rescue operations
- India
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue enters day 10; new pipeline makes communication easier
Uttarkashi: Tuesday morning brought some relief for family members of the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel for nine days here as the newly inserted six-inch pipeline made communicating with them…
- India
Flood situation in Assam improving; 2.72L people still affected
Barpeta: The flood situation in Assam has been gradually improving, but still, nearly 2.72 lakh people in 15 districts are affected. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 874 villages…
- India
Odisha rail crash: NDRF ends operation, withdraws all 9 teams
Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force on Monday ended its rescue operation with the withdrawal of all its nine teams from the triple train accident site in Odisha’s Balasore district that has…
- Middle East
Turkey ends earthquake rescue efforts except in 2 provinces
Ankara: Nearly two weeks after massive 7.8 earthquake that left over 44,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria, the Turkish disaster agency on Sunday said it is calling off rescue efforts in…
- Telangana
Telangana rains: Amid red alert Bhupalapally records highest rainfall
Bhupalapally: Amid the heavy rains that continue to lash the southern state, Mahamutaram village in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district received the highest rainfall in the state recording more than 300 mm, said the…
- India
Over 6,000 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath base camps
Jammu: The 11th batch of over 6,000 Amarnath pilgrims left the Jammu city on Saturday for the twin base camps in Kashmir even as the annual pilgrimage to the cave shine in…