World news about “Rescue” published by euronews.
Bangladesh Mourns Prayers have been said in Bangladesh for the victims of a garment factory building collapse. Among the thousands in of mourners … military forces, who… 14/05/2013
“When I saw the light I shouted ‘save me brother!’” says Dhaka survivor Dubbed the miracle girl in Bangladesh, Reshma Begum was pulled from the rubble of the Rana Plaza factory building in Dhaka 17 days after it collapsed. The… 13/05/2013
More bodies found in collapsed Bangladesh building The death toll in the Bangladesh textile building collapse has risen to 1,125 as 15 more bodies are pulled from the wreckage. The last survivor was discovered… 12/05/2013
Bangladesh miracle survivorRescue workers pull out a woman from the rubble of the Rana Plaza building 17 days after the building collapsed in Bangladesh. REUTERS/Sohel Ahmed 11/05/2013
Bangladesh miracle survivor speaks Rescue workers had given up hope of finding anyone else alive in the rubble of the Rana Plaza, except Reshma Begum. The moment of rescue was tense… 11/05/2013
Families celebrate return of missing US women Families of the three young women who were missing for about 10 years and were found on Monday have been celebrating their return. Like Amanda Berry, the… 08/05/2013
US police scour house where three women were held captive Police have been searching a house in the US state of Ohio which three women escaped from after vanishing around a decade ago. Pictures have also been… 08/05/2013
US: Amanda Berry’s desperate 911 call Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were released from a decade of captivity in the US city of Ohio – after Amanda made a desperate bid for… 07/05/2013
US police praise woman’s bravery after 10 years in captivity There is shock and delight in the US state of Ohio – where three women who disappeared a decade ago have been found alive at a Cleveland house. Amanda… 07/05/2013
Three young women missing for years found alive in Ohio In the United States, three young women who have been missing for more than a decade have been found alive. Amanda Berry and Gina De Jesus were teenagers… 07/05/2013
Search goes on after Czech office blast Rescue workers in the Czech Republic are still picking through the rubble for people after a suspected gas explosion on Monday tore apart an office building… 30/04/2013
Climbers and sherpas brawl on Mount Everest Nepalese officials have moved quickly to assure climbers of their safety after a fight broke out on Mount Everest. Witnesses said sherpas threw rocks at… 29/04/2013
Bangladesh army says search for collapsed building survivors has ended The prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has visited the scene of last week’s building collapse in Dhaka for the first time, as rescue workers say they… 29/04/2013
Rescue efforts after building collapse in Bangladesh – nocomment Workers trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed factory building in Bangladesh cried out for help as rescuers struggled to reach survivors. The disaster killed… 24/04/2013
Migrants rescued off Italy – nocomment Around 100 migrants were rescued from their rubber dinghy by Italian border police from the Strait of Sicily. It was the third time in a week that Italian… 13/04/2013
Almost 500 migrants rescued off Italian coast in 24 hours Italy’s coastguard says its rescued nearly 500 migrants in 24 hours off the Sicilian coast after receiving several distress calls. Authorities say people… 11/04/2013
Tragic weekend in Chinese mines Three miners trapped in a flooded coal mine for close to 60 hours have been rescued. The three were imprisoned in the mine in China’s Guizhou Weng’an… 08/04/2013
Avalanche tragedy in Italian Alps Three alpine skiers have died in an avalanche whilst hiking in the Italian Alps. A 60-year old and 50 year-old, both from Trento, were swept away on the… 02/04/2013
Tibet: 21 bodies recovered from landslide At least 21 bodies have been recovered from a landslide in Tibet, according to state media. 83 miners, most of them Chinese migrants, were buried by the… 01/04/2013
Latvia: The ice men cometh There has been a major rescue effort in the Baltic Sea to save more than 220 people who were stranded on ice floes that had drifted away from the Latvian… 29/03/2013
Trapped Polish miners are rescued All nineteen miners trapped in a Polish mine have been rescued after colleagues tunnelled through collapsed rock to reach them. The miners had become… 20/03/2013
Flood rescueA woman stuck in her car is rescued from flood waters by a man during heavy rain in north of Athens. 22/02/2013
Australia: tropical storm Oswald floods – nocomment After tropical storm Oswald struck Australia on January 21, the northern part of the country faced major flooding. Emergency workers rescued around 20 people… 26/01/2013
Moscow plane crash rescue efforts – nocomment Russian TV captured images of the first rescuers helping victims of a Tupolev that crashed in Moscow. The plane crashed just after landing, sliding onto an… 30/12/2012
Deadly Sicilian buildings collapse – nocomment Two town houses collapsed in the historical centre of Palermo in Sicily. Firefighters and police rescued a young girl from the rubble. 19/12/2012
