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Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Mumbai received information that one of the crew, named Yin Weigyang, onboard the research vessel had suffered a cardiac attack and required urgent medical attention. Communication was established with the vessel which was en-route from China to the United Arab Emirates and provided necessary telemedicine advice.

Coast Guard on Monday carried out a mid-sea medical evacuation of a critically ill mariner aboard a foreign vessel off the Kerala coast amidst extreme weather conditions, a Defence statement said. The Coast Guard carried out the medical evacuation of mariner Valid Ola Gilbert, a Filipino national, from MV Evelyn Maersk onboard one of its vessels as it was difficult to shift him to the Advance Light Helicopter (ALH), the statement said. The vessel was enroute from Colombo to Suez Canal and was 110 nautical miles away from Kochi when the request for aid was received, it said.

Some structures have been lost in a popular southern British Columbia recreational community as the simmering Downton Lake wildfire, 110 kilometres northwest of Whistler, has taken a devastating run.

By Jesse Winter

Due to an out-of-control wildfire that has crossed the border from the US stae of Washington, authorities have issued an evacuation order for the Canadian town of Osoyoos and its surrounding district. According to the British Columbia Wildfire Service, the wildfire, called Eagle Bluff, is approximately 4 kilometres (2.49 miles) from Osoyoos.

coal ministry is developing a logistics policy for the sector and a national coal evacuation plan with a view to reducing logistics costs, an official statement said on Saturday. An inter-ministerial meeting on logistics was held to review the progress of implementation of the national logistics policy, the statement said adding that it was convened by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). During the meeting measures taken by different ministries to improve logistics efficiency in the country were also showcased, the commerce and industry ministry said. «A draft coal logistic policy and national coal evacuation plan has been developed by the ministry of coal. In addition, standardization of physical assets (heavy earth moving machines for coal handling) and setting up benchmarks for quality management, is under progress,» the statement said. Speaking at the meeting DPIIT Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh talked about the critical role played by ports in making India a globally competitive export destination and suggested greater adoption of initiatives like the Logistics Data Bank to draw learnings for improving logistics performance across various metrics. In the meeting, it was highlighted that for making India's domestically manufactured goods globally competitive and for achieving the USD 2.5 trillion EXIM (export-import) target by 2030, it is imperative to have an efficient logistics ecosystem.

Coast Guard on Monday successfully carried out a risky mid-sea medical evacuation of a sailor, suffering from a suspected stroke and partial paralysis, from a private tanker off the Kerala coast amidst challenging weather conditions using the indigenously built Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) MK-III. The Coast Guard said it received information about the distressed crew member, Pradeep Das, on Sunday through the Centro Internazionale Radio Medic (CIRM), Italy.

(Reuters) -A drone attack on an ammunition depot in Crimea prompted authorities to evacuate a 5 km (3 mile) radius and briefly suspend road traffic on the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia, the region's Moscow-installed governor said on Saturday.

old Yamuna bridge in the national capital has been temporarily suspended as the water level crossed the danger mark in the Yamuna due to heavy downpours over the past few days. 2) According to the Flood Control Department, around 2,15,677 cusecs water was discharged through the Hathnikund barrage at 3 pm on Monday. 3) In a press conference on Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said a flood-like situation is unlikely in the national capital, but the city government is prepared to tackle any eventuality.  4) An official from East Delhi district informed that the evacuation process began on Monday night after floodwaters entered some areas.

heavy rain which led to tree felling and waterlogging. “Trees were uprooted at 13 locations in Delhi due to heavy rain.

Protesters at the Brady Road landfill say they will not budge even if Winnipeg police show up in full force to remove them.

Experts from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog inspected two sites in Ukraine on Tuesday, following unfounded claims by Russia that Ukrainian authorities planned to let off a "dirty bomb". 

The UN Secretary General is in Kyiv for talks with President Zelenskyy on Thursday as UN humanitarian teams plan an evacuation of civilians from Mariupol in coordination with the Red Cross.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Russian President Vladimir Putin met one-on-one Tuesday for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, with the United Nations later saying that the pair had agreed on arranging evacuations from the besieged steel plant in the battered city of Mariupol.

Ukraine’s foreign minister is urging the United Nations Secretary General to press Russia on Tuesday for an evacuation of the besieged port of Mariupol, calling it something the world body is capable of achieving.

With Russia's war in Ukraine into its second month, Putin's forces have continued to pound towns and cities from afar as Moscow's military offensive stalls in the face of strong Ukrainian resistance.