"In the last 3 days, Sikkim has witnessed 2 natural calamities: a landslide in Namchi district in which 3 people lost their lives, and similarly, a landslide happened on the intervening nights of June 12 and 13 in Mangan district in which six people lost their lives," the Chief Secretary sai
A fire broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait early on Wednesday, killing at least 41 people, Al Jazeera reported, citing authorities.
At least two elderly people died and over 80 persons fell ill due to an outbreak of cholera in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district, a health official said on Wednesday.
District Magistrate, Aurangabad, Shrikant Shastri shared the development about the casualties as part of heat-related issues and said, "5 people admitted to the hospital died. When we will get the post-mortem report, then we will get to know the exact reason."
In Bihar's Aurangabad, the death toll due to heat wave conditions has reached 12, while four people died in Kaimur district, including a worker on election duty, on Thursday and three people have died in Bihar's Arrah in Bhojpur district after suffering from extreme heatwaves in the region.
As many as 21 people died and around 40 others were left injured after a bus carrying devotees met with an accident on the Jammu-Rajouri National Highway and fell into a gorge in the Akhnoor area on Thursday.
As many as 15 people died while around 15 others were left injured after a bus coming from Uttar Pradesh met with an accident on the Jammu-Rajouri National Highway in the Akhnoor area.
Two people died and several others were left injured after a speeding bus lost control at a sharp turn and overturned on Tuesday night in the Kandhamal district of Odisha.
As intense heatwave grips Rajasthan, Minister Kirodi Lal Meena urged the public to take precautions and avoid unnecessary exposure to the scorching sun.