Before beginning the trek to the village, Gupta and his team placed the boxes onto a gondola connected to pulleys to carry the medicine across the river gorge that separates Malana from the road.... This helped health workers cover up to 700 people in three days, he said. When Gupta's team reached the village on Sept.... Thakur wants Himachal Pradesh to be the fastest state to reach the two-dose milestone, hopefully by November.( Additional reporting and writing by Krishna N. Das; Editing by C

in tourist boats below. Three pleasure craft were struck during the rockslide in Lake Furnas, near

the rockslide. His and his son’s bodies were recovered the following morning.Mr Nazir was a partner

NATURAL disasters are known to cause great damage and even loss of life, depending on the severity.... At least 32 were injured with nine taken to hospital with severe injuries, officials said. Lieutenant Pedro Aihara, a spokesman for the MG Fire Department, confirmed the deaths of multiple unidentified victims, with divers searching for more.... According to Globo, at least seven have been reported dead since the original report....

A British mother remains in a critical condition in an intensive care unit after her family was caught in a deadly landslide while holidaying in Australia.A 14-year-old boy has undergone surgery and is in a stable condition, while a 15-year-old girl remains under observation, police said. The family, on holiday from the UK, were caught in the landslide in the Blue Mountains, 100 miles west of Sydney, on Monday. The 50-year-old father and a nine-year-old son died at the scene.... Their bodies we

A British lawyer killed in a landslide with his young son while holidaying in Australia has been named, as his wife continues to fight for life in hospital. Mehraab Nazir, 49, his wife and their three children were caught in the landslip while hiking in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, on Monday afternoon. The father and his nine-year-old son died at the scene and their bodies were eventually recovered on Tuesday morning.Mr Nazir’s wife remains in a critical condition in intensive care, while

A massive rock formation fell on top of three boats in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Saturday morning, leaving at least five people dead and about 20 injured, officials said. Video shows the rock slab break away from a canyon wall while onlookers scream.... He said that about 20 people were treated at the scene, and that nine were taken to hospitals with serious injuries.... One person was in critical condition with head and facial injuries, and at least five people were killed. Adver

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for December 19 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... Steve Mapes of Paulding County Fire and Rescue told reporters Tuesday afternoon after the worker was pulled free.... A worker was rescued Tuesday after spending several hours trapped in a Paulding County, Georgia, rock quarry....

An Indian doctor of traditional medicine, on vacation in the mountainous Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, tweeted photos of the hillside, minutes before being killed in a deadly landslide.... Dr Sharma was reported to be in one of the parked cars and lost her life along with eight other people at the same spot, while dozens are reported to be injured.... In her last tweet, she wrote, “ Standing at the last point of India where civilians are allowed....

A storm system is headed toward the Midwest and 29 states are on alert for damaging winds, heavy snow and avalanches.A tornado threat was issued for Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.... There is already snow on the ground in parts of Minnesota where the tornadoes could occur on Wednesday. Heavy rain is expected for Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas on Thursday and Friday.... Mark Rightmire/ The Orange County Register via AP Crews clear a tree that fell onto a roadway in Rancho Santa Margarita, Cal