India power plant blast death toll climbs to 19: police
- 15-Apr-2026
RAIPUR, India: The death toll from a boiler blast at a power plant in central India has risen to 19, a police officer said on Wednesday, noting 17 others were injured. The explosion occurred Tuesday at a facility operated by Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of London-listed Vedanta Resources, in Chhattisgarh state’s Sakti district. “The death […]
Nine children among 19 die in Balochistan rainfall: PDMA
- 20-Aug-2024
QUETTA: At least 19 people including nine children lost their lives in Baluchistan, citing the PDMA, ARY News reported on Tuesday. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has said that 10 children have been among 11 people injured in devastating monsoon rainfall in Baluchistan. According to a PDMA report the rains, which started since July […]
Huge forest fires kill 62 in Portugal
- 18-Jun-2017
LISBON: Raging forest fires in Portugal have killed at least 62 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, the government said Sunday, in one of the worst such disasters in recent history. The fire broke out on Saturday in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande in central Portugal, before spreading fast across several […]