Man Arrested For Poaching Endangered Black-Tailed Gazelle In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Dec 4 (NNN-APA) – Mongolian police arrested a man, involved in poaching endangered black-tailed gazelle, the country’s Ecological Police Department, said, yesterday. The suspect was arrested recently, while attempting to sell the skins of two black-tailed gazelle, near the capital city of Ulan Bator, the department said in…

Life-Threatening Bushfire Prompts Evacuation Warning In Tasmania

MELBOURNE, Dec 4 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities in the Australian island state of Tasmania, today, urged residents on the outskirts of the capital city of Hobart, to evacuate, due to a life-threatening bushfire. The Tasmania Fire Service (TFS), said in a warning, issued shortly before 2.00 p.m. local time that, residents…

Sri Lanka Extreme Weather Death Toll Rises To 410

COLOMBO, Dec 3 (NNN-LNW) – The death toll from extreme weather conditions hitting Sri Lanka has risen to 410, while 336 people remain missing, the country’s Disaster Management Centre said.– NNN-LNW

Urgent: 5.1-Magnitude Quake Hit 103 Km ESE Of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia – USGS

JAKARTA, Dec 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1, jolted 103 km ESE of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia, at 1316 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 50.9 km, was initially determined to be at 0.38 degrees north latitude, and 98.71 degrees…

Death Toll From Floods, Landslides In Indonesia Rises To 712

JAKARTA, Dec 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from recent floods and landslides across three provinces on Sumatra Island has risen to 712, with 507 people still missing, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said, last night. The agency reported that, the disasters have displaced about 1.1 million people in…

IAEA Conference On Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, Response Kicked Off In Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Dec 2 (NNN-SPA) – The International Conference on Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies, kicked off here yesterday, focusing on enhancing emergency preparedness and response. Organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in cooperation with Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission (NRRC), the four-day event gathers more than 450…

Overnight Temperature Dipped To Minus 43 Degrees Celsius In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Dec 2 (NNN-APA) – Overnight temperatures plummeted to minus 43 degrees Celsius in Tosontsengel soum, an administrative subdivision of the western Mongolian province of Zavkhan, from yesterday to today, according to the country’s weather monitoring agency. The figure marked the coldest temperature in Mongolia this winter, the National…

604 Killed In Floods, Landslides In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from recent floods and landslides across three provinces on Sumatra Island has risen to 604, with 464 missing, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), said, yesterday. Rescue operations are continuing at full speed across affected areas, the agency said. The agency reported…

Sri Lanka’s Major Reservoirs Remain Structurally Safe: Irrigation Chief

COLOMBO, Dec 1 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s Irrigation Department, yesterday said, recent adverse weather has not damaged any major reservoir under its authority, even as flooding continues in surrounding areas. Director General of the Irrigation Department, Ajith Gunasekara, said, engineers had opened spill gates across all major reservoirs as rainfall…

Sri Lankan President Pledges Full State Support For Recovery From “Worst” Natural Disaster

COLOMBO, Dec 1 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lankan President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, yesterday, described the ongoing extreme weather crisis as the worst natural disaster the country has ever faced, pledging full state support for recovery from the catastrophe. In a special address to the nation, the president said, the government carries…
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