Category: Disaster

Myanmar receives donations for flood rehabilitation

Yangon, Sep 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Myanmar authorities have allocated US$14.2 million and received donations for flood relief and rehabilitation, local media…

2 months ago

Two dead, 14 missing after floodwaters sweep away bus in Morocco

Rabat, Sep 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two people died, and 14 are missing after a bus was swept away by floodwaters in…

2 months ago

Flood situation improves in West Bengal

Kolkata, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The flood situation in West Bengal has started improving from Saturday with the water-level receding in…

2 months ago

Bushfire warning in Sydney’s north downgraded as conditions begin to ease

Sydney, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) A bushfire over 80 hectares in size burning on Sydney's northern beaches was downgraded from emergency…

2 months ago

South Korea: 600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes

Seoul, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy overnight rains across South Korea triggered landslides and flooding, forcing the evacuation of more than…

2 months ago

One dead, seven missing in Japan due to heavy rain

Tokyo, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Unprecedented rainfall hit Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Saturday, leaving one person dead and seven missing, local…

2 months ago

Myanmar’s agriculture dept urges cash crop planting in flood-damaged fields

Yangon, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Myanmar's Agriculture Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has urged farmers to grow…

2 months ago

Highest-level rain alert issued for Japan’s Ishikawa

Tokyo, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japan's weather agency on Saturday issued its highest-level alert for heavy rain in parts of Ishikawa…

2 months ago

Sydney’s beaches under bushfire emergency as firefighters battle blaze

Sydney, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) An emergency warning was issued for an out-of-control bushfire on Sydney's beaches on Saturday as firefighters…

2 months ago

US heat deaths projected to soar by mid-century

Sacramento, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) A new study projected a dramatic increase in deaths related to extreme temperatures across the United…

2 months ago

Death toll from Peru’s forest fires rises to 18

Lima, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll from Peru's forest fires has increased to 18. "The forest fires injured 165…

2 months ago

UN releases $2 mn for Typhoon Yagi relief in Vietnam

United Nations, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Nations has released $2 million to kickstart Vietnam's response to Typhoon Yagi's widespread…

2 months ago

EU fund for Poland may not cover all flood losses: Finance Minister

Warsaw, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 5 billion euro ($5.6 billion) fund pledged by the European Union (EU) for Poland may…

2 months ago

UNWFP to provide emergency food aid to Myanmar flood victims

Yangon, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) will provide a one-month supply of emergency food rations…

2 months ago

Portugal mobilises ‘largest firefighting force ever’ to tackle wildfires

Lisbon, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Portugal is mobilising the "largest firefighting force ever" to tackle wildfires that erupted on Sunday and…

2 months ago

Flood crisis in Patna areas, CM Nitish Kumar conducts aerial survey

Patna, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The flood situation in Patna and its surrounding districts has worsened with several villages submerged under…

2 months ago

Typhoon Pulasan triggers heavy rainfall in China’s Shangai; more than lakh evacuated

Shanghai, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 1,12,000 people were evacuated from China's financial hub, Shanghai as of Friday as typhoon…

2 months ago

Death toll in Myanmar floods nears 300

Yangon, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll from Myanmar's floods has risen to 293, with 89 people still missing, the…

2 months ago

EU announces 10 billion euro fund for flood-hit countries

Warsaw, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced in Poland that flood-hit countries will have…

2 months ago

2 missing, thousands evacuated as storm Boris batters Italy

Rome, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Emergency crews are searching for two people missing amid flash floods in the northern Italian region…

2 months ago



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