Four children have been found alive in Colombia's Amazon jungle after surviving a plane crash and spending 40 days fending for themselves in the jungle. The siblings were rescued by the military near the border between Colombia's Caqueta and Guaviare provinces. Rescuers, supported by search dogs, had previously found discarded fruit the children ate to survive, as well as improvised shelters made with jungle vegetation. Aeroplanes and helicopters from Colombia's army and air force participated in the rescue operations. The president of Columbia Gustavo Petro informed about the children’s rescue from Amazon Forest on June 10. A Cessna 206 plane, carrying 7 passengers crashed between the route of Araracuara, in Amazonas province, and San Jose del Guaviare on May 1. The plane experienced an engine failure following which it lost control and crashed into the Amazon forest. Three adults, including the pilot and the children's mother Magdalena Mucutuy, died in the mishap.
11 June,2023 12:36 PM IST
Venkatesan, a jawan with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), was the first to alert officials about the train accident involving three trains in Odisha’s Balasore. He was a passenger on the B7 coach of the ill-fated Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, travelling to Chennai on leave. He played a crucial role in alerting emergency services about the train accident, which helped in reducing the extent of the accident. As soon as the accident occurred, he alerted his senior official and started rescuing fellow passengers as an experienced NDRF personnel. Venkatesan narrated the moment of the accident and how he helped his fellow passengers who were trapped in the coach.
06 June,2023 11:41 AM IST | Mumbai
After taking stock of the situation at Balasore train accident site, PM Modi arrives at a hospital in Balasore to meet the injured victims of Odisha Train Tragedy. The prime minister met the injured victims and said govt will leave no stone unturned for the treatment of the injured. He also added that the guilty will be punished.
03 June,2023 07:06 PM IST | Mumbai
Experts say National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Epidemic Diseases Acts mandate govt aid to injured — in this case, recovered patients, and also to people whose livelihood was impacted due to lockdowns.
04 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The father of 23-year-old Delhi medical student 'Amanat' (NOT her real name), who is fighting for life after her brutal gang-rape in a moving bus, says she is "strong and will survive". (Video Courtesy: NDTV, News 24)
24 December,2012 11:05 AM IST
Powerful aftershocks rocked Nepal Sunday, panicking survivors of a quake that killed more than 2,500, as rescuers dug through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu. Video courtesy: AFP
27 April,2015 09:44 AM IST
Survivors of the train accident in Madhya Pradesh reached safely in Varanasi as they recalled their near death situation.
06 August,2015 02:08 PM IST
Women who fought back for life through chemical burns defined themselves as fighters as they have started to lead a normal life by running a 'Sheroes Hangout Cafe' in Agra city of Uttar Pradesh.
09 September,2015 12:59 PM IST
Acid attack survivors walked the ramp with elegance and panache in Taj Mahal, Agra. Hundreds of people came to watch the unique fashion show, which was organised by Rivaaz, an Indian ethnic clothing retailer.
20 January,2016 10:12 AM IST
Brigadier Harish Kukreja on Friday said that the rescue work is in final stage and it seems no more survivors or bodies are left under the bridge.
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