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9 kids killed as wall collapses in Pak's Sukkur distt
Nine children, including seven girls, were killed and two others injured when a wall of a mud house near which they were playing collapsed on them in Pakistan's Sukkur district, police said. The incident happened Thursday at Ghulam Sarwar Shambani village. The children were aged between four and 12 years, they said. "An inquiry has been ordered into the matter to prevent such incidents in future," Sukkur division Commisioner Rafiq Ahmed Buriro said. A group of 11 children was playing near the mud house when the incident took place, he said The two injured were rushed to a hospital and have recovered, he added.
'Miraculous escape for Air India passengers'
It was nothing short of a providential escape for all 130 passengers and six crew members on board an Air India Express flight to Dubai early on Friday when the aircraft's wheel hit an airport wall in Trichy during take-off, an experienced flight navigator said.
16 trains cancelled by ECoR for cyclone 'Titli'
At least 16 trains have been cancelled and several others rescheduled by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) Friday due to submergence of track following heavy rain triggered by cyclone 'Titli', an ECoR official said. The water on the railway track in Berhampur-Palasa section, submerged since Thursday night, is yet to recede due to continuous rain, the official said. The water level has touched the danger mark at a bridge between Ichhapuram and Jhadpudi stations in Berhampur-Palasa railway section, the official said. Therefore, several trains have been cancelled, diverted and rescheduled on Friday. Among the 16 trains cancelled are 12893 Chennai-Bhubaneswar Express from Chennai, 22819/22820 Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express from both the directions, 22873 Digha Visakhapatnam from Digha, 22801 Visakhapatnam-Chennai Express from Visakhapatnam. Also cancelled was 18447 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur Hirakhand Express from Bhubaneswar. The same train was cancelled .
Cyclone Titli triggers flood-like situation in Odisha
Heavy rains triggered by the Titli severe cyclonic storm has caused flood-like situations in several districts of Odisha on Friday.
Aborted launch astronauts to go to space next spring: Russia
Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague are likely to go into space in the spring after their flight was suddenly aborted, the head of the Russian space agency said Friday. "The guys will fly for sure," Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said on Twitter, posting a picture of himself with smiling Ovchinin and Hague. "We are planning their flight for the spring of next year," he said, adding the men had returned to the space training centre Star City outside Moscow. Ovchinin and Hague had a close brush with death when a Soyuz rocket failed shortly after launch from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday. It was the first such accident in Russia's post-Soviet history and a major setback for its once proud space industry. The aborted launch took place in the presence of NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine who was visiting Russia and Baikonur this week and was a huge embarrassment for Russia, which has recently touted plans to send cosmonauts to the Moon and ...
Suresh Prabhu directs high-level inquiry in AI Express flight mishap
Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed a high-level enquiry into an incident in which an Air India Express Trichy-Dubai flight hit the compound wall of ATC at the Trichy International Airport on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.The Minister further informed that a sub-committee has been formed by Air India for looking at safety-related issues."Air India has constituted a Sub-Committee of the Board headed by an Independent Director of the Board for looking at all safety-related issues within the organisation including subsidiaries," he tweeted.Prabhu also informed that the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officers are at the site for preliminary inquiry, adding that Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau officers have also been deployed."Safety of the passengers is of paramount importance for us. We will take all that's required to put safety on top of aviation agenda. Growth can't be at the expense of safety," another tweet read.The Minister also said that .
At least 31 dead after Uganda 'landslide': official
At least 31 people have been found dead in eastern Uganda after heavy rains caused a landslide, a government official said Friday. "The number of confirmed dead as of now is 31 people," Commissioner for Disaster Preparedness Martin Owor told AFP. The disaster took place on Thursday, and also involved a river bursting its banks in the town of Bukalasi in the Bududa district, sending muddy water coursing through a market. Nathan Tumuhamye, director of an organisation which helps communities recover from natural disasters and conflict, told AFP that "four to five villages", and possibly a primary school had been affected. Uganda Red Cross spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita on Thursday shared photos of the scene of what she described as a "massive landslide" on WhatsApp, including images of dismembered corpses caked in mud laid out by the river. Some of the bodies have been partly covered with banana leaves by members of the public. "I have received the sad news of landslides wreaking havoc in ..
