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HP rain fury: Death toll over past week climbs to 78
Since the onset of the monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on June 24, 338 people have died in rain-related incidents and road accidents while 38 people are reported missing.
Monsoon rain widens cracks in Joshimath, five families shifted to relief camps
GOPESHWAR: Widening cracks in subsidence-hit Joshimath during the monsoon prompted authorities to shift five families to relief camps.
Admitting that land-subsidence in areas declared unsafe earlier this year seems to have been aggravated…
Himachal witnesses highest single-day loss of lives as rain wreaks havoc
CHANDIGARH: At least 50 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh on Monday — 14 of them buried under rubble in two landslips, including one at a temple — as rains wreaked havoc, triggering landslides, washing away bridges and flattening…
Six tourists die, 11 injured in Sikkim avalanche
GANGTOK: A major avalanche in Tsongmo, a popular tourist destination in Sikkim, has left six tourists dead and injured 11 others, according to multiple reports.
The avalanche at the 14th milestone on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg connecting…
Mexican Migration center death toll reaches 39
Mexico City: The number of people who died in a fire in a migration center in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez at the border with the United States, has risen to 39, with 29 others injured, the Mexican migration service has said.
"The…
Mumbai seaman back home after 14 months in Iran’s Chabahar jail
MUMBAI: 'Angels do dwell on earth.' A Worli resident Aniket Yenpure (30) says so. The merchant navy employeeis back home from Iran after over three years — of which he spent 14 months in jail in the foreign land after narcotics were…
US announces $26 Million in New Aid for Rohingya Refugees
Washington: The United States announced on Tuesday $26 million in new humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in that region of Asia.
Around one million members of the mostly Muslim Rohingya community…
US To Pledge Earthquake Support In Antony Blinken’s First Turkey Visit
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel Sunday to Turkey to discuss support after a massive earthquake, his first trip to the NATO ally which has had turbulent relations with Washington.
Antony Blinken will visit…
Syrian Woman, Children Escaped death after 4-flr. building collapsed In Quake
Jableh (Syria): When she felt the first tremors of the earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey last week, Um Kanan woke her three children and rushed them to a small closet in her bedroom for shelter, along with a collection of family photos…
Syrian President Opens 2 Border Crossings for Earthquake Aid
United Nations: The UN chief said Monday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to open two more border crossings to allow in aid to help victims of the earthquake that has left more than 35,000 dead in the region.
Before…