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108 killed, 92 injured in fuel tanker explosion in Sierra Leone
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Freetown [Sierra Leone], November 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 108 people were killed and 92 others injured in a fuel tanker explosion here late Friday, Sierra Leone's National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) confirmed on Saturday.
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Maharashtra: Unidentified senior citizen found dead in Thane lake
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI): The body of an unidentified woman aged around 60-65 years was found in Kachrali lake in Maharashtra's Thane city at around 7.30 am, said a civic body official.
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India, Nepal discuss issues relating to mutual security concerns
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): India and Nepal on Thursday held a discussion on issues relating to mutual security concerns, training and capacity building requirements of defence forces of Nepal and cooperation in disaster management.
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SDRF starts another search and rescue operation for missing trekkers in Ut
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], October 22 (ANI): The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Friday launched another search and rescue operation to track, rescue and bring down the missing trekkers in Uttarkashi district.
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Uttarakhand Police, SDRF set up disaster relief camp for flood-affected pe
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) [India], October 22 (ANI): Uttarakhand Police in collaboration with the State Disaster Management Force (SDRF) on Friday started a disaster-relief camp in Rudrapur city of Udham Singh Nagar for the victims affected by floods in the area.
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Maharashtra: Unidentified body found in brook in Thane
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], October 21 (ANI): An unidentified body was found in a brook near Reliance tower, Narayan Nagar, Diva east, informed Regional Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation.
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Six people stranded in Badrinath, Kedarnath due to heavy rainfall
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 19 (ANI): Six out of the 80-100 people who went to Uttarakhand for Chardham Yatra are stranded in Badrinath and Kedarnath due to heavy rainfall, said Gujarat Disaster Management Minister Rajendra Trivedi on Tuesday.
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Isolated heavy rainfall over Kerala during next 24 hours: IMD
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 17 (ANI): There is a possibility of light to moderate rainfall at many places with only isolated heavy rainfall over Kerala during the next 24 hours and further decrease thereafter, said the Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday.
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Southern Naval Command increases readiness for rescue ops amid flood-like
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Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 17 (ANI): In view of a red alert issued in five districts of Kerala amid flood-like situation following heavy rains in the state, the Southern Naval Command (SNC) has gone up in readiness for assisting local administration in rescue operations, informed source
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Kerala State Disaster Management Authority seeks Navy's help to airlift fa
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 16 (ANI): The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) on Saturday sought assistance from the Indian Navy for airlifting of families trapped in rainwater at the Koottickal Village of Kottayam district of Kerala, as per sources from Southern Naval Com
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DDMA fixes responsibility on DMs, DCPs to enforce Covid protocol during fe
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): In view of upcoming festivals, all District Magistrates and counterpart District DCPs will be responsible for strict enforcement of COVID-appropriate behaviour at all places identified vulnerable for transmission of COVID19, said the Delhi Disaster Manage
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Western Railways to use surveillance drones to boost security
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 14 (ANI): In a bid to tighten security, Western Railways is planning to use surveillance drones to keep a bird's eye watch on railway assets, disaster management, and crowd management, said Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer (CPRO), Western Rai
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