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Boy dies in cylinder blast in Muzaffarnagar
A seven-year-old boy died and six people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion at their home in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said Monday. The incident occurred at Jogiya Khera village in Phugana area on Sunday evening when food was being prepared and a cylinder caught fire, Circle Officer Hariram Yadav. The body of the deceased, Fihan, has been sent for post-mortem. The injured, Gulfam (40), his wife, Parveen (38), four children were shifted to a hospital, Yadav added.
Jammu: Massive fire razes shanties of labourers, Rohingyas
Nearly 150 shanties, including 41 of Rohingya refugees, were gutted in a massive fire in Jammu in the early hours of Monday.The cluster, located at Maratha Mohalla near Jammu Railway Station, mainly housed migrant labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.Residents claimed that wind fuelled the flames and fire tenders were late in reaching the spot."I saw flames rising from the area at around 1 am. It was a massive fire. I could see gas cylinders and refrigerators bursting. The fire could not be doused off," Ram Swaroop, an eyewitness who lives in the vicinity, told ANI."After nearly an hour, fire brigades reached the site. They tried to douse the flames but couldn't succeed," he said.Samsul Aalam, a Rohingya, said: "Forty-one out of total 54 Rohingya jhuggis were reduced to ashes in the blaze. People could not rescue anything because wind increased the intensity of the fire.
4 dead, over 25 injured in bus accident in Mathura
Four people died and more than 25 were injured in a bus accident on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, police said on Monday.
Fire strikes Bangkok's popular Chatuchak weekend market
Thai authorities on Monday were investigating an after-hours fire that roared through Bangkok's Chatuchak weekend market, destroying scores of small shops crammed inside one of Asia's most popular bazaars. The Thai capital's fire emergency service said the blaze started after 9 p.m. Sunday and affected more than 100 stalls spread across about 1,000 square meters (10,764 square feet). No injuries were reported. The sprawling and densely packed Chatuchak market sells a wide variety of goods in its thousands of stalls, from clothing and handicrafts to paintings and live animals. It is popular with locals and tourists alike. "The fire was just too big. People were evacuating their shops," said eyewitness Younes Parvin, a university student who shot cellphone video of the blaze from about 20 meters (yards) away. "It was quite terrifying." Parvin said it took firefighters 10 minutes to arrive, and that eventually dozens of emergency vehicles were on the scene. Most shops had closed by the ..
Fire breaks out in Army barrack in Pulwama
A fire broke out in an Army barrack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. There were no reports of any loss of life. The fire broke out in the barrack in Khrew area of the south Kashmir district and fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames, a police official said. The extent of damage was not yet known, the official said, adding the cause of the fire is being ascertained.
13 killed in van-truck collision in Pakistan
At least 13 people, including a woman and four children, were killed when their van collided with a truck in Pakistan's Balochistan province, police said Monday. The accident took place on Sunday night when the van was heading to Zohb from Quetta when it collided with a truck in Ali Khel area in the province, Ary News reported. At least 13 people were killed and seven others were injured, police said, adding that five members of a family are also included in the deceased in the dreadful accident. Following the accident, the rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the injured to the District Headquarters Hospital, Qila Saifullah. Local police have cordoned off the area and further investigation into the matter was underway. Road accidents are common in Pakistan. Most of the mishaps are caused due to reckless driving and bad roads.
Odisha: Bus overturns near Rajmunda, 20 passengers injured
As many as 20 passengers onboard a bus have sustained injuries when a bus carrying them overturned here on Monday.The bus was going to Kasinga town in Kalahandi district when the incident happened.Out of the 20 people, 17 were taken to a nearby hospital, while three others, who received serious injuries, were referred to Bhawanipatna district hospital where they are undergoing treatment.Further details are awaited.
13 killed in Pakistan van-truck collision
At least 13 people were killed when a van collided with a truck Pakistan's Balochistan province, police said on Monday.
Tornado strikes Canada capital region, no injuries
A tornado on Sunday knocked down trees and damaged homes in Ottawa as it ripped through parts of Canada's capital and the surrounding Quebec province. No injuries were reported. Environment Canada issued a weather warning just before 6 pm local time, saying a funnel cloud had been spotted at the Gatineau airport, moving eastward. Images and video of the tornado soon spread on social media as it touched down in the Ottawa suburb of Orleans. "There are many trees down and property damage to some houses in the area," police said in a statement, noting that some residential streets were impassable due to debris. Reports said the damage was not as severe as in September 2018 when a tornado hit the region with devastating force. That twister critically injured two people and knocked out power for 200,000 others.
Boeing says some 737 Max planes may have defective parts
Planemaker Boeing has said some of its 737 planes, including many 737 Max aircraft, may have faulty parts on their wings.
Joint probe by FAA, Boeing reveals some 737 planes may have defective parts
A joint investigation by the US Federal Aviation Investigation (FAA) and Boeing has found that some of the 737 aircraft, including the grounded 737 MAX planes of the world's largest aircraft manufacturer, might have faulty parts on their wings.Following the revelation, Boeing on Sunday said that it has reached out to airlines that fly 737 planes, and advised them to inspect their slat track assemblies on MAX and Next Generation (NG) aircraft, reported CNN.The development has come just two weeks after the company acknowledged that it had to correct defects in its 737 MAX flight stimulator, which are used to train pilots. The same model had come under scrutiny following two deadly plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia within six months, which claimed the lives of over 346 people.The newly discovered issue affects 148 slat tracks produced by a Boeing supplier. The FAA said that a complete failure of a leading edge slat track would not bring down an aircraft, but could damage the plane .
