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.
Days after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan, approximately 400 people are still stranded and waiting for their rescue
Rescue operations continued for the third day to evacuate 40 workers still trapped inside an under-construction tunnel that collapsed on Sunday.
The locals said that the people affected by the landslide, have been assured by the government that they will get pre-fabricated houses.
Eyewitnesses described hearing what sounded like thunder before seeing a huge cloud of dust in the aftermath of the collapse. One compared the scene to the 11 September 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York.
The “head race” tunnel at the Tapovan hydel project site where 30-35 workers have been trapped since 7 February, remains the focal point of rescue operations.
