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 Ike Roars Ashore in Texas 

Thousands call for rescue; millions lose power

Sep 13, 08 5:59 AM CDT
(AP) - Hurricane Ike battered the southeast Texas coast today with driving rain and ferocious wind gusts, the eye of the storm powering ashore at Galveston at 3:10am as a strong Category 2 storm. Thousands of homes and government buildings flooded, roads were washed out and several fires burned unabated as... More »

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Texas • evacuation • rescue • power outage • Galveston • Hurricane Ike

Dad Saves Toddler Sucked Into Storm Drain

Girl was carried 230 feet through pipe into river swollen with floodwater

Sep 9, 08 3:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Emergency workers are praising the "incredibly quick thinking" of a British man who saved his 3-year-old daughter from drowning yesterday after she was sucked into a storm drain with her dog, the Guardian reports. Royal Air Force sergeant Mark Baxter raced to a river just in time to save... More »

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United Kingdom • England • Durham • flood • flooding • rescue

3 Dead, 1 Missing in
Hawaiian Helicopter Crash

Rescuers search for their own in Pacific Ocean

Sep 5, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three people are dead and one missing after a Coast Guard helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Hawaii last night, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. The Dolphin rescue chopper crashed into the water about 6 miles off of Sand Island in Honolulu. The cause is unclear. A massive search continued... More »

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Pacific Ocean • Coast Guard • crash • helicopter • Hawaii • rescue • Honolulu

La. Safety Officials to
Gustav: Bring It On

State readies ground, air forces to battle fierce storm

Sep 1, 08 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Louisiana authorities have a message for Hurricane Gustav: Hit us with your best shot. The storm is firing away at the Gulf Coast, but officials say they have 685 search and rescue personnel, more than 475 watercraft, and dozens more helicopters and planes ready to go if needed. “Things... More »

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Louisiana • helicopter • rescue • Hurricane Gustav

 Grand Canyon Rescue Resumes

Helicopters continue to search for stranded campers

Aug 18, 08 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rescue operations resumed this morning in the Grand Canyon, as helicopters airlifted campers and residents stranded by severe flooding, the Arizona Republic reports. Around 400 people have been evacuated since yesterday, and rescue workers are still searching for 11 tourists who remain unaccounted for—although the local sheriff says it’... More »

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flood • flooding • rescue • flash floods • Grand Canyon • rainstorms • Grand Canyon National Park

 K2 Survivors Describe Ordeal as Last Reaches Camp

Frostbitten climber hobbles home

Aug 5, 08 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Survivors of Friday's K2 avalanche that killed 11 climbers describe a chaotic scene as the groups panicked and split up, BBC reports. “Everybody was fighting for himself,” said one of seven survivors. “I still do not understand why everybody was leaving each other.” Italian Marco Confortola,... More »

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rescue • Himalayas • avalanche

UPDATE

 Rescuers Pull 2 Off K2; Seek 3rd

Four others to be evacuated; death toll still unclear

Aug 4, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two helicopters are on a mission to save an Italian climber and evacuate four others on the world’s second-highest peak, AP reports. Stranded on K2 after an avalanche, Marco Confrontola has “serious frostbite,” said a local official. Two Dutch climbers have already been rescued. Reports vary on... More »

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rescue • Himalayas • avalanche

 Freed US Hostages
 Bare Brutal Life
 With 'Animals' 

Captives chained by the neck

Jul 11, 08 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three freed American hostages who spent more than five years as captives of Colombian guerrillas paint a harrowing picture of their treatment in a CNN interview. Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves and Thomas Howes, rescued last week, spent much of their time in captivity chained by the neck, and were subjected... More »

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kidnapping • Colombia • rescue • FARC • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • rebels • hostage • Keith Stansell • Marc Gonsalves • Thomas Howes

 Rescuers May  Bore 
 Hole in Filipino Ferry 

Waves hold ships at bay

Jun 23, 08 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - As strong waves keep rescue ships at bay, Philippine officials are weighing two plans for getting inside the massive ferry that capsized with more than 740 people aboard. They will likely either send divers from below or bore a hole in the ship’s hull, the AP reports. “We're... More »

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Philippines • typhoon • rescue • boat accident • scuba

24 Trapped Ukraine Miners Rescued; 12 Still Missing

One dead in weekend explosion as rescue efforts continue

Jun 10, 08 5:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rescuers have saved 24 Ukrainian miners trapped underground after a large explosion over the weekend. One miner was found dead, AFP reports. Efforts continued to rescue the remaining 12 workers as flood waters rose. Most of the survivors were found some 3,000 feet underground, their faces covered with soot... More »

