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Rescuers hold out hope for ferry survivors  Rescuers have refused to give up hope of rescuing some of the 700 people missing after a ferry capsized in a typhoon Stricken ferry 'survivors found' Map of Sibuyan Philippines
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Divers yet to find ferry survivors Map of Sibuyan Philippines


June 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jun.23   Philippines
  The divers found bodies but so far no survivors inside the hull of a ferry that capsized. No response yet when divers hammered the ship

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Jun.22   Philippines
  28 survivors have been found from a ferry carrying more than 700 people that capsized in a typhoon. Hundreds remain missing
Jun.14   Northern Japan Rescuers search for quake missing  Rescue teams pressed their search for missing a day after a powerful weekend earthquake killed at least 5 people and left another 166 injure...

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May.30   Southern China   China plans mass exodus from quake zone   Authorities are expanding plans to evacuate people as water piles up behind a dam created by an earthquake landslide May.24   Southern China Survivor found in rubble   Eighty-year-old Xiao Zhihu, has been pulled from the rubble more than 10 days after a massive earthquake May.17   Southern China   Quake effort resumes after panic
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  Thousands of earthquake victims and rescuers are fleeing areas near the epicenter over fears of floods from a river blocked by landslides
May.16   Southern China   Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort
Map of Sichuan province China  The president has urged rescuers in the earthquake-struck province of Sichuan to race to save lives, saying said 'time is pressing' May.14   Southern China   China steps up rescue operation   China is mobilising 30,000 extra troops and 90 helicopters to help with the rescue operation after devastating earthquake May.13   Southern China   China presses search for survivors   Death toll from a massive earthquake appeared to soar as rescuers delved into some of the hardest-hit areas of the country's southwest   Southern China Rescuers reach epicentre Map of Sichuan Province China
  Chinese rescue teams have reached the epicentre of earthquake, Wenchuan county, where an estimated 60,000 people remain missing
 A few hundred soldiers and police found 500 bodies within a few hours
  China Quake death toll tops 12,000
  Rescue workers frantically tried to pull victims from the rubble and clear roads so more relief can be delivered


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Apr.3   Solomon Islands Officials: Not enough aid arriving
  At least 28 people died in tsunami and quake. The first boatloads of international aid have reached survivors Apr.2   Solomon Islands Thousands homeless from tsunami   Bodies floated out to sea and thousands of residents camped out overnight on a hillside above a devastated town Mar.7   Sumatra Rescue efforts intensify after quake  Scores of victims of deadly earthquakes were buried in West Sumatra, as aid flowed in for thousands displaced
Jan.8   Indonesia Ferry survivors found after 9 days on raft  A cargo ship in the Java Sea saw them frantically waving for help and heard their whistles Jan.1   Indonesia 200 rescued from ferry sinking


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Dec.30   Indonesia Hunt for ship survivors
Dec.4   Philippines Hopes fade for mudslide survivors Dec.1   Philippines Hopes fade after storm Jun.15   Indonesia Volcano eruption traps two  Soldiers wearing heat-retardant clothing dug through debris trying to reach two people May.28   Indonesia Food aid starts to arrive for quake victims  A massive 6.3-magnitude quake flattened communities in the heavily populated region, killing more than 4,500 Feb.20   Philippines 'Signs of life' heard at school  Sounds have been detected by rescuers using high-tech equipment at the site of a school buried by mudslide Feb.17   Philippines Rescue bid after 1,500 missing  The power was out and the ground still shifting after a mudslide buried a village on the island of Leyte

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Apr.25   Japan Search for crash survivors  Emergency crews are working through the night to rescue people trapped in the wreckage of a commuter train Apr.2   Indonesia 9 feared dead in quake crash  An Australian helicopter has crashed while assisting relief operations on the island of Nias Mar.29   Sumatra Survivors use hands in rescue dig  Survivors of the great earthquake that struck off Sumatra are searching for loved ones on the hard-hit island of Nias

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