Rains cause quarry collapse in remote Indian region, cyclone deaths reach 23
Rescue workers used heavy-duty excavators to cut through stone slabs while battling heavy rain and loose soil at the site.
Wed May 29 2024
Death toll in China landslide rises to 25, rescuers search for missing
Rescue workers battled freezing temperatures and snow to locate dozens of missing people.
Wed Jan 24 2024
Death toll in China landslide rises to 11, rescuers still search for missing
Rescue workers battled freezing temperatures and snow to locate dozens of missing people.
Tue Jan 23 2024
Indian rescuers drill halfway towards workers trapped in tunnel
Rescue workers drilled 32 metres of an estimated 60 metres that must be cleared in order to push through a pipe for the men to crawl out.
Wed Nov 22 2023
At least 26 killed as railway bridge collapses in India
Rescue workers have been able to recover 13 bodies so far and efforts are on to recover the remaining bodies, said a state police official.
Wed Aug 23 2023
Ten dead, more than a 100 feared trapped in landslide in India after heavy rain
Initial reports said about 100 people were feared trapped under the debris and rescue workers were struggling to find survivors.
Thu Jul 20 2023
China coal mine death toll at six, 47 missing as rescue resumes
Three hundred rescue workers were using heavy machinery and rescue dogs in their search for the miners.
Fri Feb 24 2023
Three dozen dead as Brazil rains cause calamity
Rescue workers continue to look for victims, reconnect isolated communities and clear roads, some of which remain blocked.
Mon Feb 20 2023
In Turkey's worst-hit province, residents cry for help amid weak quake response
Residents complained of inadequate emergency response and rescue workers said they have struggled to get equipment.
Tue Feb 07 2023
Quake-hit Indonesia searches for victims in the rubble
Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged rescue workers on Tuesday to prioritise saving victims trapped in rubble a day after an earthquake devastated a West Java town, killing 162.
Tue Nov 22 2022
Indonesian rescue workers race to find victims trapped by deadly quake
Authorities were operating "under the assumption that the number of injured and death will rise with time", police said.
Tue Nov 22 2022
Landslide kills 14 in eastern India, nearly 50 others feared dead
Rescue workers battled heavy rains to pull out 19 survivors from the rubble after the landslide at a railway construction site.
Fri Jul 01 2022
Dozens missing after Russian missile strike on mall kills 18
Relatives of the missing were lined up at a hotel across the street from the wreckage of the mall, where rescue workers had set up a base.
Wed Jun 29 2022
Rescue operation continues in Pakistan's snowstorm-hit town
Rescue workers backed by army troops struggled overnight to scrap snow off the roads.
Sun Jan 09 2022
This drone robot created by an American lab could be Iron Man's distant cousin
This robot could be used to help the military and rescue workers in the future.
Tue Oct 12 2021