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INDIA-KERALA-LANDSLIDE-RESCUE OPERATION

(240801) -- KERALA, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers work at a landslide devastated area in India's southern state of Kerala, Aug.1, 2024. The death toll of Tuesday's massive landslides in India's southern state of Kerala rose to 256, confirmed the state's Health Minister Veena George on Thursday while speaking to local media. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death Toll From Landslides Rises To 166 - India

Rescuers evacuate a woman after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kerala state, India, July 31, 2024. On Tuesday multiple landslides hit Kerala state's Wayanad district causing severe losses of life and property. So far 165 people have been declared dead in the landslides. The death toll from a series of landslides in Kerala has risen to 166 and almost 200 people are still missing as the southern Indian state reels from one of its worst disasters in years. Hundreds of homes were swept away and crushed by two huge consecutive landslides in the hilly district of Wayanad in the middle of the night on Tuesday. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death Toll From Landslides Rises To 166 - India

Rescuers evacuate children after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kerala state, India, July 31, 2024. On Tuesday multiple landslides hit Kerala state's Wayanad district causing severe losses of life and property. So far 165 people have been declared dead in the landslides. The death toll from a series of landslides in Kerala has risen to 166 and almost 200 people are still missing as the southern Indian state reels from one of its worst disasters in years. Hundreds of homes were swept away and crushed by two huge consecutive landslides in the hilly district of Wayanad in the middle of the night on Tuesday. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death Toll From Landslides Rises To 166 - India

Rescuers evacuate people after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kerala state, India, July 31, 2024. On Tuesday multiple landslides hit Kerala state's Wayanad district causing severe losses of life and property. So far 165 people have been declared dead in the landslides. The death toll from a series of landslides in Kerala has risen to 166 and almost 200 people are still missing as the southern Indian state reels from one of its worst disasters in years. Hundreds of homes were swept away and crushed by two huge consecutive landslides in the hilly district of Wayanad in the middle of the night on Tuesday. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death Toll From Landslides Rises To 166 - India

Rescuers evacuate people after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kerala state, India, July 31, 2024. On Tuesday multiple landslides hit Kerala state's Wayanad district causing severe losses of life and property. So far 165 people have been declared dead in the landslides. The death toll from a series of landslides in Kerala has risen to 166 and almost 200 people are still missing as the southern Indian state reels from one of its worst disasters in years. Hundreds of homes were swept away and crushed by two huge consecutive landslides in the hilly district of Wayanad in the middle of the night on Tuesday. Photo by UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDIA-KERALA-LANDSLIDES-EVACUATION

(240731) -- KERALA, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers evacuate a woman after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kerala state, India, July 31, 2024. On Tuesday multiple landslides hit Kerala state's Wayanad district causing severe losses of life and property. So far 165 people have been declared dead in the landslides. Officials said the death toll is likely to rise as over 100 people are still missing and several more bodies are reported to be lying buried beneath the debris. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDIA-KERALA-LANDSLIDES-EVACUATION

(240731) -- KERALA, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers evacuate people after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kerala state, India, July 31, 2024. On Tuesday multiple landslides hit Kerala state's Wayanad district causing severe losses of life and property. So far 165 people have been declared dead in the landslides. Officials said the death toll is likely to rise as over 100 people are still missing and several more bodies are reported to be lying buried beneath the debris. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDIA-KERALA-LANDSLIDES-EVACUATION

(240731) -- KERALA, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers evacuate people after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kerala state, India, July 31, 2024. On Tuesday multiple landslides hit Kerala state's Wayanad district causing severe losses of life and property. So far 165 people have been declared dead in the landslides. Officials said the death toll is likely to rise as over 100 people are still missing and several more bodies are reported to be lying buried beneath the debris. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDIA-KERALA-LANDSLIDES-EVACUATION

(240731) -- KERALA, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers evacuate children after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kerala state, India, July 31, 2024. On Tuesday multiple landslides hit Kerala state's Wayanad district causing severe losses of life and property. So far 165 people have been declared dead in the landslides. Officials said the death toll is likely to rise as over 100 people are still missing and several more bodies are reported to be lying buried beneath the debris. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDIA-KERALA-LANDSLIDES

