Baltimore might have a big disaster because a ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge collapsed and about 20 people fell into the cold water. A fire official told the media.
Divers and rescue teams are looking for people in the Patapsco River. They think some vehicles, including a big tractor-trailer, fell into the water. Kevin Cartwright, from the Baltimore City Fire Department, said this.
Local offices got calls for help at 1:30 in the morning. Cartwright said that a ship leaving Baltimore hit a column on the bridge.
He said there might have been a very big vehicle on the bridge when it fell down.
The teams were working carefully and safely to make sure everyone stays safe and we can make progress without hurting anyone else.
The Maryland Transportation Authority is directing traffic to go on a different route.
The mayor of Baltimore, Brandon Scott, wrote a message on social media at 3 a.m that he was on his way to the accident at the bridge. “Help is on the way from emergency workers,” he said.
A big boat crashed into a bridge support and made a huge part of the bridge fall into the water. The crash made the nearby parts of the bridge fall down right away.
The accident caused big clouds of smoke and fire to go up into the sky. Part of the bridge seemed to fall onto the front of the boat, as seen in a video. Thick smoke kept going up in the air for a few minutes.
The 16 mile bridge has 4 lanes and goes over the Patapsco River. It’s an important part of the Baltimore Beltway and helps people travel around the city.
The person the bridge is named after, Francis Scott Key, was sitting near the bridge when he saw the attack on Fort McHenry in 1814. This inspired him to write the words of the “Star Spangled Banner. “
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Rescuers look for 20 people in water after Baltimore bridge collapse – Officials
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Drilling continues to rescue Indian labourers stranded
Workers are drilling again near the tunnel entrance in the Uttarakhand state of India. 41 workers have been stuck there for 10 days.
Work stopped on Friday because rescuers heard a cracking sound while drilling.
Authorities say they have other plans to save the men, like drilling down from the top of the mountain, and they are going well.
The workers were digging a tunnel when part of it collapsed on 12 November because of a landslide.
The rescue team reached the trapped men and gave them oxygen, dry snacks, and water through a special pipe that was used for the tunnel construction.
On Monday, worried family members gathered around the tunnel felt a little better when a small camera was placed inside and showed footage of the workers. Authorities told them to show who they are on camera and promised that they would be saved soon.
The new pipe is bigger and officials say they can now provide more oxygen, food, and other important things like medicine, phones, and chargers.
On Tuesday, the workers received their first hot meal in 10 days. Rescuers put khichdi (a rice and lentil dish) in bottles and sent it to them.
Rescuers started drilling again near the entrance of the tunnel at 2:00 am local time on Wednesday. Officials told the BBC. They have dug a hole 39 meters (128 feet) into the rubble up to now.
So far, they have put in four 900mm wide pipes through the rubble. Now they are using 800mm wide pipes and a telescopic tunneling method to keep pushing through the debris.
The idea is to send different sized pipes through a 60m wall of debris to make a small tunnel for the workers to crawl through.
However, the rescue has been slowed down because the ground is not stable, there are big rocks, and debris is falling, which is causing delays and problems.
On Wednesday, officials said at a press briefing that rescuers found iron rods in the debris while drilling, but it didn’t cause any problems for the work.
Other plans are also moving forward – people are trying to reach the men through the other side of the tunnel.
On Wednesday, a leader said they built a track and moved equipment to start drilling straight down into the mountain.
Officials are sure they can rescue the men, but they don’t know how long it will take.
“We are trying everything we can and we will do it,” said Col Deepak Patil, who is in charge of the rescue mission, in an interview with the BBC earlier this week.
The person in charge said at a meeting on Wednesday that they want to tell us some good news either tonight or tomorrow. He also said that the doctors are at the place where the workers are trapped and talking to them.
The Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district is a part of a big project by the government to make it easier for people to travel to important religious places in Uttarakhand. The hilly state has lots of tall mountains and icy rivers. It’s where important places for Hindus can be found.
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Rescuers to excavate new tunnels to liberate stranded Indian labourers
Rescuers in India are trying to find new ways to save 41 workers who have been stuck in a tunnel for eight days.
After the work to push metal pipes through the debris was stopped and the rescue teams left because a cracking sound was heard from the tunnel, new plans had to be made.
Authorities want to dig two tunnels next to each other to make a way for the workers to escape.
The tunnel being built in Uttarakhand collapsed because of a landslide.
The event happened on the morning of 12 November in Uttarkashi district in the northern state. We talked to the men who were stuck and have been giving them air, food, and water ever since.
Uttarakhand Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Sinha said they are building two tunnels next to the main tunnel to help people escape.
Rescuers have been drilling from the entrance of the tunnel. They are trying to drill from the other side of the tunnel to reach the workers.
Nitin Gadkari, a government minister, went to the site on Sunday. He said that the rescue work might take two to three days.
He said working in the Himalayas was difficult, and they were using two drilling machines.
On Saturday, the families of the trapped workers got into a heated argument with the people in charge of the rescue.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised the families that federal and state rescuers are working together to save the workers. “He said we need to keep the spirits of the workers who are stuck here high. ”
The Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi is a tunnel that is being built as part of a big government project to make the roads better between important religious places in Uttarakhand.
