‘A perfect storm’: the dedicated rescuers caring for sodden seabirds blown in by Cyclone Alfred | Birds
Most people in Brisbane were pounding the hatch ahead of the arrival of the tropical cyclone Alfred. But for some, it was one of the most exciting natural events of their life. Until weekends and Monday, the birdwatchers lined up on the coast of Bramble Bay on the Bayside suburbs of Seancliffe, Sandgate and Redcliffe. […]
Tibet earthquake: rescuers search for survivors after powerful quake kills 126 | China
Rescuers continued to search for survivors in frigid temperatures Wednesday after a devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake killed at least 126 people in China's Tibet region. A powerful earthquake struck on Tuesday at the foothills of the Himalayas, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest. Tremors also shook buildings in neighboring […]
Rescuers in Vanuatu race to retrieve trapped quake victims as survivors tell of escape | Vanuatu
People trapped under collapsed buildings were rescued in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila as witnesses say they fled the powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the Pacific nation on Tuesday, killing 14 people and injuring 200 others. Rescue teams are rushing towards the At least 200 people were being treated for injuries in the capital's main hospital […]
Rescuers Search for Pennsylvania Woman, 64, Believed to Have Fallen in Sinkhole
A frantic search has been underway since Monday for a Pennsylvania grandmother who authorities believe is trapped in a deep sinkhole connected to an unstable abandoned mine. According to CNN, the family of Elizabeth Pollard, 64, called authorities around 1 a.m. Tuesday to say she and her 5-year-old granddaughter left the previous afternoon to look […]
Rescuers ‘switching gears’ in search for grandma down 30-foot sinkhole
Rescue workers desperately searching for a Pennsylvania grandmother in a 30-foot sinkhole are “switching gears” amid fears the ground beneath them may open up even more. Elizabeth Pollard, 64, apparently fell into an abandoned coal mine in Pennsylvania while searching for her missing cat, and it has been more than 40 hours since her 5-year-old […]
Nibi the beaver sees dam of unwavering support as rescuers try to stop her release into wild | Massachusetts
A 2-year-old beaver named Nibi in Massachusetts has finally learned whether she will be able to live with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby, or whether she will have to be released into the wild as winter approaches. It caused such an uproar that it was fought in court and even […]
Nepal death toll soars to at least 148 as rescuers recover bodies buried in devastating landslides
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal retrieve dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles buried in a landslide near the capital Kathmandu, as the death toll from floods rises to at least 148 and dozens more missing. It was recovered, authorities announced Sunday. After three days of monsoon rains, the weather cleared on Sunday […]
Rescuers save beached great white shark on Nantucket: video
Norfin can’t stop strangers from being kind. Over the weekend, beachgoers jumped into action to help save the life of a great white shark that washed up on the shores of Nantucket. The heart-pounding video shows the rescue of a lifetime that began when Lisa Phillips spotted the vulnerable maneater thrashing about on the shallow […]
Ukrainian rescuers continue search at Kyiv children’s hospital hit by Russian missile
Rescue operations continued for a second day at Okhmadit pediatric hospital in Kiev, where a Russian missile attack killed 42 people and wounded about 200. It was Russia’s first heavy bombing raid on Kiev in nearly four months and one of the deadliest of the war, hitting seven of the city’s 10 districts. Kiev city […]
Iran president helicopter crash: rescuers search for Ebrahim Raisi – live updates | Iran
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Earlier on Sunday, Iran’s state-run Irnar news agency published images showing a helicopter carrying President Raisi taking off from near the border with Azerbaijan. Accompanying him were Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, other officials and […]