natural disasters

Lightning flashes over Pune, September 2010. Credit: deutero/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Lightning Kills More People in India Than Floods, Quakes

A view of Rashtrapati Bhavan enveloped in a blanket of smog, caused by a mixture of pollution and fog, in New Delhi in November 2012. Credit: PTI

Fewer People Have Died in the Last 5 Years Due to Natural Calamities

The Marina beach on the Bay of Bengal coast is partly covered with rainwater after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. Normal life has been badly affected due to incessant rains. Credit: PTI

Three Days, Two Nights: A Chennaivasi Remembers Her Journey Home