(240730) -- NEW DELHI, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo provided by India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows rescuers working at the site of landslides in India's southern state of Kerala, July 30, 2024. The death toll in Tuesday's multiple landslides in India's southern state of Kerala further rose to 95, with more than 110 people injured, a local police officer told Xinhua over phone. (NDRF/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bats Are Hanging On Tree Branch - Bangladesh

Bats are hanging on tree branch in the day light in the Sylhet, of Bangladesh. Bats are accused for Nipah virus infection is a newly emerging zoonotic disease that spreads from animal to human. The fruit bats are the one of the carriers of Nipah virus which gets transmitted from bats to other animals mainly through body fluids. In 2018 the outbreak of Nipah in Kerala state of India claimed 17 lives. It has indeed opened Pandora ’s Box exposing the role of general public, health department and social media and so on. The early detection and the well-oiled medical infrastructure in the state did wonders. Though social media have been accused of spreading misinformation leading to culling of bats, the people of Kerala responded with positive frame of mind. Prompt and synchronized efforts of all stakeholders like health workers, state government, scientists, researchers and central government led to timely and successful control of Nipah virus cases in Kerala. November 6, 2023 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md R

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Bats Are Hanging On Tree Branch - Bangladesh

Bats are hanging on tree branch in the day light in the Sylhet, of Bangladesh. Bats are accused for Nipah virus infection is a newly emerging zoonotic disease that spreads from animal to human. The fruit bats are the one of the carriers of Nipah virus which gets transmitted from bats to other animals mainly through body fluids. In 2018 the outbreak of Nipah in Kerala state of India claimed 17 lives. It has indeed opened Pandora ’s Box exposing the role of general public, health department and social media and so on. The early detection and the well-oiled medical infrastructure in the state did wonders. Though social media have been accused of spreading misinformation leading to culling of bats, the people of Kerala responded with positive frame of mind. Prompt and synchronized efforts of all stakeholders like health workers, state government, scientists, researchers and central government led to timely and successful control of Nipah virus cases in Kerala. November 6, 2023 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md R

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Bats Are Hanging On Tree Branch - Bangladesh

Bats are hanging on tree branch in the day light in the Sylhet, of Bangladesh. Bats are accused for Nipah virus infection is a newly emerging zoonotic disease that spreads from animal to human. The fruit bats are the one of the carriers of Nipah virus which gets transmitted from bats to other animals mainly through body fluids. In 2018 the outbreak of Nipah in Kerala state of India claimed 17 lives. It has indeed opened Pandora ’s Box exposing the role of general public, health department and social media and so on. The early detection and the well-oiled medical infrastructure in the state did wonders. Though social media have been accused of spreading misinformation leading to culling of bats, the people of Kerala responded with positive frame of mind. Prompt and synchronized efforts of all stakeholders like health workers, state government, scientists, researchers and central government led to timely and successful control of Nipah virus cases in Kerala. November 6, 2023 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md R

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Bats Are Hanging On Tree Branch - Bangladesh

Bats are hanging on tree branch in the day light in the Sylhet, of Bangladesh. Bats are accused for Nipah virus infection is a newly emerging zoonotic disease that spreads from animal to human. The fruit bats are the one of the carriers of Nipah virus which gets transmitted from bats to other animals mainly through body fluids. In 2018 the outbreak of Nipah in Kerala state of India claimed 17 lives. It has indeed opened Pandora ’s Box exposing the role of general public, health department and social media and so on. The early detection and the well-oiled medical infrastructure in the state did wonders. Though social media have been accused of spreading misinformation leading to culling of bats, the people of Kerala responded with positive frame of mind. Prompt and synchronized efforts of all stakeholders like health workers, state government, scientists, researchers and central government led to timely and successful control of Nipah virus cases in Kerala. November 6, 2023 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md R

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Bats Are Hanging On Tree Branch - Bangladesh

