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Cold wave claims 6 more lives in Nepal; toll reaches 50
Intense cold weather in Nepal's southern region has claimed six more lives, taking to 50 the death toll due to severe winter conditions in the Himalayan nation, police said today. Three people, including two septuagenarians, died in Rautahat district while another three, including a two-year- old child, died in Saptari district yesterday, they said. Life has been severely affected by the cold waves that hit mainly southern Nepal districts over the past one week. About 50 people have died of cold wave across the country this winter, with 27 of these deaths taking place in the southern Saptari district alone, the Kathmandu Post reported. In a separate incident, five people were killed in a jeep accident in Sankhuwasabha district of eastern Nepal today. The chairperson of Makalu Rural Municipality, Khadga Katuwal, was among the deceased, according to Chief District Officer Shivaraj Joshi. The accident took place at Samatar of Bhotkhola Rural Municipality in the district. The .
5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush on Sunday afternoon.According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred 42 kilometres South of Jarm, Afghanistan at a depth of 204.2 km depth.The tremor reportedly occurred at around 01:40 p.m. local time.No loss of lives and properties have been reported so far.
Nightclub ceiling collapses in Spanish capital; 26 injured
Spanish authorities say that 26 people have been injured when a ceiling collapsed at a Madrid nightclub. Emergency services for the Spanish capital say that 11 of the injured revellers were taken to nearby hospitals to be treated for "bruises and light wounds." The others were treated on site. Emergency services say that a section of the ceiling measuring 16 square meters fell on the people at the nightclub located in southern Madrid today. Arturo de Blas, who led the emergency response, said that the "ceiling in the second floor fell on top of the people inside.
Chapecoense survivor Ruschel scores in Recopa triumph
Plane crash survivor Alan Ruschel scored Chapecoense's decisive third goal as the tragedy-stricken football club defeated Tubarao 3-2 to win Brazil's Recopa Catarinense title.
Turkish plane skids off runway on Black Sea coast
A Turkish passenger plane skidded off the runway at an airport and ended up halfway down a steep slope into the Black Sea, Turkish media reported on Sunday.
26 injured in Madrid club ceiling collapse
At least 26 people were injured early on Sunday when the ceiling of a nightclub in the Spanish capital of Madrid collapsed, emergency services said.
Thousands evacuated as volcano erupts in Philippines
Thousands of people have been moved to safe shelters following the eruption of Mt. Mayon in the Philippines, police said on Sunday.
PNG volcanic eruption sparks further evacuations
Thousands of residents of an island near a Papua New Guinea volcano have been evacuated after escalating eruptions sparked fears of a possible landslide and tsunami, authorities and reports said today. The previously dormant volcano, more than 500 metres (1,640 feet) high, on the northern island of Kadovar off PNG erupted on January 5 with all 600 residents evacuated. But volcanic activity significantly escalated in recent days, culminating in a big blast on Friday, the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory (RVO) said. "Big rocks were blasted out and there was a significant amount of material involved," the RVO told local news website Loop PNG. "The rocks were glowing red... previous to this blast, it was observed that the fracture, which was apparent in the initial aerial photos, running from the summit dome down to the coast, had apparently widened." More than 3,000 residents on surrounding islands Biem and Ruprup were also evacuated, local reports said, after fears a ...
62-year-old man dies in road accident, wife injured
A 62-year-old man died while his wife sustained injuries after their scooter was hit by a bus on Phagwara-Mehli bypass near Palahi village here, a police officer said today. The deceased was identified as Vishawnath Singh, a resident of nearby Chak Hakeem village, the police officer said. His wife Sundar Devi was rushed to a nearby hospital, he said. A case was registered for causing death by negligence against the unidentified bus driver after the accident yesterday, he said.
7.3-magnitude earthquake hits near Peru
An earthquake of 7.3 magnitude struck off Peru's coast on Sunday."Prelim M7.3 earthquake near the coast of southern Peru Jan-14 09:18 UTC," tweeted USGS Big Quakes.Prelim M7.3 earthquake near the coast of southern Peru Jan-14 09:18 UTC, updates https://t.co/akiSg41Zo4— USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) January 14, 2018The quake hit 31km south-southwest of Acari, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Several media reports state that a tsunami warning is in place near the epicentre of the quake.Peru is located in the Ring of Fire, which is an area in the Pacific Ocean vulnerable to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, tsunami waves are possible within 300 km of the epicentre along the coast of Peru.
7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off Peru; tsunami threat
A powerful earthquake struck off Peru's coast early today, prompting a US agency to issue a tsunami threat message for parts of the country and neighbouring Chile. The US Geological Survey reported that the temblor had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3. There have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The epicentre was 42 kms south-southwest of Acari, with the earthquake hitting at 4:18 am local time at a depth of 12.1 kms. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said that "hazardous tsunami waves are forecast for some coasts." A statement says that tsunami waves reaching 0.3 metres to one metre "above the tide level are possible for some coasts of Peru." It also says waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters for the coasts of Chile.
