Three Siberian tigers rescued in Lebanon from an attempt to smuggle them into war-ravaged Syria are being resettled to France, an animal rights group says. (AFP Video) https://youtu.be/x6lzu–ql6c
Tag: rescue
Rescuers scramble after flash floods sweep parts of south Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Rescuers were being scrambled Thursday to reach areas in southern Japan hit by flash flooding, officials said, with several people feared missing and reports of houses swept away after torrential rains swelled rivers and triggered landslides. Emergency personnel were being deployed from early Thursday following the inundations overnight that caused authorities in Kyushu island and nearby areas to issue emergency evacuation orders to hundreds of thousands of people. The city of […]
News in photo: Rescue at ground zero in Marawi City
Passers-by lift car to rescue trapped man
BEIJING, China (Reuters) – A car hit a tricycle at a crossroads in Haimen City of east China’s Jiangsu Province on Wednesday, leaving the tricycle driver trapped underneath the car, as shown by footage from roadside monitoring cameras. The car overturned on its side after hitting the tricycle and then trapped the elderly driver of the tricycle. Many passers-by came over to help lift the car and pull out the trapped driver. “The old man […]
Toddler and a blind man rescued from two different wells in China
SHANXI PROVINCE, China (CCTV) — A toddler and an elderly blind man were rescued from two different wells in China earlier this week. The toddler fell into a well in Shanxi province on Monday (May 1). Stuck down a hole roughly just 30 centimeters wide, rescue workers called to the scene chose the member with the slightest build to go headfirst into the hole and tie a rope around the child to bring them out. […]
Romanian child rescued from well after 12-hour salvage operation
BALTA SARATA, Romania (Reuters) — A two-year-old boy was rescued from a 16-meter (52 feet) deep well in Romania on Tuesday (April 25) after a nearly 12-hour rescue operation by the emergency services. Daniel Pascu was playing with his siblings when they removed the cover of the well while their mother was briefly inside their house. The child apparently fell into the well, which was only 30 centimeters wide and caused the rescue services severe problems. […]
Search and rescue work continues at Italy avalanche hotel
PENNE, Italy (Reuters) — Rescue workers at a base camp in Penne, some 10 km (6 miles) away from a mountain hotel buried by an avalanche, prepared to continue their search efforts on Friday (January 20) morning. Rescuers dug all night in deep snow and debris looking for some 30 missing people who were staying in the luxury hotel in central Italy when an avalanche struck almost two days ago. Officials have confirmed finding two […]
Cameron seeks to calm turbulent Britain after Brexit vote
by Katherine HADDON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — EU leaders attempted to rescue the European project and Prime Minister David Cameron sought to calm fears over Britain’s vote to leave the bloc as ratings agencies downgraded the country. Britain has been pitched into uncertainty by Thursday’s referendum result, with Cameron announcing his resignation, the economy facing a string of shocks and Scotland making a fresh threat to break away. US Secretary of State John Kerry, […]
China mounts rescue efforts as tornado toll hits 98
YANCHENG, China (AFP) — Emergency personnel mounted rescue efforts amid scenes of carnage Friday as the toll from hurricane-force winds and a tornado in China rose to at least 98 dead, with hundreds more injured. Whole villages were levelled and huge trees felled when winds of up to 125 kilometers (77 miles) per hour struck around Yancheng city, the official Xinhua news agency said. So far 98 people have been confirmed dead and about 800 […]
Rescue efforts ongoing in Bgy. Tumana in Marikina
Rescue efforts are ongoing in flood-affected areas of Marikina, particularly in barangay Tumana where flood waters have been reported to be more than four feet deep.
Ferry victim families protest
As the death toll from the capsized South Korean ferry rose above 50, the families of victims began a protest march to the capital, Seoul. They were stopped by police. After more than three days, divers finally gained access to the capsized ferry, Sewol, retrieving 22 bodies on Sunday and bringing the death toll to 54. Strong currents, cold water and low visibility are hampering the operation. There are some 250 passengers still unaccounted for. Early on […]
South Korea: ‘Captain was not at the helm of capsized ferry’
A prosecutor investigating the South Korean ferry disaster has said the captain was not at the helm at the time of the accident. The report will fuel growing anger among relatives as the death toll rises further. In a press conference detailing the preliminary findings of the investigation, prosecutor Park Jae-eok revealed that the ferry’s third officer had been in command when the vessel capsized. “The captain was not in command when the accident took […]
