Govt agencies, experts had warned of Sikkim’s glacial lake outburst

New Delhi: The flash floods in Sikkim, which claimed at least 14 lives and 102 others still missing, did not come without warnings, media reports said.

Assam Flood: 2 dead, over 1500 villages submerged, nearly 5 lakh people affected

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim, affecting nearly 4.89 lakh people in 19 districts across the state.

Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation

New York: Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on people’s access to water and sanitation unless governments do more to prepare key infrastructure now, the UN warned on Friday. 

At least one killed as earthquake rocks Peru

Lima, Jan 15 (IBNS): A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck Peru on Sunday, killing at least one person, reports said.

Iraq-Iran quake: Battered by calamity, survivors spend second night outdoors

Tehran, Nov 14 (IBNS): Thousands of Iranians have been forced to sleep outdoors, battling the harsh cold for the second consecutive night after quake struck the Iraq-Iran border region on Sunday, report said.

Storm Nate: At least 22 killed in Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua

San Jose, Oct 6 (IBNS): At least 22 people have been reportedly killed by Storm Nate, which pummelled parts of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras, media reports said.

At least 330 die as Hurricane Matthew tears through Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct 7 (IBNS): The number of people killed in Haiti by Hurricane Matthew, which hit the nation on Thursday, has touched 330, according to The Guardian.