergency” across the Houston Metro area, with travel near impossible, the National…
Strong Hurricane hits Texas
Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. The National Hurricane Center said the…
No flood victim to suffer from hunger: PM Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said no one will suffer from hunger due to the ongoing flood, renewing the promise that her government’s support for the flood victims will continue until the next crops are harvested. “Our aim is…
27m people in BD at risk of sea level rise by 2050
Some 27 million people are ‘predicted to be at risk’ of sea-level rise in Bangladesh by 2050, says a Dhaka-based international non-government organisation. “Climate change is a concern now affecting every one of us and Bangladesh is one of the…
Flood woes up as water recedes
Water levels at 69 river stations monitored by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have been marked fall while 20 stations recorded rise. Among the 90 monitored water level stations, one river station was recorded steady while 22 river…
At least 950 killed in Bangladesh, India Nepal floods
Devastating floods triggered by seasonal monsoon rains have killed more than 950 people and affected close to 40 million across northern India, southern Nepal and northern Bangladesh, officials said Thursday. The rains have led to wide-scale flooding in a broad…
IBBL donates Taka 5 crore to PM’s relief fund for flood victims
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited donated Tk. 5 crore for flood victims in the PrimeMinister’s Relief Fund. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the cheque of a donation from Md. Shahabuddin, Vice Chairman of Islami Bank on 23 August in…
Floods threaten longer term food security in BD: WFP
Dhaka – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is distributing emergency food supplies to more than 200,000 people in northwest Bangladesh, about a week after massive floods inundated more than half the country. WFP, in partnership with local NGOs,…
Flood situation worsens in Natore
Dhaka – The overall flood situation in Natore deteriorated on Tuesday as the Atrai river was flowing 97cm above the danger level.
Flood-affected people will get food support for 3 months: PM
Kurigram, Aug 20 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government has taken all the necessary steps so that people do not suffer during any natural disaster.
No end to flood victims’ miseries
Dhaka, Aug 20 – Although the overall flood situation in the country’s northern region improved further on Sunday, thousands of affected people could not return to their houses as those remain still under water amid a crisis of food and…
Sufferings know no bounds as floods devastate 30 BD districts
A total of 98 people were killed and another 5,888,220 affected by the sweeping flood in 30 districts across the country so far, according to the Disaster Management Department. Briefing reporters on Saturday, Naznin Shamima, in-charge of department control room,…
BNP accuses Govt of obstructing its relief work
BNP on Saturday alleged that the government is obstructing the party’s relief activities in the flood-affected areas in Kurigram and Dinajpur districts ahead of the Prime Minister’s schedule visit there. “As the Prime Minister is going to Kurigram tomorrow (Sunday),…
India wildlife reserve park devastated by floods
Officials say rising floodwaters have inundated large parts of a famous wildlife reserve park in northeastern India, killing more than 225 animals and forcing hundreds of other animals to flee. Park director Satyendra Singh says 15 rhinos, 185 deer and…