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Matthew: Haitians begin recovery after Hurricane

As the weather calms in Haiti, residents have begun recovery efforts, salvaging what is left of their houses.

07/10/2016

Syria

White Helmet rescuers fair game for ruthless Syrian regime says founder

Since 2013 volunteer rescue workers in the White Helmets organisation have been trying to save lives in the Syrian civil war. But Moscow and Damascus accuse them of being close to terrorist groups, an

06/10/2016

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Sicily: 10000 migrants saved in 48 hours

More then 10000 migrants were rescued in the least 2 days (03+04/10) in 72 different operation in the Sicily Channel.

06/10/2016

Italy

Almost 11,000 saved in Mediterranean in two days

More than 4,650 migrants were saved on Tuesday off the coast of Libya. It brings the total rescued in the last 48 hours to nearly 11,000. Three babies were also born on board ship.

05/10/2016

World News

Dizzying footage of a cat being rescued from a 12th story ledge

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Singapore released footage yesterday, October 4, of a rescue attempt in which a cat had become stuck on a ledge 12 stories…

05/10/2016

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Mediterranean Sea: 6,000 migrants rescued in a day

A major rescue operation took place off the Libyan coast and included the rescue dozens of people travelling on a wooden boat that had departed from Sabratha.

04/10/2016

Syria

Syria: Aleppo hospital hit again as fighting intensifies

Heartbreaking images of a baby girl said to have been rescued from the rubble of a building in war-torn Syria have stirred strong emotions worldwide.

02/10/2016

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Chinese fire crew rescue stricken kitten from pipe

A softhearted fire crew in the Chinese city of Shizuishan have freed a kitten after it got itself stuck whilst playing in a piece of piping.

01/10/2016

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Rescuer sobs as he pulls baby alive from Idlib rubble

Footage released by the Syrian Civil Defense Rescuers purports to show a baby and a woman being pulled alive from rubble in Idlib.

30/09/2016

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An old technology revisited to save lives at sea

Monitoring the Mediterranean to save the lives of drifting refugees is currently a hit-and-miss affair, needing an expensive armada of vessels to ensure lives are saved. But there are never enough shi

19/09/2016

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Takeaway: Up in the air

This small zeppelin has been designed to save lives.

19/09/2016

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Syria: Young child being rescued – Jets struck a market place

Video posted to social media shows rescuers searching through the debris of damaged buildings hit by airstrikes said to be in the town of Douma in Syria’s Damascus…

11/09/2016

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Spain: Four dead after train derails

A passenger train derailed in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, killing four people and injuring 47 others who were taken to hospitals, authorities said.

10/09/2016

Italy

Two cats make the most of their nine lives by surviving the earthquake in central Italy

Georgiana and Pietro have been rescued from the rubble of their respective homes more than two weeks after the tremor struck.

10/09/2016

Spain

At least three dead after train derails in Galicia, Spain

At least three people were killed on Friday after a train derailed in Galicia in north-western Spain, emergency services said.

09/09/2016

France

Dozens trapped after cable car failure over Alps

33 people trapped overnight in cable cars high over the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the Alps have finally been brought down to safety.

09/09/2016

Italy

Fewer migrants crossing the Med to Europe but more dying - IOM

New figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) show that fewer people are crossing the Mediterranean Sea, but more are perishing on the crossing to…

07/09/2016

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Aegean Sea rescue

Portuguese Maritime Police rescued 38 migrants including several babies and infants from a dinghy in the Aegean sea on Sunday (September 4).

06/09/2016

Italy

Death toll from Italy quake rises to 295

Rescuers have found the body of the last person reported missing after the deadly Aug. 24 earthquake in Italy, according to local media.

06/09/2016

World News

Pope shakes paw of rescue dog

The holy hound rescued a four-year-old girl buried in the rubble of her earthquake-hit home in Pescara Del Tronto

03/09/2016