Category: disaster
No city for the nameless
Nisar, a soul lost to the city. Photo: Supplied E very night, hundreds endure sleeplessness on Lahores streets. Many are labourers who have migrated to the city for jobs. Soaring rents force them to sleep on the roadsides. The urban homeless are mostly economic.
IMD issues red alert for Maharashtra: NDRF deploys six teams for relief ops
Two teams each have been sent to Solapur and Dharashiv, while Beed and Latur have received one team each. Additionally, NDRF units stationed in Pune, Mumbai, Thane, and Nagpur have been placed on high alert for rapid deployment to assist local authorities, if needed.
Sandstorms turn day into night across Sao Paulo
Massive sandstorms swept across Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 22, turning skies orange and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes.
Maharashtra rains: Five dead in Latur floods amid extreme rainfall
Heavy rains in Maharashtras Latur district have claimed five lives after floodwaters swept away residents and an autorickshaw. Rescue teams, including NDRF and police, recovered the bodies after a 40-hour operation. Crops and homes were severely damaged, with losses estimated at Rs 480 crore.
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brett James (57) dies in plane crash
Brett James, a celebrated American country music singer-songwriter and record producer, has reportedly died in a plane crash in North Carolina on Thursday (US time). He was 57.
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