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Heavy Rains Lash India’s Southern and Eastern Coasts as a Powerful Storm Closes in

NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds pelted India`s southern and eastern coastlines on Monday and states were put on high alert after a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a powerful storm, authorities said. …

41 Rescued Workers Emerge Dazed, Smiling After 17 Days Trapped in Collapsed Road Tunnel In India

UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Forty-one construction workers emerged dazed and smiling late Tuesday from a collapsed tunnel where they had been stranded the last 17 days __ a happy ending to an ordeal that had gripped India and involved a …

Indian Rescuers Reach 41 Workers Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel for 17 Days

UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — The Press Trust of India news agency says rescuers have reached workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel and have started pulling them out. One worker has been rescued so far, the report said. The rescue …

41 Workers Stuck in India Tunnel Given Hot Meals, Rescue Operation Shifts Gear

NEW DELHI (AP) — The 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for over a week are finally getting hot meals Tuesday, provided through a newly installed steel pipe, as rescuers work on …

Some of the 40 Workers Trapped in India Tunnel Collapse Get Sick as Glitches Delay Rescue

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Some of the 40 workers trapped for days in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India were falling sick Wednesday as falling debris and technical glitches delayed work to free them, officials said. Rescuers have been …

Rescue Operation for 40 Workers Trapped Under Collapsed Tunnel in India Enters 3rd Day

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers are working around the clock Tuesday to remove debris to extract 40 workers who have been trapped for over two days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in northern India. Officials hope to extricate them in …

Flash Floods Kill at Least 14 in Northeastern India and Leave More than 100 Missing

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescue workers were searching for more than 100 people on Thursday after flash floods triggered by sudden heavy rainfall swamped several towns in northeastern India, killing at least 14 people, officials said. More than 2,000 people …

Heavy Rain, Landslides Kill at Least 72 in Indian Himalayan State

NEW DELHI (AP) — Days of relentless rain in India’s Himalayan region have killed at least 72 people this week, a government official said Thursday, as a heavy monsoon triggered landslides and flash floods that have submerged roads, washed away …

Landslide Triggered by Heavy Rains Kills 10 and Traps Many Others in Western India

RAIGAD, India (AP) — A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India`s western Maharashtra state killed 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials said Thursday. A team of 60 rescuers and trained trekkers has been …

Record Monsoon Rains Have Killed More than 100 People in Northern India over Two Weeks

NEW DELHI (AP) — Schools and colleges were closed after record monsoon rains led to massive waterlogging, road caves-in, collapsed homes and gridlocked traffic in large parts of northern India, killing more than 100 people over two weeks, officials said …