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No access to copper smelter but working on acid spill: Vedanta
Vedanta Ltd on Monday said it does not have access to its copper smelter plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi but is working with the district administration and state pollution board to evacuate the sulphuric acid spillage there.
Small plane crashes after takeoff in Guinea, killing 4
Guinea's transport ministry says four people are dead after a small plane crashed after takeoff from the capital, Conakry. Transport Minister Aboubacar Sylla says among the dead in yesterday's crash are pilots from Germany and Cape Verde and technicians from Poland and Guinea. He says the bodies are being transferred to a morgue in the capital. He said the crash of the private Eagle Air SA plane occurred in Kindia prefecture near Sougueta village about 167 kilometers (103 miles) northwest of Conakry. Sougueta community secretary Amadou Kaba says the plane crashed into a hill hidden by clouds while flying at low altitude. He says the plane was transporting fuel to a mining company in Lero. The transport minister says an investigation is underway.
NDMA carries out mock exercise to asses preparedness of Amarnath pilgrimage
Ahead of the Amarnath pilgrimage, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has conducted mock exercises to asses the preparedness and response mechanism of all the stake-holders to deal with natural as well as man-made disasters, the Home Ministry said today. The mock exercises were conducted from June 22 and concluded today at critical areas along the Baltal and Pahalgam-Chandanwari routes. The move has been taken at enhancing the preparedness of the officials of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), district administration and other key government agencies to deal with any disaster during the pilgrimage. Senior officials from all the important departments such as the SASB, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force, Army, police, health, civil defence, transport, fire and other emergency services attended preparatory meetings and participated in the mock exercises. The NDMA experts trained
Yemeni officials: Saudi strikes kill at least 8 in northwest
A pair of airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition today killed at least eight civilians all members of a single family in Yemen's northwestern Amran province near the capital, Sanaa, security officials said. The airstrikes, which hit sites in the al-Barid neighborhood in the city of Amran, also wounded over 20 people, the officials said. Also today, the Saudi-led coalition claimed that one of their airstrikes killed at least 41 Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, including eight Lebanese Hezbollah members who were fighting with them, in Yemen's northern Saada province. Meanwhile, in the port city of Hodeida, officials and witnesses said hundreds of families have been forced to leave their homes in the surrounding province, about two weeks after the coalition launched an assault to take Hodeida from the Houthis. A convoy of at least 50 vehicles, carrying hundreds of people, has left the city, heading to the southwestern city of Taiz, they said. All the officials spoke on condition of ...
Assam flood: Death toll is 23, situation better
Two more people died due to floods in Cachar district of Barak Valley in Assam on Monday, taking the death toll to 23, even as the overall flood situation improved in the state.
Slight improvement in Assam flood situation; death toll rises to 26
The overall flood situation in Assam showed a slight improvement today with all the major rivers of the state flowing below the danger level, even as two more persons lost their lives, taking the death toll in flood related incidents to 26. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), five districts were still in the grip of flood waters. Two persons were reported drowned in Cachar district, it said. A total of 96,993 people in five districts were reeling under the impact of the flood, as against the 1.94 lakh people in six districts yesterday. The worst-hit district is Karimganj, where 59,023 people have been affected, while the other districts hit by the current wave of floods are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Cachar and Hailakandi. More than 22,200 people are still staying in the 74 relief camps set up by the authorities. As many as 60 of those camps have been set up in Karimganj itself . According to the ASDMA report, 192 villages are under the flood waters, with ...
Six die in road mishaps in Telangana
Five people including four women were killed and four others injured in a collision involving a speeding car and an auto-rickshaw at Manchal area on the city outskirts today, police said. A group of 10 women vegetable vendors from Chennareddygudem village were on their way to the city in the auto-rickshaw when the car rammed into it at around 6.10 AM. While four women died on the spot, the auto-driver died undergoing treatment at a hospital, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ibrahimpatnam Division) S Malla Reddy said. A total of four occupants travelling in the car and the three-wheeler were injured in the incident and were undergoing treatment at a hospital, the official said. In another incident, a 18-month-old girl died after she accidentally came under the wheels of a school bus in Shabad near here today when she accompanied her father to drop her brother in the bus, police said. The driver apparently did not notice the girl falling on the road even as she got crushed
Five killed in lightning, one drowns as rains lash WB
Five persons were killed in lightning strikes and one drowned after heavy monsoon rains and thunderstorms lashed West Bengal today, a state disaster management official said. A seven-year-old boy was killed in Purulia district's Bhomragora village and two others were killed in Rajendrapur of Basirhat II block and Keutepara in North 24 Parganas district due to lightning strikes, he said. A woman from Basanti block of Charpara village, and a man from Namkhana block of Uttar Chandanpiri village of South 24 Parganas district were also killed in lightning strikes this morning, the official said. An 18-year-old person drowned in Sutunga river in Mekhliganj in Cooch Behar district during the rains, he added.
IndiGo flight diverted to Muscat following medical emergency
A Dubai-bound IndiGo flight from the national capital was diverted to Muscat today following a medical emergency, according to the airline. As many as 176 passengers were onboard. An IndiGo spokesperson said flight 6E 023 operating Delhi-Dubai route was diverted to Muscat on grounds of medical emergency this morning. "As a precautionary measure, the flight crew informed ATC (Air Traffic Controller) and requested for an ambulance and a local doctor. The passenger was examined and was declared fit to fly. The aircraft departed normally to Dubai," the spokesperson said in a statement.
