At least 120 people were rescued alive on Sunday after the boat they were traveling on caught fire off the coast of the central region of the Philippines, the country’s coast guard reported. According to preliminary information, 120 people, including 55 crew members and 65 passengers, were on board the ship MV Esperanza Star, which […]
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Firefighters save workers in a building in northern Barranquilla
On the morning of this Thursday, March 9, an emergency was recorded in northern Barranquilla when two workers working on the outside of a building almost fell into the void, apparently due to a malfunction in the harness he was using for his safety. It all happened on 74th Street with 48 Carrera. A place […]
Yigit Cakmak, between the faces of hope in the midst of chaos
Yigit Cakmak, just 8 years old, was trapped in the rubble of his home in southern Turkey’s Hatay province, while his mother desperately pleaded for help so that rescuers could free her young son alive. This Wednesday, after 52 hours in which the boy asked for help with his remaining strength, he managed to emerge […]
Relief teams struggle to rescue workers trapped in Mexico mine
Rescue teams are trying to free ten workers stranded after a coal mine collapse in northeastern Mexico, while three others have already been rescued, the government said. “To date, three miners have been rescued and taken to hospital in the municipality of Sabinas, Coahuila state. Ten remain in the mine,” the Mexican Security Secretariat said […]