At least 13 children died after an overcrowded boat capsized in the Ganges River in India’s eastern Bihar state, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred late Tuesday in the Vaishali district as passengers were travelling by boat to attend a Hindu festival-related gathering. According to officials, the vessel was carrying an estimated 15 to...
KATHMANDU: Massive flash floods struck northern Nepal near the China border on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and leaving 384 travellers reported missing as authorities launched large-scale search and rescue operations. The flooding hit the Rasuwa district, with powerful torrents and mudslides sweeping through roads, homes and other infrastructure. Nepal’s Tourism Board said 384...
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have launched a major search-and-rescue operation after a Panama-flagged bulk carrier sank in the Bay of Bengal off the country’s eastern coast, leaving most of its 24-member crew unaccounted for. The vessel, Ocean Winner, was carrying iron ore when communication with the ship was lost, according to the Indian Coast Guard....
The Pakistan Navy successfully rescued 19 crew members from a stranded fishing vessel near Gwadar after responding to a maritime distress call in a swift humanitarian operation. According to officials, the fishing boat encountered difficulties in the Arabian Sea after suffering a mechanical failure, leaving it stranded off the coast near Gwadar. Upon receiving the...
At least 16 people lost their lives, and seven others were injured after a passenger coach collided with a parked bus on the Swat Motorway in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The tragic accident occurred near the Chakdara Interchange in the early hours of the morning, according to rescue officials and motorway police. Officials said the...