World Dec 16 Malaysia campground landslide kills 21 people, leaves 12 more missing By Eileen Ng, Syawalludin Zain, Associated Press
World Nov 23 Heavy monsoons in Indonesia stall rescue efforts following 5.6 magnitude quake 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. By Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press
Nation Jun 26 Watch 3:36 Florida building collapse: no new survivors found as search rescue ops continue 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… By PBS NewsHour
World Dec 13 Watch 7:22 How anti-immigrant politics forced rescue ship Aquarius off the Mediterranean 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… By Malcolm Brabant
World Sep 22 Watch 1:52 Migrant dedicates life to saving others crossing the seas 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… By Ivette Feliciano
Jul 01 Rescuers clear hurdle in cave search for missing Thai boys By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press Rescue divers cleared a key hurdle Sunday in the increasingly desperate search for 12 boys and their soccer coach who went missing in a cave in northern Thailand more than a week ago. Continue reading
Sep 01 360 video of a rescue from the floodwaters in Houston By Abbey Oldham, Elizabeth Flock Watch this 360 video of three brothers driving a truck through Houston floodwaters to help fellow Texans. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 6:19 Hurricane Harvey leaves Houston with Texas-sized problems By PBS NewsHour In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Houston is facing catastrophic housing loss and the dangers of damaged chemical plants. As the waters begin to recede, rescue crews are going door-to-door, hoping they won't discover more bodies, while evacuees began to… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 4:11 What it’s like to go home after Hurricane Harvey and realize you’ve lost everything By PBS NewsHour Thousands of storm victims are making their way back home as the skies in Houston clear and the water recedes. Assessing the damage will be the start of a long road toward recovery. William Brangham takes us into the homes… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 5:21 National Guard’s Harvey rescues haven’t ‘slowed down’ By PBS NewsHour Still in the search and rescue phase, some 24,000 National Guard troops are deployed to assist local and state responders in Texas. Miles O’Brien talks to Col. Steven Metze of the Texas Military Department Hurricane Harvey Response about their mission. Continue watching