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This photo from remote camera video provided by the Los Angeles Department of Sanitation shows where 13-year-old Jesse Hernandez traced an arc with his fingers, the small arc at center left, as he was swept through a 4-foot diameter pipe after falling into a hole in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, Monday, April 2, 2018. Hernandez spent more than 12 hours in the toxic environment of the sewer system before being rescued. (Photo: AP)

Teenage boy rescued after being lost for 12 hours in Los Angeles sewage

Jesse Hernandez had been playing with other children on wooden planks when he fell about 25 feet and landed in fast-moving sewage.

03 Apr 2018 11:39 AM

On Monday, rescuers retrieved a body from villages ravaged by landslides in the hilly West Java resort town of Puncak and are still searching for at least eight others. (Photo:AP)

Indonesia landslide: Woman pulled out alive after being trapped for 13 hrs, several missing

Television stations broadcast the frantic rescue effort near Jakarta's international airport throughout the night.

06 Feb 2018 4:07 PM

The bus was travelling to Berhampur from Amtala when it flipped beside Amtala Beldanga state highway near Begunbari. (Photo: ANI)

WB: 7 killed, 20 injured after bus slips off road

Locals and police managed to rescue the injured passengers and rushed them to a local hospital.

20 Jan 2018 11:59 AM

A fire broke out at a duplex flat in a 32-storey residential building in the upscale Walkeshwar area of South Mumbai on Monday afternoon. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Mumbai: Fire on 17th floor of duplex flat in Walkeshwar area

According to fire brigade official, control room received call at 4.17pm and teams reached Regal Tower at 4.26pm for fire-fighting operation.

26 Dec 2017 10:30 AM

'The woman is lucky to be alive after police rescued her from a mine shaft in the state's north-west,' says New South Wales police. (Photo: Facebook/@nswpoliceforce)

Woman stuck in mine shaft rescued 2 days later, after being spotted by drone

The 26-year-old vanished from her home in Lightning Ridge after going for walk, sparking a large-scale search and rescue operation.

18 Dec 2017 6:26 PM

Many people were injured, while several others feared to be trapped inside the debris. (Photo: Debasish Dey | The Asian Age)

4 dead, 9 hurt in Bhiwandi building collapse in Mumbai, owner booked

A three-storey residential building collapsed on Friday morning in Bhiwandi in Thane district.

25 Nov 2017 10:34 AM

The building started to collapse around 8.30 am. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Vegetable vendor saved the day

The unidentified woman’s cries alerted residents, averted even bigger tragedy.

25 Nov 2017 2:34 AM

Due to the darkness, it was difficult to rescue or extricate the women from the nearly 25-feet deep reservoir.

7 women drown, 13 hurt after tractor falls in lake

Mishap occurred when the wall of the Dhavali-Vihiri reservoir caved in.

26 Oct 2017 6:22 AM

Police have arrived at the spot and rescue operation is underway. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

UP: Boat carrying 60 capsizes in Baghpat, 20 dead, rescue operations on

The boat overturned in river Yamuna. Twelve people have been rescued and admitted to a hospital.

14 Sep 2017 11:07 AM

Rescue workers at site where the flyover collapsed in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Under-construction flyover collapses in Odisha; 1 dead, several feared trapped

The death toll was likely to increase as some of the workers rescued from the debris were critically injured.

10 Sep 2017 3:19 PM

An old building in Burrabazar area which collapsed. (Photo: Asian Age)

3 of a family killed in building collapse

At around 11.30 am, the first and second floors of the four-storeyed building on Shibtala Lane at Dhakapatty in ward no 23 of the KMC dislodged.

06 Sep 2017 12:18 AM

Burrabazar, the place where the building collapsed, is also the commercial hub of Kolkata. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

1 killed, 2 injured as building collapses in Kolkata

Taraprasanna Saha, Sobha Rani Saha and Beauty Roy were pulled out by local residents and fire brigade personnel.

05 Sep 2017 4:03 PM

Man killed as wall collapses in west Delhi

The incident occurred on Thursday in which a barber, who had a makeshift shop near the wall, was killed.

03 Sep 2017 8:46 AM

The Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express derailed near the Titwala station, a small town in Maharashtra's Kalyan. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Duronto Express derailed: Railway Board assures help to affected passengers

The Central Railways confirmed that no casualities or injuries were reported.

29 Aug 2017 11:05 AM

This aerial photo shows damaged homes in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harvey hit the coast as a Category 4 hurricane. (Photo: AP)

Hurricane Harvey: 2 Indian students rescued from lake in critical condition

India's Consul-General in Houston has been monitoring the two students' medical needs and the situation closely.

29 Aug 2017 8:57 AM

Some passengers are injured and a rescue team has already rushed from Kalyan. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Maharashtra: Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express derails near Titwala station

Further details are awaited.

29 Aug 2017 8:05 AM

Debris lies on the ground after a building was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey in Aransas Pass, Texas. (Photo: AP)

Hurricane Harvey wreaks havoc in US' Texas; 5 dead

After a night of flash flood and tornado watch, Texas' largest city Houston woke up to a catastrophic morning.

28 Aug 2017 9:07 AM

Search and rescue efforts are underway in coordination with local authorities. (Photo: Representational/AP)

10 sailors missing as US destroyer rams into tanker in Singapore

The collision was reported at 5:24 am (2124 GMT Sunday) while the ship was heading for a routine port visit in Singapore, it said.

21 Aug 2017 7:47 AM

Army soldiers and rescue workers recover bodies of landslide victims even as they try to pull out two buses that were covered in mud after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain in Urla village, Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: AP)

At least 46 dead in Himachal landslide; Modi condoles incident

Rescue operations were suspended late evening as there were apprehensions of more landslides.

14 Aug 2017 8:40 AM

So far eight bodies have been recovered which included the driver and the conductor of Chamba depot bus. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Himachal Pradesh landslide claims 46 lives; CM declares Rs 5 lakh ex gratia

Himachal Transport minister GS Bali said the toll could climb to 50 in the incident which took place Saturday night.

13 Aug 2017 12:33 PM

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