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Over 1,500 people were killed and thousands were injured, while million were displaced as a massive earthquake – lasting for a long 20 seconds – hit Himalayan front region with 14 strong aftershocks causing widespread destruction in Nepal and India today. In Nepal, buildings were flattened, roads cracked, telephone connectivity snapped and hospitals grappled with a large number of injured ...

At least seven people died as a deadly epic storm dumped nearly six feet of snow on western New York state leaving people stuck in their homes and stranded on the roads. Four of the victims had cardiac problems, including an elderly man who needed treatment but could not be taken to a hospital in time, the New York Times ...

Not to be left behind the global trend, social networking website Facebook has launched a tool called “Safety Check” that lets users notify friends and family members about their safety during emergencies or natural disasters, following similar features on Google called “Person Finder”. The “Safety Check” tool will be available to all Facebook users numbering 1.32 billion users currently and ...

The death toll in Andhra Pradesh due to the severe cyclonic storm Hudhud rises to 21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Visakhapatnam to review the situation and to undertake an aerial survey of the country, on Tuesday. Modi is expected to hold a meeting with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who has visited the place and still ...

More than 30 hikers were feared dead on Saturday when the Mount Ontake, a hikers’ spot in Nagano, 200 miles from Tokyo, saw volcano eruption on Saturday night and continued spewing ash and rocks endangering the weekend visitors. Reports of sulfur smell briefly disrupted rescue efforts, said official NHK television of Japan. So far the rescue teams have recovered 31 ...