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Air Force To Join Rescue Operations After Deadly Landslides In Wayanad
At least 19 people were killed in a massive landslide at Churalpara in Kerala's Wayanad on Tuesday and around 400 families are trapped in a few areas in and around the affected areas.
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"Locals Treated Children As Their Own": Kerala Doctors On Plane Crash
Six children, who survived the plane crash in Kerala on Friday, were rushed to Kozhikode's Baby Memorial Hospital and several locals - part of the rescue teams - helped in identifying their family members, doctors at the hospital have told NDTV.
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"Braved Bad Weather, COVID-19 Fears": Pinarayi Vijayan Praises Locals, Officials For Rescuing Crash Victims
The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people on board overshot the tabletop runway at the airport here while landing in heavy rains and fell into a valley 35 feet below and broke into two portions on Friday night, killing 18 people and injuring many others.
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All Those Taking Part In Kerala Crash Rescue Ops To Be Tested For Covid
All those who are involved in the rescue efforts in Kerala after an Air India Express flight skidded off a tabletop runway at Kozhikode airport late Friday evening will be tested for coronavirus, state's Health Minister KK Shailaja said this morning, urging them to go into "self-quarantine". Eight people, including both pilots, were killed as the f...
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Maharashtra, Kerala Worst-Hit In Flood Fury, Lakhs Evacuated: 10 Facts
Dozens have been killed and lakhs have been forced out of their homes as monsoon rains continue to batter several parts in the country. Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka are among the worst-hit states. Over two lakh people have been evacuated from five districts of Maharashtra, including Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli. Other states that have reported flo...
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Kerala Gets 102 Crores Bill For Using Air Force Aircraft In Flood Rescue
The centre has forwarded a bill of Rs 102 crore to the Kerala government for using Indian Air Force planes and helicopters for flood relief operations in the state last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
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Rescue Operations In Kerala Saw Many Firsts, Says Top Air Force Officer
The Kerala flood rescue operation was the largest disaster relief exercise the Air Force has ever conducted, with its powerful helicopters dropping a total of 2.47 lakh kg of relief material. The Air Force had to pinpoint areas that were inaccessible even by boats to rescue people in the flood-wrecked state.
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Kerala Woman, 51, Airlifted Minutes After She Suffered Heart Attack
Fifty-year-old Thangamma got a new lease of life after she was rescued and transferred to the hospital, within minutes of suffering a massive heart attack on Thursday at Chengannur, one of the worst-hit districts in Kerala. Quick coordination helped the family get an air ambulance, which took her to the Trivandrum Medical College Hospital within mi...
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Kerala Floods "Severe Calamity", Says Centre; Focus On Relief: 10 Points
Efforts to restore essential services are going on parallel with relief and rescue in Kerala, where at least a thousand people are still stranded at five villages around Chengannur - a town in Alappuzha. Phone connectivity has been restored in 90 per cent of the state and there is enough fuel and animal fodder, the authorities said after a meeting....
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As Floods Ravage Kerala, Unsung Heroes Bring Smiles To Those Stranded
Braving inclement weather and risky conditions, a young Air Force officer dramatically winched up a toddler to safety from the roof-top of a marooned house in rain-battered Kerala.
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In Kerala, Toddler Stranded On Rooftop Saved In Dramatic Rescue Op
In a dramatic rescue operation, a toddler and his mother were saved by the Indian Air Force personnel at Alappuzha in flood-ravaged Kerala on Sunday. Wing Commander Prasanth of IAF's Garud Special Force winched up the little boy from the rooftop of his home in Alappuzha. Reports of IAF, Navy and NDRF personnel saving stranded people in near-impossi...
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Kochi Naval Base Ready For Commercial Flights, Take-Off Tomorrow
The Naval air base in Kochi is almost ready for commercial flights to begin operation from tomorrow in flood-ravaged Kerala. Naval Air Station INS Garuda received clearance to operate passenger planes.
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Alliance Air To Operate Flights From Kochi Naval Base For Rescue Ops
State-run Air India's subsidiary - Alliance Air, will commence operations from Kochi naval base to aide the rescue operations in flood-hit Kerala.
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Watch: Massive Air Rescue Operation On In Rain-Ravaged Kerala, 73 Dead
As the situation worsens in Kerala after heavy rains flooded the coastal state, the Indian Air Force has deployed 18 aircraft, including 12 helicopters to airlift people stranded in flooded areas. All three defence forces and teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been diverted to Kerala to intensify rescue operations. The state ...
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94 Dead In Kerala, Rain To Continue For 2 Days: 10 Facts
Thirty people died in rain-related incidents in Kerala today despite hectic rescue work by armed forces and the NDRF and private groups in the state that's is grappling with the worst monsoon in a century. In the last 24 hours, the state received 10 times the normal rainfall. There is no relief before Saturday, the met office said. As huge swathes ...
