32 h. ago Race against time as rescuers search for trapped worker inside flooded coal mine

Holes have been drilled in the mine and dive teams have explored potential areas where air pockets might exist

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32 h. ago Sailing boat sinks 300 miles out to sea as five passengers beg for help

The Virginia Coast Guard said rescuers coordinated with one of the world's biggest warships in an operation to rescue five people stranded after their 'Magic Bus' boat took on water

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3 d. ago Caribbean cruise ship terror as dozens overboard after trip boat sinks

Holidaymakers including elderly people and children were plunged into the sea after the shock incident off the coast of the Dominican Republic

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3 d. ago At least 21 Rohingya refugees dead and dozens missing after boat sinks near Thailand–Malaysia border

Rough seas hamper search operation near Langkawi Island

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4 d. ago Rescuers searching for missing migrants after boat sinks off Malaysia recover 5 more bodies

Malaysian rescuers have recovered five more bodies after a boat carrying migrants from Myanmar capsized last week

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4 d. ago Seven dead and hundreds missing after Rohingya migrant boat sinks off Malaysia

Status of two other migrant boats carrying nearly 230 people remains unclear

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4 d. ago Hundreds feared dead as migrant boat sinks near Thailand with 7 bodies recovered and 13 rescued after vessel capsized

HUNDREDS of people are feared dead after a boat packed with migrants capsized near the coast of Thailand. Neighbouring Malaysian authorities said they recovered at least seven bodies and rescued 13 more people. Officials believe the boat was carrying undocumented migrants who departed from Myanmar. They were part of a group of at least 300...

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5 d. ago A boat from Myanmar with hundreds of migrants capsizes off Malaysia, 1 body found and 10 rescued

Malaysian authorities say a boat carrying about 300 migrants from Myanmar capsized last week in the Indian Ocean close to the border between Thailand and Malaysia, with at least one body recovered floating in the sea, 10 rescued and dozens missing

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6 d. ago Dramatic moment Coast Guard rushes to rescue stranded sailors as boat sinks hundreds of miles off coast

The five men, who were aboard the sailboat 'Magic Bus', issued a mayday call on Thursday after their boat began sinking some 260 nautical miles off Cape Hatteras.

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1 week ago Rescuers in Nepal search for climbers' bodies after deadly avalanche

Rescuers are digging through ice and snow on a mountain in Nepal to recover the bodies of seven climbers who were killed by an avalanche

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