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A disaster occurred in the mining region of the Baya Biru Paniai on July 1 at 11 pm. 7 mine workers die in a landslide and other 6 are trapped under the involved building, Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian told in a press…

Rescuers have pulled out from the rubble of a collapsed building in Chennai four more survivors. The emergency workers Tuesday pulled out three more survivors, and authorities said they expected to wind up rescue efforts tomorrow. While the…

A building collapsed in Chennai, National Disaster Responce FOrce (NDRF) said on Saturday. The death toll in the collapse of an under-construction building near suburban Porur rose to 18. 23 people were rescued from the debris, National…

Introduction Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals frequently care for patients experiencing acute pain. Analgesics are critical in patient comfort and satisfaction levels during the treatment of acute pain. The objective of this…

KARACHI - A five-day course on managing dead bodies in emergency situations was held by the ICRC in Karachi earlier this month. It brought together 32 first responders from various organizations working in the areas of emergency management,…

LANGKAWI - Dietrich Eber Hard, 56, escape with minor injourice in a dramatic incident at 8pm in Langkawi, Malaysia. He had a close shave with death with his four-wheel vehicle, that goes over control and plunged into a…

The UNISDR (United Nation Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) presents the third of five Programmes aimed to improve coherence, focus, depth and efficiency in delivering the results of UNISDR Strategic Framework: Towards 2025. This…

The rescue teams from various groups gathered at Bulacan province to rescue hundreds of residents, who were enforced to stay on their houses' roofs, due to enormous flooding that occurred in last year. The rescue teams from the Armed Forces…

Tripoli (ICRC) – The ICRC condemns in the strongest possible terms the murder of its staff member Michael Greub. The 42-year-old Swiss national, head of the organization's Misrata sub-delegation, was killed by armed men around midday today…

The European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM) and CRIMEDIM start tonight a full scale disaster simulation for the XII edition of the European Master in Disaster Medicine, that will be held in Pombia (Novara). The live broadcast will be…