Philippine Rescuers Board Ferry After Blaze
Rescuers boarded a Philippine ferry 40 hours after a fire started, facing thick toxic fumes and extreme temperatures. The blaze posed significant challenges to the search and rescue operation.
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Tragedy Strikes Canary Islands Migrant Route: Rescuers found 44
Rescuers found 44 survivors on a boat adrift off the Canary Islands, with over 80 migrants feared dead and five bodies left behind due to bad weather.
Nepal Floods Leave Families Racing to Find Survivors
Nepal-Tibet flash flood live updates: debris-clogged river at risk of flooding again; rescuers race to find survivors.
Tibet Flood Rescue Halted by New Landslide Lake
Rescuers on the Nepal-Tibet border have withdrawn after a landslide-formed barrier lake raised fears of a second flood, as the death toll reached 474. Chinese state media controls are hampering independent assessment of damage in Tibet while Nepal's devastation emerges.
Search intensifies after Broad Peak avalanche hits elite climbing team
BBC and Guardian reports describe a major avalanche incident involving noted climbers on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.
