Mission 'Dog Evacuation' at Noida Twin Towers After 5,000+ Residents Moved

Last Updated: August 28, 2022, 11:07 IST

In photos, dogs were seen being lifted out and carried on the streets of Noida Sector 93 ahead of the demolition of the Twin Towers. (ANI Photo)

Several NGOs are currently working to help rescue dogs, hours before the Noida Twin Towers are set to go down.

Countdown begins for the demolition of the Noida Supertech Twin Towers — both taller than Delhi’s iconic Qutub Minar that is scheduled to be done at 2:30 pm today. While authorities have already evacuated around 5,000 resident of the two housing societies near the soon-to-be-demolished twin towers, authorities also have another mission – evacuation of dogs.

UP | A combined force of NGOs is working to rescue dogs at the last moment before the #SupertechTwinTowers demolition today

We have today saved almost 30-35 dogs, we're working on getting out each & every one of them: NGO member pic.twitter.com/fdm1Qt2wJi — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 28, 2022

According to ANI, several NGOs are currently working to help rescue dogs, hours before the Twin Towers are set to go down. An NGO member speaking to ANI said, “We have today saved almost 30-35 dogs, we’re working on getting out each & every one of them.” READ MORE: Noida Supertech Twin Tower Demolition Today: Catch All LIVE Updates and LATEST News Here In photos, dogs were seen being lifted out and carried on the streets of Sector 93. Authorities have also urged residents to make sure their pets are all evacuated from the buildings. The demolition is expected to be a big spectacle. The nearly 100-metre-tall structures are to be razed to the ground in less than 15 seconds by what is called a waterfall implosion technique. Over 3,700 kg explosives will be used to bring down the structures after an order by the Supreme Court that found the construction within the Emerald Court society premises in violation of norms.

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WHO urges caution after first case of monkeypox in dog

When viruses jump the species barrier it often sparks concern that they could mutate dangerously, but WHO has stressed that so far there were no reports that was happening with monkeypox.

Monkeypox causes fever, muscular aches and large boil-like skin lesions. ()

The World Health Organization has called for people infected with monkeypox to avoid exposing animals to the virus following a first reported case of human-to-dog transmission.

A first case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox was reported last week in the medical journal The Lancet. The case was reported in a greyhound in Paris.

"This is the first case reported of human-to-animal transmission... and we believe it is the first instance of a canine being infected," Rosamund Lewis, the WHO's technical lead for monkeypox, told reporters on Wednesday.

Experts had been aware of the theoretical risk that such a jump could happen, she said, adding that public health agencies had already been advising those suffering from the disease to "isolate from their pets".

She also said "waste management is critical" to lowering the risk of contaminating rodents and other animals outside the household.

When viruses jump the species barrier it often sparks concern that they could mutate dangerously.

Lewis stressed that so far there were no reports that was happening with monkeypox.

But she acknowledged that "as soon as the virus moves into a different setting in a different population, there is obviously a possibility that it will develop differently and mutate differently".

The main concern revolves around animals outside of the household.

"The more dangerous situation... is where a virus can move into a small mammal population with high density of animals," WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan told reporters.

"It is through the process of one animal infecting the next and the next and the next that you see rapid evolution of the virus."

He stressed though that there was little cause for concern around household pets.

"I don't expect the virus to evolve any more quickly in one single dog than in one single human," he said, adding that while "we need to remain vigilant... pets are not a risk."

READ MORE: WHO turns to public in search for less 'stigmatising' monkeypox name

Global health emergency

Monkeypox was originally identified in monkeys kept for research in Denmark in 1958, though it is found most frequently in rodents.

The disease was first discovered in humans in 1970, with the spread since then mainly limited to certain West and Central African countries.

But in May, cases of the disease, which causes fever, muscular aches and large boil-like skin lesions, began spreading rapidly around the world.

Worldwide, more than 35,000 cases have been confirmed since the start of the year in 92 countries, and 12 people have died, according to the WHO, which has designated the outbreak a global health emergency.

With global case numbers jumping by 20 percent in the past week alone, the UN health agency is urging all countries to do more to rein in the spread, including ensuring at-risk populations have access to services and information about the dangers and how to protect themselves.

There is also a vaccine, originally developed for smallpox, but it is in short supply.

Lewis also stressed that there was still little data on the effectiveness of the vaccine in protecting against monkeypox in the current outbreak.

