Rescue Operations

Live: Narrow valley between Kedarnath, Guptkashi worst affected, says IAF

Dehradun: 9:41 am: The IAF officials say the narrow valley between Kedarnath and Guptkashi is the worst affected by the floods. The officials add the choppers are unable to navigate through narrow areas in Kedarnath and critical evacuations from Kedarnath area will be done by Friday.

9:36 am: Thousands still stranded at Kedarnath, rescue of another 500 expected on Thursday, say IAF officials.

9:21 am: The road to Uttarkashi has reopened and thousands of tourists who were stranded are now on their way out.

9:13 am: 100 paratroopers have slithered down to Gaurikund where many pilgrims are stranded....more    

HP: Choppers sent to rescue tourists stranded due to fuel shortage

Shimla: In an embarrassing turn for Operation Rahat in Himachal Pradesh, rescue helicopters deployed in Kinnaur to airlift stranded tourists are themselves stranded due to lack of fuel. Three days after the rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, air sorties haven't started. The two helicopters that were sent by the Centre, two days ago are standing idle. "We have fuel and we are ready to supply it. But they aren't...  

Uttarakhand floods: 8000 stranded in Kedarnath; toll likely to rise

Haridwar: At least 6000 to 8000 people are still holed up in the temple town of Kedarnath, said to be the worst affected by the floods in Uttarakhand. The geography of the temple town, which is situated in the remotest part of the north Indian state, coupled with bad weather is making it difficult for the rescue team to reach the place. Those rescued from Kedarnath recount the ground realities,...  

Uttarakhand floods: Harbhajan Singh rescued by Indian Army

New Delhi: Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who was stranded in Joshimath due to incessant rains while on a pilgrimage, was rescued and taken to safety by the Indian Army. "Rescued by 205 Army Aviation Squadron based at Mamoon Pathankot.thank u.sweet memories with the air crew.god bless," a relieved Harbhajan wrote on his twitter page. Flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides have claimed over a hundred lives in Uttarakhand and left thousands...  

Pressed 22 choppers for rescue operation in Uttarakhand: MoS Home

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday tried to calm fears and assure people that not all those who are stranded in Uttarakhand after heavy rains and landslides face danger. Some are in their homes and hotels and there is no shortage of food, informed Minister of State for Home RPN Singh. He also said that about 2000 to 3000 people have already been evacuated and 22 helicopters have been pressed...  

Pressed 22 choppers for rescue operation in Uttarakhand: MoS Home

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday tried to calm fears and assure people that not all those who are stranded in Uttarakhand after heavy rains and landslides face danger. Some are in their homes and hotels and there is no shortage of food, informed Minister of State for Home RPN Singh. He also said that about 2000 to 3000 people have already been evacuated and 22 helicopters have been pressed...  

Uttarakhand: Army begins rescue operation as thousands remain stranded

Hardwar: The Army has begun rescue operations in Uttarakhand with the help of civil administration and volunteers even as 100 pilgrims, who were stranded between Govindghat and Joshimath, were rescued. Twenty-two more have been rescued from the Shimla bypass. Thousands of tourists and pilgrims remain stranded in the state due to landslides. At least 13 people have died in Uttarakhand. Heavy floods have been recorded in Uttarkashi and other parts...  

Himachal Pradesh: 32 killed as bus falls into Beas river

Shimla: At least 32 passengers were killed when an overloaded private bus plunged into Beas river on Kullu-Mandi national highway on Wednesday. Thirty-two bodies have been recovered and 15 injured persons rescued and rushed to hospital, while some bodies are feared to have been swept away in the river, Deputy Commissioner, Kullu, Sharab Negi, said. The ill-fated bus, with more than 60 passengers on board, was on its way to...  

Mayor suspended as Bangladesh disaster toll climbs to 430

Dhaka: The mayor of the Bangladesh municipality where a factory building collapsed killing more than 400 people was suspended from office on Thursday, a government minister said, as rescuers pressed on with the task of recovering bodies from the wreckage. The scale of the April 24, 2013 disaster has prompted a worldwide outcry at poor safety and pay in many factories making clothes for Western brands, with Pope Francis on...  

