Train operations resume 14 hours after Bijoy Express derailment in Cumilla. Railway authorities have declared the down line suitable for movement.

Chattogram Eastern Railway Manager Saiful Islam said, the up line completely collapsed after the derailment of the Bijoy Express train. Most of the bogies fell on the down line. The rescue operation of two relief trains started at 7 pm last night. He told that after 9 hours, at around 4 am in the morning, […]

Race against time: Indian tunnel workers trapped for 13 days, make last ditch effort to freedom

Senior rescue official and retired general Syed Ata Hasnain said their efforts were “war-like”. “By any means necessary, we have to get these brave people out,” he told reporters Friday afternoon, adding that “all resources” necessary were being used. Hasnain said, “This is a war that is being fought to save the sons of India […]

Turkey removes debris from earthquake, relief work stalled

Turkey resumed work on Monday to clear debris from collapsed buildings after rescue operations stopped two weeks after a major earthquake that killed more than 46,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said about 13,000 excavators, cranes, trucks and other industrial vehicles had been dispatched to the […]