Spain Cable car rescue drama on the Canary Islands Dozens of tourists had to be evacuated on Thursday morning after a malfunctioning cable-car system forced them to spend the night stranded 3,500 metres up Mount Teide on… 16/03/2017
No Comment Rescued sperm whale waits to be guided back to deep sea A rescued sperm whale, which was trapped in fishing nets in Shenzhen City, south China, is now awaiting further help to be guided back to deeper seas. 15/03/2017
France Avalanche in Tignes: the all-clear is sounded It was feared many people had been swept away by an avalanche which struck on a busy blue run near the popular resort in the French Alps. Rescuers now think no was caught up in the emergency. 07/03/2017
No Comment Spanish NGO rescues 250 migrants at sea More than 200 African migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Saturday by Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish NGO. 05/03/2017
South Africa Lucky escape for some as Johannesburg hospital roof collapses Rescuers have been continuing the search for possible victims after the collapse of a roof at a hospital in Johannesburg. 03/03/2017
Germany Frontex boss criticises NGO rescue operations in Med NGOs react angrily to suggestions that their efforts to rescue migrants off the Libyan coast are encouraging smugglers 27/02/2017
World News Watch: Passengers trapped after bus overturns into swollen river in Peru Dramatic images from Peru's Andes after a bus is dragged into a swollen river 27/02/2017
Chile Millions without clean drinking water as fatal summer floods batter Chile Chile hit by flooding cutting off clean water to millions 27/02/2017
Italy Over 600 migrants rescued from Mediterranean, taken to Sicily Some 70 women and children are among hundreds of migrants brought to the shores of Sicily after being rescued in the central Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday (February… 22/02/2017
France Three family members among four dead in Tignes avalanche in the French Alps Four skiers dead in Tignes avalanche 13/02/2017
Italy 1000 refugees plucked from the Mediterranean An Italian coast guard ship, the Spanish humanitarian group Proactiva Open Arms and a Caribbean-registered supply vessel went to the aid of six rubber dinghies and three wooden vessels. 28/01/2017
Italy Italy holds first funerals for avalanche dead The first funerals for victims killed in the hotel Rigopiano in central Italy, which was destroyed by an avalanche last week, have been held. 24/01/2017
Italy Six killed in Italy after rescue helicopter crashes Six people have been killed in central Italy after a rescue helicopter crashed. 24/01/2017
Italy 3 puppies found in Hotel Rigopiano- giving hope to rescue workers The mood of rescue workers at the Hotel Rigopiano has been sombre over the weekend. 23/01/2017
Italy Race against time: rescuers work to save those trapped after Italian avalanche Rescue workers in Italy are in a race against time to find further survivors following last week's avalanche. 23/01/2017
Italy Italy avalanche: rescue crews battle worsening weather to find survivors Despite worsening weather conditions, rescue teams in central Italy say they haven’t given up hope of finding more survivors from a hotel which was completely buried by an… 22/01/2017
Chile Wildfires threaten areas in Chile under state of emergency A heat wave and high winds are fueling the flames, which have already scorched 50,000 hectares of land 22/01/2017
Italy Italy avalanche: rescue teams pull out four more survivors 11 people have now reportedly been pulled alive from the rubble of an Italian hotel which was destroyed by an avalanche. 21/01/2017
Italy Ten found alive in Italy avalanche-hit hotel Buried under snow for two days, four children and a woman have been pulled from the wreckage of a hotel in central Italy flattened by an avalanche. 21/01/2017
Italy Digging against time in Italian hotel avalanche rescue Italian alpine rescuers pull out all in stops in bid to reach survivors buried in avalanche-hit hotel in Abruzzo. 20/01/2017