#naturaldisasters

News Desk Islamabad: Smartphones have become an essential part of everyday life, but beyond calls, social media and entertainment, they also include built-in safety features that many users rarely notice. Experts say these tools can…

WAM/APP Kushva: A powerful hurricane swept through Russia's Sverdlovsk region, injuring at least 16 people and causing widespread damage to homes and infrastructure, local authorities reported on Tuesday. According to the regional…

Inshal Haider Islamabad: Disasters remain one of the most pressing challenges to human security and sustainable development. Between 2000 and 2023, more than four billion people were affected by disasters, with global economic losses…

News Desk  Mexico: The eastern Pacific hurricane season has officially begun with the formation of Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of 2026.  While the storm currently poses no threat to land, meteorologists say its…

AFP/APP Colombo: Torrential rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have killed 123 people across Sri Lanka, with another 130 still missing, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Saturday. DMC Director General Sampath…

AFP/APP Liloan, Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 140 people and left another 127 missing after unleashing devastating floods across the central Philippines, official figures showed Thursday, as the storm continued its…

News Desk Islamabad: At least nine people have died and dozens are feared missing as a series of climate-induced disasters battered Gilgit-Baltistan over the past two weeks, causing widespread destruction across the mountainous region.…

APP Islamabad: Meteorologist Anjum Nazeer Zaigham Tuesday warned citizens to take precautions against the heat and predicted more severe summers in the coming years due to climate change, urging welfare organizations to set up heatwave…

AFP/APP Kathmandu: Low-lying neighbourhoods in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, were inundated by surging floodwaters on Sunday after ferocious monsoon rains that police said had killed at least 101 people across the Himalayan republic.…

APP Islamabad: The National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF), in partnership with the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, is advancing efforts to safeguard educational institutions across Pakistan through the…