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Papua New Guinea Prone To More Landslides, Warn Officials
Papua New Guinea authorities have warned there is a high risk of more landslides at the site of a recent deadly disaster, with government experts demanding the area be evacuated and declared a "no-go zone".
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Landslide In Papua New Guinea Buries Village, Hundreds Feared Dead
Families in Yambali village in Papua New Guinea were sleeping peacefully in their beds when a "mountain" of rubble buried them alive in a gigantic landslide, said a U.N. rescue worker at the disaster site and the country's prime minister.
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Rescue Workers To Lift First Piece Of Collapsed US Bridge That Killed 6
Salvage crews were set to lift the first piece of Baltimore's collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water on Saturday to allow barges and tugboats to access the disaster site, Maryland and U.S. officials said, the first step in a complex effort
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More Than 70 Killed As Tunnel Collapses At Gold Mine Site In Mali: Report
More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site last week, local sources told AFP Wednesday, the latest disaster in a region prone to mining accidents.
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Watch: Cyclone Rescue Team Carries Infant In Empty Cement Bag In Gujarat
A National Disaster Response Force team evacuated 127 people from a school in Gujarat district today. Videos from the site show NDRF personnel carrying infants wrapped in clothes and even an empty cement bag to protect them from the rain.
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Trains "Slowly" Cross Odisha Crash Site Days After Disaster
Resuming services just over two days after India's deadliest rail crash in more than two decades, trains crossed the disaster spot in Odisha where at least 275 people died and 1,200 were injured in collision between three trains.
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"There Are Difficulties": Official On Rescue Op At Odisha Train Crash Site
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) DIG Manoj Kumar Yadav on Friday said search operations were underway inside the derailed passenger train coaches in Odisha's Balasore and the primary focus was on mobilising emergency rescue and relief.
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Rescue Teams At Odisha Train Crash Site, Ops To Last 3 More Hours: Official
Odisha Train Accident: Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force have reached the site of the train accident in Odisha where a passenger train collided with the derailed coaches of another.
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5G Network Crosses 2 Lakh Sites Mark in India After Service Rolls Out in Gangotri
5G network in India crossed 2 lakh mobile sites with the commissioning of the latest unit in Gangotri on Wednesday. The 5G site at Gangotri was inaugurated by Union Minister for Communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
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US Residents Near Toxic Train Derailment In Ohio Urged Not To Drink Water
The governor of Ohio warned residents living near the site of a toxic train derailment to drink bottled water Wednesday, as authorities investigate potential environmental fallout from the accident earlier this month.
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Scientists Work On Robotic Rat That Can Help Rescuers Look For Survivors At Disaster Sites
Scientists are working to improve a technology to create robot rats, which can help in searching for survivors at disaster sites.
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Russian Soldiers Drove Over Radioactive Dust In Chernobyl: Report
Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.
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Power Cut At Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Plant, No "Critical" Safety Impact
Power has been entirely cut to the Chernobyl power plant, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, and its security systems, Ukraine's energy operator Ukrenergo said Wednesday.
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UN Nuclear Watchdog Urges Russia To "Cease Actions" At Ukraine Nuclear Sites
The UN nuclear watchdog passed a resolution Thursday urging Russia to "cease all actions" at Ukraine's nuclear facilities, including the site of the Chernobyl disaster, after it invaded the country.
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Russian Invasion: Ukraine Reports Chernobyl Radiation Spike After Moscow Captures Plant
Ukraine is reporting a spike in radiation levels around Chernobyl since the Russian military has captured the nuclear power plant, which was the site of a major disaster in 1986.
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Papua New Guinea Prone To More Landslides, Warn Officials
Papua New Guinea authorities have warned there is a high risk of more landslides at the site of a recent deadly disaster, with government experts demanding the area be evacuated and declared a "no-go zone".
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Landslide In Papua New Guinea Buries Village, Hundreds Feared Dead
Families in Yambali village in Papua New Guinea were sleeping peacefully in their beds when a "mountain" of rubble buried them alive in a gigantic landslide, said a U.N. rescue worker at the disaster site and the country's prime minister.
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Rescue Workers To Lift First Piece Of Collapsed US Bridge That Killed 6
Salvage crews were set to lift the first piece of Baltimore's collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water on Saturday to allow barges and tugboats to access the disaster site, Maryland and U.S. officials said, the first step in a complex effort
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More Than 70 Killed As Tunnel Collapses At Gold Mine Site In Mali: Report
More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site last week, local sources told AFP Wednesday, the latest disaster in a region prone to mining accidents.
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Watch: Cyclone Rescue Team Carries Infant In Empty Cement Bag In Gujarat
A National Disaster Response Force team evacuated 127 people from a school in Gujarat district today. Videos from the site show NDRF personnel carrying infants wrapped in clothes and even an empty cement bag to protect them from the rain.
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Trains "Slowly" Cross Odisha Crash Site Days After Disaster
Resuming services just over two days after India's deadliest rail crash in more than two decades, trains crossed the disaster spot in Odisha where at least 275 people died and 1,200 were injured in collision between three trains.
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"There Are Difficulties": Official On Rescue Op At Odisha Train Crash Site
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) DIG Manoj Kumar Yadav on Friday said search operations were underway inside the derailed passenger train coaches in Odisha's Balasore and the primary focus was on mobilising emergency rescue and relief.
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Rescue Teams At Odisha Train Crash Site, Ops To Last 3 More Hours: Official
Odisha Train Accident: Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force have reached the site of the train accident in Odisha where a passenger train collided with the derailed coaches of another.
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5G Network Crosses 2 Lakh Sites Mark in India After Service Rolls Out in Gangotri
5G network in India crossed 2 lakh mobile sites with the commissioning of the latest unit in Gangotri on Wednesday. The 5G site at Gangotri was inaugurated by Union Minister for Communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
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US Residents Near Toxic Train Derailment In Ohio Urged Not To Drink Water
The governor of Ohio warned residents living near the site of a toxic train derailment to drink bottled water Wednesday, as authorities investigate potential environmental fallout from the accident earlier this month.
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Scientists Work On Robotic Rat That Can Help Rescuers Look For Survivors At Disaster Sites
Scientists are working to improve a technology to create robot rats, which can help in searching for survivors at disaster sites.
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Russian Soldiers Drove Over Radioactive Dust In Chernobyl: Report
Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.
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Power Cut At Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Plant, No "Critical" Safety Impact
Power has been entirely cut to the Chernobyl power plant, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, and its security systems, Ukraine's energy operator Ukrenergo said Wednesday.
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UN Nuclear Watchdog Urges Russia To "Cease Actions" At Ukraine Nuclear Sites
The UN nuclear watchdog passed a resolution Thursday urging Russia to "cease all actions" at Ukraine's nuclear facilities, including the site of the Chernobyl disaster, after it invaded the country.
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Russian Invasion: Ukraine Reports Chernobyl Radiation Spike After Moscow Captures Plant
Ukraine is reporting a spike in radiation levels around Chernobyl since the Russian military has captured the nuclear power plant, which was the site of a major disaster in 1986.
