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Church comes to aid disaster-hit in Wayanad

On: July 31, 2024

Thomas Scaria Waynad, July 30, 2024: More than 250 people died and 190 went missing in the “worst ever” landslide that devastated Kerala’s hilly Wayanad district on July 30. The victims included 9 Catholic families from the St. Sebastian’s Syro-Malabar Church, Chooranmala, the affected region. Only one body was retrievedContinue Reading

Thousands flee as typhoon hits Philippines on Christmas day

By: Matters India

On: December 25, 2016

In: International

Manila: Thousands of residents were fleeing coastal and other hazardous areas in the eastern Philippines on Sunday as a powerful typhoon barrelled towards the disaster-prone archipelago. Officials warned 2.5-metre (eight feet) high waves and landslides posed the biggest threats as typhoon Nina (also known as Nock-ten) closed in on theContinue Reading