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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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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
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| Jun. 8 |
Ukraine |
Battle to save 37 miners
Rescue teams are battling to save miners trapped underground after a gas explosion. The rescuers are racing against time amid fears of flood...
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| May.30 |
Myanmar |
Logistics hamper relief Logistical challenges have kept help from reaching much of cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta region
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China |
China plans mass exodus from quake zone
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| May.24 |
China |
Survivor found in rubble
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| May.20 |
Myanmar |
Burma to let UN copters deep into country
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| May.17 |
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 |
China |
Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort
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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President Hu Jintao visits quake area
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| May.14 |
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 |
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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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 ... | |
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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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| May.10 |
Myanmar |
Sporadic aid trickles into Burma
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| Dec.25 |
Nepal |
Bridge-collapse rescuers battle darkness
Rescuers were searching for hundreds of people who fell into a river after a footbridge collapsed during a religious festival
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| Dec.13 |
Algeria |
Survivors pulled from bomb rubble |
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| Nov.24 |
Antarctica |
Tourist airlift operation begins |
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| Nov.18 |
Melbourne |
Phone call frees miners |
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| Nov.16 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone rescue effort under way
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| Nov.1 |
Mexico |
Race to save flood victims
A massive rescue operation is under way after rains caused the worst flooding in the low-lying state's history
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500,000 flee wildfires
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| Oct.4 |
South Africa |
All gold miners freed from mine
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| Oct.3 |
South Africa |
Miners being pulled from underground |
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| Aug.20 |
Peru |
Rescuers: 'No hope' of finding survivors |
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| Aug.19 |
Peru |
Reports: Baby found in quake ruins |
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
Looting disrupts quake rescue bid
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| Aug.16 |
Utah |
Three die in rescue attempt |
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| Aug.15 |
Northern Iraq |
Frantic hunt in bomb rubble |
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| Aug.7 |
Utah |
Fresh moves to free miners |
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| Aug.2 |
Minnesota |
Divers suspend Minneapolis search |
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| Apr.3 |
Solomon Islands |
Officials: Not enough aid arriving
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| Apr.2 |
Solomon Islands |
Thousands homeless from tsunami
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| Mar.20 |
Siberia |
Search for miners after 100 killed |
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| Mar.7 |
Sumatra |
Rescue efforts intensify after quake |
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Floods: 340,000 homeless
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| Jan.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Rescue mission in collapse
Rescue crews are searching for several people feared missing after a hole being dug for a subway station collapsed
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| Jan.8 |
Indonesia |
Ferry survivors found after 9 days on raft
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| Dec.1 |
Philippines |
Hopes fade after storm |
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| Nov.21 |
Poland |
Race to save mine workers |
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| Sep.30 |
Amazon |
Rescuers struggle to reach downed jet |
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| Aug.15 |
Ethiopia |
Heavy rain mars rescue |
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| Jul.24 |
Alaska |
Crew start leaving listing ship |
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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.30 |
Indonesia |
Hope fades of finding survivors |
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| May.28 |
Indonesia |
Food aid starts to arrive for quake victims
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Java quake kills 6,000
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| May.22 |
Northern China |
Hopes fade for 57 miners |
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| May.8 |
Australia |
Trapped miners rescued Brant Webb and Todd Russell have been rescued from a gold mine after being trapped underground for 2 weeks
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| Feb.24 |
Mexico |
Rescuers suspend miners search
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| Feb.21 |
Philippines |
Slide focus now on relief efforts |
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| Feb.20 |
Philippines |
Dogs search for life under mudslide |
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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.19 |
Philippines |
'No sign of life' at buried school |
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| Feb.17 |
Philippines |
Rescue bid after 1,500 missing
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| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
Hopes dim for ferry missing Hopes are fading of finding alive more than 900 people still missing a day after a ferry sank in the Red Sea
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| Jan.28 |
Poland |
Arena roof falls; 20 dead, 100 trapped
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| Jan.18 |
Pakistan |
U.N. resumes quake relief flights |
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Hajj stampede kills at least 345
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| Jan.6 |
Pakistan |
Quake survivors storm helicopters |
