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- India
Punjab: More than 2,000 people rescued in flood-hit Ferozepur
Ferozepur: The flood situation in Ferozepur, a border district, remained serious on Wednesday as more than 2,000 people were rescued from affected villages in the past 48 hours, said officials. The district…
- Telangana
Five cattle herders in Telangana rescued by NDRF from overflowing stream
Hyderabad: Five cattle herders from Chinna Mandava village in Chintakani mandal of Khammam district were trapped along with their buffaloes in Munneru Vagu, as the water level in the local stream rose…
- India
NDRF team rushed to Chhaten for search operations for missing soldiers
Gangtok: A team of 23 NDRF personnel were rushed to Chhaten in North Sikkim from here on Tuesday for rescue and search operations for six soldiers missing after a landslide hit an…
- Hyderabad
NDRF’s temporary base for 150 personnel to come up in Amberpet
Hyderabad: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is set to establish a temporary base in Hyderabad’s Amberpet soon. In a recent directive, the special chief secretary to the Government of Telangana, Ravi…
- World
‘Pancake’ collapse in quake-hit Myanmar tests rescuers; NDRF retrieves 16 bodies
New Delhi: A ‘pancake’ collapse of multiple buildings and houses leading to floors falling one over the other has become a challenge for rescue workers in quake-hit Myanmar with India’s NDRF retrieving…
- Telangana
Telangana tunnel collapse: Search for trapped workers enters 19th day
Nagarkurnool: The search for seven people trapped inside the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel here continued for the 19th consecutive day on Wednesday, with intensified efforts. Rescue teams including personnel from NDRF, state-run…
- India
Uttarakhand avalanche: 4 killed, 50 rescued; CM Dhami oversees rescue ops
New Delhi: As a result of swift, prompt and collective efforts of the security forces, including the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF),…
- Photos
Photos: Rescue operation continues to find people trapped in Telangana tunnel
Hyderabad: The rescue operation continued for the fourth day on Wednesday to find eight people trapped in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district, with a last 40-metre…
- News
Tunnel collapse: Rescuers seek breakthrough amid silt, water threat
Nagarkurnool: Top experts from the Indian Army, Navy, NDRF, GSI and other agencies made relentless efforts on Tuesday to find a breakthrough in the collapsed SLBC tunnel rescue work amidst threat to…
- Telangana
SLBC tunnel roof collapse: Sniffer dogs deployed to rescue trapped workers
Hyderabad: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), on Tuesday, February 25, deployed sniffer dogs into service in the rescue mission of the eight workers trapped in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC)…
- News
Telangana tunnel collapse: Hopes of finding survivors recede
Hyderabad: Hopes of finding eight trapped workers alive from an under-construction tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district were receding even as teams from NDRF, Army and other agencies continued rescue operations on Monday.…
- India
Center approves NDRF funds for Telangana, 4 other states
A committee headed by Union Home minister Amit Shah has approved Rs 1554.99 of additional central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five states affected by floods, flash floods,…
- India
Centre declares Wayanad landslides ‘severe nature’ disaster, announces aid process
Thiruvananthapuram: Five months after devastating landslides destroyed three villages in Wayanad, the Union Government has declared it a disaster of “severe nature,” recognising its intensity and impact for all practical purposes, an…
- Chennai
Cyclone Fengal: Stalin requests PM Modi to sanction Rs 2000 cr interim relief
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a release of Rs 2000 crore from the National Disaster Relief Funds (NDRF) as an interim relief…
- India
Cyclone ‘Dana’ to bring heavy rainfall in parts Jharkhand, NDRF teams deployed
Ranchi: Parts of Jharkhand could experience heavy to very heavy rainfall from Thursday night under the influence of cyclonic storm ‘Dana’, a Met Department official said. An ‘orange’ alert has been issued…
