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  • August 2008

    • Soot Cushions Manhattan Girl's 14-Story Plunge

      New York Daily News  |  Aug 3, 08 10:28 AM CDT

      Soot Cushions Manhattan Girl's 14-Story Plunge

      (Newser) - A young girl's trip to the rooftop to show her cousin the Manhattan skyline turned out badly yesterday when a misstep sent the 12-year-old plummeting 180 feet down a chimney, the New York Daily News reports. But a 2-foot-deep mound of soot in the basement apparently cushioned her fall, reported stunned rescuers. Despite a broken hip and three damaged vertebrae, she's expected to make a full recovery. More »

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      accident  • Manhattan  • teenager  • survivors

  • May 2008

    • Monks Provide Myanmar Relief

      New York Times  |  May 31, 08 10:50 AM CDT

      Monks Provide Myanmar Relief

      (Newser) - In the wake of Burma’s cyclone, Buddhist monks have become the only source of comfort—both “material” and “spiritual”—for many thousands of homeless and destitute who have been abandoned by the government, the New York Times reports. “Monks are like parents to us. The government wants us to shut up, but monks listen to us,” says one cyclone survivor. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • Buddhist monks  • homeless  • emergency aid  • survivors

    • Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

      CNN  |  May 18, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

      (Newser) - The head of Burma's junta emerged today for the first time since cyclone Nargis struck two weeks ago to meet with survivors, CNN reports. Gen. Than Shwe visited a refugee camp 200 miles south of Yangon, touching the faces of infant survivors. The visit came as the UN's humanitarian secretary began a three-day tour meant to pressure Burma to accept more foreign aid, the AP reports. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • foreign aid  • humanitarian aid  • survivors  • humanitarian crisis  • Than Shwe

    • Quake Toll Could Top 50K

      Reuters  |  May 15, 08 12:39 PM CDT

      Quake Toll Could Top 50K

      (Newser) - The death toll from China’s devastating earthquake could ultimately top 50,000, Reuters reports. Some 20,000 have been confirmed dead, but Chinese officials fear for tens of thousands trapped under rubble, as rescuers contend with landslides, destroyed roads, and collapsed bridges. But even among those above ground, the multitudes of newly homeless people are beginning to strain the resources of relief efforts. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • disaster  • China earthquake  • rescue  • death toll  • survivors

  • February 2008

    • No Survivors in Venezuela Crash

      Associated Press  |  Feb 22, 08 9:47 AM CST

      No Survivors in Venezuela Crash

      (Newser) - Search helicopters today found what was left of the Venezuelan passenger plane that crashed yesterday with 46 people aboard. No survivors were found in the wreckage, which was nestled among the Andes mountains at an altitude of 13,000 feet, the AP reports. The plane crashed into the mountain head-first, said one Venezuelan general in the civil aeronautical institute. More »

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      Venezuela  • plane crash  • airport  • plane  • survivors  • Andes Mountains

    • Police: War Hero Preys on Neighbor

      Associated Press  |  Feb 19, 08 4:55 PM CST

      Police: War Hero Preys on Neighbor

      (Newser) - A Holocaust hero who with his brothers saved 1,200 Jews in one of the largest  armed rescues during World War II is accused of bilking a survivor of about $250,000, the Associated Press reported yesterday. Aron Bell dumped a 93-year-old Catholic survivor at a nursing home in Poland and then spent her money, Florida prosecutors allege. More »

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      Holocaust  • Poland  • survivors  • hero  • Palm Beach

    • Snow-Stranded Couple Rescued After 12 Days

      CNN  |  Feb 7, 08 9:12 AM CST

      Snow-Stranded Couple Rescued After 12 Days

      (Newser) - A couple stranded for 12 days in a snowy Utah canyon was finally rescued yesterday as they hiked out wearing snowshoes fashioned from car seat cushions, reports CNN. Thomas and Tamitha Garner had taken a trip to photograph wild horses when their truck broke down. They wrote out a will for their 19-year-old daughter as they rationed out groceries and waited for help. More »

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      Utah  • snow  • survivors

  • September 2007

    • 9/11 Survivor's Story May Be Tall Tale

      New York Times  |  Sep 27, 07 4:04 PM CDT

      9/11 Survivor's Story May Be Tall Tale

      (Newser) - Since September 11, 2001, Tania Head has made a name for herself as one of few people to escape from the upper floors of the World Trade Center, and has devoted much time to organizing survivors' networks and speaking of her experience. But recent inquiries suggest Head may have fabricated the whole account, the New York Times reports. More »

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      September 11  • World Trade Center  • survivors

    • WTC Victims' Families Grieve All Over Again

      Boston Globe  |  Sep 11, 07 2:46 PM CDT

      WTC Victims' Families Grieve All Over Again

      (Newser) - Many of those affected by the 9/11 attacks are still burying loved ones as remains are found and slowly identified, making closure hard to achieve, the Boston Globe reports. "How many times are you going to bury somebody?" asks the widow of a man killed in the World Trade Center. Others have the opposite problem, struggling to accept death without remains. More »

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      terrorism  • September 11  • World Trade Center  • survivors  • forensics  • remains

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