Rescue

Final NDRF team under Operation Dost returns from Turkey as rescue ends

The final National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team under Operation Dost returns home from Turkey after Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) announced the end of rescue operations.Under Operation Dost 3 teams of 151 NDRFHQ personnel and dog squads extended assistance to earthquake-affected Turkey.NDRF Teams executed search, rescue and relief operations including life detection in 35 worksites of Nurdagi and Antakya."Final NDRF team under #OperationDost returns home from Turkiye. 3 Teams of 151@NDRFHQ personnel & dog squads extended assistance to earthquake-affected Turkiye. Teams executed search, rescue & relief operations including life detection in 35 worksites of Nurdagi & Antakya," tweeted the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi.Meanwhile, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) on Saturday said that search and rescue operations have ended in most provinces nearly two weeks after this month's

Gujarat bridge collapse: There will be no laxity in relief ops, says PM

The prime minister said that Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel had reached Morbi last night and has been holding the command of search and rescue ops since yesterday.

14 rescued as search ops in avalanche-hit Uttarakhand peak resumes

Fourteen members of a mountaineering team which had gone missing after being hit by an avalanche at Draupadi Ka Danda peak in Uttarakashi district were rescued on Wednesday as a multi-agency rescue operation aided by IAF helicopters was underway to find the several others missing. Principal of the Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) Col Amit Bisht had said on Tuesday that ten bodies were spotted out of which four had been recovered.However, police confirmed the death of four. Earlier in the day, the Uttarakhand Police released a list of 28 trainee mountaineers who were missing in the avalanche at the height of 17,000 feet. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Bhatwari, Chattar Singh Chauhan said 14 members of the team out of which six had sustained minor injuries in the avalanche were airlifted to Matli in two sorties, Eight more rescued in another sortie are alright, he said, adding they are being sent back to the NIM. Out of the 14 rescued so far 10 are trainees and f

Two drown in Himachal's Solang Nala flash flood, rescue ops underway

The rescue operation began in Solang Nala in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu on Tuesday after two people went missing in the flash floods caused due to heavy rain

Monitoring relief work, pray for deceased: Kejriwal on Alipur wall collapse

According to the fire department, over 10 people are trapped under the debris and so far four have been rescued.

J&K LG chairs high level meet to review rescue & relief ops at Amarnath

GoC said all the agencies involved in the rescue and relief operations are working in excellent coordination and they are well equipped to clear the debris.

Film on Rahul Sahu's borewell rescue incident in Chhattisgarh soon

The first movie, Malooty, was released in Malayalam in 1990

Former Air Chief Fali Homi Major commends rescue ops in Jharkhand's Deoghar

"Such operations are risky and mishaps can happen. It isn't easy to winch up a person in conditions such as these. I certainly feel that this was a great effort by our security forces," he added.

Over 300 people rescued from flood-affected Uttarakhand: NDRF

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued over 300 people from flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand, the federal force said on Tuesday

11 killed in wall collapse in Mumbai's Chembur, rescue operations underway

As many as 11 people were killed after a wall collapsed on some shanties in Chembur's Bharat Nagar area in Mumbai.

26 personnel still missing; Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies

With no trace of 15 personnel from barge P305 and 11 from tugboat Varaprada six days after Cyclone Tauktae, the Navy deployed specialised diving teams to boost the search and rescue operations

Cyclone Tauktae: 188 rescued, 37 bodies recovered after Barge P305 mishap

As many as 188 workmen have been rescued and 37 bodies have been recovered from barge P305 which sank in the Arabian Sea 35 nautical miles from Mumbai under impact of cyclone Tauktae, informed Navy

49 people from P305 barge still missing, Navy continues search on 4th day

The Navy on Thursday morning launched a fresh aerial search and rescue mission, deploying helicopters to scour the waters off Mumbai coast, where the accommodation barge P305 went adrift in Cyclone

Cyclone Tauktae: ONGC's sunk barge leaves at least 26 people dead

The barge 'Papaa-305' had 261 people on board when it got caught in the storm earlier this week. Of these, 186 have been rescued

Railway pointsman awarded for bravery after rescuing child's life

The daring rescue was tweeted by Piyush Goyal, who said that Shelke has done an exceptionally courageous act

U'khand disaster: Drones deployed to locate workers trapped in tunnel

Using drones and remote-sensing equipment, rescue teams intensified rescue efforts on Wednesday

Japanese livestock ship with 42 crew said to have sank in stormy seas

The Filipino crew member was rescued late Wednesday after Japanese navy P-3C surveillance aircraft spotted him wearing a life vest and waving while bobbing in the water

Govt says, 95,665 Indians brought back in last two years

Also, says that it has accorded the highest priority to ensure the safety and well-being of Indian nationals abroad