Tag: search and rescue operations

Coast Guard recovers bodies of 2 LCT Cebu Great Ocean crew members; 7 still missing

(Eagle News) — Coast Guard personnel recovered two bodies in search and rescue operations for the missing crew members of LCT Cebu Great Ocean that ran aground off Surigao del Norte waters on April 19. A report from the PCG said the body of Klint Auxtero was found off Barangay Oslao in San Francisco at 6:05 a.m. on April 23. At 6:38 a.m., the PCG said the body of Limuel Dadivas was  found in Barangay […]

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Mabini St. in Malate temporarily closed for search, rescue ops following collapse of portion of building

(Eagle News)–Authorities have temporarily closed Mabini Street in Malate, Manila to give way to  search and rescue operations following the collapse of a portion of a budget hotel there. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, who rushed to the site after the collapse of the posts and concrete in the middle of the Sogo building, and of the side of the second floor around 9:30 a.m., also ordered the temporary closure of the other side of the […]

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Search continues for survivors under a toppled apartment building in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan (Reuters) — Search and rescue teams continued to dig through the rubble of a collapsed apartment complex on Wednesday (February 10) racing against time to find anyone alive. The building in Tainan collapsed after a strong earthquake struck the south of Taiwan on Saturday (February 6) burying more than a hundred people. Search teams at the Wei-guan Golden Dragon apartment complex have started relying more on heavy machinery to reach those trapped in the […]

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