MP monsoon session begins, House pays tributes to departed
The monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly began today with the House paying tributes to leaders and prominent personalities who died recently. As the House assembled on the opening day, Speaker Sitasharan Sharma mentioned about the demise of former MLAs and ministers and also well-known personalities. Among them were former Himachal Pradesh governor Urmila Singh (71), who died on May 29 due to a prolonged illness, and noted Hindi film lyricist and poet Nandram Das Bairagi (87), popularly known as Balkavi Bairagi. Bairagi, who died on May 13, was a former member of the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recalled the contributions made by Singh, Bairagi and others to the society. He also paid tributes to former Union ministers L P Shahi and Siddu Nyamagouda, who died recently. Shahi, a senior Congress leader, died on June 9 at the age of 98. Nyamagouda (70), a former Union minister who was elected to the Karnataka Assembly on
Delhi starts flood control room
Ahead of the monsoon season, the Flood Control Department of the Delhi government has started a round the clock control room to deal and mitigate any problem related to heavy rains and floods.
Five dead, six injured in car-auto rickshaw collision in Telangana
At least five were killed and six others were injured following a collision between a car and an auto-rickshaw in Telangana's Ranga Reddy District.Manchala Police Station Circle Inspector M. Ganghadar said the accident happened early on Monday morning between Panchala village and the Ibrahimpatnam vegetable market.Among the dead were four women and a man. They have been identified as V Srinivas, S Padma, A Maru, S Mamata and A Asli.The injured have been shifted to Amma Hospital for treatment.The dead bodies are undergoing post mortem at a local government hospital.
Water, mud block rescue attempt for 12 boys inside Thai cave
Multiple attempts to locate 12 boys and their soccer coach missing in a flooded cave complex in northern Thailand for nearly two days have failed, but officials said today they believe they're still alive. The boys, aged 11-15, are believed to have entered the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai province with their coach late Saturday afternoon. A mother reported that her son never returned from soccer practice that day, setting off the search. "We are still searching right now," Chote Narin, an officer at Mae Sai district police station, said today afternoon. "We've found traces but no people yet." He said footprints and handprints were found inside the cave complex and officials believe the boys are still alive. He said the fact that they're athletes should help them endure the situation. Navy SEAL divers were trying to reach a large chamber deep inside the cave complex where officials thought the students might be. The chamber is about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) from the entrance .
Two fisherwomen killed in lightning strike
Two fisherwomen were killed and two others injured when lightning struck them near Hukitola Island in Kendrapara district today, police said. The victims were on a fishing voyage on a boat when lightning struck near the island located under the jurisdiction of Mahakalpada police station, they said. The deceased have been identified as Dipali Mandal (42) and Pannti Mandal (55) of Jamboo village, while two fishermen accompanying them received burn wounds and were taken to hospital for treatment, the police said, adding that a case of unnatural death has been registered in this connection. As lightning is a state-specific disaster, next of kin of the deceased persons would be disbursed Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia from special relief fund, said officials.
Army officer dies in car accident
An Army officer was burnt to death on Monday when he got trapped in his car which caught fire on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, police said.
Indonesia identifies location of ferry deep in crater lake
Indonesia has identified the suspected location of an overcrowded ferry that sank last week in a deep volcanic crater lake but will need international help to recover the wreck, the chief of the national search and rescue agency said today. The ferry had some 200 people on board, about five times over capacity, but only 18 people including the boat's captain survived the sinking in rough weather June 17 on Lake Toba. The rescue agency said in a statement yesterday an object that was possibly the ferry was at a depth of 490 metres (1,607 feet). Few bodies have been recovered and officials have said many of the dead are likely trapped inside the vessel. Separately, police said four people including transport officials have been arrested on suspicion of negligence that led to the sinking. The search agency chief, Syaugi, who uses one name, said in a television interview that Indonesia needs international help to recover the wreckage. Sonar equipment from Indonesia's navy was deployed on .
Five killed as rains clobber Maharashtra, road, rail traffic hit
Torrential rains clobbered large areas of Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra seriously hitting road traffic and rail operations, claiming at least five lives in rain-related incidents, officials said here on Monday.
5 killed in Telangana accident
Five people were killed and five others injured when a speeding car hit an auto-rickshaw on Monday in Telangana's Ranga Reddy, police said.
Thousands flee as winds fan growing California wildfires
Wind-driven wildfires destroyed buildings and threatened hundreds of others yesterday as they raced across dry brush in rural Northern California. The Pawnee Fire that broke out Saturday near the community of Clearlake Oaks has destroyed 12 buildings and threatened an additional 600 as it burned out of control across about 12 square miles (31 sq kilometers). Authorities ordered people to evacuate all homes in the Spring Valley area, where about 3,000 people live. "What we're stressing is that people, when they get the evacuation order, they heed it immediately and get out and stay out until it is safe to return," state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Battalion Chief Jonathan Cox said. "This is one of four large fires burning in Northern California. It's a good reminder that fire season is upon us." Erratic wind and heat gripping a swath of California from San Jose to the Oregon border drove the flames, which were north of the wine country region where devastating wildfires .
Floods and landslides kill 7, leave 12 missing in Vietnam
Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 7 people and left 12 others missing in northern Vietnam. In the worst hit province of Lai Chau, 5 people were killed and authorities have been mobilising forces to search for the 12 missing, the provincial government said in a statement today. The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said in a statement that two people were killed in neighbouring Ha Giang province when their house collapsed. Landslides have interrupted traffic in some areas, it added. Heavy rains are forecast to continue in the region for the next two days. Floods and storms kill hundreds each year in the Southeast Asian country and cause millions of dollars in damages.