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A damage control team boarded the Belize-flagged MT Seagull 9, carrying 9,000 tonnes of palm oil and 23 crew members, after its engine failed and a ballast tank flooded
At least two people had been killed and 14 remained missing after an avalanche at Nepal’s Himlung peak, an official said on Monday, as rescuers resumed their search. The avalanche swept through the base camp of the 7,126-metre (23,400-foot) peak near the Chinese border early on Sunday, burying tents under deep snow. “Two bodies were found as rescuers worked until 6pm last night,” said Tul Singh Gurung, president of the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association. “The search continues for 14...
Rescuers in Nepal have recovered four bodies from a flooded hydropower tunnel in Chilime.
The nation's search and rescue team said it lost contact with the Virgo Transport 8 in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Philippine firefighters found charred remains aboard a burned-out ferry on Friday, more than a day after the ship caught fire on its way from Manila to the western province of Palawan, killing five people and leaving more than 80 missing. Thick smoke and extreme heat had earlier prevented firefighters from entering the vessel, which was carrying more than 130 people when it was engulfed in flames on Wednesday night. The fire was declared out at 10.15am local time. Coastguard spokeswoman...
Rescue teams are searching for survivors trapped inside tunnels at Nepal’s Chilime hydropower plant.
As many as 50 people are thought to have been inside the five-storey hostel when it came down.
Nepali rescuers faced challenging conditions on Sunday as search operations following catastrophic floods entered their 12th day, buoyed by the extraordinary rescue of four survivors. The disaster has also affected infrastructure and roads. Our correspondent Shahzaib Wahlah tells us more.
Rescue teams on Friday pulled two hydropower workers free from a tunnel blocked by mud and debris during the massive flood that swept through Nepal in late August. Officials believe that hundreds of workers remain trapped in tunnels connected to hydropower projects throughout the remote Himalayan region.
Two hydropower workers were pulled from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal on Friday, more than a week after catastrophic flooding swept through the area, government ministers said. Rescuers cheered as one man was pulled from a muddy opening, video released by the energy ministry showed. He was helped to his feet by rescuers. A photograph showed the second man caked in mud, his hands pressed together in prayer, as rescuers carried him away on an orange stretcher. The men were named as Sanjay...