CHENNAI/THENI: At least nine folks died in a woodland hearth in Kurangani hills in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, Theni district collector M Pallavi Baldev stated on Monday.
As many as 36 trekkers – 24 from Chennai, together with 23 ladies, and 12 from Tiruppur, together with 3 ladies and 3 children -- have been stuck within the hearth on Sunday afternoon, stated income management, crisis management and mitigation commissioner Dr Okay Satyagopal.
Six of the nine deceased trekkers have been from Chennai while the remainder have been from Tiruppur. The deceased have been recognized as Subha, Hemalatha, Punitha, Akila; Arun, Vipin Dhivya, Vivek and Tamilselvan.
Forest officials stated the trekkers tried to take shelter inside of a dried up flow however the dried grass within the flow briefly stuck hearth. The district collector stated a few of them fell right into a pit.
TOI photo via Okay Antony Xavier
After huge rescue operations led via the India Air Force team, 21 folks have been rescued. State well being secretary J Radhakrishnan stated eight trekkers had been sent to the circuit area. There have been all treated at the Kurangani number one well being centre sooner than being have been sent to the Bodi General Hospital.
Five folks with critical injuries have been sent to Theni Medical College Hospital, six have been sent to Madurai Medical College and 3 others have been taken to a non-public clinical college. “All of them are critical however are being treated via experts,” he stated.
Plastic surgeons and emergency management experts from Chennai and doctors from Trichy have been sent to Madurai and Theni hospitals to treat the injured trekkers.
Help centre established at Madurai Government Rajaji Hospital to provide knowledge on injured trekkers.
As many as 36 trekkers – 24 from Chennai, together with 23 ladies, and 12 from Tiruppur, together with 3 ladies and 3 children -- have been stuck within the hearth on Sunday afternoon, stated income management, crisis management and mitigation commissioner Dr Okay Satyagopal.
Six of the nine deceased trekkers have been from Chennai while the remainder have been from Tiruppur. The deceased have been recognized as Subha, Hemalatha, Punitha, Akila; Arun, Vipin Dhivya, Vivek and Tamilselvan.
Forest officials stated the trekkers tried to take shelter inside of a dried up flow however the dried grass within the flow briefly stuck hearth. The district collector stated a few of them fell right into a pit.
TOI photo via Okay Antony Xavier
After huge rescue operations led via the India Air Force team, 21 folks have been rescued. State well being secretary J Radhakrishnan stated eight trekkers had been sent to the circuit area. There have been all treated at the Kurangani number one well being centre sooner than being have been sent to the Bodi General Hospital.
Five folks with critical injuries have been sent to Theni Medical College Hospital, six have been sent to Madurai Medical College and 3 others have been taken to a non-public clinical college. “All of them are critical however are being treated via experts,” he stated.
Plastic surgeons and emergency management experts from Chennai and doctors from Trichy have been sent to Madurai and Theni hospitals to treat the injured trekkers.
Help centre established at Madurai Government Rajaji Hospital to provide knowledge on injured trekkers.
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