UN chief tours tsunami-hit Indonesian city
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday visited the disaster-ravaged Indonesian city of Palu, where an earthquake and tsunami killed 2,000 people and left thousands more missing, presumed dead. A 7.5-magnitude quake and a wall of water struck the city on Sulawesi island on September 28, leaving entire neighbourhoods in ruins and 200,000 people desperate for humanitarian assistance. Rescue teams scoured the wreckage for a fortnight before calling off the search for the dead, acknowledging as many as 5,000 missing people would never be found. Guterres and Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla toured one of the worst-hit areas, and spoke with survivors being treated at an outdoor tent hospital and evacuation centre. "We are with the people of Indonesia and Sulawesi," Guterres said after surveying the devastation at Balaroa, a hard-hit neighbourhood in Palu. Entire villages were sucked into the earth at Balaroa when soil turned to mush under the force of the ...
Cyclone Titli weakens into deep depression; Odisha rivers in spate
A day after Cyclone Titli battered Odisha and left behind a trail of destruction, the state is gearing up to restore power supply and road links amid concerns over a possible flood situation. The cyclone has "weakened into a deep depression", triggering incessant rainfall in the state, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) B P Sethi said. Major rivers, especially the ones in south Odisha, are in spate and stretches of low-lying areas inundated by rain water, he said. A severe cyclonic storm packing winds of up to 150 kmph and widespread rains had hit eastern India Thursday, killing eight people in Andhra Pradesh and one in Odisha. In Odisha, around 3 lakh people were evacuated from the vulnerable areas of five coastal districts, a day before the cyclone made a landfall. The situation is grim in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Balasore districts as several rivers, including Rushikylya, Vansadhara and Jalaka, have started swelling due to the incessant rain, the SRC said. "We have been moving
AI Express flight brushes against wall at Tiruchi airport, all passengers safe
A Dubai-bound Air India Express flight with 133 people on-board brushed against a wall at the airport here Friday, officials said. All passengers are safe. The plane lost contact with air traffic control officials and landed in Mumbai after around four hours, they said. It is yet to be ascertained whether a technical snag or pilot error was responsible for the incident, the officials said.
AI Express aircraft hits wall at Trichy airport, all passengers safe
Passengers of a Dubai-bound Air India Express flight escaped unhurt after their aircraft hit a wall at the airport here in the early hours of Friday, officials said. There were 136 passengers and crew members on-board the aircraft, which took off from here and later landed at Mumbai after four hours, they said. The plane took off from the airport here around 1:30 am for Dubai, but was diverted to Mumbai where it landed at 5:35 am, airline officials said. The engineering team is assessing the damages, they said, adding that a ferry flight was sent from Kochi to fly the passengers stranded in Mumbai to their destination. The aircraft's wheels had hit the wall, officials here said. It is not known whether a technical snag or pilot error led to the incident, the officials here said. Tamil Nadu Minister Vellamandi Natrajan visited the spot and inspected the damages to the wall, adjacent to a state highway.
Dubai-bound AI Express flight hits ATC compound wall
An internal inquiry has been set up by Air India Express after their Dubai-bound flight from Trichy, with 136 passengers on board, hit the Air Traffic Control (ATC) compound wall on Thursday at the Trichy Airport, and was subsequently diverted to Mumbai.After the incident, an internal inquiry has been set up. The pilot and co-pilot have been de-rostered till completion of the investigation. Furthermore, Air India Express has informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) about the matter.An Air India Express official said, "All passengers were landed safely at Mumbai airport and another aircraft from Mumbai to Dubai was arranged."Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister Vellamandi N Natrajan who assessed the spot said, "The flight with its passengers has reached Mumbai safely. The airport authorities are assessing the situation here. All necessary action to bring back normalcy will be taken.
