3 h. ago Search for trapped worker inside a West Virginia coal mine is a rescue operation, governor says

West Virginia's governor says the search for a trapped worker inside a flooded coal mine remains a rescue operation

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15 h. ago Turkey military plane crash sees 20 killed after footage shows aircraft fall in Georgia

The Turkish military has confirmed that all 20 personnel on board a cargo plane that crashed in Georgia were killed in the incident yesterday following a search and rescue operation

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28 h. ago Rescue operation launched after bloke seen floating in sea on inflatable mattress

The chap was out on the sea simply for 'pleasure' according to the rescue team after he was clocked by an oil tanker some 22 miles off Estepona in the Costa del Sol

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30 h. ago Search for West Virginia miner trapped by floodwater extends into fourth day

Rescuers have been seeking unnamed man since pocket of water inundated Rolling Thunder mine on SaturdayEmergency responders have been trying to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coalmine since Saturday, according to authorities.A mining crew hit an unknown pocket of water on Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the Rolling Thunder mine near Drennen, about 50 miles (80km) east of the state capital of Charleston, the Nicholas county commissioner, Garrett Cole, said in a Facebook post. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Turkish plane crash: Military aircraft plummets over Georgia as rescue teams rush to scene

A search and rescue operation is underway in Georgia after a Turkish military cargo aircraft crashed this morning after the the C130 plane plummeted to the ground

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5 d. ago Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard

Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by NGOsMore than a dozen NGO rescue vessels operating in the Mediterranean have suspended communication with the Libyan coastguard, citing escalating incidents of asylum seekers being violently intercepted at sea and taken to camps rife with torture, rape and forced labour.The 13 search-and-rescue organisations described their decision as a rejection of mounting pressure by the EU, and Italy in particular, to share information with the Libyan coastguard, which receives training, equipment and funding from the EU. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'

Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease

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1 week ago Floods kill 13 in Central Vietnam as rescue operations push forward

Rescue operations have intensified across central Vietnam as floodwaters recede after days of record rain and deadly landslides that left at least 13 people dead and 11 missing

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1 week ago Cubans trapped by Hurricane Melissa flooding rescued by amphibious military operation

Cuba’s military rescued 38 residents trapped by severe flooding after the Sagua River overflowed on Wednesday (29 October), following heavy rain from Hurricane Melissa.

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2 w. ago British family's heartbreak as body of father is found two days after his son, 11, drowned when they got into trouble swimming off Malta

The 37-year-old's body was discovered following an extensive search operation involving Maltese police, the armed forces and local rescue teams.

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2 w. ago US fighter jet and chopper crash within hours in South China Sea sparking dramatic rescue operation

Five crew members had to be sensationally rescued from the waters following the crashes, which occurred within 30 minutes of one another.

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3 w. ago Scots mountaineers in three rescue operations in one day as heroes save walkers

A missing person and an injured biker were also traced.

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4 w. ago West London shop that paid illegal worker in food loses licence

JK Off License in Ealing was caught following an immigration raid

Economics

4 w. ago Worrying update on boy, 4 who vanished from grandparents' home as cruel photo emerges

As the desperate search for little Gus Lamont continues, police have made a worrying admission after making a huge U-turn on the mammoth rescue operation

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