Rescue operations are underway as emergency responders race against time to locate survivors trapped amidst the debris of collapsed homes, bridges, and roads.
The number of deaths has reached nine, with 1,038 injured, 96 trapped, and 52 missing, as per the Central Emergency Operation Center following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake centered in Hualien that struck Taiwan on Wednesday morning.
The casualties, all reported in Hualien, encompass four victims in Taroko Gorge, two near the Dachingshui and Huide tunnels, one in a residential building in Hualien City, and one in the Hejen mining area, with most resulting from rockfalls.
After a powerful 7.4 earthquake rocked Huwalien City on Wednesday, claiming four lives, leaving at least 57 injured and rattling scores of buildings, the local authorities swung into rescue operations in the affected areas, Focus Taiwan reported.
A gathering of prominent Christian community members on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for undertaking successful rescue operations for Indians stranded in foreign countries and becoming the voice of country's migrant labourers abroad during the past 10 years at an e
The firefighting operations continued till Tuesday evening after a massive fire broke out at a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district in the morning leaving eleven dead and around 150 others sustained injuries.
Firefighting operations continued on Wednesday afternoon after the blaze broke out at around 11:30 am at the factory on Magardha Road in Bairagarh village.
"5 teams of NDRF are deployed here. 200 personnel are a part of the teams deputed here. Drone cameras are being used for security and surveillance," Deputy Commandant, NDRF 2nd Battalion, Pushpendra Kumar, said.
In a display of remarkable resilience and expertise, an Indian Army unit deployed on the Line of Control (LOC) in the Gulmarg sector of the Baramulla district showcased its exceptional capabilities in avalanche rescue operations during harsh winter conditions.
A young male leopard that strayed into Chikali, PCMC (Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation) was successfully rescued in a joint operation by Pune forest department and RESQ CT Wildlife Rescue Unit, PCMC Fire Department and PCMC Police Department.