Bargi boat tragedy: How the Narmada cruise had all the makings of a death trap
Rescue teams have widened the search in Bargi reservoir as four remain missing. The captain has described how weather turned within minutes during the cruise.
Rescue teams have widened the search in Bargi reservoir as four remain missing. The captain has described how weather turned within minutes during the cruise.
The CM said Home Guards work with sincerity, without expectation or self-interest, to serve society, and the force stands by citizens during natural disasters, crowd management, traffic regulation, and difficult situations while supporting the police.
The collision occurred on the Thirumangalam-Kollam National Highway and on information police, fire and rescue services and revenue personnel rushed to the spot.
Besides emergency compensation for rehabilitation and relocation of victims whose houses were completely damaged in Dharali disaster families of the deceased victims will also be given five lakh rupees compensation as financial help at the time of crisis.
Around 310 pilgrims from different states stranded at Gangotri shrine area and other locations were rescued and airlifted to safe locations on Thursday as Uttarakhand Chief Minister personally monitored the rescue operation.
The death toll from a migrant boat capsizing off Yemen's coast has risen to 68, with 74 others still missing, as search and rescue operations continue amid rough seas, local officials said.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari on Monday inspected the search and rescue operations underway after a building collapsed in Burari and claimed that there might have been negligence on someone's part for the collapse.
The blast was so powerful that it was heard up to five kilometres away, sources said, adding that the death toll is likely to go up.
The relentless downpour that accompanied the cyclone has caused severe waterlogging in several areas, leaving buildings and vehicles submerged under floodwaters.
According to information given by the district administration as many as 2514 people belonging to 723 families are staying in 16 relief camps functioning in the district.