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| Jan.3 |
Germany |
Race against time at rink |
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Germany |
Rescuers halt rink search |
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USA |
West Virginia mine rescue accelerated |
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| Jan.2 |
Bavaria |
Rescuers search for rink survivors
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USA |
Search begins for trapped coal miners |
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| Nov.2 |
Honduras |
Rain hinders Hurricane Beta relief |
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| Oct.18 |
Pakistan |
Quake relief in 'race against time' |
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| Oct.17 |
Pakistan |
Row mars S Asia quake aid effort |
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| Oct.14 |
Pakistan |
Quake rescue mission winds down
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| Oct.13 |
Pakistan |
Quake rescuers 'race against time' |
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| Oct.12 |
Pakistan |
Indian troops join Pakistan quake effort
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| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
Relief amid grief
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| Oct.9 |
Pakistan |
Leaders plead for help after quake |
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Guatemala |
Slide toll may hit 1,400| Village buried under tons of dirt and debris may be declared a Mayan mass grave as rescuers give up digging | |
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| Oct.7 |
Guatemala |
Hundreds missing after Stan storm |
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Sep.26 |
Louisiana |
Rita search, rescue complete in Louisiana |
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| Sep.24 |
Louisiana |
Rescuers comb wetlands after Rita
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| Sep.10 |
USA |
Red Cross calls for storm workers |
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| Sep.4 |
New Orleans |
House-to-house rescues under way
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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 |
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New Orleans |
Troops ordered to hurricane zone |
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| Sep.2 |
New Orleans |
Hurricane aid efforts gather pace |
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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
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| Aug.31 |
New Orleans |
City evacuations under way |
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1,000 dead in stampede
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| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive
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Russian Far East |
Rescuers lifting disabled sub |
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| Jul.30 |
Niger |
Aid reaches relief centres |
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| Jun.30 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. Army reaches crash site |
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| Apr.25 |
Japan |
Search for crash survivors |
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| Apr.2 |
Indonesia |
9 feared dead in quake crash |
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Sumatra |
Man pulled alive from quake rubble |
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| Mar.30 |
Indonesia |
Aid struggles to reach Indonesia |
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| Mar.29 |
Sumatra |
Survivors use hands in rescue dig |
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| Feb.22 |
Iran |
Rain slows Iran quake aid effort |
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| Feb.2 |
Southern India |
Nine saved 38 days after tsunami |
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| Dec.31 |
Indonesia |
Tsunami aid effort gathers pace |
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| Dec.30 |
UN |
UN urges 'special' wave response |
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| Dec.29 |
Washington |
US forms quake relief coalition
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Wave toll 'could exceed 100,000'
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| Dec.28 |
Southeast Asia |
Quake prompts massive aid effort |
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| Dec.27 |
UN |
UN mobilizing biggest relief operation
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead
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| Nov.28 |
China |
Battle to rescue miners |
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| Oct.6 |
Ireland |
Sailor dies after sub rescue |
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Ireland |
Rescue ship reaches Canadian sub |
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| Aug.14 |
China |
Search on after typhoon |
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| May.29 |
Haiti |
Weather holding up Caribbean aid |
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| May.28 |
Haiti |
Flooding survivors tell of ordeal |
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Haiti |
Caribbean teams race against floods |
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| Mar.6 |
Arctic |
Dramatic rescue of North Pole 12 |
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| Jan.26 |
Egypt |
Rescuers trapped in Cairo collapse |
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| Jan.8 |
Iran |
Man found alive in quake rubble
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| Jan.3 |
Iran |
Woman, 97, found alive in quake ruins
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| Jan.1 |
Iran |
Quake rescue efforts end |
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| Dec.27 |
Iran |
Hopes of finding quake survivors fade |
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28,000 dead after earthquake
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| Oct.25 |
North Caucasus |
Rescuers Free 33 Trapped Coal Miners |
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Columbia report faults Nasa managers
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| May.23 |
Algeria |
Child pulled from quake rubble |
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| May.2 |
Turkey |
Hopes fade for pupils |
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First alert over SARS
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| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
U.S. students evacuated |
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| Jul.27 |
Pennsylvania |
All 9 pulled alive from mine
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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 |
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| Sep.11 |
New York |
Rescuers comb through rubble |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.