Disaster
Bhutan’s disaster preparedness remains inadequate – World Bank’s “Crisis Preparedness Gap Analysis”
With the country facing increasing natural disasters driven by climate change, Bhutan’s disaster preparedness remains inadequate. This is according to...
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DGM calls for preparedness and strengthening earthquake-resilient building codes
The recent Tibet earthquake with its tremors felt across the Himalayas was a cause for alarm for Bhutan. While the...
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NCHM monitoring Lunana glacial lakes after Tibet earthquake triggers massive avalanche near Thanza village
A day after a powerful earthquake struck Tibet's Shigatse region, with tremors felt across Bhutan, the National Centre for Hydrology...
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Community-based training to identify and manage disaster risk
Bhutan is vulnerable to many natural disasters, including flooding, landslides, earthquakes, fire hazards, and windstorms. Experts have warned that the...
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Home affairs minister assures national disaster preparedness with contingency plans and earthquake response measures
Responding to Radhi_Sakteng MP’s question in the National Assembly today on how prepared the country is for natural disasters, the...
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Tsirang farmers receive Royal Semso after hailstorm destroys thousands of fruit trees and cardamom in April
Over one thousand households in Tsirang, whose fruit trees and cardamom plants were damaged by an unprecedented hailstorm in April,...
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Dechencholing residents struggle to rebuild lives after devastating flash flood
A week after a flash flood struck Dechencholing, residents are facing the urgent challenge of finding new homes, as their...
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Officials trying to determine cause of Dechencholing flood
A team from the National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology went upstream today to assess the cause of the Dechencholing...
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Storm destroys maize fields in Trashigang’s Yobinang village
A storm has damaged around 20 acres of maize fields at Yobinang village in Trashigang’s Shongphu Gewog. Villagers of Yobinang...
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Country to have anticipatory action framework to reduce impacts of disasters – Bhutan Red Cross Society
In times of disasters in the country, response and relief measures usually happen after the disaster. This is according to...
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