UP Officer Swept Away in Ganga; Divers Demanded Rs 10,000 To Rescue Him

02 Sep 2024

The search for Uttar Pradesh health department deputy director Aditya Vardhan Singh, who was swept away by strong currents in the Ganga, continued into its second day on Sunday. Singh, 45, was at Nanamau Ghat in Bilhaur, Unnao, on Saturday afternoon when the incident occurred. According to police, Singh moved...

Himachal Pradesh Cloudburst: 1 Dead, 28 Missing, Rescue Efforts Ongoing- Watch Here

01 Aug 2024

A cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh has caused severe flooding, leading to one death and leaving at least 28 people missing. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) is leading a major search and rescue effort. Late last night, a cloudburst struck the Samej Khad area in Rampur, Shimla district, causing sudden...

Uttarakhand: Five Trekkers Dead In Uttarkashi, 22 Still Missing

05 Jun 2024

The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams successfully saved 11 trekkers, who are now safely at the Sahastradhara helipad in Dehradun. The rescue team also retrieved five bodies from the scene of the incident. Additionally, two other trekkers remain at the nearby base camp in the Bhatwadi block of Uttarkashi...

Boat Carrying Students Overturns In Srinagar’s Jhelum, 4 dead

16 Apr 2024

A boat carrying several passengers including 10-12 students has turned upside down at river Jhelum at Bantwara in Srinagar https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1780088826813411490 According to the witnesses, around 15 individuals including children were at the intersection of Jhelum River, when the boat just overturned. Resulting in the drowning of its passengers. As per...

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Kin anxiously wait for return of workers as rescue operation is nearing its end

24 Nov 2023

The relatives of the trapped laborers pray for their loved ones' safe return as the Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operations enter a crucial phase on Friday. The brother of a laborer who got stuck said he wanted his brother back as soon as possible. Haridwar Sharma, the brother of laborer Sushil...

Silkayara Tunnel collapse: Essential items delivered to stranded workers, ‘will free all one by one’, an official claims

22 Nov 2023

A team from the National and State Disaster Response Force was able to establish audio communication with the 41 workers who were trapped in a 60-meter stretch on the Silkyara side of the tunnel, according to Uttarakhand Secretary and Nodal Officer for the Silkayara rescue operation, Neeraj Khairwal, on Wednesday....

Truck plunges into Chamoli gorge, 2 rescued

06 Nov 2023

Two persons were rescued from the wreckage of a truck that had crashed into a deep gorge close to Gauchar in the Chamoli district of the state on Monday by Disaster Response personnel, according to police. When the truck's driver lost control and it overturned into the gorge, the incident...

Barabanki building collapse: 2 dead, 3 still trapped, rescue operation on

04 Sep 2023

A three-story building collapsed in the Fatehpur Kotwali neighborhood of Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district, resulting in two fatalities, numerous injuries, and three people still being trapped, according to police. The two fatalities have been identified as Roshni Bano (22) and Hakimuddin (28), both citizens of Fatehpur town in the Barabanki...

Uttarakhand: 284 people rescued so far from 42 disaster-affected places

16 Jul 2023

So far this month, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has rescued over 280 people from 42 impacted locations throughout Uttarakhand, according to a senior officer. "The SDRF has been deployed in 42 disaster-affected areas throughout Uttarakhand." SDRF has undertaken 36 rescue operations this month, rescuing and transporting 284 persons,...