Philippines villagers rescued in typhoon devastation – nocomment With 350 people dead and nearly 400 missing, Philippines now have to face the devastation of floods washing away emergency shelters in the aftermath of… 07/12/2012
The chemistry of rescue At a training ground for firefighters near Barcelona, scientists and rescue workers from all over Europe are working together on an unusual research… 17/10/2012
China: landslides trap thousands – nocomment More than 8,000 tourists have been escorted to safety after being trapped for three days by landslides after heavy rain in southwestern China’s Sichuan… 21/08/2012
Chinese boy rescued – nocomment In China, firefighters rescued a boy who had got his head stuck in a hole in a concrete staircase. 16/08/2012
Sick American scientist successfully evacuated from AntarcticaA rescue aircraft sent to evacuate an American scientist who had fallen ill at a research outpost in Antarctica successfully arrived back in New Zealand on… 09/08/2012
Half of Manila under water after torrential rains – nocomment Non-stop torrential rains pounded the Philippine capital and nearby provinces, triggering floods that covered half of Manila and forced thousands to flee… 07/08/2012
Typhoon-stranded residents rescued in China – nocomment Emergency teams used helicopters to rescue 25 people in China’s flooded northeastern Liaoning Province on Sunday, as the death tool from a typhoon climbed to… 06/08/2012
Romania’s ‘Men in Red’ to the rescue In Transylvania, in the city of Targu Mures, Northern Romania, is the headquarters of the country’s emergency rescue service SMURD. It was founded just… 01/08/2012
Chinese flood rescues – nocomment Over a three days period, rescuers saved 157 people and evacuated 88 others in Baoding City in China’s northern Hubei Province, as continuous heavy rains… 24/07/2012
Dramatic rescue of boy from sewer in Colombia – nocomment A three-year-old boy was rescued from the sewer system in the northern Colombian city of Barranquilla. He was reported missing by his family after he… 19/07/2012
Road collapse in China – nocomment A car carrying a driver and three passengers fell through the road when the ground caved in under them. One man died in the incident while three were… 06/07/2012
Flash floods hit southern China – nocomment A man was saved from fast flowing flood water in China, after holding onto a tree for hours. Heavy rainfall lashed dozens of villages and towns in Hunan… 12/06/2012
Heavy floods force evacuation in Wales – nocomment Around 150 people have to be rescued from homes and caravans after severe floods hit west Wales 10/06/2012
Iran: blazing boat rescue – nocomment Iranian state television showed the nine-man crew being rescued from a burning ship in Iranian waters. The report said a local TV crew who had been filming in… 21/02/2012
Dexia gets new financing lifeline Crisis-hit Franco-Belgian bank Dexia is getting temporary financing guarantees from Belgium, France and Luxembourg. That will enable it to keep running… 05/12/2011
China: eight trapped miners will not be rescued – nocomment Rescue efforts was called off in an illegal coalmine in Yunnan Province on Sunday; eight miners are trapped after a gas leak 10 days ago. 21/11/2011
Turkey: hunt for quake survivors – nocomment Rescue workers pull out a survivor from the rubble after a 5.7 magnitude quake hit eastern Turkey. 11/11/2011
Turkish man rescued 100 hours after earthquake – nocomment Rescue workers pulled out a man alive from the rubble more than 100 hours after the earthquake in eastern Turkey. 28/10/2011
Thailand : state of emergency declared – nocomment In one of the worst-hit provinces, Nakhon Sawan, a state of emergency is declared after the floodwater level rose at least 60 centimetres overnight. 13/10/2011
Evacuation after typhoon Nesat batters the Philippines – nocomment Typhoon Nesat causes flooding in Manila’s shanty towns, forcing residents to evacuate to higher ground. 28/09/2011
Thailand: pangolins saved – nocomment Thai authorities found 97 pangolins in the back of a truck on Monday morning. Valued at $30,000 each on the black market, they were destined to be eaten in… 26/09/2011
China floods: situation worsens – nocomment Rain that fell on Monday in China is making a bad situation worse with water threatening to overwhelm large parts of the centre and the south of the country. 19/09/2011
US biker rescued by strangers – nocomment Strangers saved a Utah motorcyclist trapped under a car which caught fire after he crashed into it. 14/09/2011
Ferry tragedy near Zanzibar IslandRescuers carry the bodies of victims from a ferry tragedy near Zanzibar Island at Nungwi Beach. At least 107 people died when a ferry taking passengers from… 10/09/2011
Truck turmoil in New York City – nocomment New York City firefighters made an unusual rescue, plucking a mechanic from the cab of a salt spreader that had smashed through the wall of the building where… 19/08/2011
Romanians set world first aid record – nocomment More than 7,000 Romanians succeeded in creating a new world record with the number of people receiving first aid lessons at one time. The country has one of… 28/07/2011
