Rome, January 14, 2012 (Tehelkanews) A cruise ship that ran aground off Italy’s western coast was listing 80 degrees to one side and had a 70-metre crack in its hull, reports said Saturday. Local officials amended the death toll, saying three, not six, people had been confirmed dead so far. It was unclear how many people were still missing. Rescuers searched the waters throughout the night and into the day, Ansa news agency said. Some victims died while attempting to ...
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Amritsar in Punjab recorded the highest temperature of this season at 47 degrees Celsius Wednesday and Hisar town, in neighbouring Haryana, sweated at 47.9 degrees as the heat wave intensified over the region, a Met department official said. The highest ever temperature recorded in Amritsar was 47.7 degrees Celsius on May 21, 1978. The industrial city of Ludhiana reeled at 46.5 degrees while Patiala town, 70 km from here, recorded a high of 45.6 degrees. In Haryana, Karnal ...
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