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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has classified different regions in the country into zones II to V, taking into consideration earthquake records, tectonic activities and damage caused. (Photo: Representational/AP)

7.5 magnitude earthquake rattles northern Peru

There were no immediate reports of casualties as a result of the earthquake.

26 May 2019 3:08 PM IST

China has suffered a spate of industrial accidents in recent months. (Photo:AP)

Chinese authorities confirm 17 people trapped in flooded mine

The incidents underscore continuing problems with occupational safety despite a government drive to improve standards.

17 May 2019 11:46 AM IST

Helpline number - 1938 - has been made operational by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). (Photo:AP)

Cyclone Fani: Telecommunication networks partially disrupted in Puri,...

Telecommunication networks have been reportedly partially disrupted in Puri and Bhubaneswar districts in Odisha.

3 May 2019 1:23 PM IST

Earlier on June 13, around 10 people were killed and 28 others injured after a deadly thunderstorm struck parts of Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: File | Representational)

26 killed, 57 injured in UP due to thunderstorm, rains in last 2 days

In the natural disaster, 31 animals were also killed and 16 houses were damaged across 22 districts.

8 Jun 2019 1:03 PM IST

Meteorological Forecasting Division has said rainfall will continue for two to three days in most places across the country. (Photo: ANI)

43 dead, over 24 missing, says police: Nepal floods

It has also said, high chances of flash floods in rivers flowing in the mid-hilly regions in Province 1, 2, 3 and...

14 July 2019 11:00 AM IST

President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, gives a thumbs-up as they walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., then onto Texas to survey the response to Hurricane Harvey. (Photo: AP)

Melania Trump trolled for her footwear choice as she travelled to...

People on social media had a field day with this one.

30 Aug 2017 10:42 AM IST

Families perched on trees with young children overnight as flood waters swept away homes in a village in southern district of Chitwan, local media reported. (Photo: AP)

Nepal: Death toll from floods, landslide rises to 40

Torrential downpours have destroyed homes and infrastructure in more than a dozen districts since Friday morning.

13 Aug 2017 4:00 PM IST

Four members of a family died on Wednesday as an avalanche buried their house in Gurez sector near the Line of Control in Kashmir. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

J&K avalanches kill 5; missing Army officer found dead

A police official said rescue teams are making efforts to trace the officer of the rank of Major.

25 Jan 2017 2:19 PM IST

The disaster is described as one of the worst-ever calamities since the 2003 floods. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka flood death toll hits 183 as country struggles for clean...

State TV broadcast called for public assistance to clean drinking wells contaminated by the monsoon floods.

30 May 2017 2:07 PM IST

Nineteen deaths were reported near the town of Tubod on Friday on Mindanao, the archipelago nations second-largest island, where Tropical Storm Tembin unleashed flash floods and mudslides erased a remote village from the map, police said. (Photo: AFP)

Philippines storm: Death toll rises to 44 as flash floods wreak havoc

The Philippines is pummelled by 20 major storms each year on average, many of them deadly.

23 Dec 2017 11:48 AM IST

Nineteen deaths were reported near the town of Tubod on Friday on Mindanao, the archipelago nations second-largest island, where Tropical Storm Tembin unleashed flash floods and mudslides erased a remote village from the map, police said. (Photo: AFP)

Philippines storm: Over 30 dead as flash floods, mudslides wreak havoc

The Philippines is pummelled by 20 major storms each year on average, many of them deadly.

23 Dec 2017 9:38 AM IST