Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

Rescue Efforts

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Gaza rescue workers scared and exhausted under Israel's air strikes

Palestinian rescue worker Ibrahim Hamdan has been on duty almost constantly since Saturday, dodging Israeli air strikes that have killed

Gaza rescue workers scared and exhausted under Israel's air strikes
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Quake shakes northwest Nepal, killing at least 128 and injuring dozens. Officials fear toll to rise

A strong earthquake has shaken northwestern Nepal, and officials say at least 128 people are dead and dozens more injured as rescuers search mountain villages

Quake shakes northwest Nepal, killing at least 128 and injuring dozens. Officials fear toll to rise
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Japan quake toll rises to 55 with many trapped under possibly thousands of homes

A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on New Year's Day killed at least 55 people, with rescue teams struggling in

Japan quake toll rises to 55 with many trapped under possibly thousands of homes
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Rescuers race against time in search for survivors in Japan after powerful quakes leave 78 dead

Rescuers in Japan are braving the cold in a race against time as they search for survivors along the country's western coastline after a powerful earthquake earlier in the week smashed homes and left at least 78 people dead and 51 people missing

Rescuers race against time in search for survivors in Japan after powerful quakes leave 78 dead
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Scenes of loss play out across Japan's western coastline after quake kills 92, dozens still missing

Rescue workers are braving the cold to save people still trapped under collapsed buildings in western Japan

Scenes of loss play out across Japan's western coastline after quake kills 92, dozens still missing
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Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes

The death toll from a major quake in western Japan has reached 100, even as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble

Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes
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213 deaths were caused by Japan's New Year's quake. 8 happened in the alleged safety of shelters

The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the western coast of Japan on New Year’s has killed 213 people as of Thursday

213 deaths were caused by Japan's New Year's quake. 8 happened in the alleged safety of shelters
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Hundreds of rescuers deployed in search for 9 workers missing at landslide-hit Turkish gold mine

Turkey's interior minister says hundreds of rescuers have been deployed to search for at least nine workers who are reported missing after a massive landslide engulfed a gold mine in eastern Turkey

Hundreds of rescuers deployed in search for 9 workers missing at landslide-hit Turkish gold mine
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Building collapse in South Africa leaves three dead, dozens trapped

Rescue efforts were underway after three people were killed and dozens remained trapped after a multi-storey building under

Building collapse in South Africa leaves three dead, dozens trapped
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Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims

Less than three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated southern state of Rio Grande do

Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims
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Rescue efforts wind down after deadly Papua New Guinea landslide

Rescue efforts at the site of a landslide in Papua New Guinea are due to end on Thursday, two weeks after part of a mountain collapsed onto a remote village, a United Nations

Rescue efforts wind down after deadly Papua New Guinea landslide
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One person found dead after Swiss floods

Emergency services found a dead body and kept up a search for two other people missing on Sunday after flooding and landslides in southern Switzerland, police said.

One person found dead after Swiss floods

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