disaster and accident

Four members of nomadic family dead as tree falls on tent in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar

The incident took place in the Bhalna forest area of Keshwan belt, officials said, adding that high-speed winds and heavy rainfall uprooted the big tree

Man drowns after slipping into storm water drain during rain in Bengaluru

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Four minor girls charred to death in Muzaffarpur slum fire

85 dead, hundreds injured in Yemen crush over $8 handout

Marseille building collapses in France, fire stymies rescues

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Rajasthan BJP meets 2008 Jaipur blast victims in the wake of acquittal of all accused

Indore temple tragedy: Drive launched to remove encroachments from religious complex, idols shifted

Indore stepwell roof collapse death toll rises to 36

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin with Disaster Management Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran (second left) and T.N. Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu (third right)

Tamil Nadu releases disaster management policy

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Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the parliament building, after a crash where two trains collided near the city of Larissa, in Athens, Greece on March 2, 2023.

Anger, sorrow in Greece after devastating train crash

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Building in north Delhi collapses after blaze, close shave for firefighters

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Smoke rises from trains as firefighters and rescuers operate after a collision near Larissa city, Greece, early Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The collision between a freight and passenger train occurred near Tempe, some 380 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens, and resulted in the derailment of several train cars.

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Italian Red Cross volunteers and coast guards recover a body after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas, at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, on February 26, 2023.

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This photo obtained from Italian news agency Ansa, taken on February 26, 2023, shows debris of a shipwreck washed ashore in Steccato di Cutro, south of Crotone, after a migrant boat sank off Italy’s southern Calabria region.

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A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023.

Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province; EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more?

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Rescue team members search for people in a destroyed building during the aftermath of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Hatay,?Turkey, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023.

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A cable suspension bridge collapsed in?Morbi, Gujarat on October 31, 2022

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