RESCUE OPERATION

After the tragic seven buildings collapse in mandi area of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, the disaster management and rescue forces are working tirelessly. Under the operations, 51 people were evacuated and shifted to safer places, whereas the government-run disaster management provided food and aid to those at shelters. In addition, the continuous rainfall, landslides and cloudburst this Monsoon has turned out disastrous for Himachal… read-more

A mother-son duo reunited after 35 years of separation due to the Punjab Floods rescue operation. A man Jagjit Singh (37) participated in a rescue operation, during which he was re-united with his mother, whom he thought to be dead. Notably, Jagjit's mother remarried after her husband's death, and shifted to Patiala, whereas then his two-year-old son was taken by his grandparents, with no information about his mother.

Four people died and three were injured, after a tragic landslide in the Raigarh region of Maharashtra. According to sources, on July 19 at midnight, a landslide was reported in  Irshalwadi village in Khalapur tehsil, leaving people injured and dead. The disaster management and NDRF teams rushed to the spot and rescued 22 people feared trapped under the debris. In addition, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde also arrived at the site.

Submarine Titan, which began its journey to the Titanic wreck site, situated at a depth of 12,500 feet in the Atlantic Ocean, lost contact after nearly two hours on June 18. It has been days but there is no sign of the submarine. The rescue teams are racing against the clock to locate the vessel and its five-person crew. The submarine is equipped with a four-day emergency oxygen support.

Jammu and Kashmir death toll mounted to 10, and injured people increased to 20, after a bus travelling from Amritsar to Katra, fell in a gorge. The tragic accident occurred today morning near Jhajjar-Kotli, 15 km from Katra in Jammu. Furthermore, a rescue operation is underway and almost all the passengers have been evacuated, confirmed SP Chandan Kohli. He also said the bus was carrying more than permitted passengers.