rescue operations

Oahu (Hawaii), March 22 – More than 5,500 people have been evacuated as the Hawaiian island of Oahu experienced its worst flooding in over 20 years, authorities said.Heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue to affect the US state of Hawaii on Saturday (local time), posing major risks to Oahu...

Dhaka, March 22 – At least 12 people were killed and 20 others were injured early Sunday when a mail train collided with a bus at the Padua Bazar level crossing in Comilla, in one of the deadliest rail-road collisions in recent times, according to The Dhaka Tribune.The tragedy unfolded around...

Raipur/Mahasamund, March 22 – A tragic accident occurred on Sunday at the famous Khallari Temple in Khallari village of Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, leaving at least six devotees injured.The incident occurred when the cable of the ropeway suddenly snapped, sending the trolley plummeting...

March 22, New Delhi: Two missiles launched from Iran struck southern Israel on Saturday, injuring more than 100 people, including children, in the most destructive attack of the ongoing three-week conflict.Rescue workers were active at the sites in the cities of Dimona and Arad. Dimona is home...

In South Korea, ten people were killed after a fire broke out in an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon. Fifty-nine people were also injured in the blaze, which is believed to have been caused by an explosion, while four others remain missing.The Korean Ministry of Interior and...

Daejeon, March 20 – A fire broke out at a car parts factory in Daejeon, a central city in South Korea, on Friday, injuring at least 50 people, including 35 with serious injuries, authorities said.The fire was reported around 1:17 p.m., prompting the National Fire Agency to issue a national...

New Delhi, March 19 Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav wrote to Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday, demanding the constitution of a committee to investigate the Palam fire incident, which claimed nine lives.According to an official statement, Yadav said in his letter...

New Delhi, March 19 A relative of the nine family members who died in a fire in a multi-story building in the Palam area here said on Thursday that many of them died due to suffocation, as there were no visible injuries on their bodies.Ramesh Soni, whose nephew owns a jewelry shop next to the...

New Delhi, March 19 – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal visited the family affected by the devastating fire in Delhi's Palam area on Thursday, and alleged that lapses by the fire department may have contributed to the loss of lives, while also accusing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

Indore, March 19 A survivor of the Indore house fire, in which eight members of a family were killed, said on Thursday that the blaze was not caused by the charging of an electric vehicle (EV), contrary to police claims that the tragedy was triggered by the explosion of a charging point.The...

New Delhi, March 19 While fire-related calls declined by 19% in the first two and a half months of 2026, data from the previous year and recent incidents in Palam highlight the persistent safety gaps.According to data from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), 2,716 fire calls were received between...

New Delhi, March 19 A day after a devastating fire claimed nine lives in southwest Delhi's Palam, a grieving father returned to the charred remains of his home on Thursday, alleging that systemic negligence had taken away everything he held dear.Rajender Kashyap, who lost nine members of his...

Karachi, March 19 At least 19 people have been killed in various incidents related to heavy rain in Karachi, Pakistan, which was hit by torrential downpours, thunderstorms, and strong winds.The casualties on Wednesday night occurred due to the collapse of roofs and walls, electrocution, and...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi suspended four officers on Wednesday for dereliction of duty, two days after a fire at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack killed 12 patients, officials said.The suspended officials include three personnel from the Odisha...

In New Delhi and Indore, 17 people, including many children, were killed and several shops in Ahmedabad and Chandigarh were gutted due to devastating fires on Wednesday. The incidents triggered panic and large-scale firefighting operations.Authorities rushed to contain the fires and rescue...

Una (HP), March 18 One person was killed instantly, while 25 others were injured when a bus they were travelling in overturned on a road in the Bangana area here, police said on Wednesday.The accident occurred around 10 pm on Tuesday when the bus, carrying devotees from Jalandhar in Punjab...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Delhi government’s Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department has issued a tender to procure two boats for monitoring and survey operations on the Yamuna River, officials said.The tender, issued on March 12, seeks two vessels with an estimated combined cost of...

Mainpuri (UP), March 18 A mud house collapsed in a village, killing a woman and her two children, and leaving her husband and two other children injured, police said on Wednesday.The house had mud walls and a tin roof, all of which collapsed on the family of six while they were sleeping on...

Chennai, March 18 – The remains of seven pilgrims from Tamil Nadu who died in a road accident in Nepal have been brought to New Delhi, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan said on Wednesday.Speaking to the media at Chennai International Airport, Murugan confirmed...

New Delhi, March 17 An old, rusty bridge in the Roop Nagar area of north Delhi was never just a crossing; it was a crucial shortcut that saved time and effort for hundreds of locals who continued to use it despite its unsafe status and signs of decay.On Tuesday morning, a portion of the bridge...