7 d. ago Adorable moment elephants huddle to protect calves during California earthquake

They formed a protective circle, with ears spread and flapping

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8 d. ago Survivor of Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse recalls horror of being buried under dead bodies for hours

Patricia Ovalles was buried under dead bodies and rubble for six hours before being rescued thanks to her quick thinking using the phone of a dead man above her to call her son's father for help

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1 week ago Death toll from Dominican club roof collapse rises to 225 after 4 die overnight

Health officials say four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died overnight

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1 week ago Death toll rises to 98 after Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapses

Rescue workers hearing sounds of people from under rubble

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2 w. ago Heartbreaking video shows rescuers searching Dominican Republic nightclub rubble after deadly roof collapse

Heartbreaking footage captures rescue teams searching for survivors in the rubble of a Dominican Republic nightclub after a deadly roof collapse.

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2 w. ago At least 18 dead after roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

Rescue crews are continuing to search for survivors in the rubble at Jet Set in Santo Domingo

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2 w. ago Famous singer injured after nightclub roof collapses during performance, killing 15 people and burying 70

Merengue singer Rubby Perez, who was performing when the roof collapsed at the Jet Set club in the Dominican capital Santo Domingo, has been rescued from the rubble.

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2 w. ago Woman, 63, survives 91 HOURS trapped under rubble after devastating 7.7 earthquake

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, killing more than 3,000 people and injuring nearly 5,000, with a 63-year-old woman being rescued after 91 hours under rubble

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: Astonishing moment hotel worker buried beneath rubble rescued

The earthquake-hit hotel worker was spotted by Mayanma rescue workers buried under the rubble nearly a week after the 7.7-magnitude tremors shook vast tracts of southeast area

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3 w. ago A woman is rescued from rubble in Myanmar but hope is fading for more quake survivors

Rescue workers have saved a 63-year-old woman from earthquake rubble in Myanmar’s capital, but hope is fading of finding many more survivors

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3 w. ago DAN WARBURTON 'Desperate Bangkok earthquake rescue workers are soaked

Mirror reporter Dan Warbuton is in Thailand with photographer Phil Harris as rescue workers battle to save those trapped in the rubble after Friday's earthquake

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: Terrifying moment skyscraper window cleaner clings on for life as quake hits

More than 1,640 people are confirmed to have been killed in the devastating earthquake that rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand last week, according to officials

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: woman trapped for days pulled alive from the rubble

Brief moment of relief as rescue workers carry a woman from the rubble of a hotel in Mandalay after a five-hour operationMyanmar earthquake: What we know so farA woman trapped beneath the remains of a hotel building for nearly 60 hours after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar was pulled alive from the rubble on Monday, officials said, in a rare moment of hope for rescue teams scrambling to find survivors.Rescuers, many of them unequipped volunteers, have spent days trying to free people from buildings collapsed following Friday’s huge earthquake, which killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Moment earthquake victim trapped under rubble is rescued ALIVE after terrifying 40

The man was pulled out from under the rubble of a collapsed building in the capital Naypyidaw by rescue teams from Singapore and Myanmar on Sunday, the country's army-run TV reported.

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3 w. ago Incredible moment Thai woman gives birth to baby girl as 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Bangkok hospital 

Footage shows Kanthong Saenmuangshin, 36, giving birth to her daughter on a rolling bed as hospital staff rush evacuate her from the building in Bangkok.

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3 w. ago ‘No one came’: Myanmar volunteers dig with bare hands to save earthquake victims

The military junta is calling for foreign aid but agencies and rescuers must navigate crumbling roads, an overwhelmed health system and ongoing fighting• Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquakeThe children at Bright Kids nursery in Kyaukse, a town south of Mandalay, were taking a nap when the earthquake struck on Friday afternoon. The two-storey building collapsed with dozens of children aged between two and four trapped inside. For hours, rescuers sifted through the rubble, searching desperately for survivors.“We were clearing the building using diggers and rescuing people with manual tools,” said Thar Nge, a volunteer. They needed better equipment – metal cutters and generators – but made use of what they had. Thar Nge helped carry a four-year-old girl to safety. She pleaded, over and over, for him to save her, he said. He held a bottle of water to her mouth before her dusty body was freed. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Moment Myanmar earthquake swamps people with gallons of water from rooftop swimming pool

The footage shows the moment a crowd of people desperately scrambled for safety down the street before being hit by a torrent of water that fell from a rooftop pool after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: death toll rises to more than 1,000 as search for survivors continues

True scale of disaster yet to emerge and toll expected to rise significantly, with city of Mandalay believed to be especially hard hitThe death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar has reached more than 1,000, as rescuers dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.The shallow 7.7-magnitude quake struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar in the early afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: death toll rises to almost 700 as search for survivors continues

At least 694 people killed but true scale of disaster yet to emerge and toll expected to rise significantly The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar has reached almost 700, as rescuers dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.The shallow 7.7-magnitude quake struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar in the early afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Shocking moment rooftop infinity pool in China sweeps away shoppers during earthquake that also devastated Myanmar and Thailand

Thousands are feared dead after the 7.7 magnitude quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city home to more than 1.5 million people

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