Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on clay or dirt surfaced oval tracks. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 1930s. Two different types of race cars dominatedâopen wheel racers in the Northeast and West and stock cars in the South.
1 Chennai floods: 48 hours at the MIOT hospital where 18 died.  Chennai floods: 48 hours at the MIOT hospital where 18 died. For patients, doctors and nurses at one of Chennaiâs premier hospitals, life became hell for over 48 hours as flood water hit power, food supply, communication lines and road access. india.
The deadliest storm surge on record was the 1970 Bhola cyclone, which killed up to 500,000 people in the area of the Bay of Bengal. The low-lying coast of the Bay of Bengal is particularly vulnerable to surges caused by tropical cyclones. The deadliest storm surge in the twenty-first century was caused by the Cyclone Nargis, which killed more than 138,000 people in Myanmar in May 2008.