#rescue-operations

#rescue-operations

Nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated in the past 48 hours from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's Punjab province following the latest flood alerts by India, officials have said, bringing the total number of people displaced since last month to 1.3 million. A new flood alert was shared with Pakistan by neighbouring India through diplomatic channels early on Wednesday, said Arfan Ali Kathia, director-general of Punjab's Provincial Disaster Management Authority.

The deluge struck Chisoti, a town in Kishtwar district, resulting in at least 37 fatalities after a cloudburst unleashed torrential rain on Thursday morning.

Both sides are now making widespread use of e-bikes and motorcycles for quick infantry assaults after three years of drone warfare have wiped out many of the traditional armored vehicles.

The mother and her 9-year-old son were found in a remote California forest after leaving a trail of notes. Their car had become stranded after losing GPS signal.

The NYPD Scuba Unit and FDNY marine personnel rescued two men from the Hudson River on July 15, while searching for a missing woman who jumped in.

The Punch Bowls area has long attracted adventurous hikers for its cool waters, but injuries from risky jumps occur frequently, with fatal outcomes also reported.

The time it takes to respond to the Scarborough Bluffs has literally been cut three quarters with the new fire boat. It provides the Toronto Fire Services the ability to get to all areas of the lake, all areas of the island that were never accessible, and in a much quicker time than we ever had before.

Family members gathered near a sheriff's checkpoint about a mile from the blast site in rural Esparto, hoping for news about their loved ones.

The capsize of the Admarine 12 oil-drilling ship in the Gulf of Suez has resulted in four confirmed fatalities and another four individuals reported missing.

Emergency teams from the Coast Guard, New York Fire Department and New York Police Department all attended the scene near City Island in the Bronx.

Rescue efforts were underway in South Africa as more than 200 miners were trapped for a second day after a shaft incident at Sibanye-Stillwater's Kloof gold mine.

At least a dozen rescue units responded to Lighthouse Field State Beach after reports that two swimmers jumped off a cliff and struggled to return to shore.

President Xi Jinping emphasized the need for stronger safety measures in tourism and public events, particularly in light of recent tragic incidents and the capsizing of four boats.

For the first time, in fact, teams of overworked volunteers, mostly had been called out on every day of the year.

Emergency services were called to a crash involving three cars in Croydon where three people were trapped in one vehicle and required rescue.