Air India diverts flight to Mumbai after freak accident in TN
Passengers onboard an Air India Express flight from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu to Dubai escaped a major accident after the wheels of the plane hit the airport outer wall while taking off early on Friday, officials said.
AI Express aircraft's wheels hit wall at Trichy airport on take-off, all passengers safe
Passengers of a Dubai-bound Air India Express flight had a miraculous escape when their aircraft's wheels hit a perimeter wall during take off here in the early hours of Friday, officials said. The plane, with 136 passengers and crew members on-board, continued for Dubai and was eventually diverted to Mumbai after Trichy airport officials reported to the pilots that the aircraft might have come in contact with a wall. Nobody was hurt in the incident and the aircraft landed in Mumbai at 5:35 am after being in flight for four hours, officials said. The pilots of the aircraft have been "derostered" pending investigation, Air India Express said in a statement. "Flight IX-611 took off from Trichy for Dubai around 1.30 am Friday. It was reported by Trichy airport officials that they have observed that the aircraft might have come in contact with the airport perimeter wall. "The matter was conveyed to the pilot in command. The pilot in command reported that the aircraft systems were ...
Two killed as bus falls into gorge in Mizoram
Two persons were killed and 17 others injured early Thursday when a bus carrying them fell into a gorge near Pukpui village, on the outskirts of Mizoram's Lunglei district, a police officer said. The bus, with 19 people including two drivers, was on its way to Aizawl from Siaha district, in the southern part of the state, when it met with the accident around 2.30am. Two passengers H. Zirsanga of Lawngtlai district and Albert Rothangpuia of Aizawl were killed on spot, he said. "Prima facie, it seems the brake malfunctioned and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The exact reason will be ascertained after a thorough investigation," the officer said. Of those injured in the accident, five have been admitted at Christian Hospital in Lunglei, he said, adding that the condition of one patient has been stated to be serious.
AI Express aircraft hits wall at Trichy airport on take-off, all passengers safe
Passengers of a Dubai-bound Air India Express flight had a miraculous escape when their aircraft hit a perimeter wall during take off here in the early hours of Friday, officials said. The plane, with 136 passengers and crew members on-board, continued for Dubai and was eventually diverted to Mumbai after Trichy airport officials reported to the pilots that the aircraft might have come in contact with a wall. Nobody was hurt in the incident and the aircraft landed in Mumbai at 5:35 am after being in flight for four hours, officials said. The pilots of the aircraft have been "derostered" pending investigation, Air India Express said in a statement. "Flight IX-611 took off from Trichy for Dubai around 1.30 am Friday. It was reported by Trichy airport officials that they have observed that the aircraft might have come in contact with the airport perimeter wall. "The matter was conveyed to the pilot in command. The pilot in command reported that the aircraft systems were operating ...
Tropical storm nears Mexico coast
A tropical storm is nearing the Mexican coast, approaching at a speed of 37 kmph, weather authorities said here.
UN chief visits Indonesia quake, tsunami survivors
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday visited the survivors of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi killing 2,073 people.
AI Express flight hits wall at Tiruchi airport, all passengers safe
Passengers of a Dubai-bound Air India Express flight escaped unhurt after the aircraft hit a wall at the airport here Friday, officials said. There were 133 passengers and crew members on-board the aircraft, which took off from the airport here and later landed at Mumbai after four hours, they said. The plane took off from the airport here around 1:20 am for Dubai, but was diverted to Mumbai where it landed at 5:20 am, airline officials said. The engineering team is assessing the damages, they said, adding that a ferry flight was sent from Kochi to fly the passengers stranded in Mumbai to their destination. The aircraft's wheels had hit the wall, officials here said. It is not known whether a technical snag or pilot error led to the incident, the officials here said. Tamil Nadu Minister Vellamandi Natrajan visited the spot and inspected the damages to the wall, adjacent to a state highway.
Air India flight taking off hits wall in Trichy, lands safely in Mumbai
The wheels of an Air India Express flight to Dubai from Tiruchirappalli or Trichy in Tamil Nadu hit the airport's compound wall while taking off with 130 passengers on Friday.