DOLLY PARTON RETURNS TO PUBLIC EYE TO CELEBRATE OPENING DAY AT DOLLYWOOD . (PHOTO).

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 Dolly Parton returns to public eye to celebrate opening day at Dollywood     Dolly Parton made her first public appearance in months to celebrate the opening day of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on Friday. The country music icon reflected on the past year, a year after the death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, saying she is “doing good” and has been working to rebuild herself spiritually, emotionally, and physically after grieving and dealing with health issues that kept her from touring. Joined on stage by Dollywood president Eugene Naughton, Parton brought her trademark humor to the crowd, joking about rumors of a new husband while reaffirming her devotion to Dean. She also shared updates on her ongoing projects, including a new Broadway musical and her Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum in Nashville. Parton previewed the park’s 41st season, highlighting the upcoming NightFlight Expedition ride, a new “Run Dollywood” race weekend, an updated ...

RAIN HAMPERS RESCUE WORK IN INDIA'S KERALA AS LANDSLIDES' DEATH TOLL RISES.(PHOTO).


 Rain hampers rescue work in India’s Kerala as landslides’ death toll rises.


Hopes of finding survivors fade as rescuers sift through slush and rocks and pull bodies from debris in southern Indian state of Kerala.  Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive waned as rescue workers searched through mud and debris after landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 194 people in southern India..


The rescue work was challenging in a forested, hilly area while more rain fell on Thursday, said PM Manoj, a spokesman for Kerala state’s top elected official. Nearly 40 bodies were found downstream after being swept some 30km (20 miles) down the Chaliyar river from the area in Wayanad district where the main landslides occurred. Body parts were also recovered..


Torrents of mud and water swept through tea estates and villages in hilly areas in the district early on Tuesday. They flattened houses and destroyed bridges, and rescuers had to pull out people stuck under mud and debris..


Manoj said 187 people were unaccounted for as of Thursday. In addition to the dead and missing, 186 people were injured. Local media reported most of the victims were tea estate workers..


More than 5,500 people have been rescued, the government said, with some 1,100 rescue personnel, helicopters and heavy equipment involved in the operations..


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