District officials have reached the spot after receiving the information. Deputy Commissioner K.C. Chaman told the media that a rescue operation is underway to save the people still trapped inside, adding that the injured have been admitted to nearby hospitals. Director cum Special Secretary Revenue & Disaster Management DC Rana was quoted by ANI as saying, "Two people dead & 22 have been rescued after a building collapsed in Kumarhatti, earlier today."Read News

In a shocking incident, a major fire broke out in a commercial building near the outskirts of the city this afternoon killing at least 17 people, mostly students. The building houses a coaching center in the second floor where nearly 50 students were in attendance.Fire engulfed the third and fourth floors of Taxshila Complex in Sarthana area, said an official at the Surat fire control room. Read News

Cyclone Fani rolled through Odisha on Friday, packing rain and windstorm that gusted up to 175 kmph, leaving at least three people dead, blowing away thatched houses, and swamping towns and villages. The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani made landfall around 8 a.m. in Puri, with roaring winds flattening huts, enveloping the pilgrim town in sheets of rain, and submerging homes in residential areas.Read News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Fani. The meeting was attended by the Cabinet Secretary, the Principal Secretary to the PM, the Additional Principal Secretary to the PM, the Home Secretary, and other senior officials from the IMD, NDRF, NDMA, and PMO. Read News

Mohammad Sharik, 17, a resident of Hardiwar in Uttarakhand, who was among the people brought to the hospital, succumbed to splinter injuries in the chest, the officials said.The condition of four more injured persons was "critical" and two of them were operated upon by the doctors to save their lives, they said.Read News

Nearly 400 people were killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. officials said Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken regionRead News

Kerala sought a Rs 2,600 crore special package from the Centre even as the state struggled to find its feet after the devastating deluge that left 223 dead in a fortnight and forced over 10 lakh people out of their homes.Read News

As rains and floods continued to wreak havoc in Kerala, insurance regulator Irdai today asked all insurance companies to set up special camps and make immediate payments against insurance claims. Read News

Heavy rains continue to badger Kerala leading to floods across the state as 12 fresh deaths were reported, taking the toll to 79, since August 8. The southern state reels under the worst hit monsoon of the century. Read News

Northern and central Kerala have been battered by heavy rains of the Southwest monsoon since August 8, which has left 29 people dead. Tourists were barred from entering the hilly Idukki district after roads caved in at many places.Read News