Italy launches rescue for hundreds of refugees on boats

The Italian coastguard has launched multiple rescue operations to save hundreds of refugees packed aboard boats off the Calabria region, less than two weeks after at least 73 people drowned in a shipwreck.

At least 36 killed, 85 injured in Greece train accident

At least 32 people were killed and another 85 injured late Tuesday when two trains collided near the Greek city of Larissa, authorities said.

Greek coastguard searches for migrants feared missing at sea near the island of Samos

Greece’s coastguard on Thursday said it was looking for four migrants believed to be missing at sea after falling out of a smuggling speedboat.

Turkey Rejects Cyprus Offer For Aid After Initial Consent - Cypriot Foreign Ministry

 Turkey has eventually "kindly" refused Cyprus' assistance in rescue operations in the quake-hit regions despite initially accepting the proposal, the Cypriot Foreign Ministry said.

Aftershocks hamper rescue operations in Kahramanmaras province — Emergencies Ministry

Continuing aftershocks, huge piles of debris and wobbly structures complicate the work of Russian rescuers in the earthquake-hit Kahramanmaras, the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS on Tuesday.

Cargo ship sinks between Japan, S Korea; 9 still missing

Japan and South Korea are searching for nine crew members of a cargo ship that capsized in rough weather.

Greece transfers around 500 migrants to a ferry after dramatic rescue operation

Greece’s coastguard on Thursday said nearly 500 asylum seekers rescued in a dramatic operation this week off the island of Crete had been temporarily transferred to a ferry for processing.

Greek coastguard rescues 75 migrants at sea

Greece's coastguard on Friday said it had rescued 75 migrants on board a sailboat caught in stormy seas south of the Peloponnese peninsula.

Search for Venezuela landslide survivors continues, at least 36 people killed

Rescue workers continue to try to locate missing residents of a central Venezuela town, clearing rocks and mud from the streets of Las Tejerias three days after it was hit by a massive landslide that killed dozens.

At least 16 migrants dead in shipwreck off Lesbos

The Greek coastguard said the dinghy had left the Turkish coast carrying 40 people in very high winds. 

The death toll from the sinking of a ship off the Syrian coast rises to 73

The number of victims of the sinking of a boat off Tartous coast has reached 73 in a death toll that is not final, while 20 survivors are being treated at al-Basel Hospital.

Six missing after migrant boat sinks off Greek island

Six people were missing after an inflatable boat carrying refugees and migrants sank off the island of Leros in the Aegean Sea, Greece's Coast Guard said on Thursday.

Ferry fire: Search for 12 missing off Corfu continues - BBC News

The search is continuing for 12 people missing after a ferry burst into flames near the Greek island of Corfu.

Two trapped, scores rescued after flames engulf Greece-Italy ferry | Reuters

(Reuters) - Two people are trapped on a ferry that was engulfed in a blaze as it sailed from Greece to Italy early on Friday, the coastguard said, after scores of others passengers and crew members were rescued.

A total of 239 passengers and 51 crew were onboard the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia when the fire broke out and rescue vessels had taken most of them to the island of Corfu where ambulances were waiting, the Greek coastguard added.

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Tunisia rescues 160 migrants at sea - BBC

The Tunisian navy say's it has rescued over 160 migrants at sea – most of them Tunisian.

MIAMI: Mindestens vier Tote nach Hochhauseinsturz! 159 Menschen werden weiterhin vermisst

 

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99 people still missing after residential condo collapses in Florida

 

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Pentagon Confirms US Sending Airborne Assets to Assist Search for Missing Indonesian Sub - Sputnik International

(Sputnik) - Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby confirmed that the United States is sending airborne assets to assist Indonesia in its search efforts to find a missing military submarine.

Rescue workers find fourth body after Norway landslide - RTÉ

Rescue workers have recovered a fourth body as they continue searching for another six people still missing days after a landslide buried homes near Norway's capital, authorities said.

Thai cave rescue: All 12 boys, coach pulled to safety

Divers on Tuesday rescued the final four boys and their coach from a deep cave in Thailand, where they'd been for more than two weeks.