Natural disasters

Natural disasters

A view shows a partially submerged school and madrasa premises amid severe flooding in the Fazilpur area of Feni, Bangladesh, August 26, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

'Dangerous new era': climate change spurs disaster in 2024

This year is the hottest in history, with record-breaking temperatures in the atmosphere and oceans fueling extreme weather worldwide

UNFPA in collaboration with UNDRR hosted a strategic dialogue on inclusive humanitarian preparedness, early warning, risk reduction and response programme in Dhaka today. Photos: Courtesy

People with disabilities are higher risks of exploitation, violence, and abuse during disasters: Experts

Representational image of women in rural areas. File photo

Urgent action needed to protect women during disasters: Speakers

Rescue workers search for survivors in the debris after a landslide hit Zhenxiong County, in Zhaotong, Yunnan province, China January 22, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS

China tightens law on handling disasters including information flows

Uthal Pathal: On the frontier of Cyclone Remal

Uthal Pathal: On the frontier of Cyclone Remal

Floodwaters at Lake Placid in Cairns, Australia after former Tropical Cyclone Jasper made landfall earlier this month, Dec 18, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

8 dead, 1 missing in Australia after severe thunderstorms

People walk amidst the wreckage, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Libya's flood-ravaged Derna struggles to cope with thousands of corpses

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes New Zealand's Auckland Islands

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes New Zealand's Auckland Islands

Natural disasters displace 12.5m in South Asia in 2022: report

Natural disasters displace 12.5m in South Asia in 2022: report

An American flag flies amongst rubble left in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida, US, 11 October 2018. Photo: Reuters

Multibillion-dollar natural disasters are the new normal

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113 actions to be implemented to deal with disasters: Minister

FILE PHOTO: Remains of destroyed houses are seen almost one month after Hurricane Ian landfall in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, U.S., October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

Hurricanes and floods bring $120 billion in insurance losses in 2022

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PM vows to face all natural and manmade disasters