The search and rescue operation at the site of the multi-storey under-construction building that collapsed in Punjab's Mohali on Saturday has been concluded on Sunday with a total of two casualties being reported, according to a statement from the SAS Nagar District Public Relations Officer.
Rescue operations by the personnel of the Indian Army and NDRF continued on Sunday a day after a multi-storey under-construction building collapsed in Punjab's Mohali.
A 22-year-old girl has been rescued after a multi-storey under-construction building collapsed in Punjab's Mohali on Saturday and has succumbed to injuries, officials said.
"Rescue operation is ongoing for nearly one to two hours. One victim has been recovered. She is a female. She might be around 22 years old," NDRF official Baljit Singh told ANI.
"We received the news about the collapse of a building. It is not yet estimated about the number of people inside (being trapped). Operation is underway," Deepak Pareek, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohali told ANI at the spot.
A 5-year-old boy fell into a borewell while playing in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Monday evening, prompting the district administration to launch a rescue operation.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Saturday urged the central government to release Rs 6,675 crore from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) to aid people affected by Cyclone Fengal.
In a tragic incident, three members of a family lost their lives when an old mud house collapsed in Kundoor, Anantapur district, in the early hours of Wednesday, said police.
The large rock reportedly fell onto the residence of a man identified as Rajkumar, located on 11th Street in VOC Nagar, Tiruvannamalai, around 4 pm on December 1 after heavy rains in the region.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has said that Cyclone Fengal has wreaked unprecedented havoc across 14 districts of Tamil Nadu, affecting 1.5 crore people and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 2000 crore from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) immediately for restor
As India Meteorological Department predicted heavy rain in Kerla's ecologically sensitive Wayanad district on Monday (December 2), the district emergency operations centre is actively monitoring the situation on the ground, said Wayanad Collector Meghashree.