A new analysis by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer) reveals a 51% rise in US chemical accidents since 2021, with deaths and injuries up 20%. This occurs as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle federal disaster management systems, despite strengthening measures by the Biden administration.
Delhi-NCR experienced relief from warm and humid weather with light rain and thunderstorms. The IMD issued a red alert forecasting gusty winds up to 70 kmph and a possibility of hail, advising residents to follow disaster management guidelines.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced a proactive plan to eliminate heat wave deaths in India, aiming for zero casualties and minimal property damage in all disasters. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was awarded the President's Colour for its exceptional service.
A passenger bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck on a highway on Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and injuring four others, officials said. The crash occurred around midday on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi Rawas regency of South Sumatra province, when an intercity bus carrying at least 20 people struck a tanker truck travelling in the opposite direction, said Mugono, a local disaster management agency official. Mugono, who uses a single name...
Two American citizens were among 19 people killed in a military raid on an alleged communist stronghold in Negros Occidental province, Philippines on April 19, 2026. The victims, identified as Lyle Prijoles and Kai Dana-Rene Sorem, had arrived in the area approximately one month before the incident. The government task force NTF-ELCAC confirmed all killed were NPA combatants, while only one soldier was wounded. Over 300 residents fled their homes during the firefight in Toboso municipality.
