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Telangana tunnel tragedy: Search for missing persons enters 23rd day
Hyderabad, March 16: The operation to trace the remaining seven persons trapped under debris in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagakurnool district entered the 23rd day on Sunday.
Telangana tunnel tragedy: Intense efforts on to trace remaining 7 missing men
Hyderabad, March 10: Day after recovering one body from the debris, rescue teams continued intense efforts to search for the remaining seven people in the SLBC tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district on Monday.
Telangana tunnel tragedy: Cadaver dogs identify human presence under rubble
Hyderabad, March 9: The 15-day-long operation to trace eight missing people inside the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district made some progress on Sunday, with the cadaver dogs from Kerala identifying a possible spot for human presence under the rubble.
Telangana tunnel accident: Conveyor belt becomes operational, fate of trapped workers still unknown
Hyderabad, March 4: The rescue operation in the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district is expected to gather pace with the conveyor belt becoming operational on Tuesday.
Chamoli avalanche: Death toll climbs to 7; rescue ops for one remaining worker underway
Chamoli, March 2: The death toll in the Chamoli avalanche in Uttarakhand's Mana region has reached seven, with the rescue officials pulling out three more bodies on Sunday. Meanwhile, the search operation for one missing worker is still ongoing.
Chamoli avalanche: CM Dhami reaches Disaster Operations Centre, monitors search ops
Chamoli, March 2: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday visited the Disaster Operations Centre and held a meeting with officials to oversee the ongoing rescue operations in Chamoli, where four workers remain trapped under snow following the avalanche in Mana village.
Uttarakhand avalanche: SDRF team to use victim locating, thermal image cameras to search for missing persons
Chamoli, March 2: A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) from Joshimath on Sunday left for the Badrinath Dham with a victim locating camera and thermal image camera to search for remaining workers trapped in the avalanche that struck near the BRO camp near Mana village in Chamoli district on February 28.
Chamoli avalanche: Rescue efforts continue for 4 missing workers
Chamoli, March 2: Rescue operations have resumed in Uttarakhand's Mana region as clear weather has allowed teams to intensify their search for the four missing workers trapped after an avalanche struck Chamoli. Helicopters have also been deployed to aid the ongoing mission.
Telangana tunnel accident: Official denies rescue teams found bodies
Hyderabad, Feb 28: The operation to rescue eight trapped persons in a partially collapsed tunnel continued in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district, said a top official on Friday while denying reports that rescue teams found dead bodies.
Telangana ministers oversee SLBC tunnel rescue, ensure medical aid and swift relief efforts
Nagarkurnool, February 22: Telangana Minister for Irrigation Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday reached the site of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel incident at Domalapenta here. Minister Jupally Krishna Rao also arrived to assess the situation and review the meeting, as per the statement.
Rescue efforts continue after landslide hits China village
Chengdu, Feb 10: Rescuers are working around the clock to locate survivors after a landslide hit a village in Sichuan Province, southwest China.
NDRF has set global standards in disaster response, management: PM Modi
New Delhi, Jan 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the role of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on the occasion of its Raising Day, saying the specialised department has set global standards in responding to disasters and managing them.
Totally helpless: Wife of Lijen Magar, deceased mine labourer in Assam's Dima Hasao
Guwahati, January 12: The tragic mining accident in Assam's Dima Hasao has left families of the deceased in a state of despair. Junu Pradhan, the grieving wife of 27-year-old Lijen Magar, is struggling to come to terms with the loss of her husband, the sole breadwinner of their family.
Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations in Dima Hasao enter day 7
Dima Hasao, January 12: The joint search and rescue operations are underway at the rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Assam's Dima Hasao to locate 5 other trapped workers.