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As Cyclone Dana approaches the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal, Umasankar Das from the India Meteorological Department shares vital insights on its expected impact, affected areas, and important safety measures for residents.

“The crash was confirmed at 8 p.m. Immediately my friends and I took out our vehicle and rushed to the site,” #AirIndiaCrash

The Andhra Pradesh government has announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 crore each to the families of those killed in the gas leak.

“After analysing the videos, I was sure that it was soil piping, and knew that the people had to be evacuated immediately.”

By introducing such measures, Facebook is using its platform to generate awareness, so that timely help is provided to the people in need.

In this face of disaster, the Indian Army, Air Force, and National Disaster Response Forces (NDRF) in association with NGOs and civilians are trying to restore balance in the flood-hit state.

Pinki Gogoi and her friend Puja Gogoi used a bamboo raft to rescue up to 30 people left stranded in a flood and bring them to a local evacuation spot set up by her father.

As the pioneering state for action of climate change, Odisha is helping others vulnerable to the effects by implementing micro-level systems as well as offering training.

The granddaughter of Sunny Mathews, one of the brave and inspiring people who helped in the evacuation of over 1,70,000 Indians from Kuwait during the gulf war, wrote an emotional post about her grandad on Facebook. She shared it a day before the release of the movie Airlift that is based on the actions of such unsung heroes.