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Video: Army Chopper Rescues 22 CRPF Personnel Stranded Due To Punjab Floods
The Indian Army Aviation on Wednesday conducted a daring rescue operation near Madhopur Headworks in Punjab's Pathankot district, saving 22 CRPF personnel and three civilians who were stranded due to rising floodwaters.
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Video: US Man Trapped Behind Waterfall For 2 Days Rescued Using Helicopter
A drone was used to check behind the large waterfall where Ryan Wardwell was found alive and responsive.
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27 Dead After Italy Migrant Shipwreck, Search Ops Underway
Italian authorities resumed their search Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, with 27 people already confirmed dead.
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Retrieval Op On K2 For Chinese Climber's Body, Mountaineers Set Off On Foot
A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world's second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a Pakistani official said.
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2 Pregnant Women Rescued From Disaster-Hit Dharali, Relief Efforts Intensify
Two pregnant women were airlifted from the disaster-affected Dharali village in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi and are now receiving medical attention at the district hospital.
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarakashi Underway, 816 Rescued So Far
After the devastating flash-floods that hit Dharali and Harsil, 816 civilians have been rescued by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till Saturday
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarkashi Underway, 566 Rescued So Far
Efforts to evacuate stranded pilgrims from disaster-hit Dharali village were stepped up on Friday, and 566 more people were rescued safely this morning. Rescue and relief operations are being carried out primarily via air.
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274 Rescued, 59 Missing, Helicopters Deployed In Uttarakhand: 10 Points
Rescue efforts continue in Uttarakhand's Harshil and Dharali after a cloudburst caused flash floods and landslides this week. Fifty-nine people - 50 civilians and nine soldiers - are still missing and five deaths have been confirmed so far.
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Video: Army Deploys Chopper To Rescue Boy Trapped In Flood In J&K's Rajouri
In a high-risk rescue operation, the Indian Army, along with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), local police, and civilian divers, successfully rescued a minor boy who was trapped in the middle of a flooded river in Rajouri.
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Indonesian Rescuers Widen Search For Missing After Ferry Sinks
Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers widened their search for dozens of missing people after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali, with six bodies recovered.
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34 Airlifted From North Sikkim After Landslide, More Rescuers Flown In
Two Mi-17 V5 helicopters rescued 34 people from Chhaten and Lachen villages in Sikkim's Magan district, with road commute dampened by a major landslide on June 1.
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1 Dead, 50,000 People Left Stranded Amid Heavy Rain In Australia
Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday, leaving almost 50,000 people stranded and one man has died. Rescue operations are ongoing as authorities dispatched helicopters, boats and drones on a major search.
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Narrow Escape For Helicopter Ambulance During Kedarnath Emergency Landing
The heli ambulance operated by AIIMS, Rishikesh had gone to Kedarnath to rescue a pilgrim suffering from respiratory distress when its tail rotor broke.
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UN Crew Member Killed In Attack On Helicopter In South Sudan
A United Nations helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed in South Sudan while attempting to rescue soldiers on Friday, in an incident described as a possible war crime.
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3 Miners Dead Inside Flooded Assam Mine, Army Divers, Choppers Deployed
Army teams deployed divers, helicopters and engineers to help rescue the nine men, who have been trapped since Monday in the mine in Assam's hilly Dima Hasao district.
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Video: Army Chopper Rescues 22 CRPF Personnel Stranded Due To Punjab Floods
The Indian Army Aviation on Wednesday conducted a daring rescue operation near Madhopur Headworks in Punjab's Pathankot district, saving 22 CRPF personnel and three civilians who were stranded due to rising floodwaters.
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Video: US Man Trapped Behind Waterfall For 2 Days Rescued Using Helicopter
A drone was used to check behind the large waterfall where Ryan Wardwell was found alive and responsive.
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27 Dead After Italy Migrant Shipwreck, Search Ops Underway
Italian authorities resumed their search Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, with 27 people already confirmed dead.
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Retrieval Op On K2 For Chinese Climber's Body, Mountaineers Set Off On Foot
A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world's second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a Pakistani official said.
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2 Pregnant Women Rescued From Disaster-Hit Dharali, Relief Efforts Intensify
Two pregnant women were airlifted from the disaster-affected Dharali village in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi and are now receiving medical attention at the district hospital.
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarakashi Underway, 816 Rescued So Far
After the devastating flash-floods that hit Dharali and Harsil, 816 civilians have been rescued by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till Saturday
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarkashi Underway, 566 Rescued So Far
Efforts to evacuate stranded pilgrims from disaster-hit Dharali village were stepped up on Friday, and 566 more people were rescued safely this morning. Rescue and relief operations are being carried out primarily via air.
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274 Rescued, 59 Missing, Helicopters Deployed In Uttarakhand: 10 Points
Rescue efforts continue in Uttarakhand's Harshil and Dharali after a cloudburst caused flash floods and landslides this week. Fifty-nine people - 50 civilians and nine soldiers - are still missing and five deaths have been confirmed so far.
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Video: Army Deploys Chopper To Rescue Boy Trapped In Flood In J&K's Rajouri
In a high-risk rescue operation, the Indian Army, along with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), local police, and civilian divers, successfully rescued a minor boy who was trapped in the middle of a flooded river in Rajouri.
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Indonesian Rescuers Widen Search For Missing After Ferry Sinks
Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers widened their search for dozens of missing people after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali, with six bodies recovered.
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34 Airlifted From North Sikkim After Landslide, More Rescuers Flown In
Two Mi-17 V5 helicopters rescued 34 people from Chhaten and Lachen villages in Sikkim's Magan district, with road commute dampened by a major landslide on June 1.
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1 Dead, 50,000 People Left Stranded Amid Heavy Rain In Australia
Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday, leaving almost 50,000 people stranded and one man has died. Rescue operations are ongoing as authorities dispatched helicopters, boats and drones on a major search.
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Narrow Escape For Helicopter Ambulance During Kedarnath Emergency Landing
The heli ambulance operated by AIIMS, Rishikesh had gone to Kedarnath to rescue a pilgrim suffering from respiratory distress when its tail rotor broke.
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UN Crew Member Killed In Attack On Helicopter In South Sudan
A United Nations helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed in South Sudan while attempting to rescue soldiers on Friday, in an incident described as a possible war crime.
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3 Miners Dead Inside Flooded Assam Mine, Army Divers, Choppers Deployed
Army teams deployed divers, helicopters and engineers to help rescue the nine men, who have been trapped since Monday in the mine in Assam's hilly Dima Hasao district.