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Morocco quake: Rescuers from Lincolnshire promise to stay as long as necessary
Firefighters from Lincolnshire are helping in the UK‘s operation to find people who survived the earthquake in Morocco. They have committed to staying there until everyone is found.
Over 2,900 people have been reported dead in the earthquake that happened last Friday. It is the most deadly earthquake the country has experienced in the past 60 years.
Four firefighters and a rescue dog recently became members of the UK International Search and Rescue Team (UKISAR).
Karl Keuneke, who usually works at Lincoln South fire station, said that his team is still discovering people who are alive.
The Lincolnshire team includes Mr. Keuneke, Darren Burchnall, Ben Clarke, Neil Woodmansey, and rescue dog Colin.
They are part of a group of 60 firefighters from 14 fire services in the UK. They are part of UKISAR, which helps injured people and looks for survivors stuck under buildings that have fallen down.
The center of the shaking was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71 kilometers (44 miles) away from Marrakesh. Most of the places that were hit the hardest are far-away villages and towns.
Mr Keuneke explained that the team stayed near the bottom of the mountains and had to drive for many hours to reach places where people were stuck.
He said that search teams are finding people who are still alive, so there is still a chance for more people to be saved.
The firefighter said they saw a lot of destruction in the areas that were hit the hardest.
It feels really strange to be here. Clearly, we did a lot of practice before we went to work and we are firefighters in the UK, but it is very different from what we are familiar with.
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Rescuers race to free American trapped in Turkish cave
Rescue teams are quickly trying to help an American man who got sick while stuck in the third-deepest cave in Turkey, according to the Turkish Caving Federation.
Around 150 rescuers are working together to save Mark Dickey, who got stuck while doing research in Morca Valley, according to the Turkish Caving Federation. The plan to save or help people was first told to people on Monday.
The Turkish Caving Federation said on X (formerly known as Twitter) that during an exploration mission in the Morca Sinkhole, which is the 3rd deepest cave in Turkey with a depth of 1,276 meters (4,186 feet), a caver named Mark Dickey from America got sick at a depth of 1,120 meters (3,675 feet). He was taken to a camp located at a depth of 1,040 meters (3,412 feet) for observation.
The federation gave six units of blood to Dickey, who is believed to have bleeding in the stomach or intestines. The report said that he is stable and can walk by himself.
In a video posted by Turkey’s communication department on Wednesday, Dickey mentioned that he was feeling fine.
He said he was almost about to die, but the Turkish government acted quickly and saved his life.
You can see that I am awake, aware, and able to talk. “But I still feel emotionally hurt, so I will need a lot of assistance to leave this place,” said Dickey.
Even though they were deep underground, Dickey thought that the situation was a chance for the caving community to show how strong they were.
“I want to see a lot of people from different countries all coming together,” Dickey said. “We look after our own people. ”
Bulent Genc, the leader of the federation, said to CNN on Thursday that it might take many days to rescue people from the cave because it is very deep and narrow. Dickey will need to be moved a little bit in order to be put on a stretcher, Genc said.
Caving rescue workers from different countries have come to Turkey to help with the operation. These include rescuers from Hungary, Italy, Croatia, and the United States.
The Turkish Caving Federation said that the cave has small twisted paths and rappelling spots. They also mentioned that it takes an experienced caver 15 hours to get out of the cave under perfect conditions.
Gretchen Baker, from the National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC), knows and has worked with Dickey for a long time. She has been talking to the rescue team and is cautiously optimistic that Dickey will come out of the cave safely.
During an interview with CNN’s Isa Soares, Baker mentioned that the people working there are pleased because it seems like Mark is getting better. This means he might not need a rescue litter for the whole journey back.
She said that if he can offer more help, the rescue will be completed faster.
Even though Dickey’s health is getting better, Baker said that the rescue operation still has a long way to go, even with his help.
“She said it will probably take several days to rescue him from the cave. ”
According to the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA), performing a rescue mission at such a deep location is not common and is very hard. It requires a lot of highly skilled cave rescuers.
The organization got a phone call on Saturday saying that Dickey was having really bad stomach pain.
On Sunday, a group of people from the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service, including a doctor, went down into the cave and put up a tent to give important medical treatment, according to the ECRA.
On Monday, a group of 17 people, including a doctor and a paramedic from Bulgaria’s rescue team, arrived at the cave’s base location.
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Rescuers hurry to aid passengers stuck at top of 72-foot rollercoaster
Rescuers scramble to help riders trapped at the top of a 72-foot rollercoaster.At a theme park, a rollercoaster ride broke down, leaving eight people stuck at the top.
When the Rage rollercoaster malfunctioned this afternoon at Adventure Island in Southend, Essex, emergency personnel acted quickly.
As one of the cars came to a stop not far from the top of the 72-foot ride, onlookers watched in helpless fear.
Witnesses claim that they were left dangling on the tracks for “at least half an hour to 45 minutes” after the rollercoaster broke down about 2pm.
One onlooker captured some video of the car on the ride, with the passengers facing the sky.
To carry the visitors to safety, park engineers can be seen using an emergency escape platform.
It is believed that everyone on board has now disembarked from the vehicle.
They had to be tethered and rescued down, according to a mother who was in the park with her 6-year-old daughter.
“It got stuck. It’s the big one there that goes through the loop – it goes up, God knows high, then straight back down, and then loops,” the speaker said.
The top is where it “literally just got stuck.”