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A probe is underway after eleven people died due to electrocution at the Appar Swami temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, during a procession. Commenting on the tragic incident, the Inspector General of Police (Tiruchi Range), V Balakrishnan, noted that an investigation has already been initiated, following the registration of an FIR. Besides, Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakhs, for the victims' families.

A constable of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) on-duty shot himself with his service rifle in the morning on January 25 in Mumbai. Identified as Pushkar Sudhakar Shinde (36), the constable was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, after the incident took place, where his condition is said to be critical. Police said that Shinde was inside a van, when he fired himself with a rifle.

A massive fire broke out at a wooden godown in Mustafa Bazar area of Mumbai, during the morning of January 10, at about 05:30 am. As per sources, ten fire fighters were rushed to the spot to control the fire. No casualities have been reported from the incident and the cause of fire and the damage caused is yet to be ascertained.

About six people died, 32 others were injured, and 20 went missing after several giant rocks collapsed from a canyon and fell onto four boats in Brazil. The incident took place on January 8, when large rocks fell from canyon that surrounds Furnas-Lake. Earlier, heavy rains were recorded during the morning, due to which some geologists believe that waterspouts may have caused the rocks to fall.

In Bijie City of China's Guizhou province, five people were killed and nine others went missing in a landslide incident that hit a construction site, authorities informed on January 4. Reportedly, the landslide occurred at around 7 pm on January 3. Meanwhile, eight people were rescued, with three of them stable in hospital, while five others were declared dead. Rescue teams are searching for missing people, reported ANI.