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Rescuers, firefighters, policemen, soldiers and volunteers remove rubble and debris from a flattened building in search of survivors after a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Over 20 children among 250 killed in powerful Mexico quake

Bystanders joined in where they could, clearing debris with their bare hands or whatever tools they could find nearby.

20 Sept 2017 10:45 AM IST

The epicentre of the quake was Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand, said J L Gautam, Operations head at the National Seismological Bureau, a unit of Ministry of Earth Sciences. (Representational image)

At least 6 die in southern Mexico earthquake; small tsunami triggered

The quake triggered waves as high as 2.3 ft (0.7 m) in Mexico, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

8 Sept 2017 2:43 PM IST

A beam fell on Fire Brigade officer Prashant Gajbhar. He developed chest trauma and left limb numbness.

Three rescue workers injured during operation

The NDRF official, Mahesh Nalawade's (35) right hand was injured during rescue operations

1 Sept 2017 2:28 AM IST

Besides the king cobras, the forest and PFA personnel had rescued at least two rock pythons from the area in the last six months (Photo: AFP)

16-foot-long king cobra rescued by forest officials near village in...

The king cobra is a species of poisonous snake and the world's longest venomous snake.

22 April 2018 7:55 PM IST