China No survivors found in wreckage of China Eastern plane crash Search teams planned to work through the night to find the remains of the 123 passengers and nine crew members. 22/03/2022
no comment USA: teenagers rescued in the ice A water rescue training session turned into a reality for suburban St. Louis Fire Department personnel, saving two teenagers. 10/02/2022
Iceland Authorities find 4 bodies after tourist plane goes missing in Iceland The light aircraft is crashed on Thursday in a national park near Reykjavik. 04/02/2022
Croatia Dog helps mountaineer survive 13-hour ordeal after ravine fall Man's warmest friend? 05/01/2022
Biztech news A new ‘bird’ robot from Stanford engineers takes to the skies Taking cues from the animal kingdom, the team from Stanford University developed a robot with bird-like claws that can catch objects and balance itself on any surface. 09/12/2021
no comment Japanese coast guard rescues man after boat capsizes A 69-year-old man drifted in rough waters off Japan for nearly a day clinging to the bottom of his capsized boat until he was rescued by the coast guard. 02/12/2021
Turkey Thirteen people rescued from rubble after building collapses in Turkey Turkey's Disaster Management Agency said 13 people were rescued from the scene and taken to hospital. 09/11/2021
Russia Gas explosion at residential building in central Russia injures six The blast destroyed several apartments on the upper floors of a five-story building in Naberezhnye Chelny. 25/10/2021
Georgia Two children among those rescued from collapsed building in Georgia Two children have been rescued from the rubble after a residential building partially collapsed in the Georgian city of Batumi. 08/10/2021
no comment Scaffolding collapses in Hong Kong amid storms Storms hit Hong Kong hard on Friday, causing damage and flooding across the territory. A giant wall of traditional bamboo scaffolding and netting was blown off the side of an apartment block in the storms. 08/10/2021
no comment Coast guard rescue migrants off coast of Lampedusa The Italian Coast Guard rescued 125 migrants along the coast of Lampedusa. The organisation said the migrants were trapped on a reef, pushed there by rough seas. 09/09/2021
Spain Two people killed in apartment building collapse in eastern Spain Two people have died after a three-storey apartment building collapsed in the Spanish coastal town of Peñíscola. 26/08/2021
Germany One dead, one missing after flood sweeps away bridge in Germany Rescuers are still searching for a missing person after a sudden flood swept away a bridge into a river in Bavaria's Valley of Hell, killing one woman. 16/08/2021
Turkey Several migrants missing after boat sinks off Greek islands A boat carrying 45 migrants is sinking near Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, Turkey’s defense ministry has said. 23/07/2021
Germany Merkel pledges aid, climate action after floods leave over 190 dead German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged quick financial aid and climate action as the death toll from devastating floods in Western Europe rose to at least 190. 18/07/2021
Spain Spain searches for girl after sister found dead near Canary Islands Authorities suspect the two sisters were taken by their father, who is also missing. 11/06/2021
Hungary Hungary's rescue dog service bitten by economic crisis The Pest County Rescue Research Service, which helps everyone from lost hikers to people under rubble after an earthquake, has seen a drop in donations. 27/02/2021
Italy Injured hiker and dog rescued after seven days stranded in the Alps The man had suffered a broken ankle and had several other injuries after falling several metres down a gully, but had managed to drag himself close to a stream. 19/02/2021
no comment Syria's White Helmets rescue four-year-old girl from well Sumaya had fallen down a well in the northern Syrian town of Al-Bab. 11/02/2021
China China mine explosion: Race on to rescue trapped workers as one dies Rescuers have been in contact with some trapped workers and have delivered supplies since the January 10 explosion at a new gold mine under construction in the eastern Shandong province. 21/01/2021
Malaysia Malaysia says no one else involved in French-Irish teen's death The 15-year-old's parents insist their daughter could not have been alone because of her mental and physical disabilities. They maintain she was kidnapped from the cottage. 04/01/2021
Ireland Massive search underway in Ireland for dolphin superstar Fungie The mammal, which is Dingle Bay's biggest attraction, had never disappeared for so long. 23/10/2020
Italy Italy: Far-right leader Salvini in court over migrant detention claims Salvini is accused of abusing his powers as then-interior minister to block 116 migrants from disembarking from a coastguard boat last year, under his so-called "closed ports" policy. 03/10/2020
Greece Greece: Rescue operation continues after migrant boat sinks off Crete Dozens have been rescued after a migrant smuggling boat sank off the southern Greek island of Crete. Three bodies have been recovered and it's not known if others are missing. 15/09/2020
Lebanon Beirut blast: Distraught families await news of missing relatives Rescue teams continue to search for survivors in the rubble of Beirut's port, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing more than 150 people and wounding thousands. 07/08/2020
Lebanon Beirut blast: Macron pledges aid as protests erupt in Lebanon Rescuers are still searching for survivors after Tuesday's explosion as anger mounts in Lebanon at the failure of politicians and officials to prevent the disaster. 06/08/2020
