Rescue Efforts

Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique: Relief teams scramble to get relief supplies to victims; 400 people killed in storm

A week after Tropical Cyclone Idai lashed Mozambique with winds of nearly 200 kilometres per hour, the rescue effort rose up a gear but the situation was often chaotic.

Arunachal Pradesh fire: ITBP rescues 100 civilians as blaze destroys 30 houses, shops in Dirang town

A massive fire erupted in Arunachal Pradesh's Dirang town, gutting around 30 shops and houses on Saturday. 100 civilians have been rescued so far

Emerald Star capsizes off Philippines coast: Search on for 10 missing Indian crew members, says MEA

Search and rescue efforts for locating the missing 10 crew members of the cargo ship sank off the coast of off the Philippines coast are underway

Indian ship 'Emerald Star' capsizes off Philippines coast: 16 rescued, 10 crew members still missing, says MEA

The government is using aircraft and vessels to search for 10 Indian crew members, who went missing after their cargo ship sank in the Pacific off the Philippines last week

Eleven Indian crew members in Japan missing after cargo ship sinks off Philippines

Eleven Indian crew members were missing after their cargo ship sank in the Pacific off the Philippines as a typhoon churned in the region, Japan's coastguard said.

Chapecoense Real plane crash: Here's what we know about the Brazil football tragedy in Colombia

A plane carrying Chapecoense Real team crashed in the mountains in Colombia late on Monday. Here's an update on everything that is known about the tragedy.

Japan volcano eruption: Seven rescued, 32 still missing

Seven people were rescued in Japan after the volcano Mount Ontake erupted on Saturday.

Church obstructed rescue leading to loss of lives: Nigerian Officials

Church officials prevented rescuers from extricating victims at the site of a six-story building collapse, leading to a loss of lives, Nigeria's emergency agency said on Friday.

Digivijaya, Ghulam Nabi Azad laud PM Modi's promp action on Kashmir floods

Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and Ghulam Nabi Azad today lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "prompt action" and "quick response" in dealing with the massive flood crisis in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu floods: Nine army Jawans, officer trapped after boat capsizes in Jhelum River

At least nine Army personnel, including an officer, were on Saturday trapped in strong water currents of Jhelum River as their boat capsized during a rescue operation in flood-affected Pulwama district of Kashmir, an Army official said.