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'Pabuk' kills 3 people in Thailand
Tropical Storm 'Pabuk' has taken the lives of three people in Thailand until now, ever since it made landfall in the Pak Panang district on January 4.Furthermore, authorities on Saturday downgraded the storm to a depression which has now left Thailand and is currently in the Andaman sea.Two elderly people lost their lives after drowning in Thailand's Nakhon Si Thammarat while the third person was killed after his fishing boat capsized in Pattani, reports CNN.The country has resumed flights and ferry services, which had been suspended due to the storm.Warnings of torrential rain and flash floods are still live in nine provinces in Thailand, despite Pabuk's downgraded status. More than 28,000 people have been shifted to shelters in seven provinces in the last two days in anticipation of the storm.
Gut bacteria key to protecting against arsenic poisoning
Microbes in the human gut play an important role in protecting against arsenic toxicity, new research suggests.
Alerts issued as cyclone 'Pabuk' likely to wreak havoc in Andaman
The cyclonic storm 'Pabuk' is likely to wreak havoc in Andaman by January 6 evening when it is expected to pass the Island with a gushing speed of 90 kilometer per hour."It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and emerge into Andaman Sea by forenoon of January 5. Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and cross Andaman Islands around evening/night of January 6 as a cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph," Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) stated.According to the 'Yellow Message' issued by the IMD, people in Andaman Island are advised to remain in safe places and fishermen are asked not to venture into the Andaman Sea.Also, heavy rainfall is expected to lash the Andaman Islands including the isolated places on Saturday evening."Gale wind speed reaching 70-80 km/hr gusting to 90 km/hr is likely to prevail over the Andaman Islands, the Andaman Sea and adjoining areas of east-central and the southeast Bay of Bengal from the evening of 5 .
Seismic warning signals a common man can spot (Comment)
During the recent past, there have been a number of publications, discussions and meetings about the possibility of a large magnitude earthquake in the Himalayas that have left most people with a deep sense of apprehension.
Flight operations halted at Srinagar airport
All flight operations to and from the Srinagar international airport were halted on Saturday due to heavy snowfall, officials said.
One arrested in Moti Nagar factory collapse incident
Sumit Gupta, an accused in Moti Nagar factory collapse incident has been arrested, informed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) West Delhi Monika Bhardwaj on Saturday.A part of a factory at Sudarshan Park in Moti Nagar had collapsed on January 3, claiming lives of eight people and injuring eight others.The injured were admitted to a hospital for medical treatment.According to Bhardwaj, the collapse was triggered due to a cylinder blast.
6 children, driver killed as school bus falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh
Seven people, including six schoolchildren, were killed and 12 injured on Saturday when a private school bus rolled down a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, police said. The accident occurred in Sangrah town on Saturday morning. A private bus carrying students of DAV School fell into a gorge. Seven people -- six schoolchildren and the bus driver -- were killed, Superintendent of Police, Sirmaur, Rohit Malpani said. The twelve people injured in the accident have been hospitalised. The condition of some of them is critical, he said, adding more details are awaited.
6 killed in Himachal road accident
Six persons, including five students, were killed on Saturday when a school bus skidded off the road and rolled into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, an official said.
Fog disrupts normal life in UP, vehicular-rail-air traffic crippled
Fog continued to wreak havoc in most parts of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive day on Saturday, officials said.
3 killed in Assam road accident
Three persons died and 12 others were injured in a road accident on National Highway-37 in Goalpara district of lower Assam, police said. The incident took place when two buses collided at Dhanubhanga under Dhupdhara police station on Friday evening, they said. Four people who suffered serious injuries are undergoing treatment at Gauhati Medical College Hospital, police added.
Floods, blackouts after Thai storm, but tourist islands spared
Floods and blackouts caused by Tropical Storm Pabuk left nearly 30,000 people in evacuation shelters across southern Thailand Saturday, as relieved tourists stranded on islands further north were spared the worst and began to plot routes home. Pabuk, a once in three-decades weather system, packed winds of up to 75 kilometres (45 miles) an hour and brought heavy rains and storm surges as it lashed the entire south of the kingdom on Friday, downing power cables and causing widespread flooding. A fisherman died in southern Pattani province early Friday as high waves smashed into his boat and another crew member was reported missing. But the storm tacked away from the key tourist islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao where large numbers of tourists hunkered down for 24 hours in heavy rains, unable to leave as airports closed and ferry services were cancelled. "There were no casualties, there is some sunshine today and I'm confident some tourists will be able to leave today as ...
Escape room fire in Poland kills five
Five teenage girls have died after a fire broke out while they were playing an escape game in Poland.
