The death toll from a ferry capsizing in Zimbabwe has risen to 72, with more bodies being recovered as search efforts continue. This incident occurred while news also reported a rising death toll from a powerful earthquake in Colombia.
Rescue teams have recovered the body of another worker from the Chamoli tunnel, with intensive search efforts continuing inside the tunnel and attempts underway to drain water from the site as two workers remain missing.
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A landslide and sudden influx of water and debris trapped several workers inside a tunnel in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, with 16 workers rescued and three remaining trapped. Rescue operations are underway to free the remaining individuals.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand has triggered landslides and boulder crashes, with one incident seeing a boulder crash into a government residential unit. The IMD has issued an orange alert for Thursday in Dehradun, Chamoli, and Bageshwar districts.
Eight workers were killed after a tunnel in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India, became flooded. Workers reported leaks and debris prior to the incident but received no response.
An under-construction tunnel in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, has collapsed, resulting in the deaths of seven people and trapping three others. The incident occurred when water and debris flooded the tunnel.
The search has intensified for Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel who were swept away in a flash flood in Chamoli, India. The government has also ordered a detailed scientific investigation into the incident.
Heavy snowfall has covered Shri Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, blanketing the temple premises, Neelkanth Parvat, and Narayan Parvat in white.
Uttarakhand Minister Kaushik affirmed that rescue operations will persist until the very end in the Chamoli tunnel incident, as the search for two missing individuals continues.
A flash flood in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, caused a swollen river to sweep away a Bailey bridge, with reports of a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel missing. Visuals showed the metal bridge being ripped apart by the force of the floodwaters.
The NDMA report on recent disasters reveals gaps in risk assessment and planning, pressing the need for improved infrastructure strategies in vulnerable regions