Staff ReporterThe devastating cyclone SIDR has damaged Aman paddy of nearly 5 lakh hectares of land on Thursday night, which will cost the country a deficit of 6 lakh metric tones.An Agriculture Ministry meeting yesterday revealed that the volume of loss of crops might increase once the comprehensive report is available within the next [...]

AFP, Los Angeles
US officials warned Wednesday about a possible Pacific tsunami, after Chile was struck by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The alert by the Hawaii based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, extended to areas “bordering the Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas” off the coasts of Chile and Peru. “An earthquake of this size has the potential [...]

AFP, Los Angeles
US officials warned Wednesday about a possible Pacific tsunami, after Chile was struck by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The alert by the Hawaii based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, extended to areas “bordering the Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas” off the coasts of Chile and Peru. “An earthquake of this size has the potential [...]

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