natural disasters 2020

7.5 earthquake near Sand Point, Alaska prompts tsunami warning

October 20, 2020: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake near Sand Point, Alaska Peninsula triggered a tsunami warning causing locals to evacuate to higher ground. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake’s epicenter w…

Typhoon Bavi forms near Taiwan, forecast to pass South Korea this week

August 23, 2020: Typhoon Bavi has developed near Taiwan over waters some 200 kilometers south-southeast of Taipei and is predicted to pass South Korea this week. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, Typhoon Bavi…

Worst flood condition in Bangladesh, 62 killed

July 20, 2020: At least 62 people have killed in Bangladesh due to floods caused by monsoon rainfall. According to a government report, at least 51 people were drowned and others were killed by lightning strikes . A tota…

Severe flash floods in Sulawesi, Indonesia kill 15

July 16, 2020: Severe flash floods in South Sulwesi Province of Indonesia have claimed lives of atleast 15 people. According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, more than 4 000 people have been affected in six subdis…

Heavy rainfall in Mumbai collapses buildings, 12 killed

July 19: Two building collapsed due to heavy rainfall n Mumbai has claimed lives of at least 12 people. In the Fort area, at least ten people died after a six-story residential building collapsed amid heavy rainfall. Another…

India: Flash floods in Delhi kill four

July 21, 2020: Flash floods in Delhi have claimed lives of at least four people. Safdarjung recorded 74.8 mm rainfall on Sunday, the highest 24-hour July downpour since 2015. Many parts of the capital city registered alm…

Narayani River above danger level, high risk of flooding

July 21, 2020: According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division of Nepal, the Narayani River at Narayanghat Bridge has already reached danger level. The water level has reached 9.897 m and is continuously rising at Devghat…

Landslide in Darchula kills 2, buries 7 houses

July 21, 2020: A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Darchula district of Nepal has claimed lives of two people and buried seven houses. The landslide disaster occured in Naugad Rural Municipality-6, Parigaun in Darchul…

Rajkot earthquake today: Epicenter 9 km from Rajkot near Tramba

July 16, 2020: An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 has been felt in Rajkot, Gujarat today at 07:40 a.m. According to the Indian Seismological Center, the epicentre of the earthquake was located about 19 km from Rajkot near Tramba…

Landslides, floods in Nepal kill 62 and leave 49 missing

July 13, 2020: Landslide and flooding caused by heavy rainfall have claimed lives of 62 people and left 49 others missing this July, Nepal's Disaster Risk Management Center confirmed. Highest fatalities from landslide ha…

Landslide in Jajarkot, Nepal kills five and leaves nine missing

July 10, 2020: Five people have been killed and nine others are still missing in the landslide that swept through Barekot Rural Municipality in Jajarkot district of Nepal. Several district in Nepal are on a high-alert curren…

NEPAL: Sindhupalchok flood kills 2, leaves 17 missing

July 9, 2020:  Flash flood triggered by heavy rainfall along Bhotekoshi Corridor in Sindhupalchowk district of Nepal has claimed lives of two people and left 17 other missing. The swollen Bhotekoshi river swept away more tha…

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake recorded near Kargil in Ladakh

July 2, 2020: An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 has been recorded near Kargil in Ladakh on Thursday afternoon, India's National Center for Seismology confirmed. The earthquake occurred at 01:11 pm local time at a depth of 9…

INDIA: Violent tornado in Odisha injures 12 people

June 16, 2020: A tornado in the Rajnagar block of Odisha ’s Kendrapara district has injured 12 people and damaged 70 houses. The storm has affected several villages including Rangani, Patparia, Baghamari, Garata, Ahirajpur, …

3 dead or missing in flash flood in Kwara, Nigeria

June 16, 2020: At least three people have been killed or missing due to flash floods in Kwara, Nigeria and destroyed 100 houses in Akwa Ibom. A bridge embankment collapsed in Oko-Erin leaving one person dead and two others m…

63 dead, missing as heavy rainfalls batter flood-hit south China

June 18, 2020: At least 63 people have been killed or are missing as rainfalls continue to batter southern parts of China, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. Torrential downpours unleashed floods, mudslides a…

Thunderstorm in Budapest, Hungary kills 1

June 14, 2020: A severe thunderstorm in Budapest, Hungary has claimed life of a person and caused damaging floods. Fatality has been identified as a 66-year-old woman, who lost her life in a flash flood in Tótvázsony, Veszpr…

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