16 h. ago Myanmar earthquake: Death toll from devastating quake rises to more than 2,700

Experts say the likelihood of finding survivors drops dramatically after 72 hours

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39 h. ago Bank executive believed to be victim in fatal Minnesota plane crash

A medical examiner is still working to identify the remains pulled from the crash

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40 h. ago EasyJet chaos at Paris Orly airport as lorry smashes into plane grounding flights

Brits travelling with EasyJet were hit by travel disruption after a lorry crashed into a plane at Orly Airport in Paris. Six flights are said to be impacted by the incident

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42 h. ago Cannibal survivor of horror Andes plane crash dies after eating pals to stay alive

The survivor of a horrific Andes plane has passed away years after the tragic crash – the survivors of the crash resorted to eating their fellow passengers to stay alive in the gruelling conditions

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42 h. ago Plane crash cannibal who ATE human flesh to survive after rugby team's aircraft came down in the Andes in 1972, dies aged 71

Alvaro Mangino (pictured), who was one of 16 passengers who survived the now infamous 1972 plane crash, died on March 29 following a bout of pneumonia

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43 h. ago After losing parents in DC plane crash, figure skater makes emotional return to ice

Maxim Naumov finished his routine and looked at the sky: ‘This is for you guys’

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48 h. ago Survivors continue to be pulled from Myanmar earthquake rubble 60 hours after disaster

Four survivors were pulled from a collapsed school and one from a hotel as rescue missions continue

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54 h. ago Bank says it fears vice chair was killed in plane crash that set house on fire

Woman who lives in house set alight in crash was walking her dog at the time, while her husband managed to escape unscathed through kitchen

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55 h. ago Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world championships crowd to its feet

Since the plane crash that killed his parents, figure skater Maxim Naumov has become in many ways the face of the tragedy

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68 h. ago Myanmar and Thailand earthquake latest: Aftershocks continue as race to find survivors enters critical hours

Myanmar’s military denounced over airstrikes as rescue efforts continue

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69 h. ago Myanmar and Thailand earthquake latest: Hospitals overwhelmed as race to find survivors enters critical hours

Myanmar’s military denounced over airstrikes as rescue efforts continue

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3 d. ago Watch: Minnesota home engulfed in flames after small aircraft crashes into it, leaving no survivors onboard

Dramatic footage shows a Minnesota home engulfed in flames after a small aircraft crashed into it on Saturday (March 29).

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3 d. ago No survivors on plane which crashed into house in Minneapolis suburb, officials say

The incident happened in the residential area of Brooklyn Park, near to Minneapolis

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3 d. 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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4 d. ago Gran 'mere seconds' from death as device falls from plane and crashes into her toilet

The grandma said her upstairs bathroom 'collapsed' when a military training device fell from a plane and crashed into her house, destroying the wall and her toilet

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4 d. ago Horror at Avalon Airshow as plane hurtles to the ground in front of shocked onlookers

A pilot has been seriously injured after his plane crashed at the Victoria airshow during a manoeuvre.

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4 d. ago Plane crashes to ground at air show as witnesses watch in horror

It happened as the aircraft attempted to loop amid a display by the Sky Aces Formation Aerobatic Team.

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4 d. ago Horror at Avalon Air show as plane hurtles to the ground in front of shocked onlookers

Crowd at Victoria airshow stunned as plane crashed during a manoeuvre.

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5 d. ago Probe continues in misuse of student license for pilot whose plane was submerged in icy Alaska lake

An investigation continues for an Alaska pilot who waited for hours in an icy lake for rescue on the wing with two young family members for possible misuse of his student license

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5 d. ago Orphaned skater Maxim Naumov reveals parents' haunting final message before they were killed in DC plane crash

Married Russian skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among the 67 people who died when an American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk helicopter midair.

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