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| Jun.23 |
Philippines |
Divers yet to find ferry survivors Map of Sibuyan 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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Philippines |
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
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| Jun.22 |
Philippines |
Stricken ferry 'survivors found' Map of Sibuyan Philippines| 28 survivors have been found from a ferry carrying more than 700 people that capsized in a typhoon. Hundreds remain missing | |
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| 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
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| 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
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| May.17 |
Southern China |
Quake effort resumes after panic Map of Sichuan province China| Thousands of earthquake victims and rescuers are fleeing areas near the epicenter over fears of floods from a river blocked by landslides | |
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| 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'
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| 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
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| 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
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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
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Jan.1 |
Indonesia |
200 rescued from ferry sinking
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| Dec.30 |
Indonesia |
Hunt for ship survivors
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| Dec.4 |
Philippines |
Hopes fade for mudslide survivors
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| Dec.1 |
Philippines |
Hopes fade after storm
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| Jun.15 |
Indonesia |
Volcano eruption traps two Soldiers wearing heat-retardant clothing dug through debris trying to reach two people
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Apr.2 |
Indonesia |
9 feared dead in quake crash An Australian helicopter has crashed while assisting relief operations on the island of Nias
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| 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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