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Seoul experienced the heaviest snowfall in November on record, causing widespread disruption. Over 200 flights were impacted, power outages occurred, and two fatalities were reported in traffic accidents. The Interior Ministry issued warnings as more snow is expected, highlighting risks of damage due to wet, heavy snow. Seoul, South Korea was enveloped in the heaviest November snowfall on record, wreaking havoc across the city with severe weather disruptions. Authorities grappled with traffic chaos, power outages, and hundreds of grounded flights as they braced for further adverse conditions. According to the weather agency, cooler air from the northwest transformed rain into snow overnight, resulting in a record-breaking 18 cm (7.1 inches) of snow by 3 p.m. The Interior Ministry has enhanced its disaster response, anticipating up to 5 cm of snow per hour through Thursday morning, and warned about potential damages due to the heavy moisture content of the snow. Over 200 flights were either cancelled or delayed, notably affecting domestic travel, as the nation confronted severe weather conditions including strong winds. Additionally, 70 ferry services were halted, and power outages affected thousands of households, mainly resulting from damages caused by falling trees and snow-covered lines.
Thane: A painter was trapped for nearly 15 hours on the 21st floor of an under-construction building at Majiwada. The worker, Aloo Hussein (39), who hails from Kolkata, was stranded in an open lift used to ferry construction workers due to a power outage Tuesday afternoon. Nearly 11 hours after the incident, civic rescue teams freed him Wednesday morning. His condition is reported to be stable.He had resumed work after lunch, around 3 pm. He was ascending in the lift inside an open duct when it suddenly stopped due to a power cut. With no landing nearby, he called for help. His colleagues at A ...Read More >
Seoul experienced its heaviest November snowfall since 1907, causing major disruptions and tragedies. Two fatalities were reported, hundreds of flights were affected, and power outages hit thousands of households. The Interior Ministry issued warnings for more snow, highlighting potential risks due to high moisture content. Seoul was engulfed in unprecedented November snowfall on Wednesday, resulting in widespread chaos throughout the South Korean capital. The inclement weather caused significant disruptions, including snarling traffic, power outages, and grounding hundreds of flights. Author ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) A civil defence mock drill was conducted across all 13 districts of Delhi on Thursday, simulating a hostile attack scenario with air raid warnings, blackout measures and evacuation exercises in place. The large-scale exercise, carried out by the Directorate of Civil Defence, began at 8 pm at 17 locations, including hospitals, educational institutions, residential complexes, government offices and public spaces, according to a statement. Teams undertook mock rescue and evacuation operations, shifted people to designated bunker areas and deployed medical units to handle ...Read More >
Guwahati: Rescue teams are racing against time in eastern Tibet after a sudden snowstorm stranded nearly 1,000 people on the remote slopes of Mount Everest, according to reports from Chinese state media. Since the storm began late Friday, heavy snowfall has engulfed high-altitude campsites at over 4,900 metres (16,000 feet), cutting off access and endangering hundreds of climbers and trekkers. Authorities have deployed hundreds of local villagers and emergency crews to clear the blocked routes and search for stranded individuals. Local sources reported that rescuers have safely evacuated ar ...Read More >
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said. Jodhpur-Hadapsar Superfast Express (20495) would be short-terminated at the Pune railway station f ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government that is non-communal. Only the Congress can do that. I have joined the Congress to be part of its fi ...Read More >
Shimla, July 11: At least 91 people have lost their lives across Himachal Pradesh in the ongoing monsoon season since June 20, with 55 deaths attributed to rain-related disasters such as flash floods, landslides, lightning, and cloudbursts, and 36 deaths reported in road accidents, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). The SDMA's cumulative damage report as of July 10, 2025, highlights a grim picture of destruction, recording 364 injuries, 131 missing persons, and over Rs 749.97 crore in estimated losses to both public and private property. "A total of 91 deaths have be ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) A citywide civil defence mock drill simulating a hostile attack including air raid warnings, blackout measures and evacuation exercises was conducted across all 13 districts of Delhi on Thursday. The exercise began at 8 pm in select locations, where teams carried out rescue and evacuation drills, including shifting people to designated bunker areas and deploying medical teams to handle simulated casualties, according to an order from the Delhi Directorate of Civil Defence. At Rainbow Children Hospital at Malaviya Nagar, SDM Jitendra Kumar said the teams responded to si ...Read More >
HT visited Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing in Lajpat Nagar, where the exercise began at 8:10 pm with a complete blackout across the campus. The campus, which housed around 250 students along with academic and administrative staff, then saw a swift and coordinated response from multiple agencies to carry out evacuation and rescue operations. A circular to carry out a mock drill was issued by the directorate of civil defence to magistrates of 13 district last week. Also Read: Delhi to wit ...Read More >
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I'm truly overwhelmed and deeply grateful to receive the 71st National Film Award for Best Music Direc ...Read More >