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Despite an enormous rescue effort, many people are waiting for help.
ISTANBUL — Almost 10,000 rescuers have fanned out across the 10 Turkish provinces hit by a powerful earthquake and aftershock early Monday, officials said, yet the need remained so vast that as night fell, some places were still waiting for help in ...
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For Syrians Who Endured a Brutal Civil War, the Suffering is All Too Familiar
The Syrian village of Besnia, in Idlib Province, following an earthquake on Monday.Credit...Omar Haj Kadour/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesResidents rescued an injured man in Jandaris, in Aleppo Province.Credit...Rami Al Sayed/Agence France ...
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Avalanches in Alps Kill at Least 11, as Weather Hampers Rescues
Deaths were reported in Austria, Italy and Switzerland over the weekend. Heavy snowfall and high winds have increased the danger for skiers, officials said.
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Rescuers rush to save people buried in rubble of a building destroyed by a Russian missile.
A Russian strike tore into a nine-story apartment building in the city of Dnipro in central Ukraine, local officials said, killing at least 14 people, including a 15-year-old girl. Scores were injured. A massive fire burning in the aftermath of the ...
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Royal Thai Navy Scrambles to Rescue 31 After Its Ship Sinks
Officials said that the HTMS Sukhothai took on water, lost power and eventually sank in the Gulf of Thailand overnight.
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How Wildlife Rescue Can Heal the Human Heart
NASHVILLE — As a young college student, I worked as a volunteer for the Alabama Wildlife Center, caring mainly for baby songbirds, squirrels and opossums. The infants entrusted to my care were all healthy enough that a teenager willing to begin the ...
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At Least 1 Dead in Landslide on a Southern Italian Island
At least one person was killed and nearly a dozen were missing on Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia, where heavy rains caused a ...
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Haunted by Disaster, Volunteers Search for Survivors in Indonesia
Heavy rains drenched the collapsed mountainside, making sludge of the rust-colored soil. Intermittently, the earth violently shuddered as an ...