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Japan PM Vows "Ceaseless" Aid As Snow Hampers Earthquake Relief Efforts
Japan's prime minister vowed to provide "ceaseless" support to areas devastated by the New Year's Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and relief efforts and local media reported that the disaster had now claimed at least 126 lives.
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For Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue, Call Made To Firm That Saved Thai Children From Cave
After a landslide and technical issues hampered rescue efforts, three special aircraft of the Indian Air Force are transporting a 25-tonne ray of hope for the 40 labourers who have been trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand for over three days now.
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New Drill On The Way To Save 40 Stuck In Uttarakhand Tunnel For 70 Hours
A fresh landslide hampered efforts to rescue 40 labourers trapped in an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand for over 70 hours.
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"We Took Out 10-12 People, 2 Of Them...": Witness On Nepal Plane Crash
The treacherous terrain on the banks of the Seti River hampered the initial rescue efforts by local villagers who rushed to save the 72 passengers on the crashed Nepalese passenger plane, a witness said on Sunday.
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Poor Weather Hampers Search And Rescue Efforts At Indonesia Volcano
Heavy rain and wind temporarily halted rescue efforts on Monday after Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted and killed 14 people on the weekend, and officials urged residents to be vigilant because the danger had not passed.
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Rocky Soil, Rain Delay Rescue Effort For Tamil Nadu Boy Stuck In Borewell
A heavy, German-made drilling machine has been deployed to dig a parallel shaft to reach a 3-year-old boy stuck in an abandoned borewell at a depth of 88 feet for the last 77 hours, but rescue efforts were hampered by rocky soil and rain, officials said today.
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Seven Bodies Found On Nanda Devi, May Be Of Missing Mountaineers: Reports
A rescue team has recovered seven bodies believed to be of a group of mountaineers who went missing while climbing the Nanda Devi peak late last month, news agency PTI quoted an official as saying today.
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"Hell In Paradise": Teams In Grim Search For California Wildfire Victims
Search teams scoured the carnage of California's most destructive ever wildfire for victims on Sunday, as the state-wide death toll rose to 26 with high winds hampering the effort to rescue property and save lives.
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US Soldiers, British Divers Join Rescue For Thai Children Trapped In Cave
A team of US military personnel and British divers joined rescue efforts at a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 children and their football coach have been trapped for five days as heavy overnight rains hampered the search.
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6.7 Magnitude Earthquake In Northeast Kills 11, Injures Nearly 200
A powerful earthquake struck the north-east before dawn today, killing at least eleven people and injuring nearly 200, though the toll was expected to rise, with rescue efforts hampered by severed power supplies and telecommunication links.
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Rain Hampers Rescue Efforts in Flood-Hit Manipur
Manipur has been crippled by floods, which locals claim are the worst in three decades. Some parts of the state remain disconnected with roads and bridges washed away by flood waters.
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Severe Flooding Hampers Rescue Efforts in Myanmar, At Least 27 Dead
Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts on Saturday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered by torrential rains killed at least 27 people, officials said.
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Severe Flooding Hampers Rescue Efforts in Myanmar, At Least 27 Dead
Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts on Saturday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered by torrential rains killed at least 27 people, officials said.
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Bad Weather Hampers Search for Avalanche Survivors on Mount Everest
Bad weather frustrated efforts to rescue hundreds of climbers stranded on Mount Everest today, a day after an earthquake in Nepal triggered an avalanche in possibly the single deadliest incident on the world's highest peak.
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Jammu and Kashmir Floods: 70 Dead, Hundreds Stranded
The flood fury in Jammu and Kashmir has worsened due to heavy rain over the past four days. 70 people have died so far and continuing rain and flooding has hampered the efforts to retrieve the bodies. Schools have been shut and the Army has been pressed into service to rescue those stranded.
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Japan PM Vows "Ceaseless" Aid As Snow Hampers Earthquake Relief Efforts
Japan's prime minister vowed to provide "ceaseless" support to areas devastated by the New Year's Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and relief efforts and local media reported that the disaster had now claimed at least 126 lives.
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For Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue, Call Made To Firm That Saved Thai Children From Cave
After a landslide and technical issues hampered rescue efforts, three special aircraft of the Indian Air Force are transporting a 25-tonne ray of hope for the 40 labourers who have been trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand for over three days now.
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New Drill On The Way To Save 40 Stuck In Uttarakhand Tunnel For 70 Hours
A fresh landslide hampered efforts to rescue 40 labourers trapped in an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand for over 70 hours.
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"We Took Out 10-12 People, 2 Of Them...": Witness On Nepal Plane Crash
The treacherous terrain on the banks of the Seti River hampered the initial rescue efforts by local villagers who rushed to save the 72 passengers on the crashed Nepalese passenger plane, a witness said on Sunday.
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Poor Weather Hampers Search And Rescue Efforts At Indonesia Volcano
Heavy rain and wind temporarily halted rescue efforts on Monday after Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted and killed 14 people on the weekend, and officials urged residents to be vigilant because the danger had not passed.
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Rocky Soil, Rain Delay Rescue Effort For Tamil Nadu Boy Stuck In Borewell
A heavy, German-made drilling machine has been deployed to dig a parallel shaft to reach a 3-year-old boy stuck in an abandoned borewell at a depth of 88 feet for the last 77 hours, but rescue efforts were hampered by rocky soil and rain, officials said today.
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Seven Bodies Found On Nanda Devi, May Be Of Missing Mountaineers: Reports
A rescue team has recovered seven bodies believed to be of a group of mountaineers who went missing while climbing the Nanda Devi peak late last month, news agency PTI quoted an official as saying today.
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"Hell In Paradise": Teams In Grim Search For California Wildfire Victims
Search teams scoured the carnage of California's most destructive ever wildfire for victims on Sunday, as the state-wide death toll rose to 26 with high winds hampering the effort to rescue property and save lives.
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US Soldiers, British Divers Join Rescue For Thai Children Trapped In Cave
A team of US military personnel and British divers joined rescue efforts at a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 children and their football coach have been trapped for five days as heavy overnight rains hampered the search.
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6.7 Magnitude Earthquake In Northeast Kills 11, Injures Nearly 200
A powerful earthquake struck the north-east before dawn today, killing at least eleven people and injuring nearly 200, though the toll was expected to rise, with rescue efforts hampered by severed power supplies and telecommunication links.
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Rain Hampers Rescue Efforts in Flood-Hit Manipur
Manipur has been crippled by floods, which locals claim are the worst in three decades. Some parts of the state remain disconnected with roads and bridges washed away by flood waters.
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Severe Flooding Hampers Rescue Efforts in Myanmar, At Least 27 Dead
Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts on Saturday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered by torrential rains killed at least 27 people, officials said.
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Severe Flooding Hampers Rescue Efforts in Myanmar, At Least 27 Dead
Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts on Saturday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered by torrential rains killed at least 27 people, officials said.
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Bad Weather Hampers Search for Avalanche Survivors on Mount Everest
Bad weather frustrated efforts to rescue hundreds of climbers stranded on Mount Everest today, a day after an earthquake in Nepal triggered an avalanche in possibly the single deadliest incident on the world's highest peak.
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Jammu and Kashmir Floods: 70 Dead, Hundreds Stranded
The flood fury in Jammu and Kashmir has worsened due to heavy rain over the past four days. 70 people have died so far and continuing rain and flooding has hampered the efforts to retrieve the bodies. Schools have been shut and the Army has been pressed into service to rescue those stranded.
