Stories tagged “Search And Rescue.”
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A small plane carrying four family members went missing off the Bahamas, authorities say. The plane was heading to Miami Executive Airport in Florida.
Two workers were rescued alive from a Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after floods. Voices of other trapped workers were heard, with hundreds still missing.
A press conference on the "8.26" mudslide disaster in Gyirong, Tibet, reported that 336 rescue personnel conducted extensive searches in the core disaster area, covering 1.59 million square meters. Rescue efforts involved land, water, and air operations.
Rescuers are working to save survivors of catastrophic flash floods in Nepal and China, which have killed over 470 people and left more than 1,500 missing. Fears of further flooding persist due to a potential dam burst and an overflowing barrier lake.
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, killing at least 20 people and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities issued a tsunami warning but later lifted it when monitoring showed no significant sea-level changes.
At least five people have died and 41 remain missing after a ferry caught fire off Indonesia's Madura Island. Search and rescue operations are ongoing as authorities investigate the incident.
A team of 10 climbers, including a Nepali and a Pakistani, were caught in an avalanche on Broad Peak, the 12th highest mountain in the world. Three climbers have been confirmed dead, and the search for the remaining seven is ongoing.
An 83-year-old man who failed to return from a hike inside the Grand Canyon National Park was safely rescued after an all-night search, Arizona officials said on social media Saturday.
Photos and discussions about China’s recent use of heavy-duty drones to ‘airlift’ villagers affected by flooding in Guangxi have gone viral. The drones helped identify those still trapped and carried out quick surveys of inundated areas.
The South Korean navy recovered the body of a seaman who went missing at sea over the weekend near the maritime border with North Korea. The navy had been conducting a search and rescue operation after the seaman went missing from a patrol vessel.
A cargo plane operated by K2 Airways disappeared while approaching Karachi, and a search continues for five missing crew members. The wreckage was found off Pakistan's coast after about 12 hours of searching.
Six fishermen are missing after their boat is suspected to have capsized off the Visakhapatnam coast due to rough weather, with one individual already rescued by a cruise ship.
The wife and two children of Argentine soccer star Lucas Trejo were killed in Venezuela earthquakes. Over 1,700 people have died and tens of thousands are still unaccounted for.
Two hikers were rescued in Kosciuszko national park using an AI-powered drone. The drone used thermal imaging and a mobile phone's red light to locate the hikers.