Tag: disasters-and-accidents
Fresno Punjabi Man dies after trying to save children drowning in River
On Wednesday evening at Reedley Beach, as three kids were swept away in the Kings River, a brave bystander saw the children being pulled by the current and jumped in, only to...
23 Killed, Many Injured in Batala Firecracker Factory Explosion
BATALA - At least 23 people were killed and 27 injured after a massive explosion today at an unauthorised firecracker manufacturing factory in a densely-populated residential area in Punjab's Gurdaspur. Several people...
Dreamworld to demolish Thunder River Rapids ride
The Dreamworld ride which claimed the lives of four people last month is to be demolished. Ardent Leisure chief Deborah Thomas announced the permanent closure of the Thunder River Rapids ride this morning. “The...
Four people die in Dreamworld accident
GOLD COAST - Four people have died after becoming trapped when a raft flipped on a family ride at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast. The victims, two men and two women, became trapped...
Kolkata bridge collapse: Atleast 21 dead
At least 21 people were killed and more than 60 others injured and many trapped as portion of an under- construction 2.2-km-long flyover collapsed on a congested market area in BurraBazar, north...
1200 pilgrims rescued in Hemkunt Sahib, 2 killed on return journey
About 1,200 pilgrims stranded at Gurdwara Gobind Dham were evacuated by the civil administration and the Army today. Given this information, Gurdwara Gobind Ghat’s manager Sewa Singh advised people to avoid undertaking...
Indian Man dies after falling from third-floor balcony in Sydney
A man who died after falling from the third-floor balcony of an apartment in Sydney's north-west may have leaned on a wooden railing which collapsed, police say. Pankaj Saw, 29, an IT analyst,...
MELBOURNE mother and son killed in the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash
A MELBOURNE mother and son killed were among 144 passengers, including two babies, and six crew killed when budget airline Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 crashed. Ashwood mother of two Carol Friday, 68, and her...