READ MORE: US declares public health emergency as monkeypox cases surge

Source: AFP

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Anne Heche, 'Wag the Dog' and 'Donnie Brasco' star, has died at 53

"Anne Heche has been peacefully taken off life support," a representative for her family told CNN earlier Sunday night, and later confirmed the actress' passing.

Heche's car crashed into a Los Angeles home and erupted into flames on August 5. After the accident, Heche experienced a "severe anoxic brain injury," depriving her brain of oxygen, among other critical injuries following the crash, her family and friends said in a statement to CNN.

Heche was an award-winning actress who appeared in films like the 1998 "Psycho" remake and the rom-com "Six Days Seven Nights" alongside Harrison Ford. She also directed a segment of a 2000 HBO film "If These Walls Could Talk 2" and in her 2001 memoir, she revealed her lifelong struggles with mental illnesses after being abused by her father.

In 1987, Heche made her TV debut on the soap opera "Another World," a role for which she won a Daytime Emmy. After leaving the show, she began her film career, appearing in acclaimed films including "Donnie Brasco" and "Wag the Dog."

When Heche and Ellen DeGeneres began dating in 1997 -- around the same time DeGeneres came out in real life and on her titular sitcom -- they quickly became one of the most famous same-sex couples in the world. The two separated in 2000.

Last year, Heche told Page Six her relationship with DeGeneres resulted in her losing roles, calling herself "patient zero of cancel culture."

Still, she said, she considered herself "part of the change" that helped normalize same-sex relationships in mainstream culture.

"I'm a part of it," she told Page Six. "It is a badge of honor."

In her 2001 memoir, "Call Me Crazy," she said her father sexually abused her as a child, and she experienced mental illnesses for much of the first 30 years of her life. She told CNN's Larry King in an interview that year her personality fragmented between herself and a personality she invented as a child to adapt to the abuse.

"I had to live through a lot of life to get to the place where I am now," she told King. "I had to see truths and work through shame, and I'm very grateful for every step that I took. I don't think that I could have handled it sooner."

In 2004, Heche appeared on Broadway in "Twentieth Century," for which she was nominated for a Tony. In more recent years, Heche returned to television, appearing on series like "The Brave," "Quantico" and "Chicago P.D." In 2020, she competed on the 29th season of "Dancing with the Stars."

Heche's Hollywood peers responded to news of her crash with support. Her ex-partner and "Men in Trees" co-star James Tupper, with whom she shares one of her two sons, wrote on Instagram: "Thoughts and prayers for this lovely woman, actresss and mother tonight Anne Heche. We love you."

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Teen saves herself and her dog by swimming to roof where she waited for several hours during flooding

Clay Nickels and his wife, McKenzie, were woken up at 5 a.m. on Thursday morning to what they thought was someone banging at their door.

When they went to check, it turned out to be rocks from a mudslide hitting the side of their house, Clay told CNN.

Immediately the couple began packing up their important documents and valuables and evacuated to McKenzie’s mother’s house nearby. Clay said McKenzie had a plan in place and packed everything up within five minutes.

The Nickels live in Neon, Kentucky, in Letcher County, a part of the state that was heavily affected by the floods.

After things were under control, Clay says he and his wife went to check on family.

"At one point we looked down the hill and you could see a football field completely underwater,” Clay said, “The bleachers were our guide of telling if the water was receding or not.”

They then went to check on Clay’s grandfather who lives nearby. The couple took life jackets with them, not knowing how deep the water would get. 

After wading in chest-deep water, the two arrived at Clay’s grandfather’s home.

“He was fine, but his house was not, nobody’s was.” Clay said.

He attempted to drive to his father and his other set of grandparents who live in Kite, Kentucky, about 16 miles away. But in order to reach them he spent hours using a chainsaw to cut down trees that were blocking roadways.

“The scariest part was hearing about the multiple fatalities,” Clay said. “People were saying that there were deaths in my father and grandparents’ part of town and I had no way of knowing if it was them.”

Everyone in Clay’s family is okay, but their houses are destroyed.

“My grandparents have 8-10 foot ceilings on their first floor and it was completely full of water,” He said, “Furniture is displaced and destroyed.” Clay and McKenzie’s home only suffered from some a small amount of water leaking inside.

His great-grandfather, who is 93, was able to evacuate his home before the flooding got worse. Clay says he stayed in his car up the hill by himself for some time, waiting for another family member to get him.

“It looks like a war zone here,” he said, “This affected everybody. There’s very few people I know whose house, vehicle or lives have not been altered by this,”

Clay said they’ve been told it’ll take at least a week before power and water is restored, but he believes it will be longer.

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