‘Nobody rescued yet’: Several feared missing in landslip at New Zealand campsite; minister calls it ‘war-zone’

[ad_1] Several people, including a young girl, are missing after a landslide struck a popular camping site at the base of Mauao, Mount Maunganui, in New Zealand’s North Island on Thursday morning, triggering a major emergency response.The slip occurred around 9.30 am (local time) at the Beachside Holiday Park, about 230 km south-east of Auckland, […]

Fear of electrocution initially stalled rescue op at Mansa Devi temple | India News

[ad_1] HARIDWAR: Moments after the crush near the rear gate of the Mansa Devi temple on Sunday morning, the crowd nearest to the dead and severely injured stood paralysed – not from confusion, but from fear. A rumour had spread that an electric current was running through the fallen pilgrims, and for several minutes, no […]

Rescuers find lost Australian surfer on uninhabited island

[ad_1] Darcy Deefholts (Image credit: Facebook) SYDNEY: A teenage Australian surfer feared lost at sea was rescued Thursday after spending the night on an uninhabited island miles offshore, officials and local media said.The man, named in local media as 19-year-old Darcy Deefholts, reportedly went for a surf off a beach in Wooli, a coastal town […]