Almora: Ramganga river water level rises after cloud burst, alert issued
An alert has been issued in the Almora region of Uttrakhand with the water levels in Ramganga river here rising after a cloud burst on Sunday.In Kheeda village of the district water flooded many houses due to continuous rain in the area.There are also reports of many cow-shelters being affected and animal deaths due to sudden rain.One person is also said to be missing from the area, following the inclement weather condition. SDRF teams are keeping a watch on the situation.Earlier in the day, one person lost his life after a cloud burst hit Lambagad village in Gairsain here.Local administration officers reached the spot after getting the information about the cloudburst.
14 children among 40 rescued from tall merry-go-round in Ahmedabad
In a daring operation, the Ahmedabad Fire Brigade here around Sunday midnight rescued as many as 40 people stuck in a tall merry-go-round at a fun fare.
Tamil Nadu: River Vaigai dries due to intense heat wave
Vaigai river which flows through the town of Theni, Andipetti, Madurai dried due to the intense heat wave in the region.Water canals inside the river from where people used to take drinking water have also become empty. This has rendered the washermen workless.The region has been facing severe drought due to lack of monsoon rains in the last four years.A few days ago, it was reported that capital Chennai was facing a severe water crisis.Several parts of the country have been gripped by a severe heat wave although the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the severity of the heat wave is likely to decrease from Sunday onwards.
Cloudburst kills one in U'khand
One person was killed in a cloudburst in Chamoli as heavy rains lashed the district and neigbouring Almora in Uttarakhand Sunday evening. Badar Singh was grazing his cattle in the forests in the Lambagad area of Chamoli district when he was hit by a cloudburst, SHO, Gairsain police station, Ravindra Singh Negi said. He died on the spot while the cattle he was grazing was lost, the SHO said, adding that a search was on to trace it. The flash floods that followed the cloudburst have inundated three villages of Chamoli and a few in Almora district, Negi said.
GoAir flight makes emergency landing due to technical glitch
A GoAir flight on Sunday made an emergency landing at Aurangabad Airport. All 158 passengers including the crew landed safely."A GoAir flight G8 586 from Patna to Mumbai made an emergency landing at Aurangabad airport due to a technical glitch," a spokesperson for the airlines said."All the 158 passengers on the aircraft including crew landed safely and will be accommodated on an alternate flight to their destination," the spokesperson said while adding that it is committed to providing secure and efficient transportation at all times with attention to essential details.
Fire breaks out at Sabzi Mandi in north east Delhi
A fire broke out at the Sabzi Mandi in north east Delhi's Nand Nagri in the early hours of Sunday, the Delhi Fire Service said. However, no injury or casualty was reported, they said. The fire department said a call was received about the fire at 2.55 am after which 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. "A fire broke out at the Sabzi Mandi in Nand Nagri, which houses around 250 small vegetable shops. However, no one was injured," a senior fire officer said. The fire was brought under control by 4.10 am, he said.
Impacts from weather calamities, flooding shape climate beliefs
Previous studies highlighted that individuals who have experienced calamities like hurricanes, catastrophic flooding or others are more likely to be concerned about climate change. However, a new study added that not all severe weather impacts carry the same effect.The study was published in the journal 'Climate Change'."How our community or neighbourhood fares, the damages it suffers, may have a stronger and more lasting effect on our climate beliefs than individual impacts do," said Elizabeth A. Albright, Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment."We found that damage at the zip-code level as measured by FEMA was positively associated with stronger climate change beliefs even three or four years after the extreme flooding event our study examined," Albright said.People who perceived that large-scale damage was done were more likely to believe climate change as a problem causing harm, she explained.In contrast, individual losses such as damage to one's own house appeared to have a ...
Five charred to death as autorickshaw hits electric pole in AP
Five people were charred to death and six others including, four children, injured when their autorickshawrammed into an electric pole in Visakhapatnamagency Sunday, police said. All the five died of electrocution after the overhead cable snapped and fell on the vehicle under the impact of the collision, they said. The autorickshaw was proceeding to Chintapalle when the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed it into a roadside electric pole resulting in snapping of the overhead wire. While five of them were burnt alive some were thrown out of the autorickshaw, they added. Locals rushed the injured to the nearby primary health care centre, where they were referred to Narsipatnam area hospital.
GoAir flight makes emergency landing at Aurangabad airport
A technical glitch forced budget carrier GoAir to divert its city-bound flight from Patna to Aurangabad, where it made an emergency landing. Theflight G8-586 had 158 people on board including the crew, GoAir said in a statement. "GoAir flight G8-586 from Patna to Mumbai made an emergency landing at Aurangabad airport due to technical glitch," the airline said in the statement. All the 158 passengers on board, including crew, landed safely and will be accommodated on an alternate flight to their destination, it added.