Cyclone Fani kills five in Odisha
The storm hit Puri with a speed of 175 km per hour
Floods kill 26 persons in Bihar
Bagmati, Mahananda and Kosi rivers in spate; large-scale displacement in four districts
Uttarakhand residents get little succour
They have lost homes, belongings; claim no government aid available as yet
When havoc descended upon Chennai
Down To Earth journalist Rajeshwari Ganesan writes about the uncertainty of knowing if your loved ones are safe, even as Chennai's flood worsens
Titanic submersible: Titan search-and-rescue effort shows risky undertakings need to consider potential rescue needs
Many conventional risk assessments do not pay sufficient attention to available emergency response capacities
Twice hit by flood, Pithoragarh awaits attention
Over 1,000 people stranded in villages but relief and rescue operations focus only on pilgrim centres
Centre announces Rs 940 crore, but Tamil Nadu yet to learn from disasters
As floods in Tamil Nadu cause a financial dent and Chennai is declared a disaster zone, a look at the rescue efforts and what’s missing in …
Scale of disaster unfolds as rescue work intensifies
Survivors say hundreds stranded in Kedar valley will starve to death if rescue teams do not reach them soon. Next 48 hours crucial