A three-year-old girl who had been trapped for three days under the rubble of a deadly earthquake in a Turkish coastal city has miraculously survived. Firefighter Muammer Celik found Elif Perincek lying motionless, covered in dust, and he asked a colleague for a body bag. But as Mr Celik extended his arm to wipe her … Read more
Rescuers search into the night for survivors in Turkey after a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake sent people fleeing from their homes on Greek islands – leaving 22 dead and nearly 800 injured. Search and rescue teams dug through heavy blocks of concrete desperately trying to find survivors after the catastrophic earthquake. Turkey and Greece were battered by … Read more
Rescuers search into the night for survivors in Turkey after a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake sent people fleeing from their homes on Greek islands – leaving 22 dead and nearly 800 injured. Search and rescue teams dug through heavy blocks of concrete desperately trying to find survivors after the catastrophic earthquake. Turkey and Greece were battered by … Read more
Entire house vanishes into sinkhole in Russian village: Rescue team searches debris for 78-year-old woman who was inside A house was swallowed when a 25-ft-deep crater suddenly opened up in Vyshkov, a Russian village Two people escaped the building but rescuers are still searching for a 78-year-old woman who was inside Special teams and a … Read more
After days wading through chilly waters, surrounded by the pained cries of hundreds of stranded whales on Australia’s south coast, rescuers faced the grim task Friday of disposing of the carcasses. In ‘one hell of an effort’, a crew of around 100 conservationists and skilled volunteers saved 94 of the 470 animals stranded on Tasmania’s … Read more
Beirut blast rescuers ‘detect a heartbeat’ under rubble sparking hopes of finding a survivor a month after the explosion Sniffer dog belonging to the Chilean rescue team first detected something A pulsing signal was detected on Thursday from under the rubble of a building The team used audio detection equipment and detected what could be … Read more
Rescuers save windsurfer ten miles from land after resident spots him in trouble while looking through a telescope from their house The resident in Anstruther, Fife, dialled 999 and asked for the Coastguard Both RNLI lifeboats from Anstruther were launched to search for the windsurfer He can be heard in video footage telling his rescuers … Read more
A rescue boat funded by street artist Banksy and carrying hundreds of migrants was last night in danger of capsizing in the Mediterranean. In a series of mayday alerts, the MV Louise Michel, which first ran into trouble on Friday, said it couldn’t move because of an overcrowded deck. Italian coastguards yesterday reached the vessel … Read more
Rescuers dash to Dorset coast after cliff collapses sparking fears beachgoers are trapped under tonnes of rock Tonnes of rock crashed down between Hive Beach and Freshwater Beach today Authorities scrambled to the scene following fears beachgoers were trapped Heavy rain has made cliffs along the coast unstable with further falls possible By Alice Cachia … Read more
Dramatic moment heroic rescuers drag drowning man from the sea after he disappeared under water while swimming 100ft from the shore in Dorset A group of men shouted for help while sea swimming at Southbourne beach Richard Crump paddled out with a body board and rescued the man drowning The man was dragged onto shore … Read more