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| Sep. 13 |
Texas |
Rescuers search storm-hit Texas Map of Galveston USA| A huge search and relief operation is under way, after the state was hit by powerful Hurricane Ike | |
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| Aug.16 |
Utah |
Three die in rescue attempt 3 rescuers have died and 6 more have been injured during efforts to reach a group of coal miners trapped underground
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| Aug.7 |
Utah |
Fresh moves to free miners Rescuers are to begin drilling through a mountainside to try to free six miners trapped in a collapsed mine
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| Aug.2 |
Minnesota |
Divers suspend Minneapolis search It was too dangerous for the divers to work in the dark to search for victims of a bridge that collapsed over the Mississippi river
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| Feb.2 |
Florida |
Hunt for tornado victims
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| Jan.30 |
Canada |
Trapped miners rescued
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| Jan.3 |
USA |
West Virginia mine rescue accelerated Rescuers were drilling 2 holes into the mine in addition to a 6-inch hole for 13 men trapped in a coal mine
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| Jan.2 |
USA |
Search begins for trapped coal miners As rescuers entered a mine where 13 miners were trapped by an explosion, family members gathered at a church
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| Sep.26 |
Louisiana |
Rita search, rescue complete in Louisiana Search and rescue have been completed in the hard-hit southwestern part of the state
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| Sep.24 |
Louisiana |
Rescuers comb wetlands after Rita People who defied orders to evacuate from the Cajun swamps of Louisiana are being sought by rescue teams
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| Sep.10 |
USA |
Red Cross calls for storm workers The American Red Cross needs 40,000 extra volunteers to help deal with the unprecedented impact of Hurricane Katrina
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New Orleans |
Leaders meet to plan city relief
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| Sep.8 |
Texas |
Mexican troops cross into U.S. for relief
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| Sep.4 |
New Orleans |
House-to-house rescues under way Military helicopters circled above the city to drop supplies and rescue people trapped in the nearly deserted city
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| Sep.3 |
New Orleans |
Massive airlift rescues thousands| Survivors of Hurricane Katrina are being taken to safety in what is being called the largest-ever airlift in the country | |
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New Orleans |
Fires burn along river; rescue grinds on The struggle continued to rescue victims from floodwaters and evacuate people from the city
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New Orleans |
Troops ordered to hurricane zone Bush has ordered 7,000 more front-line troops into the areas. He said the situation was now improving 'hour by hour'
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| Sep.2 |
New Orleans |
Hurricane aid efforts gather pace Aid operations are starting to ease the plight of tens of thousands of victims in the devastated city
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| Sep.1 |
New Orleans |
'Desperate SOS' for city| Mayor Ray Nagin has issued a 'desperate SOS' for thousands of people stranded at the city's convention center | |
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New Orleans |
Up to 60,000 trying to flee city Police and National Guard troops struggled to restore order. Looters and armed gangs were roaming the streets
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| Aug.31 |
New Orleans |
City evacuations under way Bush called the disaster 'one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history'
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| Dec.29 |
Washington |
US forms quake relief coalition| The US, Australia, Japan and India have formed a coalition to lead aid efforts after the Indian Ocean sea surges | |
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| Dec.27 |
UN |
UN mobilizing biggest relief operation Millions are homeless, and the disaster zone is now threatened with outbreaks of disease
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| Jul.27 |
Pennsylvania |
All 9 pulled alive from mine One by one, miners, their faces blackened with dust, were pulled from a flooded coal mine after being trapped for 3 days
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| Sep.13 |
New York |
5,000 people remain missing| New Yorkers are carrying photographs of their missing relatives to trace them. 190 people died when a plane crashed into Pentagon | |
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| Sep.12 |
New York |
8 survivors have been pulled Rescue teams are sifting through the rubble to find people trapped
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| Sep.11 |
New York |
Rescuers comb through rubble Mayor has declared the lower part of Manhattan off limits to civilians. 170 hospitals are on alert. 300 firefighters missing
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