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Iceland earthquakes - live: Volcano eruption fear after seismic swarm hits country prompting travel concerns
Iceland’s National Police Commissioner declared a state of emergency for Civil Defence after 1,485 earthquakes hit the country in the last 48 hours. Seismic activity in the area has ‘increased significantly’ since 3pm on Friday.
Railway teams provide care to injured in Vizianagaram train accident Railway doctors maintained constant communication with the hospital administration to ensure that the injured passengers received all the necessary medical assistance. Civil Defence personnel extended their support by visiting the hospital and extending emotional support to the injured and their family members.
Railway teams provide care to injured in Vizianagaram train accident Special teams organised by Waltair Division to oversee and extend support and care to those injured. Civil Defence personnel extended their support by visiting the hospital and extending emotional support to the injured and their family members.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings abandons centralised Civil Defence model The Hastings District Council has abandoned the centralised Civil Defence model. They will instead establish an initial 10 community resilience hubs, in a bid to better protect communities during an emergency.
Mortified Iraqi bride and groom vow to leave town after inferno killed 100 at their wedding - as... Bride Haneen, 18, lost ten members of her family in the devastating blaze. Her new husband Revan, 27, lost 15 relatives. Civil Defence had carried out an inspection of the site earlier this year.
State of Emergency lifted from Southland, region moves into transition period Emergency Management Southland announced on Saturday afternoon that Southland’s state of emergency had been lifted. The region will move into a local transition period. More time was needed to understand the impact of flooding on communities in Southland. Civil Defence payments have been made available to anyone affected by the weather event.
Thousands report feeling strong earthquake in South Island Thousands of South Island locals reported feeling the magnitude 6 earthquake, which rocked Canterbury on Wednesday morning. The quake struck at 9.14am, around 45km north of Geraldine at a depth of 11km. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said there were no reports of damage and Civil Defence confirmed that New Zealand does not face a tsunami risk.
Watch: Teens stuck for an hour in overflowing river in Udaipur, rescued The two local teenagers held onto a railing as the river was overflowed due to incessant heavy rainfall. A team of 12 Civil Defence officials reached the spot and after around 25 minutes of continous efforts, the two men were rescued.
Watch: Teens stuck for an hour in overflowing river in Udaipur, rescued Two young men were stuck in the middle of a swollen river in Morwaniya village in Rajasthan's Udaipur. A team of 12 Civil Defence officials reached the spot and after around 25 minutes of continous efforts, the two men were rescued.
Over 20 slips after recent East Coast rain, two homes red-stickered During last week’s weather event along the East Coast, 26 slips came down as heavy downpours drenched the area. Civil Defence is asking residents to report the slips as they red-sticker two homes, with two more expected to receive a yellow sticker. A local state of emergency was in effect in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne until Sunday.
Lawyers called in over costs claimed in cyclone response Hawke's Bay Regional Council is managing and administering the Cyclone Gabrielle response. The cost of the Civil Defence response alone is expected to be about $10.7million. Council has applied to NEMA for reimbursement of welfare costs totalling $2.5m.
Waihī Beach flooding: Damage assessments to begin after dozens evacuated Civil Defence teams were out at first light today assessing the damage caused by the flooding. Western Bay of Plenty Council said 27 people evacuated including elderly residents rescued by firefighters when the water reached their windows. The pensioner housing on Beach Rd had been one of the worst-hit areas.
Civil Defence will test Emergency Mobile Alert text service tonight Civil Defence is once again testing its emergency mobile alert systems. It will be sending out a message to people’s phones between 6pm and 7pm tonight. The test is designed to check the systems, cell towers and phones are all still capable of receiving the message.
9-year-old boy falls into borewell in Jaipur, rescued A nine-year-old boy, who fell into a borewell pit in Bhojpura village of Rajasthan's Jaipur on Saturday, has been safely rescued. According to the police, the boy identified as Lucky was rescued by a team from Civil Defence and National Disaster Response Force.
Tsunami warning: Civil Defence assessing risk after magnitude 7.4 earthquake southeast of Loyalty Island in the Pacific Civil Defence said if a tsunami has been generated from the magnitude 7.4 quake it is not likely to arrive in New Zealand for at least 1 hour hours. The 7.7 magnitude quake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands just before 3pm yesterday, also triggering a tsunami threat for Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia. Nema had warned the first tsunami activity could reach New Zealand’s shores by 5pm.
Tsunami activity warning issued for New Zealand after 7.7 quake near New Caledonia A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday afternoon. Residents in Whangārei, Northland, received an emergency alert from Civil Defence at 4.56pm warning people to stay out of the water. Aotearoa is about 2300km away from the Island, which are near New Caledonia, about 150km off its east coast.
Whanganui’s Hakeke Street Community Centre holding free emergency preparedness sessions Civil Defence teams across the country are encouraging people to prepare for such disasters. A presentation by Tim Crowe from Whanganui District Council’s emergency management team will help answer all the above questions.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Councillor raises independence ‘concern’ as Civil Defence review consultants hired Hawke's Bay Regional Council member Neil Kirton has misgivings about Hawkes Bay's Civil Defence review. It took Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown three days to commission a review into flooding that killed four people in that city, on January 27. In Hawke’s Bay, it's more than two months since Cyclone Gabrielle.
Officials may be underestimating damage New Zealand volcanoes can make, expert says An international study suggests New Zealand is underestimating the damage caused by volcanoes. The study analysed ash deposits at the Ubehebe crater in California, United States. An eruption in Auckland could cause significant damage, even seven or eight kilometres away. University of Otago volcanology professor James White suggested that Civil Defence analyse the study's findings.
Fire detroys thousands of stores at shopping complex in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence director Main Uddin said several firefighters were injured, two critically. The complex hosts about 3,000 shops in the Bangabazar area, home to the country's famed cloth markets. The blaze broke out early on Tuesday before businesses had opened and spread to neighbouring outlets.
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