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Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- Climate
- Free Malaysia Today
School roof collapse in India leaves at least 4 children dead
Police said that the school was old and the roof might have caved in due to heavy rainfall. (EPA Images pic) NEW DELHI : At least four children were killed and 17 injured in India's western state of Rajasthan after the roof of a school building collapsed today, local media reported, with dozens still feared trapped under the rubble. A local police officer, who declined to be named, told Reuters the school building was old and the roof might have fallen in as a result of heavy rainfall in the region. 'There were 25-30 children in the room when the roof fell after the morning prayers,' Rajasthan education minister, Madan Dilawar, told AajTak news channel. Visuals from news channels showed locals gathered around the site of the collapse. Distressed family members could be heard crying as authorities used a crane to remove the debris. Local media reported that 32 students had been pulled out safely, but rescue operations were ongoing. 'Instructions have been given to the concerned authorities to ensure proper treatment for the injured children,' Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma said on X. Some of the injured children were critical, local police officer Amit Kumar told the PTI news agency, according to the Economic Times newspaper.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Bus crash in southern Iran kills at least 21, injures 34
At least 21 people have been killed after a bus overturned in the south of Iran, state media has reported. Masoud Abed, the head of Fars province's emergency organisation, said 34 other people were injured in the accident on Saturday south of Shiraz, the province's capital. Abed said rescue operations are ongoing, and additional information and final figures will be released to the public after the operation is complete and detailed investigations have been carried out. The cause of the incident is under investigation. With nearly 17,000 casualties annually, Iran is among the countries most affected by road and street accidents. The high toll is attributed to lax application of safety measures, the widespread use of old vehicles and depleted emergency services. Solve the daily Crossword
The National
19-07-2025
- Automotive
- The National
Bus crash kills at least 21 in southern Iran
At least 21 people were killed when a bus overturned in the south of Iran, state media reported on Saturday. Masoud Abed, the head of Fars province's emergency organisation, said 34 people were also injured in the accident south of Shiraz, the province's capital. Mr Abed said rescue operations are continuing. More information and final figures will be announced once they are completed and investigations have been carried out, he added. Rescue teams were at the scene soon after the crash, which happened at 11.05am, he said. The cause of the incident is under investigation. Iran's Ministry of Health said more than 20,000 people died in road accidents and one million were injured in 2022. The high annual toll is often attributed to disregard for safety measures, old vehicles and inadequate emergency services. Former president Hassan Rouhani banned imports of fully built foreign vehicles in 2018, after US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the Iran nuclear deal. While in theory protecting Iranian foreign reserves, the move supported local carmakers, whose products have been criticised for failing to meet international safety and quality standards – earning them the 'death wagon' nickname.
Al Jazeera
19-07-2025
- Automotive
- Al Jazeera
Bus crash in southern Iran kills at least 21, injures 34
At least 21 people have been killed after a bus overturned in the south of Iran, state media has reported. Masoud Abed, the head of Fars province's emergency organisation, said 34 other people were injured in the accident on Saturday south of Shiraz, the province's capital. Abed said rescue operations are ongoing, and additional information and final figures will be released to the public after the operation is complete and detailed investigations have been carried out. The cause of the incident is under investigation. With nearly 17,000 casualties annually, Iran is among the countries most affected by road and street accidents. The high toll is attributed to lax application of safety measures, the widespread use of old vehicles and depleted emergency services.
Free Malaysia Today
15-07-2025
- Climate
- Free Malaysia Today
Flash floods in New Mexico resort town kill 3, trap dozens
Footage on social media showed an entire house careening downstream through the flood-engorged Rio Ruidoso river. (AP pic) LOS ANGELES : Torrential rains triggered flash floods in New Mexico that killed at least three people yesterday, including two young children, and trapped dozens in homes and vehicles in the resort village of Ruidoso, a state emergency official and a village statement said. The children, aged four and seven years old, and a man were swept downstream and later found dead, the mountain resort village said late yesterday on its website, adding that rescue operations were underway. Dramatic video footage on social media and various news outlets showed an entire house, ripped from its foundations, careening downstream through the brown, muddy waters of the flood-engorged Rio Ruidoso, side-swiping trees as it went. 'I've seen the video. We don't know if anyone was in the house,' said Danielle Silva, a spokesman for the New Mexico department of homeland security and emergency management. Emergency teams organised by local law enforcement and the national guard conducted at least 85 swift-water rescues in and around Ruidoso, many of them people stranded in cars and homes by elevated flood waters, Silva said. Silva said the river had quickly risen by a provisional record of 6.2m at the peak of the flood, and as waters began to recede in the evening, authorities began searching for survivors in the debris. The latest floods come just four days after a deadly flash flood triggered by heavy rains along the Guadalupe River killed at least 109 people and left scores missing after ravaging a swathe of Texas Hill Country. In New Mexico, Silva said the severity of the debris flow was heightened by a flame-scarred landscape stripped of vegetation in a wildfire which was then followed by flooding that eroded the soil. Ruidoso, a popular summer retreat as well as ski resort nestled in the Sierra Blanca mountain range of south-central New Mexico, is located about 185km south of Albuquerque, the state's largest city.
