Natural disaster
Cyclone Michaung turns into severe cyclonic storm
Cyclonic storm "Michaung" over west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas moved northwestwards further and intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and lay over the same area at 6:00am today, said a bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
Eight dead as cyclone batters India's southeast coast
At least eight people were killed as storms lashed India's southeast coast, police said Tuesday, with Cyclone Michaung expected to make landfall within hours
India shuts schools, offices, evacuates thousands as Cyclone Michaung nears
Authorities in southern India on Monday closed schools and offices, halted flights and evacuated coastal areas ahead of a severe cyclonic storm expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours, causing torrential rains
Depression over Bay intensifies into cyclonic storm Michaung
The deep depression over the southwest Bay and adjoining area has intensified into cyclonic storm Michaung
One dead after magnitude 7.6 quake rocks southern Philippines
At least one person was killed and two were injured after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook the southern Philippines late Saturday and triggered tsunami warnings that were later lifted
Earthquake: Least prepared as spectre of the big one looms
Frequent earthquakes are a sign that a mega shock may be in the offing, but the densely-populated capital seems to be the least prepared for such an event, experts say.
Earthquake: Cracks appear on Comilla University halls
Resident engineer says no structural damage
Cyclone Midhili crossing Mongla-Payra coast
The periphery of cyclonic storm “Midhili” has started crossing the Mongla-Payra coast near Khepupara
Mongla, Payra ports advised to hoist cautionary signal no 7
The cyclonic storm is expected to cross coast in the evening; heavy rainfall to continue
4 killed in Teknaf mud wall collapse
Four members of a family were killed when a mud wall of a house collapsed due to heavy rain in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf upazila early this morning
800 earthquakes rock Iceland within 14 hours
Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption
7.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Banda Sea
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties
Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors, deaths at 157
Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their bare hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country's worst earthquake in eight years killed 157 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi
Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors, deaths at 137
Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country's worst earthquake in eight years killed 137 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi
Nepal hit by 6.4 earthquake, felt in New Delhi
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck western Nepal on Friday, Nepal's National Seismological Centre reported as witnesses said it caused houses in the area to collapse and buildings in New Delhi, India to shake
Abandoned, left to starve
Sharmin Akhter and her husband salvaging the ravaged fences and wrecked tin roofs of what was once their home in Samitypara area of Cox’s Bazar -- this is what this correspondent saw during his visit to the area yesterday.
Five killed as Hamoon lashes Ctg
The cyclonic storm Hamoon lashed the southern part of Chattogram district on Tuesday night, leaving behind a trail of destruction in Banshkhali, Chandanish, and Satkania upazilas.
