Bharat Express

Natural Disasters

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea early on Saturday, April 5.

Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu acknowledged that the authorities had recognized the peril and successfully evacuated a commercial building two days prior.

Torrential rain that hit India in May also caused rivers to overflow in neighbouring Bangladesh, triggering nearly 5,500 displacements.