Bangladesh: Building collapse toll reaches 362

Savar: Bangladeshi rescuers on Sunday launched the second phase of rescue operations, as they found little evidence of survivors under tonnes of debris of the 8-storey building that collapsed this week, leaving 362 people dead. "I would like to tell you, we are getting little rhythm of life under the debris. Even if some people are alive they are not responding," said Major General Hassan Sarwardy, Commander of the rescue...  

Thane building collapse: 9 arrested, sent to police custody

Mumbai: Thane Commissioner of Police KP Raghuvanshi on Sunday said that nine people have been arrested in the building collapse that led to death of 74 people and injured over 60 and sent to police custody till April 20. Raghuivanshi also said that one of the builders was nabbed in UP and the other in Thane. "We have also arrested some public servants who were involved in this. The builders...  

Thane building collapse: 8 accused produced in court

Mumbai: The police have now arrested one more person including two builders, the local corporator, an Assistant Sub Inspector, a Suspended Deputy Commissioner and also an Assistant Commissioner of the Thane Municipality in the Thane building collapse. The eight people have been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy in the tragedy which led to death of 73 people. They eight accused were produced in court...  

Thane: 4-yr-old recovered from debris opens her eyes

Thane: The four-year-old miracle survivor of Thursday's Daighar building crash in Thane finally opened her eyes to harsh reality on Sunday, and cried, much to the relief of surviving relatives and siblings, doctors said. The victim, Sandhya Thakur, had been unable to open her eyes, swollen with dust, watering and psychological trauma, after the seven-storey building collapsed on Thursday. She had spent several hours under the debris before rescuers dug...  

Thane building collapse: 73 dead, seven arrested

Mumbai: Seven people including the two builders were arrested on Saturday, three days after after a seven-storey building collapsed like a pack of cards in Thane. Seventy three people have died and more than 60 injured in Maharashtra's worst ever building collapse in decades. Thane Police on Saturday arrested seven people including builders Jameel Qureshi and Saleem Shaikh, the Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Thane Municipal Corporation, the Assistant Municipal Commissioner,...  

Thane building collapse: Police arrest two builders

Thane: Two days after 72 people died and over 60 were injured in Maharashtra's worst building collapse in a decade, the police on Saturday arrested two builders, Jameel Qureshi and Saleem Shaikh, of the illegal building. While one of them was arrested from Siddharthnagar in Uttar Pradesh, the other was arrested in Thane by the Thane Crime Branch. Earlier in the day, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) completed its...  

Thane building collapse: rescue operation over, 72 dead

Mumbai: The NDRF said that rescue operation in the tragic Thane building collapse is over and the death toll has gone up to 72 in one of Maharashtra's worst ever building tragedy. More than 60 people have been injured after a seven-storey building collapsed like a pack of cards in Mumbra area on Thursday evening. The builder, the contractor and the supervisor have been charged with culpable homicide. Municipal authorities...  

Thane building collapse: Builder, contractor booked for culpable homicide

More than 24 hours after the horrific building collapse in Thane, the death toll is still rising. 71 people are reported dead so far. This toll includes 9 boys and 13 girls. ...

Thane building collapse: Survivors claim many children still buried under debris

More than 40 hours after the horrific building collapse in Thane, the death toll is still climbing. Seventy one people are reported dead so far and the toll includes nine boys and 13 girls. More than sixty people have been injured in one of the worst building collapse disasters in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the authorities are assessing the full extent of the tragedy. ...

Thane building collapse: 71 dead, rescue operation still on

Mumbai: More than 40 hours after the horrific building collapse in Thane, the death toll is still climbing. Seventy one people are reported dead so far and the toll includes nine boys and 13 girls. More than sixty people have been injured in one of the worst building collapse disasters in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the authorities are assessing the full extent of the tragedy. Thane Municipal authorities have said that the...  

News 360: Thane building collapse kills 48, injures over 60

In one of Maharashtra's worst building collapses in a decade, over 40 people have died and 60 have been injured after a seven-storeyed building in Laxmi Compound in Mumbra, a suburb of Thane, crashed down like a pack of cards into a heap of rubble on Thursday evening. ...