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17 shacks gutted in city slum, no casualty
A fire gutted 17 shacks in Duttabad slum in the north-eastern parts of the city on Sunday. Fire brigade sources said four fire tenders extinguished the flames in over an hour, at around 2:20 pm, and there was no report of any casualty. The fire in Duttabad, located next to Salt Lake satellite township and off E M Bypass, was suspected to have been caused by an LPG cylinder leak. The exact reason could be known after forensic test of burnt objects, the sources said. The fire did not cause disruption to vehicular movement on a Sunday with police cordoning off the stretch.
EU offers Indonesia condolences, aid after devastating tsunami
The European Union on Sunday offered its condolences and promised aid to Indonesia in the wake of a devastating tsunami that struck the coastal areas in the Sonda Strait, killing at least 222 people and injuring scores.
Indonesia tsunami: Wave crashes into pop concert by local band Seventeen (Lead correcting headline)
A popular Indonesian rock band performing near the beach was swept away when a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait in Indonesia on Saturday.
ATTN: Prashant Indonesia tsunami: Wave crashes into pop concert by local band Seventeen
A popular Indonesian rock band performing near the beach was swept away when a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait in Indonesia on Saturday.
Chilling video of Indonesia tsunami surfaces
An unnerving video of the devastating tsunami that struck Indonesia on Saturday night has surfaced on Twitter.In the video, the tsunami can be seen flattening a rock concert by an Indonesian band, 'Seventeen', at the Tanjung Lesung Beach Resort near the Sunda Strait.The bassist and the road manager of the band have been killed in the natural calamity, while several crew members are missing.The lead singer, Riefian Fajarsyah, survived the disaster but his wife, who was in the crowd, is missing. He posted an emotional tribute to his band and his wife on Instagram on Sunday, urging people to pray for them to be found."Today is your birthday, I want to say it right away, hurry home, dear," Fajarsyah wrote on Instagram with a picture of his wife and him in Paris.Over 168 people have lost their lives in Saturday's tsunami, while over 700 are missing. Rescue efforts are underway as the death toll is expected to rise."The Geological Agency detected at 21.03 local time the Anak Krakatau (the ..
Over 45,000 people hit by flash floods in northern Sri Lanka
Over 45,000 people from nearly 14,000 families have been hit by flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka's northern province. No deaths or disappearances have been reported so far, disaster management officials said on Sunday. The five affected districts are Mullaithivu, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya and Jaffna. Some areas in the affected districts received more than 350 mm of rainfall last night, causing flash floods. The officials said that over 8,500 people have been sheltered in 52 welfare camps. The search and rescue teams have been mobilised together with boats. The Navy and the Army personnel have also been engaged in the relief and rescue missions. President Maithripala Sirisena has directed officials to provide immediate relief to the affected people.
Tsunami toll in Indonesia rises to 222 (Fourth Lead)
The death toll from the tsunami triggered by volcano eruption in Indonesia rose to 222, and over 800 people were injured, Xinhua reported quoting officials on Sunday.
222 dead as volcano-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia
A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fears that the toll would rise further. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java about 9:30 pm (1430 GMT) on Saturday after a volcano known as the "child" of Krakatoa erupted, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. Dramatic video posted on social media showed a wall of water suddenly crashing into a concert by pop group "Seventeen" -- hurling band members off the stage and then flooding into the audience. In a tearful Instagram post, frontman Riefian Fajarsyah said the band's bassist and road manager had been killed and his wife was missing. Search and rescue teams were scouring rubble for survivors, with 222 people confirmed dead, 843 people injured and 28 missing, Nugroho said. Tsunamis ...
20 shanties gutted in Kolkata fire, no casualties
At least 20 shanties were gutted here after a major fire broke out in the slum area of Duttabad in the eastern suburbs on Sunday morning.
Death toll from Indonesia tsunami rises to 222: officials
The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 222, with more than 800 people injured, officials said Sunday. "222 people are dead, 843 people are injured and 28 people are missing," Indonesia's national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. "This number is predicted to increase because not all victims have been successfully evacuated, not all health centres have reported victims and not all locations have got complete data.
Real Madrid sends condolences to families of Indonesia tsunami victims
Real Madrid on Sunday expressed its condolences to the families of the victims of a tsunami that has hit Indonesia, killing at least 168 people and injuring 745 others.
168 dead as volcano-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia
A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 168 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fears that the toll was set to rise. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java about 9:30 pm (2000 IST) on Saturday after a volcano known as the "child" of Krakatoa erupted, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. Dramatic video posted on social media showed a wall of water suddenly crashing into a concert by pop group "Seventeen" -- hurling band members off the stage and then flooding into the audience. In a tearful Instagram post, frontman Riefian Fajarsyah said the band's bassist and road manager had been killed and his wife was missing. Search and rescue teams were scouring rubble for survivors, with 168 people confirmed dead, 745 people injured and 30 reported missing across three regions, .
