World Apr 13 Crews in Turkey rescue 174 stranded people almost a day after deadly cable car accident By Associated Press
World Sep 11 How a rescue team is working to bring ill researcher in Turkish cave back to the surface A major rescue operation is underway in Turkey’s Taurus Mountains to bring out an American researcher who fell seriously ill nine days ago at a depth of some 1,000 meters — or about 3,000 feet — from one of world’s… By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press
World Aug 22 2 children rescued from cable car dangling over river canyon in Pakistan An expert described the rescue as extremely delicate because the wind generated by the helicopter blades could further weaken the remaining cables holding the car aloft. By Riaz Khan, Associated Press
Nation Jul 19 High-water rescue crews save people flooded in Northeast as death toll rises Atmospheric scientists say the global warming responsible for unrelenting heat in the Southwest also is making this kind of extreme rainfall a more frequent reality. By Associated Press
Science Jun 21 Watch 4:31 More ships, equipment joining search for missing sub after reports of banging noises The search for the missing submersible in the North Atlantic Ocean intensified Wednesday. The day began with a surprise, reports of banging noises detected by sonar. The U.S. Coast Guard said it is still treating the mission as a search… By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Eliot Barnhart, Shoshana Dubnow
Dec 16 Malaysia campground landslide kills 21 people, leaves 12 more missing By Eileen Ng, Syawalludin Zain, Associated Press A thunderous crush of soil and debris has killed 21 people, including several children, at a campground in Malaysia. Continue reading
Nov 23 Heavy monsoons in Indonesia stall rescue efforts following 5.6 magnitude quake By Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press Searchers in Indonesia have rescued a 6-year-old boy who was trapped for two days under the rubble of his house, which collapsed in an earthquake that killed at least 271 people. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 3:36 Florida building collapse: no new survivors found as search rescue ops continue By PBS NewsHour A fire underneath the rubble of the collapsed residential building in Florida is slowing the work of the search and rescue teams. At least 150 people are still missing and four deaths have been confirmed. While the Miami-Dade mayor has… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 7:22 How anti-immigrant politics forced rescue ship Aquarius off the Mediterranean By Malcolm Brabant Due to political pressure and harassment from European governments, Doctors Without Borders is ending operations of its last rescue ship, Aquarius, which has saved an estimated 30,000 lives in the Mediterranean. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant, who spent three weeks aboard… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 1:52 Migrant dedicates life to saving others crossing the seas By Ivette Feliciano On Christmas Eve in 2001, Hassan Ali, then a 13-year-old migrant from Egypt, was saved from a capsizing dinghy when he was crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. After spending time in a refugee camp in Sicily, Italy, Ali… Continue watching