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106 Killed During Monsoon Season In Himachal Pradesh
The heavy rains during the monsoon season has affected life and property in parts of Himachal Pradesh and has claimed 106 lives between June 20 and July 15, 2025, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
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Manga Doomsday Prediction Spooks Tourists To Japan
Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with some airlines cancelling flights from Hong Kong where passengers numbers have plunged. Arrivals from Hong Kong fell by 11%.
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Why A 'Manga-Predicted' Earthquake On July 5 Has The Internet Buzzing?
Despite the lack of scientific evidence supporting the claim, several tourists from East Asia are cancelling or reconsidering their trips to Japan.
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War-Hit Ukraine Sees Influx Of Western War Tourists
Before the war, Ukraine already hosted tens of thousands of tourists every year in Chernobyl, which saw the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
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Selfies From Disaster Zone: How TV Series Changed Chernobyl Tourism
The hit TV series "Chernobyl" has attracted a new generation of tourists to the nuclear disaster zone but guides say that many are more interested in taking selfies than learning about the accident.
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Tourism, Plantation Hit As Kerala Continues To Reel Under Floods
Fresh rains lashed several parts of Kerala today as the state continued to reel under the impact of unprecedented floods, even as the weatherman issued a warning cautioning fishermen against venturing into the sea, officials said
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Tsunami-Hit Japan Beaches Reopen 7 Years After Devastating Disaster
Japan has reopened three beaches in regions devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting Fukushima nuclear disaster after years of reconstruction efforts, officials said Monday.
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How Elon Musk Used the Thai Cave Saga to Pioneer a New Form of Viral Tourism
As disasters unfold in real time online, Musk is pioneering a new form of viral tourist: the would-be savior who becomes a part of the narrative.
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Deadly Aftershock, Volcanic Ash Spread Alarm In Mexico
A magnitude 6.2 aftershock that shook Mexico on Saturday was blamed for five deaths, spreading fear among anxious residents reeling from a string of natural disasters and interrupting the search for survivors from a bigger tremor earlier this week
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Virat Kohli Video To Promote Uttarakhand Tourism Paid From Disaster Funds
A war of words broke out between Chief Minister Harish Rawat and the opposition BJP on Saturday in the hill state that voted last week after a BJP leader accused the state government of diverting funds meant for disaster rehabilitation to produce a tourism video featuring cricketer Virat Kohli.
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Disaster Tourism: Bitter Lifeline For Mud Volcano Survivors
Harwati forces a smile as she guides visitors around a bubbling mud volcano in Indonesia, pausing as they snap selfies on the bleak wasteland she once called home.
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Oracle CEO Discusses Smart City Solutions for Maharashtra
Oracle CEO Safra Catz discussed three mobile solutions to help authorities provide multiple channels to address public grievances, be better prepared for natural disasters and improve tourism in the state.
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Chile Volcano Eruption Costs Region $600 Million: Official
Last week's spectacular twin eruptions of the Calbuco volcano will cost southern Chile's Los Lagos region, a tourism and agriculture hub, up to $600 million, a local business leader said Monday.
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Commonwealth Games 2010: A tourism disaster?
From Incredible India to Disaster Delhi - that seems to be the story of the Capital with the Commonwealth Games on.And if Delhiites themselves are planning to give the Games a miss, what should you expect from the visitors?The Singh family is planning their dream vacation to Hong Kong during what they believe will be a nightmarish Commonwealth Game...
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What caused the Kerala boat tragedy?
Initial reports on the investigation into the Kerala boat tragedy reveal that the disaster could have been caused by an inexperienced boat driver.
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106 Killed During Monsoon Season In Himachal Pradesh
The heavy rains during the monsoon season has affected life and property in parts of Himachal Pradesh and has claimed 106 lives between June 20 and July 15, 2025, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
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Manga Doomsday Prediction Spooks Tourists To Japan
Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with some airlines cancelling flights from Hong Kong where passengers numbers have plunged. Arrivals from Hong Kong fell by 11%.
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Why A 'Manga-Predicted' Earthquake On July 5 Has The Internet Buzzing?
Despite the lack of scientific evidence supporting the claim, several tourists from East Asia are cancelling or reconsidering their trips to Japan.
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War-Hit Ukraine Sees Influx Of Western War Tourists
Before the war, Ukraine already hosted tens of thousands of tourists every year in Chernobyl, which saw the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
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Selfies From Disaster Zone: How TV Series Changed Chernobyl Tourism
The hit TV series "Chernobyl" has attracted a new generation of tourists to the nuclear disaster zone but guides say that many are more interested in taking selfies than learning about the accident.
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Tourism, Plantation Hit As Kerala Continues To Reel Under Floods
Fresh rains lashed several parts of Kerala today as the state continued to reel under the impact of unprecedented floods, even as the weatherman issued a warning cautioning fishermen against venturing into the sea, officials said
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Tsunami-Hit Japan Beaches Reopen 7 Years After Devastating Disaster
Japan has reopened three beaches in regions devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting Fukushima nuclear disaster after years of reconstruction efforts, officials said Monday.
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How Elon Musk Used the Thai Cave Saga to Pioneer a New Form of Viral Tourism
As disasters unfold in real time online, Musk is pioneering a new form of viral tourist: the would-be savior who becomes a part of the narrative.
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Deadly Aftershock, Volcanic Ash Spread Alarm In Mexico
A magnitude 6.2 aftershock that shook Mexico on Saturday was blamed for five deaths, spreading fear among anxious residents reeling from a string of natural disasters and interrupting the search for survivors from a bigger tremor earlier this week
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Virat Kohli Video To Promote Uttarakhand Tourism Paid From Disaster Funds
A war of words broke out between Chief Minister Harish Rawat and the opposition BJP on Saturday in the hill state that voted last week after a BJP leader accused the state government of diverting funds meant for disaster rehabilitation to produce a tourism video featuring cricketer Virat Kohli.
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Disaster Tourism: Bitter Lifeline For Mud Volcano Survivors
Harwati forces a smile as she guides visitors around a bubbling mud volcano in Indonesia, pausing as they snap selfies on the bleak wasteland she once called home.
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Oracle CEO Discusses Smart City Solutions for Maharashtra
Oracle CEO Safra Catz discussed three mobile solutions to help authorities provide multiple channels to address public grievances, be better prepared for natural disasters and improve tourism in the state.
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Chile Volcano Eruption Costs Region $600 Million: Official
Last week's spectacular twin eruptions of the Calbuco volcano will cost southern Chile's Los Lagos region, a tourism and agriculture hub, up to $600 million, a local business leader said Monday.
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Commonwealth Games 2010: A tourism disaster?
From Incredible India to Disaster Delhi - that seems to be the story of the Capital with the Commonwealth Games on.And if Delhiites themselves are planning to give the Games a miss, what should you expect from the visitors?The Singh family is planning their dream vacation to Hong Kong during what they believe will be a nightmarish Commonwealth Game...
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What caused the Kerala boat tragedy?
Initial reports on the investigation into the Kerala boat tragedy reveal that the disaster could have been caused by an inexperienced boat driver.
