http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/09/18/news0479.htmUNB, Dhaka Bangladesh is at the threshold of a big scale earthquake that might happen anytime, a seismic expert has apprehended. Dr Syed Humayun Akhter, Professor of Geology Department of Dhaka University, said the recent small scale tremors signal big earthquake ahead and it is imperative to take immediate preparedness to face such a calamity.Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:26:00 +0200nationittefaqennationittefaq-5414455e51d8cea6f89024a422bfadc7EMF_HealthAlternativeEnergyNaturalDisasters23.7099 90.4071http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/15/worldupdates/2010-09-15T123500Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-515031-1&sec=WorldupdatesSEOUL (Reuters) - Dozens of people have died in North Korea after heavy rains and landslides caused by a typhoon which hit the Korean peninsula earlier this month, state media said on Wednesday.Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:07:00 +0200thestarenthestar-b5108fd9f0cc268f6042b9f6e2681c02MaritimeSafetyWorldNaturalDisasters39.0285 125.757http://article.wn.com/view/2010/09/13/Analysis_Western_Ethiopias_Gambella_region_faces_risks_heado_m/GAMBELLA, 13 September 2010 (IRIN) - Officials in Ethiopia’s western Gambella Region have scored conflict and erratic rainfall a dead certainty this year, potentially affecting more than 150,000 people. Floods and disease outbreaks are likely too: rated four out of five (where five is certain).Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:55:00 +0200africaFMenafricaFM-57be13fd5324324dc118393f4dfa313eConflictNaturalDisastersUNbodiesAgricultureSociety7.82050322283944 34.2228976132434http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/15/worldupdates/2010-09-15T181758Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-514684-2&sec=WorldupdatesSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said it appeared that a meeting to choose a new leadership of secretive North Korea's ruling party had not taken place on Wednesday, as scheduled, probably due to severe flooding.Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:24:00 +0200thestarenthestar-8f1ab0e01c5b08f693ec2521423c3d37NaturalDisasters37.5424 126.935http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/europe/India-hands-over-20-million-for-Pakistan-flood-relief/Article1-601613.aspxIndia today handed over a cheque of $ 20 million to UN chief Ban Ki-moon for relief and rehabilitation of flood-affected in Pakistan, after Islamabad's insistence that the aid be routed through the world body.Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:37:00 +0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-e7ca61aca1eca047cd3d36554945e8c6UNSecretaryGeneralUNbodiesNaturalDisasters28.5687 77.216833.718151 73.060547http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/India-hands-over-20-million-for-Pakistan-flood-relief/articleshow/6575332.cmsIndia on Friday handed over a cheque of $20 million to UN chief Ban Ki-moon for relief and rehabilitation of flood-affected in Pakistan, after Islamabad's insistence that the aid be routed through the world body.Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:00:00 +0200economictimeseneconomictimes-f71876cacda0ff1eff2feb6c32b1afdbUNSecretaryGeneralUNbodiesNaturalDisasters28.5687 77.2168