World Jan 06 Crews rescue woman in her 90s from rubble 5 days after Japan’s deadly earthquake By Hiro Komae, Ayaka McGill, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press
World Nov 28 Indian rescuers free trapped workers after 17 days stuck in a collapsed tunnel After the first worker was pulled out, Pushkar Singh Dhami, the top elected official in the state of Uttarakhand, presented him with a garland and hung it around his neck as rescuers, other officials and relatives cheered. By Associated Press
World Nov 19 India officials consider new methods to rescue 41 workers still trapped in collapsed tunnel Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days were contemplating alternative rescue plans Sunday after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging. By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press
World Sep 10 Aftershock shakes Morocco as aid begins arriving in wake of deadly earthquake People in Morocco slept in the streets of Marrakech for a third straight night as soldiers and international aid teams in trucks and helicopters began to fan into remote mountain towns hit hardest by a historic earthquake. By Sam Metz, Associated Press
World Sep 09 Rescuers rush to save ailing U.S. researcher stuck 3,000 feet deep in a Turkish cave Rescue teams began the arduous process Saturday of extricating an American researcher who became seriously ill while he was 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in Turkey, officials said. By Associated Press
Sep 10 Crewmen on capsized cargo ship rescued from ‘worst possible conditions’ By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Four crew members trapped in the belly of an overturned cargo ship waited for nearly 36 hours in pitch darkness and oven-like heat, perched on pipes and railings above deep water before they were pulled to safety, coordinators of the… Continue reading
Mar 06 Rescuers use heat-seeking drones after tornado By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press The drones helped reassure searchers that they hadn't overlooked anyone in the aftermath of the twister that killed 23 people. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 5:12 Wilmington mayor: Significant flooding still to come The mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina, said Monday that roads coming into the city are still impassable from flooding caused by Florence, and that they expect the river to crest midday on Tuesday. Mayor Bill Saffo talks with William Brangham… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 4:55 Florence amplifies problems for public housing residents By P. J. Tobia Florence's powerful winds and storm surge have devastated the small city of New Bern, North Carolina, were residents of a public housing development were already frustrated by the terrible living conditions. The NewsHour’s P.J Tobia reports. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 6:17 Now a tropical storm, Florence’s sluggish pace promises to prolong misery By P. J. Tobia The eye of Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday morning and was downgraded to a tropical storm by the late afternoon. But the storm kept dumping rain, uprooting trees, flooding streets and battering towns with strong winds as it moved slowly… Continue watching