Voice data recorder of crashed chopper traced
The Coast Guard has traced the Aircraft Voice Data Recorder (VDR) of the Pawan Hans helicopter which crashed off the Mumbai coast yesterday while the recovery of the remaining debris is in progress. Simultaneously, the Navy has widened its search operations for the two missing crew members of the chopper. "Search for the missing ONGC crew continues till recovery. Aircraft Voice Data Recorder (VDR) has been recovered and recovery of balance debris is in progress," a Coast Guard spokesperson said today. The helicopter with seven people on-board, including five ONGC officers and two pilots, crashed off the Mumbai coast minutes after it took off for the state-owned company's oil installation in the Arabian sea yesterday. Five bodies were recovered yesterday, the Coast Guard and the Navy said in their statements earlier. A Navy spokesperson said today that the two Fast Interceptor Crafts, INS Tarasa and the frigate INS Teg were coordinating the search in the area along with ...
Lakhs take holy dip in Ganga on Makar Sankranti
Over half a million pilgrims on Sunday took a holy dip in the Ganga at the spot where it flows out into the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
Fire kills eight, wounds 50 in northern Portugal
Fire ripped through a local community centre in northern Portugal late Saturday, killing eight people and injuring another 50, police said. "Around 70 people were having dinner in the building when the fire broke out and we have a number of dead people as well as between 50 and 60 people injured," civil protection chief Paulo Santos told AFP. The fire broke out near Tondela, which lies between the northern towns of Coimbra and Viseu which were badly hit by a series of deadly wildfires in October, with some of the more seriously wounded airlifted to hospital by helicopter, he said. Tondela mayor Jose Antonio Jesus told RTP public television that the fire broke out when a wood-burning stove exploded as people gathered for an amateur card tournament where they were playing Sueca, a very popular game in Portugal. The fire spread very rapidly but was finally quenched after an hour, the Tondela fire service said.
Fearing accident, Parrikar says he no longer rides a scooter
While media reports have often projected Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar as a politician who moves around on a scooter, Parrikar said he no longer does so fearing an accident. "People ask me whether I travel on a scooter. I tell them that I dont any more. My mind is filled with work related thoughts and if I ride my scooter while my mind is somewhere else, then I could meet with an accident," Parrikar told a gathering of BJP workers in Canacona yesterday. Driving home a point of safety at the gathering, Parrikar said that he now avoids riding or travelling pillion on a scooter. He added that the state government would be adopting various measures to reduce accidents on the roads of Goa and in the process bring down fatalities. In the past, media reports have often cited that Parrikar was still riding a scooter in Panaji as he went about purchasing things from the local markets.
Mumbai chopper crash: Another coast guard ship deployed
One more coast guard ship is deployed from Mumbai for search operation after a Pawan Hans helicopter, carrying five senior officials of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and two pilots, crashed off the Mumbai coast minutes after it took off on Saturday.INS Makar, twin hulled catamaran hydrograph ship from Karwar, is enroute to augment the search efforts in the area.A total of 5-6 coast guard ships are deployed in the area already, ONGC officials said.INS Teg and Tarasa are coordinating the search in the area. ICG Ships Samudra Prahari, Achook & Agrim are also at work in the area.ICGS Samrat sailed out from Mumbai and joined the search and rescue operations.ONGC vessel TAG 15 undertaking Side Scan Sonar (SSS) operations have found some debris 600 yards from wreckage position.Meanwhile, diving team ex- Samudra Sevak is preparing to undertake diving operations in the area.So far, six bodies have been recovered.The police informed that the bodies have been brought to Cooper ..
Chopper crash: Search ops on to trace missing crew members
The Navy has widened its search operations for the missing crew members of the Pawan Hans helicopter which crashed off the Mumbai coast yesterday. The helicopter with seven people on-board, including five ONGC officers and two pilots, crashed off the Mumbai coast minutes after it took off for the state-owned company's oil installation in the Arabian sea yesterday. Five bodies were recovered yesterday, the Coast Guard and the Navy said in their statements earlier. A Navy spokesperson said today that the two Fast Interceptor Crafts, INS Tarasa and the frigate INS Teg were coordinating the search in the area along with Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ships Samudra Prahari, Achook and Agrim. The INS Makar (a twin hulled catamaran hydrography ship) from Karwar was also en route to area to augment the search efforts, he said. The ICGS Samrat also sailed out from Mumbai to join the search and rescue operations, he said. Besides, ICG Dornier from Daman, IN Seaking 42 B from Shikra ...
Hawaii missile alert: False alarm sparks panic in US state
An incoming missile alert plunged residents of Hawaii in the US into panic before it was declared a false alarm.
8 killed in Portugal building fire
At least eight persons have been killed and over 50 injured in a fire that broke out at a two-storey building in Portugal, the media reported.
At least 8 dead, dozens injured in Portugal building fire
At least eight people died and dozens were injured, some seriously, after a heater exploded and started a fire at the packed premises of a local residents' association in the north of Portugal, officials said. A wood-burning stove exploded in the two-story building late last night in the town of Tondela, around 250 kilometres north of the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, local mayor Jose Gomes Jesus told reporters. Civil Protection Agency commander Paulo Santos told local radio station TSF that at least 50 people were injured. Witnesses speaking to local television channels said the fire caused panic among the roughly 60 people in the building who were taking part in an evening amateur card tournament. They said people crowded the exits as thick smoke filled the building. Dozens of fire crews and two rescue helicopters were at the scene taking the injured to hospital. Authorities could not immediately be reached for comment.