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explosion • Ukraine • miners • coal mine • rescue • disaster

Lost Divers Fight Off Indonesian Dragon

Europeans pelt lizard with rocks during 36-hour ordeal

Jun 7, 08 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - European divers battled a Komodo dragon while waiting 36 hours to be rescued from a deserted Indonesian island, CNN reports. The group, which scavenged for shellfish and pelted the giant lizard with rocks, is dehydrated but suffered minor cuts. Asked if the dragons are dangerous, one expert responded, “Of... More »

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Indonesia • rescue • island • diving • dragon • Komodo dragon

 China Death Toll Breaks 51K 

Beijing pledges $10B to reconstruction

May 22, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - China’s official earthquake death toll has today topped 51,000, with almost 300,000 injured, and another 29,000 missing, CNN reports. Meanwhile, donations from home and abroad tallied $3 billion, while Beijing pledged another $10 billion to reconstruction efforts, including $3.6 billion for rescue and relief work. More »

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China • death toll • reconstruction • rescue • emergency funding • earthquake • emergency aid

 Quake Toll Could Top 50K 

China says 20,000 confirmed dead, and at least 25,000 still trapped

May 15, 08 12:39 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Girl Pulled From
Quake Rubble
After 50 Hours

But Chinese now race to stabilize nearly 400 damaged dams

May 15, 08 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A girl was rescued from school dorm rubble last night after 50 hours trapped in the wreckage from China’s earthquake, CNN reports. She was calling “uncle, save me," said a rescuer. "The voice could haunt me for the rest of my life.” The rescue was... More »

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China • death toll • relief • rescue • China earthquake

 Troops Race Clock
 to Save Chinese
 Buried Alive 

Rescuers struggle in mud and rain as death toll soars over 20,000

May 14, 08 4:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - China has rushed 50,000 more troops to Sichuan province to help dig for earthquake survivors before time runs out, Reuters reports. Tens of thousands of people are still buried under rubble from Monday's devastating 7.9 quake. Rescuers reaching the hardest-hit areas say the destruction is worse than feared,... More »

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China • rescue • People's Liberation Army • disaster zones • earthquake • Sichuan province • China earthquake

UPDATED

 China Quake Toll Tops 13,000 

Death toll expected to rise, may end up in six figures

May 13, 08 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The official death toll for the Chinese earthquake shot past 13,000 today and is expected to jump sharply after the full extent of the devastation is accounted for, Reuters reports. In one town with a prequake population of 12,000, only 2,000 survived; in all, 60,000 are... More »

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China • aid • rescue • earthquake • disaster • Sichuan province

 Junta Hinders 
 Cyclone Coverage 

Foreign journalists must hide to do their jobs

May 13, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Journalists trying to cover the cyclone’s devastation in Burma find themselves obstructed and under surveillance by the military junta, the AP reports. The majority of foreign journalists, like aid workers, have simply been denied entry. Those inside must disguise themselves as tourists, watch out for government phone taps, and... More »

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cyclone • journalist • rescue • Myanmar • Burma • junta • military junta • Cyclone Nargis

Outside Sect, Life is Tough

Free from polygamous compounds, escaped women often turn to drugs and alcohol

Apr 17, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even for those women who escape the forced marriages and controlling patriarchy of polygamous sects like the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, life isn’t easy. Many turn to drugs and alcohol to escape the mental burden, CNN reports. And some never leave because they’re programmed to think... More »

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drugs • alcohol • polygamy • programming • rescue • Warren Jeffs • cult • FLDS • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • brainwashing

 Aussie Pokes Croc's
 Eyes, Rescues Wife 

Heroic hubby jumped on 8-foot beast's back and poked it in the eyes

Apr 3, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - When an 8-foot-long croc grabbed his wife and pulled her into the water, an Australian man says he did what anyone would—jump on the beast's back and poke it in the eyes until it let go. The pair made it to shore safely, reports the AP, although the woman... More »

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Australia • animal attack • rescue • crocodile • hero • national park

 Crane Crash
 Among Worst
 NY Accidents,
 Mayor Says 

Ground-level pics depict shocking scene

Mar 15, 08 7:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A towering crane that ripped through two buildings and hit a third is one of the worst construction accidents in New York history, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today. "It is a tragic event," he said. "Our hearts go out to all the victims and their families."... More »

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New York • construction • Michael Bloomberg • accident • rescue • fatalities • David Paterson • crane accident • crane

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