A massive landslide hit Beachside Holiday Park near Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, leaving several people, including children, missing. Rescue teams continue searching amid record rainfall and flooding that isolated communities, damaged property, and forced evacuations across the Bay of Plenty region
River Godavari breached the first warning level at Bhadrachalam in Kothagudem district on Friday, prompting authorities to issue alerts and begin precautionary measures. District Collector Jitesh V Patil has directed officials to evacuate flood-affected areas and shift residents to relief centres.
Heavy rains battered Seoul and nearby cities for two days, leaving at least one person dead and nearly 1,000 evacuated. Flooded roads, landslides and power outages disrupted daily life, while emergency teams rescued over 140 people and worked to restore services.
Private hospitals in Mahabubnagar suspended OP and emergency services on Tuesday, protesting the assault on a doctor by relatives of a deceased patient. Tensions escalated after the hospital sought additional payment and the patient, undergoing treatment, died post-surgery.
A major fire mishap was averted at Garden Tower near First Lancer in Hyderabad, thanks to the quick response by Telangana’s Dial-112 emergency services
With a majority of patients from Karimnagar and adjacent districts being referred to Warangal MGM hospital for better treatment, there are not enough ambulances to rush to their help.
Rajasthan government doctors have gone on a mass leave on Wednesday to boycott work in support of the movement against the Right to Health Bill (RTH). Emergency services have been exempted from the strike.
Among possible new measures for the hardest-hit areas are lengthening existing curfews, full confinement on weekends or all week, and closing non-essential businesses.
