Mangaluru landslide: Labourer trapped in mud found dead after seven-hour rescue operation
Mangaluru: A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday at a construction site in Balmatta, Mangaluru, where one of the two labourers trapped under a landslide succumbed before rescue teams could reach him.
The deceased, identified as 30-year-old Chandan from Uttar Pradesh, was working on excavation for a large commercial complex when the landslide struck.
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The disaster happened in the afternoon, trapping Chandan and another labourer, 18-year-old Rajkumar from Bihar. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and the Fire Brigade were promptly dispatched to the scene and engaged in rescue operations for over seven hours.
Rajkumar was rescued within 2.5 hours and immediately taken to the hospital, where he is currently responding to treatment. Unfortunately, despite the extensive efforts by the rescue teams, Chandan could not be saved.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
