Thiruvananthapuram, 26 October 2018 – The UN Resident Coordinator in India, Yuri Afanasiev, presented the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Report to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan here...
Statement by Lise Grande, United Nations Resident Coordinator; Rebecca R Tavares, Representative, UN Women’s India Multi-Country Office; and Louis-Georges Arsenault, UNICEF Representative to India. ...
OVERALL SITUATION With the rise of water level of River Brahamputra and its tributaries, the protected areas along the floodplains of river get affected with flood in most of the districts of Assam...
SITUATION SNAPSHOT ON ASSAM 26 persons were killed and many more injured as cyclonic storms locally called "Bordoichilla" struck Assam on 14th and 24th April 2010 in the late night hours. The storm...
OVERALL SITUATION With water levels receding in both states, some initial damage assessments have become possible. In Andhra Pradesh, 1.6 million people are affected, 63 human lives have been lost...
OVERALL SITUATION Heavy rains due to depression in the Bay of Bengal and low pressure from the Arabian Sea from Sep tember 29 to October 2 have caused flash floods in north Karnataka and the...
Bhutan + 2 more
OVERALL SITUATION On Monday, 21 September 2009, an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit at 02:53:05 pm local time in Mongar in Bhutan. The US Geological Survey initially reported the...
OVERALL SITUATION Over two million people have been affected in 5 ,103 villages and 18 municipalities from 61 blocks of 10 districts of West Bengal due to heavy rains and storms that hit the southern...
OVERALL SITUATION Continuous rainfall in the catchment areas of major rivers (Mahananda, Kosi, Kamla , Adhwara group of rivers, Bagmati, Kankai, Donk, Mecchi, Ratua and Bakra) and its tributaries...
OVERALL SITUATION In the state of West Bengal, heavy rains since 16 August have caused floods in several districts, especially Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, and most recently in...
Overall situation On 5 July, the water level in the Brahmaputra River started to recede in North Lakhimpur and Dibrugarh districts of Assam. However, as of 6 July morning, parts of North Lakhimpur...
NATURE OF HAZARD: FLOODS IN ASSAM Following heavy to very heavy rainfall in north-eastern states of India since end-June, the rising flood waters of the Brahmaputra river caused a breach in an...
OVERALL SITUATION As of 1 June, the population affected in 18 districts in West Bengal rose to 6.6 million according to the official Government of West Bengal report. In two districts - North and...
OVERALL SITUATION Official Government of West Bengal figures report that the number of population affected on 29 May was 5.4 million in 18 districts. Official figures put the human death toll at 115...
OVERALL SITUATION The impact of Cyclone Aila has led to heavy rainfall and damages in 16 districts in West Bengal. The worst affected districts are South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, East...
Overall situation The impact of Cyclone Aila has led to heavy rainfall and damages in 16 d istricts in West Bengal. The worst affected districts are South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, East...
OVERALL SITUATION The severe Cyclonic Storm Aila over Northwest Bay of Bengal crossed West Bengal coast close to Sagar Islands. According to the Indian Meteorological department, t he depression over...
Overall situation The severe Cyclonic Storm Aila over Northwest Bay of Bengal crossed West Bengal coast close to Sagar Islands. According to the Indian Meteorological department, t he depression over...
ORIGIN OF CYCLONE On 22 May 2009, the Kolkata Meteorological Department reported that a low pressure area had formed over West-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining East -central Bay of Bengal. The...
Origin of cyclone On 22 May 2009, the Kolkata Meteorological Department reported that a low pressure area had formed over West-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining East -central Bay of Bengal. The...