The stranded pilgrims were airlifted from Simikot to Surkhet in morning by 5 flights and 3 sorties of Nepal Army chopper arranged by the Embassy of India. Later these pilgrims were sent to Nepalgunj by the buses. The Embassy also operated 35 sorties of helicopters between Hilsa and Simikot and evacuated nearly 200 people from … Read more
CALIFORNIA: A raging wildfire on Sunday threatened to cut off access to a rural community in northern California where authorities have ordered the evacuations of some 2,500 residents. Erratic winds and high temperatures were fueling the Pawnee Fire in the Spring Valley region about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento. The blaze imperiled the single road leading … Read more
But no casualties have been reported so far. Officials in the County of Hawaii said that the more than 1,700 people, who have been evacuated since the volcano erupted last Thursday, still do not know when they will be able to return to their homes, according to local media reports on Monday. But a small … Read more