/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/RJD43BCCGRIX7PC3NVPMNUUOWA.jpg "Seychelles declares state of emergency after explosion, flooding")
Wavel Ramkalawan President of Seychelles addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/ File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NAIROBI, Dec 7 (Reuters) – A blast at an explosives store wrecked buildings and caused “massive damage” to an industrial zone on the Seychelles’ main island …
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[1/2]Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) evacuate people from a water-logged residential area following heavy rains due to Cyclone Michaung, in Chennai, India, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing Rights CHENNAI/HYDERABAD, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Rescuers used boats to reach people stranded in their homes amid widespread flooding in the India’s Chennai on …
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BHUBANESWAR, India, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Cyclone Michaung barrelled into the southern Indian coast on Tuesday with intense winds, its arrival preceded by torrential rains and flooding that killed at least 13 people, as officials assessed the damage. Tall waves crashed into southern coastal towns over the last two days as the cyclone approached, submerging …
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Draft COP28 text includes fossil fuel phase out Text adds other options, include no phase out deal Fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 DUBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Countries at the COP28 climate conference are considering calling for a formal phase-out of fossil fuels as part of the U.N. summit’s final deal …
CHENNAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) – At least four people died, factories closed and the runway of one of India’s busiest airports lay submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern states were braced on Monday for the impact of a severe cyclone. Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern …
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NEW DELHI, Nov 20 (Reuters) – India’s capital Delhi re-opened schools and some building sites on Monday amid signs of receding air pollution, although it remained classified as hazardous, while a toxic foam besmirched stretches of the Yamuna river flowing through the city. The world’s most polluted capital resumed its annual battle on pollution this …
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/KDCFMCHT2VOMDKKXNFHU7CVDM4.jpg "Rescuers drill to reach 40 workers in India tunnel collapse")
LUCKNOW, India, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Rescue workers on Tuesday battled to reach 40 Indian workers trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel for almost 60 hours, drilling through debris to fix a wide steel pipe which they hope can be used to pull the men out. The trapped men are safe and healthy, authorities …
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[1/6]A dog crosses a road on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Acquire Licensing Rights NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution on Monday morning, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers …
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[1/9]A girl lights fireworks to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Acquire Licensing Rights NEW DELHI, Nov 12 (Reuters) – A toxic haze began to circulate in New Delhi on Sunday as people in the city of 20 million, which has struggled with heavy pollution …
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NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – New Delhi plans for the first time to make rain to try improve air quality in the city, which is the world’s most polluted capital and has been gripped by smog for a week. The city has already shut all schools, stopped construction activities, and said it will impose …