Rescue Operation

Live updates: UN official sees 'apocalyptic' scenes in quake-hit Türkiye

After weeks of rescue efforts, focus of Turkish authorities shifts to rehabilitation and reconstruction in the country's 11 provinces devastated by 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes earthquakes that have left more than 50,000 dead in Türkiye and Syria.

China mine collapse kills six, dozens still missing

A rescue operation involving hundreds of workers continues after a 180-metre-high slope gave way at the open-pit mine in the Inner Mongolia region's Alxa Left Banner area.

5 things to know about earthquake search and rescue operations

It's not just digging into the rubble in the hope of saving lives. It takes much more effort to rescue people trapped under walls and debris.

Swiss media reports on illegal Greek pushbacks of migrants

Public broadcaster RSI covers Turkish Coast Guard’s rescue of 27 irregular migrants who were pushed back by Greek forces into Turkish territorial waters.

Rescuers to enter Mexico coal mine as flood water ebbs

Divers and rescuers are expected to enter a coal mine in northern state of Coahuila, where 10 miners remain trapped for the last six days, officials say.

Saving Rayan: Moroccan boy passes away after days-long rescue mission

After a five-day rescue operation, 5-year-old Rayan Awram who fell into a 32-metre deep well in Chefchaouen, has passed away after officials pulled him out of the chasm.

Search for landslide survivors continues in Japan's resort town

About 10 people rescued after floods, landslides and cascading mud collapsed and half-submerged houses in central Atami town, officials say.

Suez Canal traffic resumes after MV Ever Given refloated

Helped by the peak of high tide, a flotilla of tugboats managed to wrench the bulbous bow of the skyscraper-sized Ever Given from the canal's sandy bank, where it had been firmly lodged since last Tuesday.

Bodies recovered after landslide in Norway, several people missing

The landslide in the village of Ask is the worst in modern Norwegian history and has shocked citizens in the Nordic nation. Search and rescue teams have been using sniffer dogs, helicopters and drones in a bid to find victims.

Rescuers forced to euthanise whales in Australia's worst mass beaching

An estimated 470 whales were discovered beached on the shore and sand bars along the remote island state of Tasmania. Veterinary teams are assessing a few more distressed whales for more mercy killings "based on animal welfare grounds."

At least four boys rescued from Thai cave - medical team

Thirteen foreign divers and five members of Thailand's elite navy SEAL unit are trying to bring the rest of the boys through narrow, submerged passageways that claimed the life of a former Thai navy diver on Friday.

Rescuers to drill hole in Thailand cave rescue operation

US forces and British divers arrived in Thailand to help in the search for the 12 schoolboys and their football coach trapped by floodwaters in the Tham Luang cave. Rescuers are prepared to drill a shaft into the cave.