Four year-old boy rescued from flood water – nocomment Villagers save a four-year-old boy stranded in flash floods in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state. 17/07/2011
Chinese boy rescued from bridge – nocomment A boy whose foot was trapped between parts of a temporary bridge in China was rescued by emergency workers after an hour-long effort. 13/07/2011
Spanish coastguards rescue African immigrants – nocomment Spain Maritime Coastguard rescued 54 sub-Saharan immigrants close to the Motril port (Granada) on a small boat. The Red Cross said the groulp included several… 23/06/2011
Firefighters rescue trapped boy – nocomment Firefighters freed a young boy trapped between two walls in Taiyuan, China. 20/06/2011
Chinese firefighters rescue trapped boy – nocomment Firefighters freed a young boy narrowly sandwiched between two walls in Bijie city, in China’s southwest Guizhou province. The eight-year-old boy was playing… 23/05/2011
Porpoise rescue after Japan tsunamiRyo Taira lifts a porpoise out of a flooded rice field after it was swept by a tsunami following an earthquake in Sendai, in this picture taken by Asahi… 24/03/2011
Weather gets worse in Northern JapanHeavy snow falls on rubble and rescue workers at a devastated factory area hit by an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northern Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 16/03/2011
Mammoth rescue operation for tsunami victims There were desperate appeals for help from a hospital rooftop where a group of people gathered as a helicopter flew overhead. It is hard to talk of a… 12/03/2011
Florida sinkhole search called off, man presumed deadRescue workers in Tampa, Florida have called off their search for Jeff Bush, 36, who is presumed dead after a sinkhole opened under his house and swallowed… 03/03/2013
US oil rig reaches safe harbour after running agroundUS salvage experts have successfully towed the Shell oil rig which ran aground in stormy weather off Alaska last week. The Kulluk is now in safe harbour in… 08/01/2013
US look to get back on track after Storm SandyMillions of Americans are trying to get their lives back to normal after Storm Sandy wreaked havoc across the country’s northeast. With six days to go until… 31/10/2012
New Jersey family reunited after Sandy havocAt least 33 people are now known to have died after Storm Sandy ravaged the eastern coast of the US. In Toms River, New Jersey, rescue volunteers succeeded… 31/10/2012
Hurricane Sandy: HMS Bounty replica sinks, two crew still missingDramatic pictures from a US coastguard helicopter show one of the 16 crew of the replica HMS Bounty being winched to safety from the stormy Atlantic… 29/10/2012
Search for survivors after fatal ferry collisionEmergency services are searching the waters around an island south of Hong Kong after a boat packed with revellers collided with another ferry in darkness on… 02/10/2012
Nepal avalanche: Rescue resumes for missing climbersAuthorities in Nepal have resumed a rescue operation for at least three foreign climbers who are missing after a deadly avalanche in the Himalayas. As many… 24/09/2012
Renato Gribic, Superman of the DanubeRenato Grbić is a fisherman on the Danube who casts his net for people. In fourteen years he has hauled 25 from the murky waters who jumped from the Pancevo… 23/09/2012
Refugee boat disappears, only handful surviveThere are fears for the lives of more than 140 asylum seekers after a suspected refugee boat disappeared en route to Australia. Only six people, reported to… 30/08/2012
Italians rescue boat immigrantsItalian authorities rescued 231 people aboard a boat from Tunisia. The 15m vessel got into difficulties off the coast of the southern island of Lampedusa on… 19/08/2012
Canaries fires force mass evacuationAround 1,000 people have had to be evacuated by ferry overnight, fleeing a forest fire in La Gomera on the Canary islands. Fires there are advancing on… 13/08/2012
Toddler rescued from Colombia sewer systemQuietly waiting to be pulled from a sewer system, Jeampier Silvera Arteta was the focus of a rescue operation. After being missing for a day, the three… 19/07/2012
Warning system saves live in Turkey blazeEmergency services in Turkey are praising the early warning system that ensured there were no casualties when an Istanbul skyscraper caught fire. All 1,500… 17/07/2012
Two more climbers killed on Mont BlancA group of climbers from Poland and Spain were being treated in hospital on Sunday after becoming stranded on Mont Blanc in the Alps. They were part of the… 15/07/2012
Thousands evacuated after heavy floods in JapanAbout 250,000 people across south-west Japan have been ordered to leave their homes as heavy rain hit the area for a third day. Flooding and landslides in… 14/07/2012
Avalanche survivors describe being ‘blown away’Two survivors of the avalanche that killed nine people in Chamonix have given their account of what happened. The French and Danish climbers spoke to the… 13/07/2012
