Rescue Teams

Grief In Kerala's Munnar As Search Operation Continues Amid Rain On Day 5

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Surrounding the 20-foot-deep pile of rubble and boulders at the landslide site - around 18km from Kerala's Munnar - are grieving locals, shocked at their families being wiped out within seconds. Rescue teams are continuing with the search operation for fifth consecutive day amid continuous rain in a difficult terrain. Till now, they have found 45 b...

"Locals Treated Children As Their Own": Kerala Doctors On Plane Crash

Kerala News | Reported By Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday August 9, 2020

Six children, who survived the plane crash in Kerala on Friday, were rushed to Kozhikode's Baby Memorial Hospital and several locals - part of the rescue teams - helped in identifying their family members, doctors at the hospital have told NDTV.

More Than 73 Lakh People Affected By Floods Across 16 Districts In Bihar

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

Swollen rivers, originating in Nepal and flowing through north Bihar, continued to wreak havoc on Saturday when more areas and inhabitants were hit by the floods raising the number of people affected by the calamity to over 73 lakh, said the disaster management department.

Beirut Reels From Huge Blast As Death Count Climbs To At Least 135

World News | Reuters | Thursday August 6, 2020

Lebanese rescue teams pulled out bodies and hunted for missing people on Wednesday from the wreckage caused by a massive warehouse explosion that sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 135.

20 Dead In Landslides In South Assam, Several Injured

India News | Written by Ratnadip Chowdhury | Tuesday June 2, 2020

Twenty one people have died in a series of landslides that took place in Assam today. The dead are largely from three different districts of the Barak valley region in southern Assam. Seven other have been injured. Rescue teams have been rushed to the sites and 21 people have been evacuated. The region has been experiencing heavy rains for the last...

Volunteers Show Human Side To Pets Abandoned By Owners Amid Lockdown

Pune News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday May 23, 2020

There are posts on social media telling people not to abandon their pets amid the coronavirus lockdown for fear of getting COVID-19 from the animals. Despite overwhelming evidence that the risk of coronavirus spreading from pets to humans is low, some people have taken the irrational decision to abandon their pets that they have at one point treate...

Yes Bank Allots Shares To SBI, 7 Private Banks

Business | IANS | Sunday March 15, 2020

Crisis-hit Yes Bank has allotted 1,000 crore equity shares to seven private banks and the state-run State Bank of India for a total consideration of Rs 10,000 crore. IDFC First Bank is the latest to enter the SBI-led rescue team with an investment of Rs 250 crore. Investment by private banks has so far reached Rs 3,950 crore.

Watch: Army Choppers Rescue Trekkers Stranded On Frozen River In Ladakh

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday January 15, 2020

A group of tourists who were stranded in the icy heights of Zanskar River in Ladakh were rescued by the Army on Tuesday. The Army said several search and rescue teams from the "Fire and Fury Corps" were rushed in helicopters to the Chaddar trek route in the Union Territory after getting a request for help from the administration.

Pokemon Go Raked in Nearly $900 Million in 2019, New Expansion Pass for Pokemon Sword and Shield Announced

Nadeem Sarwar | Friday January 10, 2020

Pokemon Go had its best year in 2019 since its debut and brought in $894 million (roughly Rs. 6,359 crores) in revenue last year. Moreover, a new Expansion Pass was announced for Pokemon Sword and Shield.

60 Dead, Over 1 Lakh Displaced In Indonesia Floods

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 4, 2020

Indonesian rescue teams flew helicopters stuffed with food to remote flood-hit communities on Saturday as the death toll from the disaster jumped to 60 and fears grew about the possibility of more torrential rain.

Hyderabad Head-On Collision Caught On Camera, Train Lifted Off Tracks

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday November 12, 2019

Hours after two trains collided near Hyderabad's Kacheguda Railway Station on Monday morning, footage from a CCTV camera in the vicinity gave a frame-by-frame account of the accident that reportedly occurred due to "manual error". While 12 people were injured, rescue teams had to cut through tonnes of wreckage to get to the loco pilot trapped in on...

Rescue Teams On Standby As Cyclone Bulbul Approaches Bengal, Odisha

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 9, 2019

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has stationed a total of 34 teams in West Bengal and Odisha in view of the approaching severe cyclone Bulbul, a senior official today.

2-Year-Old Tamil Nadu Boy Now Trapped In Borewell For Over 40 Hours

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday October 28, 2019

More than 40 hours after Sujith Wilson, a two-year-old boy, fell 70 feet down an abandoned borewell in Tamil Nadu's Trichy district, rescue teams appear to be no closer to resolving the situation

9 Drown In Mahananda Boat Overturn Tragedy In Bihar

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 5, 2019

The death toll in the incident of boat capsize in Mahananda river bordering West Bengal and Bihar rose to nine today after five more bodies were recovered by rescue teams, police said.

Bihar Rains: Boats Out On Patna Roads, Homes, Hospitals Flooded

Patna News | Reported By Manish Kumar, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday September 30, 2019

Heavy rain continues to batter Patna where three days of incessant downpour has flooded many parts of the city, bringing life to a standstill for thousands of people. Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed and more rescue teams are expected to reach later in the day.