A night watermanship exercise involving the Army’s 1 Para Special Forces unit turned into a major rescue operation after a pneumatic boat capsized in strong currents near Haryana’s Hathnikund Barrage. Five jawans were swept away, while three managed to reach safety. Two soldiers remain missing as Army, IAF, NDRF, SDRF, police and civil administration teams continue the search across the downstream waterways.

Nepal-China flood disaster has left 750 people dead and 3,044 missing after a catastrophic glacial collapse triggered massive floods and landslides in the Himalayas. Rescue teams are now racing to reach more than 100 workers believed trapped inside hydropower tunnels, as bad weather, rising rivers and fresh flood threats complicate the operation.