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BEIJING — (AP) — Two people were rescued Sunday from the rubble of a building in central China more than 50 hours after it collapsed, leaving dozens trapped or missing, state media said. Separately, police arrested nine people including the building owner on suspicion of causing a major liability accident, the official Xinhua News Agency …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Two Europeans who disappeared during a dive last week have been rescued by fishermen, Malaysian authorities said Saturday, with the search operation now focused on finding a 14-year-old Dutch teen who remained missing. Alexia Alexandra Molina, 18, of France and Adrian Peter Chesters, 46, of Britain were found early Saturday in …

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officers search for the missing divers during the search and rescue operation off the Mersing coast, Johor, Malaysia, April 8, 2022. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MERSING, Malaysia, April 9 (Reuters) – A French woman and British man who disappeared …

CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide A flash flood warning remains in effect for much of Middle Tennessee Sunday morning as record rainfall battered the area. The storm hitting Tennessee brought the second highest two-day rainfall total in Nashville history, and the most for a single day in March. Two people have …

Authorities have been racing to dig out 22 people trapped underground in the city of Qixia, Shandong Province, since an explosion blocked their exit on January 10. The first miner was rescued on Sunday morning at about 11:13 a.m. local time, and was in “extremely weak condition,” according to state-run news wire Xinhua. State broadcaster …

Eight people had to be rescued early Thursday morning after a water main break completely flooded the Cross Bronx Expressway. The FDNY says it received a call around 3 a.m. about the flood near Jerome Avenue and West 175th Street. Seven cars were stranded in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx and morning commuters …

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – According to Warren County Emergency Management Deputy Director Travis Puckett, two teenagers were rescued from Phil Moore Park Saturday evening. Puckett says the two teens were swimming without life jackets. Both teenagers were safety rescued. Warren Co. Emergency Management, Bowling Green Fire Dept., Alvaton Fire Dept, Medical Center EMS, and …

Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald A Boyd Lake State Park ranger boat approaches the dock at the marina with a patient who broke her leg in a wakeboarding accident Wednesday afternoon at Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland. Loveland Fire Rescue Authority rescued a woman who broke her femur in a wakeboarding accident at Boyd …

SPRINGDELL, Utah — A boy broke his femur Sunday near Bridal Veil Falls after officials said the boy tipped an ATV he and his friends were riding. According to Captain Sam Armstrong with the Provo Fire Department, at around 3:43 p.m. Sunday, dispatchers got a call saying a 13-year-old boy had tipped an ATV and …

Image copyright Suffolk Owl Sanctuary Image caption The owl was a third heavier than it should have been An owl rescued from a ditch and thought to be injured was in fact just too fat to fly, a bird rescue centre has said. Suffolk Owl Sanctuary said the “soggy” bird was brought in by a …