20 Jan 2025 – On the morning of January 6, when Babul Chandra Das from Tezpur, saw the news on TV, about an accident in a rat-hole mine near Umrangso in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, he became anxious. That’s where his wife’s elder brother Sanjit Sarkar, 35, had gone to work. Das and…
February 28, 2025 – In a life-and-death race against time, teams from the Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police are working to save 24 workers who are feared trapped beneath the ice after a devastating glacier avalanche hit a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) project site at Mana village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district at around…
January 29, As many as 30 people died while 90 were left injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj early on Wednesday. The mishap occurred when devotees thronged to the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. DIG Mahakumbh, Vaibhav Krishna,…
Jan 24, 2025 – Maharashtra blast: At least eight people were killed and seven others injured after a blast took place at the ordnance factory in the Jawahar Nagar area of Maharashtra’s Bhandara district on Friday morning. Rescue teams including firefighters and ambulances were deployed to the site. The explosion caused the roof of the…
January 7: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Shigatse city in Tibet, resulting in at least 95 deaths and 130 injuries. The quake caused extensive damage to over 1,000 houses and affected approximately 62,000 residents. Tremors were felt as far as Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and the Indian state of Bihar. On January 7, 2025, at…
January 2025: Uncontrolled wildfires ravaged parts of Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of buildings, causing at least ten fatalities, and forcing around 180,000 residents to evacuate. The fires were fueled by strong winds and prolonged drought conditions. Los Angeles and San Diego County, California A series of 14 catastrophic wildfires engulfed the Los Angeles metropolitan area…
January 12, 2025 Severe storms caused flash flooding in Melbourne, Australia, leading to widespread damage, including downed trees and power outages affecting tens of thousands of homes. Severe Thunderstorms Cause Flash Flooding and Disruptions Across Victoria Melbourne, Australia – Widespread thunderstorms battered Melbourne on Sunday morning, causing flash flooding, power outages, and disruptions, including the…
January 15, 2025: Heavy rains caused flooding in coastal cities of southern Brazil, including Balneário Camboriú and Itapema. The floods led to the displacement of entire communities and significant damage to infrastructure. January 2025 – Vale do Aço, Brazil — The metropolitan region of Vale do Aço, located in the interior of Minas Gerais, Brazil,…
Late January to February 2025: Over 12,000 earthquakes, mostly of small magnitude, were detected near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini. The seismic activity prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency, leading to evacuations and heightened monitoring due to concerns about a potential larger earthquake. The ongoing swarm of earthquakes near Santorini continues to perplex…
February 26 – March 9, 2025 A wildfire began in Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, covering a significant area before being extinguished on March 9. It destroyed 171 structures, resulted in one fatality, and forced over 4,500 people to evacuate. This was the largest wildfire in Japan in over 50 years. Largest Wildfire in Japan in…
