6 h. ago Major rescue operation launched as several swimmers get into trouble in freezing sea off Yorkshire coast

Coastguard helicopters, lifeboats and paramedics scrambled to Withernsea as three-metre waves batter shoreline and temperatures plunge to freezing

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6 h. ago UK beach emergency as major search launched for people 'in difficulty' in water

Coastguard helicopters, RNLI lifeboats, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and Humberside Police are conducting a major search and rescue operation at Withernsea after reports of people in difficulty

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4 d. ago 'Daughter, 12, of Valencia football manager is found dead' after he and three of his children are feared to have drowned when their boat capsized off Indonesia

The child's body was recovered on Monday morning following a major search operation, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported, citing Indonesian rescue workers.

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3 w. ago Morocco buildings collapse as kids among 19 killed in major disaster

A major rescue operation was launched after two four-storey residentials buildings suddenly collapsed in the Moroccan city of Fez with kids feared to be among the 19 people killed

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3 w. ago Largest turboprop aircraft in the world crashes in Russia as 7 crew feared dead

The Russian Military operated Antonov An-22, the largest turboprop aircraft in the world, has crashed in Russia as a major search and rescue operation has been launched with all crew feared dead

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3 w. ago Powerful wave in Tenerife leaves four swimmers dead after being swept out of ocean pool

The group were at a popular seawater pool when the wave struck, prompting a major rescue operationFour people are dead and one is missing after a powerful wave dragged a group of swimmers out to sea while they were in a popular seawater pool along the rocky, western coastline of the Spanish island of Tenerife, Spanish authorities said on Monday.Crews recovered three bodies on Sunday – a 35-year-old man, a 55-year-old woman and another man about whom no information was given – during a major rescue operation that used jet skis and helicopters to locate and pick up people dragged out to sea. The fourth victim, a woman, died on Monday, a day after being revived at the scene and airlifted to a hospital. Continue reading...

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