Bats are hanging on tree branch in the day light in the Sylhet, of Bangladesh. Bats are accused for Nipah virus infection is a newly emerging zoonotic disease that spreads from animal to human. The fruit bats are the one of the carriers of Nipah virus which gets transmitted from bats to other animals mainly through body fluids. In 2018 the outbreak of Nipah in Kerala state of India claimed 17 lives. It has indeed opened Pandora ’s Box exposing the role of general public, health department and social media and so on. The early detection and the well-oiled medical infrastructure in the state did wonders. Though social media have been accused of spreading misinformation leading to culling of bats, the people of Kerala responded with positive frame of mind. Prompt and synchronized efforts of all stakeholders like health workers, state government, scientists, researchers and central government led to timely and successful control of Nipah virus cases in Kerala. November 6, 2023 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md R

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India issues heatwave alert for 7 states

STORY: India issues heatwave alert for 7 states DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. shots of India gate 2. shots of heatwave 3. shots of people walking 4. shots of people drinking water STORYLINE: India Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave alert for seven states, officials said on Sunday. Heat wave conditions are very likely over some areas of Uttar Pradesh and Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, south Haryana, West Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and north Madhya Pradesh, according to the department. Hot and discomforting weather is expected over Odisha during the next five days, as well as over Konkan region, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala until Monday. As the blistering summer heat continues to grip several states, people have been flocking to ice cream shops and cold drink joints in search of relief. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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COVID-19 surge in India: over 5,000 new cases in 24 hours

STORY: COVID-19 surge in India: over 5,000 new cases in 24 hours DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people wearing masks 3. various of COVID hospital area 4. various of traffic STORYLINE: India is witnessing a huge surge in COVID-19 cases. The country recorded 5,335 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest daily increase since September 23, according to federal health ministry data released on Thursday. The new cases marked an increase from the daily caseload of 1,000 on Wednesday. The total number of active cases in the country now stands at 25,587. Among the states, Kerala has the highest number of active cases at 8,229, followed by Delhi with 1,795 and Maharashtra with 3,874. India's total tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 44,601,934. The country also logged 13 new COVID-19-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 530,929. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 4

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6 Indian states advised to increase vigilance amid rising COVID-19 cases

STORY: 6 Indian states advised to increase vigilance amid rising COVID-19 cases DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate in New Delhi 2. various of government buildings 3. various of people wearing masks 4. various of a hospital 5. various of street scenes STORYLINE: Amid a significant surge in COVID-19 cases in six states, India's health ministry has advised local governments to take a risk assessment-based approach to prevent and contain the infection from spreading further, officials said Friday. The federal health ministry wrote a letter on Thursday evening to the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, asking them to pay attention to testing, treating, tracking, and vaccination. A few states are reporting higher number of COVID-19 cases, "indicating possible localized spread of infection and there is a need to follow a risk assessment-based approach to prevent and contain the infection, wit

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INDIA-BANGALORE-REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION

(230126) -- BANGALORE, Jan. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers of the Madras Engineers Group perform 'Kalaripayattu,' a traditional martial art from Kerala, in celebration of India's Republic Day, in Bangalore, India, Jan. 26, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

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Indian gov't issues advisory on hand, foot and mouth disease

STORY: Indian gov't issues advisory on hand, foot and mouth disease DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of kids 3. various of hospital area STORYLINE: The Indian government has issued an advisory to states on hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), commonly known as tomato flu, officials said Wednesday. The advisory was issued by the federal health ministry on Tuesday evening after over 100 cases of the disease were reported from four states, namely Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Haryana. According to the WHO, HFMD is mild and self-limiting, with common symptoms including fever, painful sores in the mouth, and a rash with blisters on hands, feet and buttocks. However, more severe symptoms such as meningitis, encephalitis and polio-like paralysis may occur. Health experts say the infectious disease occurs most often in children, but can also occur in adolescents and occasionally in adults. Xinhua News Agency corres

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Delhi reports first woman monkeypox case, India's total rises to 9

