Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Matthew pelted Florida with heavy rains as the deadly storm steamed ever closer to the coast with potentially catastrophic winds of 130 mph Thursday. Two million people across the Southeast were warned to flee…
Category: Disasters
Haiti hurricane death toll jumps to 283
Dhaka — Haiti’s death toll jumped late Thursday after rescue crews began reaching remote corners cut off when Hurricane Matthew slammed into the country’s southwest peninsula, the first Category 4 storm to hit Haiti in more than a half century,…
Rangamati building collapse kills 4, many feared trapped
Dhaka – At least four people, including a man and his daughter, were killed as a 2-storey building collapsed into Kaptai Lake in Rangamati district town on Tuesday evening, UNB news agency reported. Three of the victims were identified as…
Govt to manage dead bodies during disasters, directive shortly
Dhaka-The government has decided to mange dead bodies after any disaster to ensure discipline and a directive finalized in this regard on Sunday is expected to be iaause soon.
Gazipur factory inferno death toll climbs to 29
Gazipur: The death toll from the fire that raged through a tobacco packaging factory at Tongi has climbed to 29 with the recovery of four more bodies from the debris on Sunday. Talking to reporters, district’s deputy commissioner SM Alam…
Fertilizer factory gas tank blast: Two officials found liable
Dhaka – A probe body has recommended withdrawal and divisional action against two top officers of Di-Ammonium Phosphate Fertilizer (DAP) Company Ltd in Anwara upazila over the ammonia tank explosion nine days ago, causing at least 50 workers to fall…
India Ganges floods ‘break previous records’
The monsoon floods in India’s Ganges river this year have broken previous records, officials have told the BBC.They said water levels reached unprecedented levels at four locations in northern India.The highest record was in Patna, the state capital of Bihar…
US to help face terrorism, environmental threats – rights must with growth: Kerry
Dhaka – Bangladesh has been placed near the very top of the countries at climate risk, with an estimated 15 million people who could be displaced by 2050, said US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday. “Now, the United…
Rapid, unplanned growth of cities increase disasters risks
Dhaka-Experts at a conference here on Monday observed that rapid urbanization and unplanned growth of cities are increasing risks of different urban disasters like fire, building collapse and urban flooding in the country.
Italy in mourning begins burying the earthquake dead
Ascoli Piceno, Italy (CNN)Italy began the painful task of burying its dead Saturday following a massive earthquake, as aftershocks rattled the heart of the country and the death toll climbed to 290. In the town of Ascoli Piceno, a state…
Padma may cross danger level as all Farakka gates opened
The river Padma in Bangladesh is rising dangerously after India opened all gates to the Farakka Barrage to stop one of its states from flooding. The water level may cross danger level in the next 24 to 28 hours, Bangladesh…
Emergency declared as hopes for more Italy quake survivors fade
Italy has declared a state of emergency in the regions worst hit by Wednesday’s earthquake as hopes of finding more survivors fade. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has pledged €50m (£42m) in funds for rebuilding. At least 268 people are now…
Italy quake death toll 247, three towns reduced to rubble
Italy (AP/UNB) — Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday. The death toll stood at 247, but the number of dead…
Strong quake shakes Bangladesh
Dhaka – A strong tremor jolted various parts of Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, on Wednesday afternoon. The earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale at its epicenter in Myanmar was felt around 4:37pm in capital Dhaka. However, there was no…
Strong quake shakes country
A strong tremor jolted various parts of the country, including capital Dhaka, on Wednesday afternoon.Omar Faruk, a meteorologist at Dhaka Met office, said the earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale at its epicenter in Myanmar was felt around 4:37pm…
At least 73 people killed in Italian strong earthquake
Amatrice (AP/UNB) — A strong earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 73 people were reported dead in two hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig out survivors from…
Another mild tremor shakes Bangladesh
Dhaka – A mild earthquake jolted Dhaka and other districts of Bangladesh on Tuesday morning. The earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale was felt at 8:11am, Met office sources said.
Germans told to stockpile food and water for civil defence
For the first time since the Cold War the German government is advising citizens to stockpile food and water for use in a national emergency. Some opposition MPs said the new civil defence concept, to go before ministers on Wednesday,…
Fire at multi-storey building in Mirpur
Dhaka – One person sustained burns as a fire broke out at a multi-storey building at Rokeya Soroni in the city’s Mirpur area on Monday morning. The injured was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
‘Farakka Dam’ responsible for spate in river Ganga: Bihar CM
Patna – Amid apprehensions of flood waters entering into Patna town, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday said silt deposited in Ganga after the construction of Farraka Dam was responsible for spate in the river and asked the Centre to…
Dhaka Could Be Underwater in a Decade
Like many other fast-growing megacities, the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka faces severe water and sanitation problems, chiefly the annual flooding during monsoon season due to unplanned urbanisation, destruction of wetlands and poor city governance.But experts are warning that if the…
Wildfire burns with ferocity never seen by fire crews
Calif (AP/UNB) – A wildfire with a ferocity never seen before by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyons, instantly engulfing homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames.
Georgia has highest mortality rate caused by air pollution
The FINANCIAL — Georgia leads the countries with the highest mortality rate caused by air pollution according to the study by The International Energy Agency (IEA). This is due to a sharp rise in the number of old, dirty diesel…
Fish, vegetable farms ruined by abnormal Jessore flood
Dhaka – Around 50 villages were submerged by floodwater washing away some 1,200 large and small fish enclosures in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district in the last couple of days. According to the district agriculture office, around 50 villages, including…
Thusands of primary schools closed for flood in 20 districts
Over 2,300 government primary and secondary schools in 20 districts have been closed in the ongoing flood, hampering educational activities of thousands of students.
39 killed by mudslides in Mexico
Mexico City (AP/UNB) — Mountain communities in two Mexican states are recovering from weekend mudslides that killed 39 people during heavy rains brought by remnants of Hurricane Earl. On the other side of Mexico, authorities prepared as newly formed Tropical…
Blaze kills 13 at birthday party in French bar at Rouen
A fire during a birthday party at a bar in the northern French city of Rouen has killed at least 13 people and injured six. The blaze in the Cuba Libre bar began in the basement room around midnight on…
Boat capsize in the Padma: Three bodies recovered
Dhaka – Police on Saturday morning recovered the bodies of two women and one minor boy, who went missing after a trawler (engine boat) capsized in the Padma River near Harinbaria Bazar in Kalukhali upazila of Rajbari distric on Friday.
Tidal surge erodes embankment, inundates 500 homes in Khulna
Dhaka – Tidal surges in coastal rivers influenced by moon have breached open embankments and flooded a good number of villages in Bhola and Khulna districts over the last few days, UNB news agency reported. In Bhola, at least 20…
Pinak launch tragedy two years on
Though two years have elapsed since ‘Pinak-6’ sank in the Padma River in Louhojong of Munshiganj district claiming at least 49 lives, punishment is yet to be meted out to those who are responsible for the incident, frustrating the families…