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LIVE UPDATES on Nepal floods 2017

Monsoon-caused floods has claimed lives of over a hundred people in Nepal and northern India. Disaster-Report.Com is bringing the latest updates of flood damage across Nepal. Floods and landslides claim 120 lives across Nepal Most affected districts include Jhapa, Sunsari, Morang, Saptari, Sarlahi, Bara, Makawanpur, Sindhuli, Chitwan, Rautahat, Dhanusha, Dang, Banke, Bardiya and Surkhet.

Flooding in Koshi kills 9; Red light at Koshi barrage

August 12, 2017: Floods triggered by heavy rainfall for the past two days have claimed lives of nine people in Koshi zone of eastern Nepal. Two persons died in Bakraha and Nunsari Rivers in Morang district and rest others were swept away by the Budhi Khola at Gaurigaun in Sunsari district of Koshi zone.

Earthquake in Kos, Greece today kills 2 and injures 200 others

July 21, 2017: Magnitude 6.5 magnitude quake struck overnight between Bodrum and Greek islands killing at least two people on the island of Kos and injuring 200 others in Greek and Turkish coastal towns. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km below the seabed – off the south-western coastal city of Marmaris in Muğla province.

Magnitude 5.9 rare earthquake in North Korea today

July 12, 2013: A rare earthquake measuring 5.9 in magnitude has been recorded in North Korea.  The earthquake in North Korea today occurred at a greater depth of 559km. The epicenter was located 181 km ESE of Hoemul-li and 190km ESE of Chongjin in the Sea of Japan. Earlier, North Korea causes most of the seismic events occurred in North Korea due to underground nuclear bomb tests . But based on current location and depth, the initial indications showed that the earthquake was not caused by a North Korean nuclear test.