According to officials involved in the operation, 21 of the 24 crew members onboard MSC ELSA 3 have been rescued so far while the Captain, Chief engineer, and second engineer remained onboard to facilitate planned salvage operations.
Around 1.25 pm on Saturday, the vessel's operator, MSC Ship Management, informed Indian authorities about the incident and sought immediate assistance.
As per the police officials, three people died in the incident, and one is injured. According to officials, the fire department received a call about the incident at 6:05 PM.
Out of the 11 people who were confirmed to be injured in the incident, six people have been discharged from hospitals while five others are still undergoing treatment.
Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal said that rescue teams had to remove a substantial amount of debris, carefully using manual equipment to reach the trapped worker.
Two bodies have been recovered, and four others have been rescued after a portion of a building of a factory in Ludhiana's Focal Point Phase 8 area collapsed on Sunday, the officials said. They added that the search for one worker is still on.
The rescue operation to save eight workers trapped inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool entered its ninth day on Sunday, as teams continue efforts to reach those stranded since the tunnel collapse on February 22.
Vijay Pandey, one of the men who was rescued from the avalanche site admitted to Joshimath Army Hospital, said, "We were in the container when the avalanche hit us, and it swept the container away; we found ourselves in the snow. Nine of us were in the container, and out of which four are
According to Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Public Relations Officer (PRO), "Rescue operations have been temporarily halted due to heavy snowfall and bad weather conditions. Teams remain on standby to resume at the earliest opportunity. Further updates to follow."