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3 Miners Rescued In Canada After Being Trapped Underground For 60 Hours
The rescue came hours after Newmont's global safety chief, Bernard Wessels, expressed confidence in the rescue.
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19-Year-Old Rescued After Dangling 700 Feet Above California River
A 19-year-old man was rescued after getting stuck dangling from a rope beneath California's tallest bridge while filming a video of himself swinging.
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How Rescue Teams Worked Through The Night At Odisha Train Crash Site
Wielding gas torches and electric cutters, rescuers worked through the night to pull out survivors and the dead from the mangled steel of three trains that derailed one top of another in a horrific sequence, killing at least 233 people.
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140 Passports Overnight, No Bath For Days: Indian Team's Turkey Challenge
Officials processing hundreds of documents to prepare more than 140 passports overnight and rescuers not being to able to take a bath for 10 days, the NDRF's mission in quake-hit Turkey was full of challenges -- emotional, professional and personal.
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Army Deploys 15 Rescue Teams In Maharashtra For Flood Relief
With heavy rains wreaking havoc in Maharashtra, the Indian Army has mobilized its teams to assist the local administration in flood-affected areas, it said on Friday.
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More Than 73 Lakh People Affected By Floods Across 16 Districts In Bihar
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.
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Volunteers Show Human Side To Pets Abandoned By Owners Amid Lockdown
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...
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Pokemon Go Raked in Nearly $900 Million in 2019, New Expansion Pass for Pokemon Sword and Shield Announced
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.
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"Bikini Climber", Famous For Selfies On Peaks, Dies After Ravine Fall
Taiwanese rescue teams were trying Tuesday to retrieve the body of a dead hiker who became famous on social media for taking selfies on top of mountain peaks dressed in a bikini.
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Four Dead, Two Injured As Vehicle Falls Into Gorge In Shimla
Four people died and two were injured after their vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh today, a police official said.
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Sashastra Seema Bal Launches Rescue Teams For Disaster-Prone Jammu And Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir, a state that has battled various natural disasters for a while and has had to depend on national rescue teams, has now launched specialised rescue team to help improve and fasten the process.
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A Man Freed A Whale From A Fishing Net. Then It Killed Him, Friends Say.
More than 15 years ago, the Canadian lobster fisherman co-founded the Campobello Whale Rescue Team, an "intrepid group of fishermen who care so much about whales that they are willing to risk their lives to save them."
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24 Rescue Teams, 35 Dog Squads To Be Deployed For Amarnath Yatra
Over 24 rescue teams and 35 dog squads would be deployed along the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal in south Kashmir as part of the efforts to ensure a smooth and peaceful Amarnath pilgrimage.
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Dozens Feared Dead After Another Landslide In A Myanmar Jade Mine
Dozens of people were feared dead in Myanmar after a landslide hit a jade mining region, workers at a local mining firm said, the second such incident in just over a month.
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Why 100 Soldiers Had to Wait For 10 Hours to Help Chennai Flood Victims
Some were cracking their knuckles. Some, simply waving off hovering flies. Most others with arms folded stared blankly. They expressed it differently but they all felt the same: bored, helpless and directionless.
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3 Miners Rescued In Canada After Being Trapped Underground For 60 Hours
The rescue came hours after Newmont's global safety chief, Bernard Wessels, expressed confidence in the rescue.
-
19-Year-Old Rescued After Dangling 700 Feet Above California River
A 19-year-old man was rescued after getting stuck dangling from a rope beneath California's tallest bridge while filming a video of himself swinging.
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How Rescue Teams Worked Through The Night At Odisha Train Crash Site
Wielding gas torches and electric cutters, rescuers worked through the night to pull out survivors and the dead from the mangled steel of three trains that derailed one top of another in a horrific sequence, killing at least 233 people.
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140 Passports Overnight, No Bath For Days: Indian Team's Turkey Challenge
Officials processing hundreds of documents to prepare more than 140 passports overnight and rescuers not being to able to take a bath for 10 days, the NDRF's mission in quake-hit Turkey was full of challenges -- emotional, professional and personal.
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Army Deploys 15 Rescue Teams In Maharashtra For Flood Relief
With heavy rains wreaking havoc in Maharashtra, the Indian Army has mobilized its teams to assist the local administration in flood-affected areas, it said on Friday.
-
More Than 73 Lakh People Affected By Floods Across 16 Districts In Bihar
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.
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Volunteers Show Human Side To Pets Abandoned By Owners Amid Lockdown
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...
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Pokemon Go Raked in Nearly $900 Million in 2019, New Expansion Pass for Pokemon Sword and Shield Announced
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.
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"Bikini Climber", Famous For Selfies On Peaks, Dies After Ravine Fall
Taiwanese rescue teams were trying Tuesday to retrieve the body of a dead hiker who became famous on social media for taking selfies on top of mountain peaks dressed in a bikini.
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Four Dead, Two Injured As Vehicle Falls Into Gorge In Shimla
Four people died and two were injured after their vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh today, a police official said.
-
Sashastra Seema Bal Launches Rescue Teams For Disaster-Prone Jammu And Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir, a state that has battled various natural disasters for a while and has had to depend on national rescue teams, has now launched specialised rescue team to help improve and fasten the process.
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A Man Freed A Whale From A Fishing Net. Then It Killed Him, Friends Say.
More than 15 years ago, the Canadian lobster fisherman co-founded the Campobello Whale Rescue Team, an "intrepid group of fishermen who care so much about whales that they are willing to risk their lives to save them."
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24 Rescue Teams, 35 Dog Squads To Be Deployed For Amarnath Yatra
Over 24 rescue teams and 35 dog squads would be deployed along the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal in south Kashmir as part of the efforts to ensure a smooth and peaceful Amarnath pilgrimage.
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Dozens Feared Dead After Another Landslide In A Myanmar Jade Mine
Dozens of people were feared dead in Myanmar after a landslide hit a jade mining region, workers at a local mining firm said, the second such incident in just over a month.
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Why 100 Soldiers Had to Wait For 10 Hours to Help Chennai Flood Victims
Some were cracking their knuckles. Some, simply waving off hovering flies. Most others with arms folded stared blankly. They expressed it differently but they all felt the same: bored, helpless and directionless.
