Rescue Operation
Kolkata warehouse collapse kills 11, arrests made
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At least 11 people died when the roof of an under-construction warehouse collapsed in Kolkata’s Taratala area on Wednesday afternoon. Rescue teams continue to search the rubble amid uncertainty over how many remain trapped.
Ten people have died and four remain missing after a fire at an auto parts plant in Daejeon, with 59 others injured. The blaze erupted on Friday afternoon, complicating rescue efforts due to collapse risks and 200 kilograms of sodium inside. Authorities began interior searches late Friday night.
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Seven migrant labourers were killed and four injured when a wall at an under-construction sewage treatment plant in Gurgaon's Sidhrawali village collapsed, burying workers under rubble. The incident happened late Monday evening as a concrete retention wall gave way, causing a cave-in at the basement level. Rescue efforts, involving police, fire teams, and disaster response forces, continued until early Tuesday morning.
A passenger ferry ran aground off South Korea's southwestern coast, but all 267 people aboard were safely rescued. The Coast Guard attributes the incident to human error, with the navigator distracted by a mobile phone while the vessel was on autopilot. The ferry has arrived at Mokpo port, and an investigation is underway.
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Rescue teams in Ulsan recovered the body of the last missing worker from a collapsed boiler tower at a thermal power plant on November 14. The accident on November 6 trapped seven workers, with the bodies of the other six already retrieved. This concludes the search following the tragic demolition mishap after 40 years of use.
Kenya Defence Forces personnel rescued all 16 crew members from a Dubai-bound dhow that caught fire in the Indian Ocean off Somalia's coast. The incident occurred shortly after the vessel departed from Kismayo port. Survivors were handed over to local authorities for assistance.
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Residents in Kericho blocked a major highway on Sunday to protest the county government's failure to rescue a four-year-old boy who drowned in the Chemosit River four days earlier. They accused Governor Eric Muttai of negligence despite his local ties. The demonstrators demanded immediate action to recover the boy's body and provide closure to his family.