Organisation: National Disaster Response Force

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More than a million evacuated as Cyclone Fani lashes India

Cyclone Fani has torn through India's eastern coast as a grade 5 storm, lashing beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 200km/h and affecting weather as far away as Mount Everest as it approached the former imperial capital of Kolkata.

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21 die as Kolkata overpass collapses

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Powerful earthquake hits north-east India, killing at least six

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Nepal quake and two dozen aftershocks kill more than 1,100

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Massive storms hit Japan and India

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India and Pakistan continue to tackle lethal flooding

39 dead in Indian flooding

The death toll from severe flooding in Indian-controlled Kashmir rose to at least 39, as overwhelmed local authorities requested help from federal rescue officials.

Fri, 05 Sep, 2014

Baby saved from building rubble

Rescuers have pulled a baby alive from the rubble of a building 11 hours after it collapsed in Mumbai, India’s financial capital.

Fri, 27 Sep, 2013

Nearly 50 dead as illegally built building collapses

A residential building being constructed illegally on forest land in a suburb of India’s financial capital collapsed into a mound of steel and concrete, killing at least 47 people and injuring 70 others, authorities said.

Sat, 06 Apr, 2013

Dozens killed in Mumbai building collapse

A half-finished building that was being constructed illegally in a suburb of India’s financial capital has collapsed, killing at least 35 people and injuring more than 50 others, police said. Friday.

Fri, 05 Apr, 2013