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Air Force To Join Rescue Operations After Deadly Landslides In Wayanad
At least 19 people were killed in a massive landslide at Churalpara in Kerala's Wayanad on Tuesday and around 400 families are trapped in a few areas in and around the affected areas.
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"Locals Treated Children As Their Own": Kerala Doctors On Plane Crash
Six children, who survived the plane crash in Kerala on Friday, were rushed to Kozhikode's Baby Memorial Hospital and several locals - part of the rescue teams - helped in identifying their family members, doctors at the hospital have told NDTV.
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"Braved Bad Weather, COVID-19 Fears": Pinarayi Vijayan Praises Locals, Officials For Rescuing Crash Victims
The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people on board overshot the tabletop runway at the airport here while landing in heavy rains and fell into a valley 35 feet below and broke into two portions on Friday night, killing 18 people and injuring many others.
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All Those Taking Part In Kerala Crash Rescue Ops To Be Tested For Covid
All those who are involved in the rescue efforts in Kerala after an Air India Express flight skidded off a tabletop runway at Kozhikode airport late Friday evening will be tested for coronavirus, state's Health Minister KK Shailaja said this morning, urging them to go into "self-quarantine". Eight people, including both pilots, were killed as the f...
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Maharashtra, Kerala Worst-Hit In Flood Fury, Lakhs Evacuated: 10 Facts
Dozens have been killed and lakhs have been forced out of their homes as monsoon rains continue to batter several parts in the country. Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka are among the worst-hit states. Over two lakh people have been evacuated from five districts of Maharashtra, including Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli. Other states that have reported flo...
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Kerala Gets 102 Crores Bill For Using Air Force Aircraft In Flood Rescue
The centre has forwarded a bill of Rs 102 crore to the Kerala government for using Indian Air Force planes and helicopters for flood relief operations in the state last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
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Rescue Operations In Kerala Saw Many Firsts, Says Top Air Force Officer
The Kerala flood rescue operation was the largest disaster relief exercise the Air Force has ever conducted, with its powerful helicopters dropping a total of 2.47 lakh kg of relief material. The Air Force had to pinpoint areas that were inaccessible even by boats to rescue people in the flood-wrecked state.
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Kerala Woman, 51, Airlifted Minutes After She Suffered Heart Attack
Fifty-year-old Thangamma got a new lease of life after she was rescued and transferred to the hospital, within minutes of suffering a massive heart attack on Thursday at Chengannur, one of the worst-hit districts in Kerala. Quick coordination helped the family get an air ambulance, which took her to the Trivandrum Medical College Hospital within mi...
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Kerala Floods "Severe Calamity", Says Centre; Focus On Relief: 10 Points
Efforts to restore essential services are going on parallel with relief and rescue in Kerala, where at least a thousand people are still stranded at five villages around Chengannur - a town in Alappuzha. Phone connectivity has been restored in 90 per cent of the state and there is enough fuel and animal fodder, the authorities said after a meeting....
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As Floods Ravage Kerala, Unsung Heroes Bring Smiles To Those Stranded
Braving inclement weather and risky conditions, a young Air Force officer dramatically winched up a toddler to safety from the roof-top of a marooned house in rain-battered Kerala.
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In Kerala, Toddler Stranded On Rooftop Saved In Dramatic Rescue Op
In a dramatic rescue operation, a toddler and his mother were saved by the Indian Air Force personnel at Alappuzha in flood-ravaged Kerala on Sunday. Wing Commander Prasanth of IAF's Garud Special Force winched up the little boy from the rooftop of his home in Alappuzha. Reports of IAF, Navy and NDRF personnel saving stranded people in near-impossi...
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Kochi Naval Base Ready For Commercial Flights, Take-Off Tomorrow
The Naval air base in Kochi is almost ready for commercial flights to begin operation from tomorrow in flood-ravaged Kerala. Naval Air Station INS Garuda received clearance to operate passenger planes.
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Alliance Air To Operate Flights From Kochi Naval Base For Rescue Ops
State-run Air India's subsidiary - Alliance Air, will commence operations from Kochi naval base to aide the rescue operations in flood-hit Kerala.
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Watch: Massive Air Rescue Operation On In Rain-Ravaged Kerala, 73 Dead
As the situation worsens in Kerala after heavy rains flooded the coastal state, the Indian Air Force has deployed 18 aircraft, including 12 helicopters to airlift people stranded in flooded areas. All three defence forces and teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been diverted to Kerala to intensify rescue operations. The state ...
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94 Dead In Kerala, Rain To Continue For 2 Days: 10 Facts
Thirty people died in rain-related incidents in Kerala today despite hectic rescue work by armed forces and the NDRF and private groups in the state that's is grappling with the worst monsoon in a century. In the last 24 hours, the state received 10 times the normal rainfall. There is no relief before Saturday, the met office said. As huge swathes ...
