Himachal Pradesh: Kangra Airport conducts full emergency mock drill

Feb 27, 2025

A full-scale emergency mock drill was conducted at Kangra Airport on Thursday to evaluate the preparedness of airport authorities and emergency response teams.

NDRF teams deployed at different ghats in Patna for Chhath Puja

Nov 09, 2021

Patna (Bihar) [India], November 9 : National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were deployed at different ghats in Patna for Chhath Puja in case...

UN, WHO dispatch forces, medical aid for quake-hit Turkey

Feb 07, 2023

The United Nations (UN) and World Health Organisation (WHO) in a humanitarian effort have dispatched emergency response teams and Medical Teams to Turkey for...

Pakistan: Rawalpindi declares dengue emergency amid alarming rise in cases

Oct 09, 2024

Rawalpindi has declared a district-wide emergency in response to a significant surge in dengue cases. Emergency measures include the establishment of dengue counters and...

Odisha operationalises unified emergency response system

Jul 15, 2021

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 16 : In a step towards citizen-centric governance, the Odisha government has fully operationalised the unified call number (112) for...

Eight die, 15 injured in market fire in north China

Jan 04, 2025

The fire broke out at around 8:40 am (local time) at a marketplace that sells vegetables and other essential goods. Firefighters, along with emergency...