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Tunnel rescue: Jubilation, but hard lessons to learn

The rescue team faced multiple challenges delaying horizontal drilling through 57 metres of collapsed rubble that had trapped the workers.

published on : 30th November 2023
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Uttarkashi: 41 rescued workers emerge dazed, smiling after 17 days trapped in collapsed road tunnel

Devender, a rescuer who only gave his first name, told NDTV that “the trapped workers were overjoyed when they spotted us in the tunnel. Some rushed toward me and hugged me.”

published on : 29th November 2023
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Crocodile rescued from 20-ft farm well at Indira Nagar near Odanthurai in Tamil Nadu

A staff, sitting in the cage entered the well and tied the mouth of the crocodile. "Though we managed to pump out water completely around 10 pm, the reptile entered the cage only at 11 pm.”

published on : 29th November 2023
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PM speaks to workers rescued from U'khand tunnel; says mission created amazing example of teamwork

Addressing the 41 rescued workers, Modi said their courage and patience have inspired everyone as he wished them good health and well-being.

published on : 28th November 2023
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Drilling through collapsed Silkyara tunnel over: Uttarakhand official

Asked by reporters, NHIDCL managing director Mahmood Ahmed did not immediately confirm the development but said the last section of the escape pipe was being pushed through the drilled passage.

published on : 28th November 2023
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'Don't want my son to work in the Uttarakhand tunnel anymore,' says father of trapped UP worker

Manjeet, 22 years old, has been trapped in the Silkyara Tunnel since November 12. He is one of the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi.

published on : 26th November 2023
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Uttarakhand tunnel tragedy: Manual drilling to be initiated to rescue labourers trapped since Nov 12

The ongoing operation to rescue workers, who were trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed on November 12, entered its 14th day on Saturday.

published on : 25th November 2023
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Silkyara tunnel collapse: Trapped workers will be pulled out on wheeled stretchers

The NDRF men will go in through the pipe and once they reach the workers, they will use their equipment to start sending them out of the tunnel one by one.

published on : 23rd November 2023
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Hopes of evacuating workers brighten as rescue operation enters 10th day

On the tenth day of the rescue operation, all the stranded labourers appeared to be healthy and safe.

published on : 21st November 2023
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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Wait gets longer for rescue due to machine failure

Another auger machine airlifted by the IAF; help of experts in Thailand, Norway sought

published on : 16th November 2023
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Greece launches a rescue effort for scores of migrants on a stranded yacht

Four civilian vessels were ordered to provide assistance while three coast guard boats were heading to the area, south of the Peloponnese region.

published on : 11th August 2023
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Maharashtra: NDRF resumes operation to rescue 4 four workers trapped after well cave-in 

The incident occurred at Mhasobachi Wadi village in Indapur tehsil on Tuesday evening. According to officials, the well is 100-foot-deep with a diameter of 120 feet.

published on : 3rd August 2023
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Bihar: Toddler rescued from borewell after 8-hour-long operation in Nalanda

Locals said that a farmer in the village had abandoned the borewell after it didn't succeed. A borewell was dug at a different place for irrigation and the first one was left open, they revealed. 

published on : 23rd July 2023
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Search operation resumes at landslide site in Maharashtra; 119 villagers yet to be traced

The landslide occurred around 11 pm on Wednesday at the tribal village, situated on a hill slope, under Khalapur tehsil of the coastal district, around 80 km from Mumbai.

published on : 21st July 2023
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Flood situation grim at some places as rainfall continues in Punjab, Haryana

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann appealed to people not to panic as heavy rains caused flooding at some places in the state.

published on : 10th July 2023
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Little success in retrieving man trapped in well in Thiruvananthapuram

Maharajan, a native of Parvathipuram, who has been staying at Venganoor for the last two decades, got trapped after soil slipped from the middle portion of the well by 9am.

published on : 10th July 2023
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Philippine ferry catches fire at sea, all 120 people aboard rescued

Sea accidents are common in the Philippine archipelago because of frequent storms, badly maintained vessels, overcrowding and spotty enforcement of safety regulations, especially in remote provinces.

published on : 18th June 2023
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