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Bomb Scare At Noida's Mall Of India: Evacuation Sparks Fear, Authorities Claim It's A Drill
In a statement issued around 1.35 pm, the DLF Mall of India said the "activity" was a security drill conducted in collaboration with Noida authorities.
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"We Cut 15 Metres, They Hugged Us": Rat-Hole Miners Describe Meeting Workers
Rat-hole miners emerged as the heroes as they drilled with their hands to safely evacuate all 41 workers trapped in a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel.
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Time From Tonight "Most Crucial": Official On Trapped Workers In Uttarakhand Tunnel
With the rescuers focusing on the 'horizontal drilling' method to evacuate 41 labourers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel, an official on Tuesday said that the time from tonight is the 'most crucial' and that if everything goes right, some 'good news' w
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On Day 5 Of Tunnel Rescue Op, Auger Drill Flown In From Delhi Gets To Work
Rescue operations to evacuate 40 construction workers trapped under debris at a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district entered Day 5 today. For over 96 hours, the workers have been confined within the tunnel, their lives hanging
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Students Try Bulletproof Vests And Escape Drills In East Ukraine
Students in the eastern city of Kharkiv are learning about bulletproof vests and explosives as well as practising evacuation drills and first aid as Ukraine prepares for a possible big assault by the Russian military.
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'Don't Panic, Drill,' Say Cops Amid Evacuations At Mumbai Airport
Mumbai Airport was evacuated this morning for a mock drill, police said, urging people "not to panic".
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ONGC Evacuates Nearly 500 Employees Before Cyclone Fani Makes Landfall
India's biggest oil and gas producer ONGC has evacuated close to 500 of its employees from offshore installations in the Bay of Bengal and moved drilling rigs to safer locations ahead of an impending cyclone that is expected to make landfall on Friday.
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After Trump-Kim Summit, Japan To Halt Missile Drills
Japan has halted evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack in the wake of historic talks between Washington and Pyongyang, local media reported Thursday.
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Tokyo Simulates First Military Attack Since WW II Amid North Korea Threat
Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II, amid ongoing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme.
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Flights Delayed Due To Mock Evacuation Drill At Mumbai Airport
In the event of a sudden mock evacuation drill at the Mumbai airport on Sunday, departure flights were delayed up to 50 minutes till 8:00 pm. This was confirmed by Jet Airways in an official tweet.
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Japan Town Practices Evacuation Drills For North Korean Missile Attack
"Missile launched. It appears a missile has been launched. Please evacuate to a sturdy building or underground," the loudspeaker blared over the town, silencing the children who had been playing in the schoolyard and drowning out the sound of the water trickling alongside the rice paddies.
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Sirens Blare As Japan, Fearing North Korea, Holds First Missile Drill
Sirens blared and loudspeakers broadcast warnings in Japan's first civilian missile evacuation drill on Friday, conducted in a fishing town by officials wary about the threat of North Korean missiles.
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40,000 Along India's Coast Being Evacuated In Massive Tsunami Drill
A monster earthquake of 9.2 magnitude was simulated on Wednesday morning south of Sumatra in Indonesia for a two-day tsunami drill, in which 23 countries are participating.
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India To Take Part In Indian Ocean-Wide Tsunami Mock Drill
India is participating in a major Indian Ocean-wide tsunami mock drill on September 7-8 during which thousands of people will be evacuated from coastal areas in over half a dozen states and warning and detection systems will be put to test.
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Eiffel Tower Evacuated In Safety Drill Muddle
Paris's Eiffel Tower was on Friday evacuated in error after an employee mistook a safety drill for a real incident, a police source said in the increasingly jittery terror-hit country.
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Bomb Scare At Noida's Mall Of India: Evacuation Sparks Fear, Authorities Claim It's A Drill
In a statement issued around 1.35 pm, the DLF Mall of India said the "activity" was a security drill conducted in collaboration with Noida authorities.
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"We Cut 15 Metres, They Hugged Us": Rat-Hole Miners Describe Meeting Workers
Rat-hole miners emerged as the heroes as they drilled with their hands to safely evacuate all 41 workers trapped in a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel.
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Time From Tonight "Most Crucial": Official On Trapped Workers In Uttarakhand Tunnel
With the rescuers focusing on the 'horizontal drilling' method to evacuate 41 labourers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel, an official on Tuesday said that the time from tonight is the 'most crucial' and that if everything goes right, some 'good news' w
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On Day 5 Of Tunnel Rescue Op, Auger Drill Flown In From Delhi Gets To Work
Rescue operations to evacuate 40 construction workers trapped under debris at a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district entered Day 5 today. For over 96 hours, the workers have been confined within the tunnel, their lives hanging
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Students Try Bulletproof Vests And Escape Drills In East Ukraine
Students in the eastern city of Kharkiv are learning about bulletproof vests and explosives as well as practising evacuation drills and first aid as Ukraine prepares for a possible big assault by the Russian military.
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'Don't Panic, Drill,' Say Cops Amid Evacuations At Mumbai Airport
Mumbai Airport was evacuated this morning for a mock drill, police said, urging people "not to panic".
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ONGC Evacuates Nearly 500 Employees Before Cyclone Fani Makes Landfall
India's biggest oil and gas producer ONGC has evacuated close to 500 of its employees from offshore installations in the Bay of Bengal and moved drilling rigs to safer locations ahead of an impending cyclone that is expected to make landfall on Friday.
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After Trump-Kim Summit, Japan To Halt Missile Drills
Japan has halted evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack in the wake of historic talks between Washington and Pyongyang, local media reported Thursday.
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Tokyo Simulates First Military Attack Since WW II Amid North Korea Threat
Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II, amid ongoing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme.
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Flights Delayed Due To Mock Evacuation Drill At Mumbai Airport
In the event of a sudden mock evacuation drill at the Mumbai airport on Sunday, departure flights were delayed up to 50 minutes till 8:00 pm. This was confirmed by Jet Airways in an official tweet.
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Japan Town Practices Evacuation Drills For North Korean Missile Attack
"Missile launched. It appears a missile has been launched. Please evacuate to a sturdy building or underground," the loudspeaker blared over the town, silencing the children who had been playing in the schoolyard and drowning out the sound of the water trickling alongside the rice paddies.
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Sirens Blare As Japan, Fearing North Korea, Holds First Missile Drill
Sirens blared and loudspeakers broadcast warnings in Japan's first civilian missile evacuation drill on Friday, conducted in a fishing town by officials wary about the threat of North Korean missiles.
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40,000 Along India's Coast Being Evacuated In Massive Tsunami Drill
A monster earthquake of 9.2 magnitude was simulated on Wednesday morning south of Sumatra in Indonesia for a two-day tsunami drill, in which 23 countries are participating.
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India To Take Part In Indian Ocean-Wide Tsunami Mock Drill
India is participating in a major Indian Ocean-wide tsunami mock drill on September 7-8 during which thousands of people will be evacuated from coastal areas in over half a dozen states and warning and detection systems will be put to test.
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Eiffel Tower Evacuated In Safety Drill Muddle
Paris's Eiffel Tower was on Friday evacuated in error after an employee mistook a safety drill for a real incident, a police source said in the increasingly jittery terror-hit country.