Japanese Emperor delivers emotional birthday statement before abdication
As Japan's Emperor Akihito celebrated his 85th birthday on Sunday, he gave a final, yet emotional and heart-touching, statement before stepping down from the throne in April next year.Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate from the Chrysanthemum Throne on April 30, 2019, becoming the first Japanese monarch to do so in around 200 years. After Emperor Akihito steps down, his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, will take over from May 1, 2019, CNN reported.Delivering a statement at the Imperial Palace here, which divulged from the timeline of his reign when Emperor Akihito succeeded the throne in 1989 following the death of his father, Emperor Hirohito to natural disasters, the monarch said: "I have believed it is important not to forget that countless lives were lost in World War II and that the peace and prosperity of post-war Japan was built upon the numerous sacrifices and tireless efforts made by the Japanese people, and to pass on this history accurately to those born after the war. It gives ..
Bodies of Uttarakhand landslide victims flown to north Kashmir
The bodies of seven labourers who died in a landslide in Uttarakhand were flown Sunday by a special chopper from here to their native place in north Kashmir's Baramulla district for the last rites, officials said. The bodies reached Jammu from Uttarakhand in the morning and were subsequently flown to their home town Uri near the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district by a special chopper, the officials said. The seven labourers were killed and three others injured Friday in a landslide near the construction site of Char Dham all-weather road project in Rudarprayag district of Uttarakhand. All the 10 labourers originally hailed from Uri in north Kashmir. The deceased were identified as Bilal Ahmad (20), Sibbi (30), Abdul Rasshid (60), Imtiyaz Ahmad (26), Mushtaq Ahmad (30), Zahoor Hamid (30) and Gulzar Ahmad (20) while Altaf Azam (55), Mohammad Abbas (20) and Altaf Hussain (45) were injured in the incident. Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday condoled the loss of .
2 dead after truck plunges off bridge in Himachal
At least two people were killed after a truck plunged off a bridge in Solan district on Sunday.One person also sustained injuries. The injured has been admitted to the district hospital.The incident took place after the truck carrying load fell off Gambarpull Nullah.Further information is awaited.In a similar incident last month, 21 people suffered injuries after a tourist bus fell into a gorge on Solan-Shimla border.
3 dead in Tripura accident
Three persons, including a woman and a teenager, were charred to death and four others critically injured, when a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, a car and a bike collided in Tripura's Amtali area, police said on Sunday.
Under-construction structure collapses in Mumbai; 3 killed
At least three people were killed and six others injured when a two-storey under-construction structure in a chawl collapsed Sunday morning, police said. The incident took place at around 9.15 am at Motilal Nagar in Goregaon (West) when the slab of the two-floor building gave way during construction, an official said. The structure was part of a chawl (tenement) of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada), he said. Fire brigade and police personnel rushed to the spot after getting information about the collapse and started a rescue operation, he said. At least three fire engines, one rescue van and an ambulance were deployed for the operation, the official said. At least nine people trapped inside the debris were rescued and rushed to SiddharthHospital in Goregaon, he said. A 27-year-old man, Shravan Kumar Goremandal, was declared dead on arrival, he said. One Subhash Chavan (38) and an unidentified person also succumbed to injuries, the official ...
168 dead in Indonesia tsunami (Third Lead)
At least 168 people have been killed and 745 injured after a tsunami hit the coast on Indonesia's Sunda Strait, government officials said on Sunday.
Bodies of Kashmiri labourers killed in Uttarakhand flown home
The bodies of seven Kashmiri labourers killed in a landslide in Uttarakhand were on Sunday flown to their homes in Uri in Baramulla district.
Death toll in Indonesia tsunami touches 168
At least 168 people have lost their lives in the devastating tsunami that struck the Sunda Strait on Saturday night, with 745 people being reported as injured by Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency.Furthermore, the natural disaster has destroyed 558 houses as 30 people are still missing, CNN quoted Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the head of the agency as saying. Over nine hotels, 60 restaurants and 350 boats have also been heavily damaged in the disaster."We are still gathering information," Nugroho stated while adding, "The worst hit area is Pandeglang district, along the coastal area, including residential and tourist areas in the Tanjung Lesung beach, Lesung beach, Teluk Lada, Panimbang and Carita beach."The tsunami struck tourist and residential areas on the night of December 22, after underwater landslides that were triggered by a volcanic eruption according to Indonesia's meteorological, climatological and geological agency.The tsunami had struck 24 minutes after the volcanic