Light earthquake in Delhi today

An earthquake measuring 3.5 hit Delhi and its surrounding areas around 03:05 pm afternoon on August 22, 2016.

According to India Meteorological Department, the earthquake occurred near Mahendragarh, Haryana at a shallow depth of 10 km.

No damage or injuries have been reported.

Flooding in Mauritius capital Port Louis: 11 killed

Recent flash flooding in Mauritius has claimed at least eleven lives. About 152 mm rainfall has been recorded in Port Louis within three hours. DR: If you are from the Mauritius area or have further news related to flash flooding in Mauritius. Please send any news, photo or video at: disaster-report(at)hotmail.com or use the comment box below to share your thoughts. Thanks Updates below You can also f ollow this event @ F acebook ( Disaster Report ), T witter ( Disaster_Update ) and Google +( Disaster Report ) Update 04:45 UTC -Water supply is currently disrupted in the Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. -Still one person from Grand Gaube, northern Mauritius is reported to be missing. Related post: Cyclone Imelda in Mauritius Grand Gaube Update 2013/04/01; 02:00 UTC One more body is reported to be found. If the report is true, death toll would be 12. However have to wait for the official message. Below is the photo of six victims of the Mauritius flood (Source

How can we prepare for natural disasters? – Best ways

It's important to know how we can prepare for natural disasters with proper emergency preparedness plan for less natural disasters damage. We have developed several natural disasters early warning system which provides warnings of natural disasters before they impact people and property. However, in spite of all the capabilities for advance warnings, we are still quite poor at preparing for these natural disasters. By 2015, on average over 375 million people per year are likely to be affected by natural disasters. This is over 50% more than have been affected in an average year during the last decades, a 2009 Oxfam report has mentioned forecasting the natural disasters 2015 statistics . But there are many things we can do before a natural disaster strikes to prepare ourselves. We should know what our risks are and prepare to protect ourselves, our family and community. Below are three important ways as how can we prepare for natural disasters. Register for Nat

Hail storm in Chennai: 3rd time in 5 years

Hail storm hit Ayanavaram, Chennai between 1.30pm and 1.45pm Friday afternoon. Nungambakkam recorded 3.5cm of rain and Meenambakkam 1.1cm, India Meteorological Department said. Last hail storm in Chennai was in September 6, 2011. This is the third hail storm in Chennai in last 5 years. No damage or injury have been reported from Chennai hail storm. Original post: Natural Disasters List September 14, 2013

Very Strong But Deep Earthquake Stuck Today Near Lae, Papua New Guinea

Disaster Report: Very strong but deep earthquake recorded today near Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea (Kudjeru). Damage is expected. Did You Feel It!! Let Us Know Fill this Disaster form or write in comment section below Keep This Page Open Or Visit Later To Get Update Report Please start reading from lower part of the page to get detail report Recent Natural Disasters List source USGS Did You Feel It!! Let Us Know> Click here UPDATE After collecting lot of information, we are happy to write that NO ANY DAMAGE TO LIFE AND PROPERTY by this quake in Lae, New Papua New Guinea. UPDATE Geoscience Australia's website said the quake that hit today in Lae, papua New Guinea could be felt by people 1,523 kilometres away, and that damage may have occurred within a 122-kilometre radius. UPDATE There may be issues of landslides UPDATE Its too deep

The tremors of the earthquake were felt at intervals of 15 seconds (Answer)

Q: The tremors of earthquake were felt at intervals of 15 seconds. The first tremor was felt at 8:54:57 and last tremor was felt at 10:45:12. How many times were the tremors felt? A: The answer is 441 Difference of times = 10:45:12 - 8:54:57 = 9:104:72 - 8:54:57 = 1:50 :15 = 3600 + 3000 + 15 = 6615 seconds. Now, 6615/15 = 441 Still confused? Kindly, drop your query in the comment section below.

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