STORY: Delhi reports first woman monkeypox case, India's total rises to 9 DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in India STORYLINE: A woman of foreign origin tested positive for monkeypox in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, confirmed a health department official on Thursday. It's the first woman monkeypox case in the country, overall fourth in Delhi and ninth in the country. So far, five cases have been reported from Kerala, including one death, and four cases from Delhi. The first case reported in the country (from Kerala) on July 14 fully recovered last weekend and was discharged from hospital. Only a couple of days ago, the Delhi government announced the setting up of 70 isolation rooms across six hospitals in the national capital for monkeypox patients or suspect cases. The Kerala government has also swung into action to contain the spread of the viral disease. As a precautionary measure, thermal scanning is being

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Monkeypox scare grips India after 8 cases, 1 death

STORY: Monkeypox scare grips India after 8 cases, 1 death DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of people walking on the streets 3. various of street views STORYLINE: After eight monkeypox cases, including one death, over the past two-and-a-half weeks, the viral disease scare seems to have gripped India as the federal government is planning to develop a vaccine. The southern state of Kerala has been the most affected after five cases have been reported there, while the rest three were detected in Delhi. Currently, 20 high-risk contacts are said to be under observation in Kerala, including three health workers, a doctor, and two nursing staff from a private hospital. The country's first case, reported in Kerala on July 14, fully recovered last weekend, and was subsequently discharged from the hospital. India's latest two positive cases, one each in Kerala and Delhi, were reported on Tuesday. The Kerala patient arrive

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Indian capital reports first monkeypox case

STORY: Indian capital reports first monkeypox case DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1 various of streets views in New Delhi STORYLINE: India reported the fourth monkeypox case, and the first case in the Indian capital of New Delhi, on Sunday. The first three cases were reported from the southern state of Kerala, on July 14, July 18 and July 22. The patient suffering from the disease has been admitted to a government hospital in the capital city, and is having no foreign travel history. According to hospital sources, the patient had a fever and skin lesions, though remaining stable. The first three monkeypox cases had a travel history, as they arrived from overseas some days before testing positive. On Saturday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared monkeypox a global public health emergency of international concern. According to WHO, the viral disease is transmitted from infected animals to humans via indirect or direct co

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African swine fever cases detected in southern Indian state

STORY: African swine fever cases detected in southern Indian state DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India Gate 2. various of village area 3. various of pigs STORYLINE: African swine fever (ASF) cases have been reported from two farms in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Friday. The cases were detected at Mananthavady in Wayanad district, about 468 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. "The disease was detected among pigs of two farms in the district and later confirmed after the samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal," an official at the district magistrate office in Wayanad said. "The samples were collected after pigs died last week." According to officials, measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease, and an order to cull pigs has been issued. "After confirming the infection orders have been issued to cull 300 pigs from all the n

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2-day strike called by trade, bank unions begins in India

STORY: 2-day strike called by trade, bank unions begins in India DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. India gate 2. various of the strike 3. various of banks STORYLINE: A 48-hour strike called by various trade unions, including banking employees associations, began Monday across India. According to the unions, the strike aims to protest against government policies affecting workers, farmers and people at large. As a result, banking services were partially impacted. The bank unions are protesting against the government's move to privatize two public sector banks as announced in this year's general budget. They are also demanding an increase in the interest rate on deposits and a reduction in service charges. Meanwhile, members from the Left Front blocked railway tracks in Kolkata. Two workers were reportedly injured after the protestors tried to stop a moving train in West Bengal's Howrah. The Kerala State Road Transport

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Mission from India's Kerala state visits Matsue, western Japan

A mission from the southern Indian state of Kerala visits the Matsue city office in Shimane Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2015, to exchange views on the western Japanese city's plan to promote the use in India of the Ruby programming language developed by a Matsue resident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Outbreak of deadly virus in India

Photo shows the building of a medical college hospital in Kozhikode in the state of Kerala, southern India, on June 7, 2018, where people suffering from the deadly Nipah virus have been admitted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Outbreak of deadly virus in India

Women wearing protective masks are pictured in Kozhikode in the state of Kerala, southern India, on June 7, 2018, following an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo