World news about “Rescue” published by euronews.
Many dead when Indian river ferry sinks More than 100 people are known to have drowned when an overloaded ferry capsized and sank at night on one of India’s largest rivers. The chief of police… 01/05/2012
Iran: blazing boat rescue – nocomment Iranian state television showed the nine-man crew being rescued from a burning ship in Iranian waters. The report said a local TV crew who had been filming in… 21/02/2012
Dexia gets new financing lifeline Crisis-hit Franco-Belgian bank Dexia is getting temporary financing guarantees from Belgium, France and Luxembourg. That will enable it to keep running… 05/12/2011
China: eight trapped miners will not be rescued – nocomment Rescue efforts was called off in an illegal coalmine in Yunnan Province on Sunday; eight miners are trapped after a gas leak 10 days ago. 21/11/2011
Turkey: hunt for quake survivors – nocomment Rescue workers pull out a survivor from the rubble after a 5.7 magnitude quake hit eastern Turkey. 11/11/2011
Turkish man rescued 100 hours after earthquake – nocomment Rescue workers pulled out a man alive from the rubble more than 100 hours after the earthquake in eastern Turkey. 28/10/2011
Thailand : state of emergency declared – nocomment In one of the worst-hit provinces, Nakhon Sawan, a state of emergency is declared after the floodwater level rose at least 60 centimetres overnight. 13/10/2011
Evacuation after typhoon Nesat batters the Philippines – nocomment Typhoon Nesat causes flooding in Manila’s shanty towns, forcing residents to evacuate to higher ground. 28/09/2011
Thailand: pangolins saved – nocomment Thai authorities found 97 pangolins in the back of a truck on Monday morning. Valued at $30,000 each on the black market, they were destined to be eaten in… 26/09/2011
China floods: situation worsens – nocomment Rain that fell on Monday in China is making a bad situation worse with water threatening to overwhelm large parts of the centre and the south of the country. 19/09/2011
US biker rescued by strangers – nocomment Strangers saved a Utah motorcyclist trapped under a car which caught fire after he crashed into it. 14/09/2011
Ferry tragedy near Zanzibar IslandRescuers carry the bodies of victims from a ferry tragedy near Zanzibar Island at Nungwi Beach. At least 107 people died when a ferry taking passengers from… 10/09/2011
Truck turmoil in New York City – nocomment New York City firefighters made an unusual rescue, plucking a mechanic from the cab of a salt spreader that had smashed through the wall of the building where… 19/08/2011
Romanians set world first aid record – nocomment More than 7,000 Romanians succeeded in creating a new world record with the number of people receiving first aid lessons at one time. The country has one of… 28/07/2011
Four year-old boy rescued from flood water – nocomment Villagers save a four-year-old boy stranded in flash floods in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state. 17/07/2011
Chinese boy rescued from bridge – nocomment A boy whose foot was trapped between parts of a temporary bridge in China was rescued by emergency workers after an hour-long effort. 13/07/2011
Spanish coastguards rescue African immigrants – nocomment Spain Maritime Coastguard rescued 54 sub-Saharan immigrants close to the Motril port (Granada) on a small boat. The Red Cross said the groulp included several… 23/06/2011
Firefighters rescue trapped boy – nocomment Firefighters freed a young boy trapped between two walls in Taiyuan, China. 20/06/2011
Chinese firefighters rescue trapped boy – nocomment Firefighters freed a young boy narrowly sandwiched between two walls in Bijie city, in China’s southwest Guizhou province. The eight-year-old boy was playing… 23/05/2011
Porpoise rescue after Japan tsunamiRyo Taira lifts a porpoise out of a flooded rice field after it was swept by a tsunami following an earthquake in Sendai, in this picture taken by Asahi… 24/03/2011
Weather gets worse in Northern JapanHeavy snow falls on rubble and rescue workers at a devastated factory area hit by an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northern Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 16/03/2011
Mammoth rescue operation for tsunami victims There were desperate appeals for help from a hospital rooftop where a group of people gathered as a helicopter flew overhead. It is hard to talk of a… 12/03/2011
Camera captures lucky escapeA surveillance video has captured the moment when a Chinese teenager, engrossed on her phone, is swallowed up by the earth beneath her feet in Xi’an, Shanxi… 25/04/2012
Rescued miners in Peru tell of their ordealPeruvian miners who were trapped underground for nearly a week have been treated in hospital following their rescue. The men, nine of them in all, wore… 12/04/2012
Peru miners rescued after nearly a week undergroundNine workers trapped inside an illegal gold and copper mine in southern Peru have been rescued. They were brought to the surface early on Wednesday local… 11/04/2012
Rescuers close in on trapped Peruvian minersPeru’s president is over seeing an attempt to rescue nine trapped miners who have spent the last six days underground. The men became stuck about 200 meters… 11/04/2012
Hero US kids stop bus crash after driver falls illA security camera captured the moment two American schoolchildren in Washington State stopped their bus from crashing, after their driver suddenly became ill… 10/04/2012
Peru government calls for help to free trapped minersThe Peruvian government has appealed for more help to free nine miners trapped for several days in a copper mine after a rockfall. Further collapses have… 09/04/2012
Time running out for trapped soldiersEfforts are continuing to rescue 124 Pakistani soldiers and eleven civilians trapped by an avalanche in the Himalayas on Saturday. The accident happened in… 09/04/2012
Peru: collapse of illegal mine traps workersRescue services in Peru are still trying to reach nine trapped miners. They have been stuck since the Cabeza de Negro copper and gold mine partially… 09/04/2012
Peru mine rescue nearing endRescue teams are said to be moments away from freeing workers trapped inside an illegal mine in Southern Peru. For now the nine men are being sustained by… 08/04/2012
Rescue from rising river after Turkey bridge collapseIn deep mud on the banks of a river in northern Turkey a rescue team hauled a man to safety. He had been caught in the torrents of the Filyos river, its… 07/04/2012
Rescue off UK coast, fuel leak fears growPollution fears are a growing concern after a cargo ship ran aground off north Wales. A dramatic late-night rescue was carried out and the seven Polish crew… 04/04/2012
Trucks tumble as Norway rescue goes wrongExtraordinary video pictures from Norway have captured the moment a road rescue operation went horribly wrong. A stranded lorry was being towed along an icy… 02/04/2012
Rescue launched to save stranded Russian fishermenA massive rescue operation was launched off Sakhalin island in Russia’s Far East after hundreds of fishermen became stranded on an ice flow. All 675 were… 02/04/2012
Swiss coach crash rescuers distraught at sight of child victimsRescue teams deployed to the scene of a deadly coach crash in the Swiss canton of Valais have described how the front third of the vehicle had been completely… 14/03/2012
Sweden: rescued childIn Sweden a three year old boy was rescued after being trapped in a rock crevice for five hours. Leo Högberg was on an outing with family when he fell into… 04/03/2012
Departing Costa passengers praise crewPassengers who endured three days of misery on the stricken cuise ship the Costa Allegra have begun leaving the Seychelles where the vessel finally docked… 02/03/2012
Tornadoes tear through US MidwestStorms have cut a swathe through the US’s Midwest claiming at least 10 lives. Tornados flattened homes and demolished shops and offices… 01/03/2012
Concordia operation ‘too dangerous’ to continueThe underwater operation to recover bodies from the half-sunken Costa Concordia has been abandoned because of the dangers to the divers involved in the task… 31/01/2012
Ship-wrecked newly-weds thank Giglio islandersA newly-wed couple who survived the Costa Concordia disaster have made an emotional return to the scene of the accident to thank locals who helped them… 30/01/2012
Italy says pollution from cruise ship containedItalian salvage crews say they expect to begin pumping thousands of tonnes of fuel from the wrecked Costa Concordia by Saturday. Authorities have been… 24/01/2012
Two more bodies found in sunken Italian cruise shipDivers searching the sunken cruise liner, the Costa Concordia, have recovered two more bodies bringing the total number of those found to 15. The bodies of… 23/01/2012
Unregistered passengers hamper liner rescue effortsThe head of Italy’s civil protection authority, Franco Gabrielli, has claimed a number of unregistered passengers may have been on board the Costa Concordia… 23/01/2012
Divers recover another body from cruise wreckAs rescue teams working on the stricken Italian cruise ship find another body, there is concern that a number of unregistered passengers may have been on… 23/01/2012
Rescue workers find another body on stricken linerRescue teams working in the stricken Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia have uncovered another body reported to be that of a woman. A spokesman for… 22/01/2012
Troika back in Greece as debt deadline approachesEuropean Commission, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank inspectors have arrived in Greece to try to reach agreement on a second rescue loan… 20/01/2012
Concordia search suspended after ship movesSearch and rescue operations have been suspended aboard the Costa Concordia, after the stricken Italian cruise liner began moving once again. Coastguard… 20/01/2012
Passengers of stricken liner ‘told to return to cabins’Passengers on the stricken Costa Concordia were told to return to their cabins, 40 minutes after the cruise ship struck a rock, according to Italian TV. It… 20/01/2012
Weather threat to Concordia operationThe focus now for Italian authorities is on recovery rather than rescue. The hulk of the Costa Concordia is unstable and it is feared it could shift from… 19/01/2012
Divers resume Italian cruise ship searchCalmer weather has allowed divers to resume their search of an Italian cruise ship. Officials want to complete the operation before conditions change again… 19/01/2012
Rescue teams halt search of Italian vesselItalian divers on Wednesday suspended their search for missing people from a stranded cruiser ship to allow its fuel tanks to be emptied. The Costa… 18/01/2012
Concordia captain under house arrestThe man at the centre of the investigation into the Italian cruise ship disaster, Captain Francesco Schettino, is under house arrest after appearing in… 18/01/2012
Search resumes for Italy cruise liner missingRescuers resumed their search of the Costa Concordia off western Italy on Monday, after poor weather and the risk the wreck might be displaced forced the… 16/01/2012
Another body found in cruise disasterA sixth body has been discovered in the wreck of the cruise liner which capsized off the coast of Italy on Friday night. Confusion remains over the number… 16/01/2012
Ship owners blame Costa Concordia captainA multi-million euro cruise ship lies on its side off the Tuscan island of Giglio and the captain is being blamed. According to the operators of the Costa… 16/01/2012
Two more bodies found in capsized liner off ItalyA third survivor has been plucked to safety from a capsized cruise liner off the west coast of Italy. But shortly afterwards two more bodies were found in a… 15/01/2012
Italy: Third survivor rescued from capsized linerItalian rescue teams searching for dozens of missing people on a cruise ship have pulled a third survivor to safety more than 24 hours after it… 15/01/2012
Couple rescued from capsized Italian cruise linerA couple have been brought ashore after being found alive on a stricken Italian cruise ship. The Costa Concordia hit rocks off the west coast of Italy, with… 15/01/2012
Passengers recall chaos onboard stricken linerA scene of panic and confusion. That is how passengers are recalling the moment they had to abandon the doomed Costa Concordia. Video filmed by one… 15/01/2012
Three die as cruise ship runs aground off ItalyAt least three people have been killed and dozens more are missing after a luxury Mediterranean cruise turned to catastrophe off the coast of Italy. The… 14/01/2012
At least six reported dead as Italian cruise ship runs agroundAt least six people have reportedly been killed after a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Italy. According to coastguards, the Italian vessel took on… 14/01/2012
US navy rescues Iranian sailorsThe US Navy says they’ve rescued an Iranian fishing boat which had been captured by suspected Somali pirates. American forces on the guided-missile… 07/01/2012
Cliff fall hiker and dog rescuedA 19-year-old man has been rescued after going to the aid of his dog down the side of a steep cliff. Ivan Salas was out hiking in a rugged area of the San… 31/12/2011
Myanmar gunpowder blast ‘not sabotage’An explosion and fire at a gunpowder warehouse in Myanmar’s main city of Yangon, also known as Rangoon, has killed at least 17 people and injured 80. By… 29/12/2011
Hundreds still missing after Philippines typhoonThe number of confirmed victims of severe flooding in the southern Philippines has risen sharply. The authorities have announced 200 more deaths caused by… 27/12/2011
South Korea rescues Russia ship in AntarcticaAfter more than a week, help has arrived for the crew stranded aboard a Russian vessel in the Antarctic. The boat named ‘Sparta’ ran into trouble after… 26/12/2011
Russian rig disaster: life raft reportedly spottedSearch and rescue teams seeking survivors after an oil rig capsized in icy seas off Russia are said to have spotted a life raft with people on… 19/12/2011
Hospital fire in India leaves over 70 deadOver 70 people have perished in a fire which swept through a private hospital in Calcutta. Patients were caught as smoke and flames poured through the… 09/12/2011
China: Over 600 arrested in child trafficking raidIn a dramatic raid Chinese authorities have arrested over six hundred people suspected of selling children. They also managed to rescue and free 178… 07/12/2011
Park ride turns upside down in ChinaIn China two young girls were suspended upside down after an amusement park ride broke down and suddenly stopped. The girls were trapped in the air ten… 15/11/2011
Erdogan calls Turkey quake protesters ‘provocateurs’At least 22 people are dead after another earthquake rocked Turkey on Wednesday. Six bodies, including that of a child, were recovered on Friday morning… 11/11/2011
Turkey struggles to find quake survivorsTurkish rescue workers say hopes are fading of finding any more survivors from Wednesday’s earthquake in the eastern city of Van. At least 30 people have… 11/11/2011
Rescue efforts continue in TurkeyRescue workers are still searching for survivors of Wednesday’s earthquake in eastern Turkey, which struck less than three weeks after a quake killed around… 11/11/2011
Turkish rescuers battle conditions in VanDelight and despair in almost equal measure in Van in southeast Turkey as rescuers battle their second earthquake in three weeks in awful conditions. The… 10/11/2011