Climbers killed in avalanche to be rememberedA memorial service is to be held in Chamonix on Saturday for nine climbers who were killed in an avalanche near the French ski resort. The dead include… 13/07/2012
Search for missing climbers after deadly Alpine avalancheThe most deadly avalanche in the Alps since 2008 has killed nine climbers and injured several others. They were swept away early on Thursday morning by the… 12/07/2012
Sacked for saving someone’s lifeIf you have just saved someone’s life you might expect, at the very least, some words of congratulation even if, as a lifeguard, you were just doing your… 05/07/2012
Croatia rescues immigrant boat in AdriaticCroatian coastguards have intercepted a small boat in the Adriatic and rescued 65 illegal immigrants on board. The vessel was heading for Italy from Greece… 02/07/2012
Major rescue operation as monsoon hits WalesRescue services have been airlifting holidaymakers to safety after floods hit several camp sites in Wales. Monsoon-scale rains and high winds have battered… 09/06/2012
Many dead when Indian river ferry sinksMore than 100 people are known to have drowned when an overloaded ferry capsized and sank at night on one of India’s largest rivers. The chief of police… 01/05/2012
Camera captures lucky escapeA surveillance video has captured the moment when a Chinese teenager, engrossed on her phone, is swallowed up by the earth beneath her feet in Xi’an, Shanxi… 25/04/2012
Rescued miners in Peru tell of their ordealPeruvian miners who were trapped underground for nearly a week have been treated in hospital following their rescue. The men, nine of them in all, wore… 12/04/2012
Peru miners rescued after nearly a week undergroundNine workers trapped inside an illegal gold and copper mine in southern Peru have been rescued. They were brought to the surface early on Wednesday local… 11/04/2012
Rescuers close in on trapped Peruvian minersPeru’s president is over seeing an attempt to rescue nine trapped miners who have spent the last six days underground. The men became stuck about 200 meters… 11/04/2012
Hero US kids stop bus crash after driver falls illA security camera captured the moment two American schoolchildren in Washington State stopped their bus from crashing, after their driver suddenly became ill… 10/04/2012
Peru government calls for help to free trapped minersThe Peruvian government has appealed for more help to free nine miners trapped for several days in a copper mine after a rockfall. Further collapses have… 09/04/2012
Time running out for trapped soldiersEfforts are continuing to rescue 124 Pakistani soldiers and eleven civilians trapped by an avalanche in the Himalayas on Saturday. The accident happened in… 09/04/2012
Peru: collapse of illegal mine traps workersRescue services in Peru are still trying to reach nine trapped miners. They have been stuck since the Cabeza de Negro copper and gold mine partially… 09/04/2012
Peru mine rescue nearing endRescue teams are said to be moments away from freeing workers trapped inside an illegal mine in Southern Peru. For now the nine men are being sustained by… 08/04/2012
Rescue from rising river after Turkey bridge collapseIn deep mud on the banks of a river in northern Turkey a rescue team hauled a man to safety. He had been caught in the torrents of the Filyos river, its… 07/04/2012
Rescue off UK coast, fuel leak fears growPollution fears are a growing concern after a cargo ship ran aground off north Wales. A dramatic late-night rescue was carried out and the seven Polish crew… 04/04/2012
Trucks tumble as Norway rescue goes wrongExtraordinary video pictures from Norway have captured the moment a road rescue operation went horribly wrong. A stranded lorry was being towed along an icy… 02/04/2012
Rescue launched to save stranded Russian fishermenA massive rescue operation was launched off Sakhalin island in Russia’s Far East after hundreds of fishermen became stranded on an ice flow. All 675 were… 02/04/2012
Swiss coach crash rescuers distraught at sight of child victimsRescue teams deployed to the scene of a deadly coach crash in the Swiss canton of Valais have described how the front third of the vehicle had been completely… 14/03/2012
Sweden: rescued childIn Sweden a three year old boy was rescued after being trapped in a rock crevice for five hours. Leo Högberg was on an outing with family when he fell into… 04/03/2012
Departing Costa passengers praise crewPassengers who endured three days of misery on the stricken cuise ship the Costa Allegra have begun leaving the Seychelles where the vessel finally docked… 02/03/2012
Tornadoes tear through US MidwestStorms have cut a swathe through the US’s Midwest claiming at least 10 lives. Tornados flattened homes and demolished shops and offices… 01/03/2012
Concordia operation ‘too dangerous’ to continueThe underwater operation to recover bodies from the half-sunken Costa Concordia has been abandoned because of the dangers to the divers involved in the task… 31/01/2012
Ship-wrecked newly-weds thank Giglio islandersA newly-wed couple who survived the Costa Concordia disaster have made an emotional return to the scene of the accident to thank locals who helped them… 30/01/2012
