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Peru earthquake results in injuries to at least 12 people
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): At least a dozen people were injured as a result of a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in northern Peru, the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) said.
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Delhi Police produces civil defence personnel before Faridabad court for k
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], September 7 (ANI): Delhi Police on Tuesday produced the self-confessed murderer of a 21-year-old Delhi Civil Defense personnel in a Faridabad court, which has handed over the accused to the Faridabad Police for interrogation.
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Cuba raises alarm level as tropical storm Elsa closes in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Havana [Cuna], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Cuban Civil Defense (DC) raised the alarm level on Saturday in the east of the country due to the proximity of Tropical Storm Elsa, which has maximum sustained winds of 110 km per hour.
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Delhi govt announces Rs 1 cr honorarium to families of 6 deceased from arm
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Delhi government on Saturday announced that an honorarium of Rs 1 crore each will be given to the families of six people, including military personnel, policemen, and civil defence personnel, who lost their lives in the line of duty.
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People flee as Nyiragongo volcano erupts in eastern Congo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
North Kivu [Congo], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The civil defense forces of the North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are evacuating residents of Goma after the nearby Nyiragongo volcano started to erupt, North Kivu Governor, Lt. Gen. Ndima Kongba Constant said.
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"It was the public's fault, not of the police", says Sharif, eyewitness of
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): It was the public's fault and not that of the police forces, said Sharif, an eye-witness to DJ Halli police station's vandalisation, a member of the Civil Defense group on Wednesday in connection with the Bengaluru violence on Tuesday night.
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Toll from flooding in Brazil reaches 57
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Jan 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from the heavy rain floods in Brazil's south has climbed to 57, including 48 people killed in the most affected state of Minas Gerais, the state's civil defense office said on Monday.
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2 killed, 13 injured as parking roof collapse at Riyadh university
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Dec 18 (Sputnik/ANI): Atleast two people died, and 13 others were injured as a result of a parking roof that collapsed at the Almaarefa University in the Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh, the country's civil defense service said.
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8 newborn babies killed in fire in Algeria's Hospital
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Sept 24 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 8 newborn babies died in a blaze at a children's hospital in the Algerian province of El Oued, Algerian Civil Defense reported on Tuesday.
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Regime airstrikes continue in Syria despite UN's ceasefire call
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 27 (ANI): Regime airstrikes and shell-firing continued in Eastern Ghouta in Syria with no signs of stoppage despite United Nations Security Council's call for a 30-day ceasefire, according to Syrian civil defense sources, the White Helmets.
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Drug De-addiction awareness camp held at Srinagar
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb. 23 (ANI): A health camp was organised on Friday by the Civil Defense forces in the Kashmir valley to spread awareness on drug de-addiction in the region.
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Peru quake leaves 2 dead, 17 missing
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], Jan 15 (ANI): At least two people have died and 17 others went missing after an earthquake of 7.3 magnitude hit Peru's coast on Sunday.
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