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Earthquake survivors search for loved ones in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains
1 year, 3 months ago

Earthquake survivors search for loved ones in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains

Al Jazeera  

Relief efforts are finally trickling their way up the rugged terrain, where some of the worst-hit villages are located. It has been five days since the magnitude 6.8 earthquake ripped through the mountainous regions around Marrakesh, Morocco, and Abed’s daughter, nine-year-old Shaima, is still buried under the rocks. Abed still hopes she may be alive, a family member explains, and …

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Search for Morocco earthquake survivors continues as flattened towns remain cut off
1 year, 3 months ago

Search for Morocco earthquake survivors continues as flattened towns remain cut off

ABC  

Abdarazak Abou Aalam skips down the street past piles of rubble, until he reaches what remains of his neighbour's house. The boy's village of Moulay Brahim, in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, was devastated by Friday's magnitude-6.8 earthquake, which has so far killed more than 2,400 people and injured even more. "We have some dead people who need to be moved …

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Morocco earthquake kills thousands, reducing homes to rubble as rescue teams search for survivors
1 year, 3 months ago

Morocco earthquake kills thousands, reducing homes to rubble as rescue teams search for survivors

ABC  

A powerful magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Morocco has killed thousands and destroyed many buildings. The earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday night. People are waiting at the airport to leave Morocco after the deadly earthquake. Many homes were destroyed in the earthquake, including Abdellatif Ait Bella's home.

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Video: Fire hinders search for massive France building collapse survivors
1 year, 8 months ago

Video: Fire hinders search for massive France building collapse survivors

Hindustan Times  

Two bodies were found in the rubble of a building that collapsed in Marseille following a major explosion, French authorities said early Monday, as rescue workers scrambled to find at least six people still unaccounted for. Read here: King Charles' ‘modest’ coronation plan: 3 crowns, gold carriage but this change Emergency workers had continued rescue operations through Sunday night into …

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China plane crash: All 132 passengers on Boeing flight declared dead, no survivors found
2 years, 8 months ago

China plane crash: All 132 passengers on Boeing flight declared dead, no survivors found

India Today  

Chinese authorities officially confirmed Saturday that there were no survivors in the crash of a China Eastern 737-800 earlier this week with 132 people on board. The flight from the city of Kunming in southwestern China was flying at 29,000 feet on Monday when it suddenly nosedived into a mountainous area, shortly before it would have started its descent to …

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Search for survivors ends as death toll from collapse of Siji Kaiyuan Hotel in China rises to 17
3 years, 5 months ago

Search for survivors ends as death toll from collapse of Siji Kaiyuan Hotel in China rises to 17

ABC  

Nine more people have been confirmed dead in the collapse of a budget hotel in eastern China, bringing the final toll to 17. Key points: Most of the killed were hotel guests Over 600 people and 120 vehicles were mobilised in the search and rescue operation The Siji Kaiyuan Hotel was three storeys high and had 54 rooms, according to …

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Recovery workers vow not to let up in Florida condo collapse
3 years, 5 months ago

Recovery workers vow not to let up in Florida condo collapse

Associated Press  

SURFSIDE, Fla. — Rescue workers now focused on finding remains instead of survivors in the rubble of a Florida condominium collapse vowed Thursday to keep up their search for victims until they cleared all the debris at the site. Earlier, a fire official told family members at a meeting that crews “will not stop working until they’ve gotten to the …

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