At least 10 people were killed and several were trapped as a stone quarry collapsed in Mizoram's Aizawl district amid heavy rain on Tuesday (May 28). Rescue efforts are underway for those trapped, but heavy rain and continuous landslides in the area are hindering progress.

Mizoram stone quarry collapse: 10 dead, several missing amid heavy rains

The death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in northern China has risen sharply to at least 21, with six others missing, authorities said on Sunday (August 13).

Death toll rises to at least 21 in northern China after floods, mudslides; six missing

A 10-year-old Vietnamese boy who fell into a hollow concrete pillar at a construction site on New Year’s Eve died on Wednesday despite authorities’ best efforts to rescue him.

After 100 hours of rescue operation, 10-year-old Vietnamese boy trapped into 30-metre concrete pillar dies

In what comes as another horrible incident, about 250 pilot whales have died after beaching on the remote Chatham Island in New Zealand. The incident comes a couple of weeks after over 200 pilot whales were found dead in Australia after getting stranded in a similar manner.

250 pilot whales die in New Zealand after another beaching incident

At least 11 of 17 trekkers including tourists, porters and guides were reported dead on Friday after going missing on Monday in Uttarakhand due to heavy snowfall and inclement weather.

Uttarakhand: 11 of 17 missing trekkers found dead as IAF’s rescue op continues

The Indian Army launched a major humanitarian evacuation operation on February 29 in Arunachal Pradesh to rescue 111 stranded locals and tourists from an altitude of approximately 14000 feet.

Army rescues 111 civilians stranded at 14,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh

The body of the two-year-old boy, who had fallen down a borewell, is in a highly decomposed state and is under final observation, said J Radhakrishnan, the Principal Secretary of Transport Department during the wee hours of Tuesday.

Toddler's body in decomposed state: Tamil Nadu official

Four bodies have been recovered from under a collapsed bridge in Taiwan, rescuers said Wednesday, as searchers continued for two people still missing when the structure smashed onto fishing boats moored underneath.

Four bodies found, two still missing after Taiwan bridge collapse

Families bury loved ones as Pakistan quake toll climbs; rescue operations underway

The death toll in the Godavari riverboat capsize incident near Kacchuluru village rose to 25 on Tuesday as 17 more bodies were recovered, an NDRF official said. The rescue team today recovered one body each from Pattiseema, Anguluru Coffer Dam and Polavaram Launch River while 10 bodies were recovered from Devipatnam.

Devipatnam boat tragedy: 17 more bodies recovered, toll rises to 25

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