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Accident & Disaster

Systemic changes needed to prevent unsafe buildings from coming up

New Delhi: Though Delhi authorities have swung into action making several arrests and launching a drive for survey and demolition of dilapidated buildings in the national capital, but all this comes too late. Seven lives…

One more body recovered from building collapse site; death toll climbs to 7 in Delhi’s Satya Niketan tragedy

New Delhi: Another body was recovered from the multi-storey building collapse site in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Monday, bringing the death toll to 7, officials said.   According to the rescue officials, the body was…

Delhi building collapse: Death toll rises to 3, workers continue rescue operation

New Delhi: At least three people were killed, and nine injured, with several others feared trapped under the debris as a building with a basement and five floors collapsed in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan area…

Bihar floods: 1.685 million people affected across 11 districts

Patna: The flood situation in Bihar remained serious on Sunday as rising water levels in several rivers affected nearly 16.85 lakh people (1.685 million) across 11 districts of the state, even as relief and rescue…

Nepal flash floods: Death toll mounts to 1,114 as search operations continue

Kathmandu: The death toll from the devastating floods in Rasuwa and surrounding districts has crossed the 1,100 mark, according to the latest search, rescue and relief update released by Nepali authorities on Wednesday morning.  …

Three killed in massive explosion at firecracker factory in UP’s Kaushambi

Kaushambi (Uttar Pradesh): Three people were killed, and five others were injured after a massive explosion at a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi on Monday, officials said.   A fire broke out at the…

Nepal floods: Death toll crosses 900 mark as 4,247 people remain out of contact

Kathmandu: The death toll from devastating floods in Nepal has crossed the 900 mark, as bodies recovered from riverbanks continue to pile up in several districts.   The number of bodies recovered has risen to…

‘Saw people, vehicles being swept away… escaped by 15 minutes’: Indians returning from flood-hit Nepal narrate their close shaves

New Delhi: People from West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Kerala, who were rescued from flood-ravaged Nepal, on Sunday, considered themselves lucky for being able to return home, while recounting their near-death experiences following the devastating flash…

‘Water up to 20 feet…ran up hills, climbed trees to stay alive’: Indians rescued from flood-hit Nepal recount horrors

New Delhi: People from different parts of the country, who were rescued from flood-ravaged Nepal, on Saturday recounted the extent of devastation in the Himalayan Nation and considered themselves lucky to have escaped the catastrophe.…

Nepal flash floods: 934 people linked to 11 hydropower projects remain out of contact

Kathmandu: As many as 934 people associated with 11 hydropower projects in Nepal’s flood-affected Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts have remained out of contact, an association representing the country’s private power producers said.   The Independent…

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