Rescue Operations

At least 13 people dead after stone quarry collapse

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MELTHUM, INDIA – Heavy rains triggered by a tropical storm led to a devastating stone quarry collapse in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram on Tuesday, claiming the lives of 13 workers and leaving 16 others missing. The incident occurred near the state capital, Aizwal, as rescue teams raced against time to find survivors. Senior police officer Rahul Alwal reported that rescuers managed to recover the bodies of the deceased from the quarry in Melthum, approximately …

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Over 670 dead after massive landslide buries hundreds of homes

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YAMBALI, PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The death toll from a catastrophic landslide in northern Papua New Guinea has surged to over 670, according to a United Nations official. Rescue operations are ongoing as teams work tirelessly to locate survivors amidst the devastation. Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Papua New Guinea, Serhan Aktoprak, reported on Sunday that more than 150 homes in Yambali village are now buried under a massive …

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Eighteen people killed in highway collapse

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MEIZHOU, CHINA – A devastating highway collapse in southern China led to the deaths of 24 individuals on Wednesday. The incident, which occurred around 2 a.m., resulted in 18 vehicles plummeting down an embankment. The catastrophic event occurred when a 58.7-foot section of the highway gave way, according to statements from local authorities in Meizhou city, Guangdong province. Eyewitnesses recounted hearing a deafening sound and seeing a gaping hole appear in their rear-view mirrors after …

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Landslide kills 25, rescue teams frantically looking for survivors

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LIANGSHUI, CHINA – The catastrophic landslide in southwestern China’s Liangshui village has claimed 25 lives as of Tuesday, with search and rescue operations in full force. Over 1,000 first responders are painstakingly sifting through the wreckage in a race against time to locate survivors. The rescue efforts are fraught with challenges, including unstable soil conditions, freezing temperatures, and falling snow. The precarious state of the soil has rendered large-scale mechanical operations almost impossible, making the …

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Explosion kills three people and three others are missing

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A residential explosion in a suburb of Pittsburgh resulted in multiple injuries and ignited several homes, according to local law enforcement. The incident occurred on Saturday morning, around 10:23 a.m., when emergency services received a distress call about a house explosion on Rustic Ridge Drive and Brookside Drive in Plum Borough, as reported by the Plum Police Department. Upon arrival, first responders found individuals trapped under debris from an exploded house, with two adjacent homes …

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