More survivors found from latest Van quakeTurkish rescue workers have fought all night to save lives following the latest earthquake to hit the south-east of the country. At least 25 people have… 10/11/2011
Van struck by second deadly earthquakeThere has been a second earthquake in Turkey in the same region where a more powerful quake killed aound 600 people less than three weeks ago. This latest… 10/11/2011
French climbers found dead on Mont BlancThe bodies of two climbers have been found on Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Charlotte Demetz, 44, and her guide Olivier Sourzac, 47, were trapped by heavy… 09/11/2011
Colombian town hit by deadly mudslideAt least 10 people are dead and many more injured after a mudslide in Colombia covered 15 homes. Rescue workers say 35 people are still unaccounted for… 06/11/2011
Dozens rescued from collapsed Chinese mineThere has been a rare bit of good news for China’s dangerous mining industry with 45 workers pulled alive from a colliery in the country’s Henan… 05/11/2011
Search for survivors of Turkey earthquake endsThe search and rescue operation looking for earthquake victims in Turkey has been called off. The last person to come out alive was a 13-year-old boy early… 30/10/2011
Teenager pulled alive from Turkey quake rubbleA teenager has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building, four days after the earthquake that struck eastern Turkey. The 18-year old man… 27/10/2011
Turkish PM admits mistakes in quake responseThe Turkish prime minister has admitted that mistakes were made in the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s earthquake. As thousands of victims in the… 27/10/2011
‘This is my third quake,’ says Turkey survivorTurkey is no stranger to earthquakes, and neither are some of the victims in Van. For one man now living in his family in a tent after the recent quake… 26/10/2011
Woman rescued from rubble three days after Turkish quakeThree days on and an other survivor has been pulled alive from the rubble of Turkey’s devastating earthquake which has killed nearly 500 people. English… 26/10/2011
Baby rescued alive, two days after Turkish quakeIt is being hailed as a miracle, two days after Turkey’s deadly earthquake. A 14-day-old baby girl has been pulled from the rubble. Little Azra was plucked… 25/10/2011
Quake survivors face another freezing nightTurkey’s rescue services race against time to find survivors after the country’s most powerful earthquake in a decade claims at least 270 lives. With… 25/10/2011
Race against time to find Turkish quake survivorsRescue workers in southeastern Turkey are fighting to free people still trapped by a powerful earthquake. More than 260 people are known to have been killed… 24/10/2011
Turkey’s deadly quake toll set to riseA desperate search for survivors is continuing after a devastating earthquake in southeast Turkey. The powerful 7.2 magnitude quake has claimed more than 200… 24/10/2011
Death toll rises in Turkish quakeA powerful earthquake which struck eastern Turkey yesterday afternoon has claimed the lives of at least 200 people, while hundreds more have been… 24/10/2011
The search for survivors continues in TurkeyThe 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Turkey has claimed the lives of at least 70 people, according to official sources, while hundreds more have… 23/10/2011
Mass held for Chilean miners on rescue anniversaryOn the first anniversary of the rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped for 70 days underground, an open-air mass has been held at the mine entrance. Some of… 14/10/2011
Rescued Chilean miners struggle to rebuild their livesA year ago their lives were celebrated around the world – today many of them say they have been forgotten. Today is the first anniversary of the rescue of… 13/10/2011
Fresh wave of migrants arrive at LampedusaAround 2,000 migrants from north Africa have landed on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa this weekend. Since the start of the year, more than 11,000… 14/08/2011
China frees dozens of children from traffickersPolice in China have rescued 89 children kidnapped for sale by human traffickers. It follows a nationwide operation to break-up two child smuggling rings… 27/07/2011
Dutch woman missing for 18 days found alive in ravineAfter 18 days at the bottom of a ravine, a Dutch woman who went missing in Spain has been rescued. Mary-Anne Goossens disappeared whilst hiking. The mother… 07/07/2011
Italian divers continue search for missing migrantsItalian diving teams are continuing a search for bodies after a boat with more than 500 migrants on board smashed into rocks off the island of Lampedusa. At… 10/05/2011
Reports immigrants were ‘left to die’ deniedDesperate immigrant deaths continue in the Mediterranean Sea. Three bodies have been pulled from a boat which ran aground near the Italian island port of… 09/05/2011
Shipwrecked migrants rescued off LampedusaHundreds of illegal migrants have been saved in a dramatic rescue off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa after their boat got into trouble… 08/05/2011
