A training programme on disaster preparedness concluded with the participation of volunteers under the Cyclone Preparedness Programme of the government in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday.
Tag: Disaster
Sardar Sarovar Creates avoidable flood disaster in Gujarat
September 2, 2020 SANDRP Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) operators are operating the dam callously, almost cruelly, without consideration of the impact of the operation in the downstream area. Till Saturday-Aug 29, 2020 early, they were not releasing any water from…
Beirut Blast
By Chandra Muzaffar Four days after the Beirut Blast of 4th August 2020, the Lebanese president, Michel Aoun, has attempted to explain what caused the largest explosion since the end of the Second World War. He attributes it to either…
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
Tokyo, AP/UNB, Aug 09 – The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with a call to the world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.
Victoria state declares disaster, night curfew to be imposed
Melbourne, Aus, AP/UNB, Aug 02 – The premier of Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state has declared a disaster among growing new coronavirus restrictions across Melbourne and elsewhere from Sunday night.
4 more drown in flood, taking death toll to 135
At least four people drowned in floodwaters, two each in Kurigram and Tangail districts, according to the health authorities’ daily update on Saturday.
বন্যা ত্রানের পাশাপাশি সমস্যার স্থায়ী সমাধানের উদ্যোগ নিনঃ ফারাক্কা কমিটি
ঢাকা, জুলাই ২৫ – তিস্তা ও ব্রহ্মপূত্র নদের উজান থেকে নেমে আসা বন্যার পানিতে বাংলাদেশের বিস্তীর্ণ অঞ্চল মারাত্মকভাবে প্লাবিত হওয়ায় উদবেগ প্রকাশ করে আন্তর্জাতিক ফারাক্কা কমিটি (আইএফসি) সরকারকে ড্রেজিং এবং নদী শাসনের মাধ্যমে দেশের ভিতর দিয়ে প্রবাহিত নদীগুলোর পানিবহন ক্ষমতা…
Flood situation worsens in Faridpur, Kurigram
Sufferings of the flood-hit people has been intensified with deterioration of overall flood situation in Faridpur and Kurigram districts.
Why Disaster Preparedness Cannot Wait
By Jagan Chapagain and Andrew Steer GENEVA/WASHINGTON, DC – The world has been planning for the future in the mistaken belief that it will resemble the past. But as COVID-19 coincides with cyclones in South Asia and the Pacific and…
Death toll in Buriganga Ferry Launch disaster rises to 32
Dhaka, June 29 – The death toll from Monday’s launch capsize in the Buriganga River near Shyambazar, close to Dhaka Sadarghat Inland Water Transport Authority terminal climbed to 32 with the recovery of two more bodies late in the afternoon.…
Blown-out oil well in Assam bursts into flames
Residents, evacuated earlier, now fear their homes may be ablaze The oil well in Baghjan, eastern Assam, that had blown out on May 27 burst into flames in the afternoon of June 9. Eyewitnesses reported a big blast followed by…
Untimely Teesta River erosion perplexes people in Lalmonirhat
An untimely erosion in Teesta River in Gokunda Char area of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila devoured about six houses and arable land.
Cyclone Amphan caused damage worth Tk 1,100cr: Minister
Initial estimates by four ministries suggest that cyclone Amphan badly affected 26 districts and caused damage worth Tk 1,100 crore, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman said Thursday.
Dhaka wins case against Niko but co ‘declared bankrupt’
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid attributed the government’s win in the case against the Canadian gas company Niko Resources for Tangratila Gas field blowout to coordinated efforts of all.
200 shanties gutted in Banani slum fire
Dhaka, Feb 08 – At least 200 shanties were destroyed when a fire tore through two slums in the capital’s Banani T&T area early Saturday.
Sewer blockage pushes waste into 300 New York City homes
A blocked sewer main flooded basements Sunday with brown filth and left residents in the neighborhood near New York City’s Kennedy Airport feeling sickened by the stench.
Albania death toll reaches 25 in quake aftermath
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Albania rose to 25 overnight as local and international rescue crews continued to search collapsed buildings for survivors.
Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ likely to cross Khulna coast this evening
Bangladesh raised the storm danger signal Saturday noon as cyclone ‘Bulbul’ intensified further and may cross West Bengal-Khulna coast(near the Sundarbans) by Saturday evening.
Cyclone ‘Bulbul’: People start moving to shelters in Bagerhat
People from the coastal regions started heading to shelters on Friday evening as very severe cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ continues to approach Bangladesh.
Cyclone moves towards Sundarbans, signal-4 for sea ports
The cyclone Bulbul has intensified into a ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal and is moving towards the Bangladeshi coast with a wind speed of up to 115 kilometres per hour.
Fire burns down structures at historic Japanese castle
A fire early Thursday burned down structures at Shuri Castle on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site.
Essex lorry victims trapped near Belgian coast: officials
The 39 people who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Essex on Wednesday were already trapped when they arrived at the Belgian coast en route to England, local officials have said, as police confirmed that the victims…
Major disaster at Kopili Dam in Assam, India
October 8, 2019 SANDRP The 275 MW Kopili Dam Power House of NEEPCO (North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited, an Indian Union Ministry of Power Underaking) in Assam suffered major disaster on Oct 7, 2019.
Hurricane Dorian caused more like ‘Category Hell’ Disaster
14 September 2019, Humanitarian Aid The UN chief saw for himself the deadly power of Hurricane Dorian on the shattered islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama on Saturday, describing it as more like a “Category Hell” disaster, than the official…
Several thousand families homeless in Mirpur – 7 slum fire
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – There is nothing new in slum fire in Dhaka city. When it happens, it leaves thousands of people in deep despair. Over 20,000 slum dwellers turned paupers within hours in Friday night’s fast-moving fire in…
Inclement weather affects 22,000 Rohingyas in camps
Cox’s Bazar, July 11 – An estimated 22,000 Rohingyas were affected since the beginning of July as rain and storm battered the cramped camps. The situation is worse in this monsoon compared to 2018. The total number of Rohingyas affected…
The Tivare Dam disaster in Maharashtra, India
July 6, 2019 SANDRP Late that night of July 2, shouts of “Dharan Futla, Dharan Futla” (The dam has breached!) saved the already-scared 62-year-old Narayan Gaikwad and his family, as the family ran to a nearby hill. Tivare Dam (Longitude:…
$4 bn must to protect 41 mn children from conflict, disaster
Tens of millions of children living through conflict, disaster and other emergencies in dozens of countries urgently need protection, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for $3.9 billion to support its humanitarian work around the world.…
Russian baby rescued after nearly 36 hours in frozen rubble
Moscow, Jan 2 (AP/UNB) — Laboring through sub-freezing temperatures, Russian rescue workers were digging into a sprawling heap of jagged rubble from a collapsed apartment building when one heard the faintest sound. It was the sound of life.
Chart plan to protect from impending global disasters: Yunus
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus here on Tuesday called upon the academics around the world to chart out a new plan to protect human beings from the impending disasters on earth saying that the time is running out.