Five teens dead in Polish escape room fire
Five teenage girls died and one man was seriously injured on Friday when a fire broke out in a room where they were playing an escape game in the northern Polish city of Koszalin, officials said. "The victims of this tragedy are 15-year-old children, girls celebrating a birthday," Interior Minister Joachim Brudzinski told broadcaster TVN24. Fire spokesman Tomasz Kubiak could only confirm that the dead were women, telling AFP that "one man with severe burns was taken to an intensive care unit". Local police press officer Monika Kosiec told reporters that the injured man was thought to be 25 years old. Police and fire officials said they did not yet know what started the blaze in the escape room, which was reported in the early evening. Brudzinski directed the state fire service to carry out fire security controls in every escape room across the country, of which there are more than 1,000. Escape rooms are popular around the world and offer a live-action experience in which players are .
Five dead in Polish escape room fire
Five women died and one man was seriously injured on Friday after a fire broke out at an escape room in the northern Polish city of Koszalin, firefighters said. "All the dead are women. One man with severe burns was taken to an intensive care unit," fire spokesman Tomasz Kubiak told AFP. He said he did not know what started the blaze, which was reported in the early evening. Escape rooms offer a live-action experience in which players are locked in a room with one hour to figure out a series of clues and riddles to get out. Escape rooms are popular around the world and Poland alone has more than 1,000.
Centre, State has put 100% effort in rescue ops: Sangma on trapped miners
While the Supreme Court on Thursday told the Meghalaya government that it was not satisfied with the steps taken so far for the rescue of 15 people trapped in an illegal coal mine here since December 13, Meghalaya chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has said Centre and the state has put in 100 per cent efforts to rescue the miners.Commenting on the Supreme Court verdict, the chief minister said that the apex court has given its opinion and individuals are giving their opinion but the circumstantial situation was such that the state had to call National Defense Response Force (NDRF) as that was the fastest way.Stating that for any kind of disaster NDRF is the right agency, the Chief Minister said that one can say why not call the Army but Meghalaya government has done what it could do best by taking into consideration all the factors.On Friday, the apex court sought a report from the state and the Centre to file a status report before it by January 7 on the rescue. The Supreme Court said ...
3 die, 12 injured in Assam accident
Three persons died and 12 were injured in a road accident on National Highway 37 involving a mini bus and a truck in Goalpara district in lower Assam on Friday, police said. At Dhanubhanga, under Dhupdhara police station, a truck hit the mini bus from behind killing the three passengers in the bus besides injuring 12 this evening, police said. Four of the seriously wounded were sent to Gauhati Medical College Hospital, while the rest were admitted to local hospitals, police added.
Banning coal mining is not the solution: Meghalaya CM
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday said banning coal mining is not the solution, even as 15 miners remain trapped inside an illegal flooded coal mine in the state.
West Delhi collapse incident: Narrow lanes, lack of info posed challenges for rescuers
Narrow lanes and lack of information posed challenges in carrying out rescue operation at the site of collapse of a two-storey building in west Delhi's Sudarshan Park, which claimed lives of seven persons, including a child. A senior Delhi Fire Service official, said, fire tenders took time to reach the spot, as it had to negotiate narrow lanes and congestion in the area. The incident took place around 8.48 pm on Thursday and many local residents helped police, fire and other authorities in the overnight rescue operation. "Besides the narrow lanes, there were other challenges. A neighbouring building was not in a very good condition, so our team had to ensure, no equipment touched that structure," the official said. The deceased were identified as Ramphal (45), Ajay (22), Munger (55), Hanshu (6), Ajay (25) and Rajesh (40) and Sanjay Pratap (18). A survivor claimed that Hanshu was son of Rajesh. Out of the eight injured, three men, identified as Munna, Gangesh and Ankit have been ...
Fire in footwear shop, no casualty
A fire broke out at a footwear shop in Khidderpore in the city on Friday evening but there was no casualty. Fire brigade sources said two fire tenders put out the blaze in about 30 minutes. The fire broke out at around 7.20 pm. Fire brigade personnel cordoned off the site and prevented the blaze from spreading to nearby shops in the congested locality in south-western parts of the city. The fire was suspected to have been caused by a short circuit.
Around 150 shanties gutted in Noida fire
Around 150 shanties were gutted in a major fire that broke out at a village here early Friday, leaving hundreds of people, mostly daily wage earners, in temporary shelters, police said. The accidental blaze at Sarfabad village in Sector 73, which is dotted by high-rise apartments around it, was reported around 3.30 am and was doused by 5 am with 18 fire tenders at service, police said. "During the probe it emerged that the fire was triggered from the embers of brazier which got carried by the wind in the night. First a nearby shanty caught fire and soon it spread among others, burning around 150 of them," Circle Officer, Noida 3rd, Shwetabh Pandey said. Pandey, who was among the first responders to the fire alert, said one person had suffered a minor injury in the incident and others were evacuated in time. The village is home to hundreds of daily-wage earners, including rickshaw pullers, domestic helps and labourers, he said. "Police have set up temporary shelters and a local group ..