Flash flood in north China leaves 8 dead, 4 missing

A flash flood swept through a wild camping site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region late Saturday, killing eight people and leaving four others missing, local authorities reported on Sunday.

Four more bodies found after Vietnamese boat capsized, death toll at 38

Rescuers found four more bodies of people, who drowned when a tourist boat capsized in Ha Long Bay of the South China Sea, off Vietnam’s northern coast, the VTC news portal reported.

Air ambulance, carrying child patient, crashes in US

A medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia with a child and five others on board, the air ambulance company that operated it said, adding that it had not confirmed any survivors.

17 sailors from the ferry that sank in the port "Kavkaz" (Кавказ), Krasnodar, Crimea rescued

Seventeen crew members of a railway ferry carrying fuel were rescued in the port of Kavkaz. This was announced by the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Veniamin Kondratyev.

Six feared dead after boat sinks off Falkland Islands

Six people are feared to have died after a Saint Helena-flagged fishing vessel sank off the coast of the Falkland Islands.

China’s coast guard says ‘allowed’ Philippines to evacuate sick person in S.China Sea

China’s coast guard said it had on humanitarian grounds “allowed” the Philippines to evacuate a person who had fallen ill on a rusting warship beached on the Second Thomas Shoal, a claim Manila’s coast guard said was “ridiculous”.

Two people died and 22 were injured after the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Sevastopol

According to preliminary information, two people, including a child, died after an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Sevastopol.

One migrant killed in crash with Greece coastguard boat

One migrant was killed and five were injured in the eastern Aegean when their boat crashed into a Greek coastguard vessel that was pursuing them, authorities said Saturday.

In northern Armenia, 232 people evacuated from areas affected by flooding

More than 230 people were evacuated in northern Armenia due to flooding, the rescue service of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

Four dead as strongest earthquake in 25 years hits Taiwan, Magnitude 7.4, local time 07:58, depth 20 km

A powerful earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast on Wednesday, killing at least four people.

Two bodies recovered from submerged truck in Baltimore bridge collapse

The bodies of two construction workers were found in the cold waters of Baltimore harbor Wednesday, trapped in their red pick-up truck after a giant cargo ship slammed into the bridge they had been filling potholes on, causing a thunderous collapse. 

Taiwan and China perform rare joint rescue mission at sea

Taiwan and China dispatched teams on a rare joint mission to rescue a boat that capsized near Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, amid heightened tensions in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

Il-76 crash: Search and rescue operation ends at plane crash site in Russia’s Ivanovo Region

Units of the Russian Emergencies Ministry have completed a search and rescue operation at the site of an Il-76 plane crash in the Ivanovo Region, the regional government said in a statement.

Death toll from Japanese quake jumps to 180 as snow hinders relief efforts

The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has jumped to 180 with more than 100 people still missing, and snow complicating relief efforts.

Indian Rescuers Battle to Save 40 Workers Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel

Rescuers in northern India battled for a second day Monday to save 40 workers trapped underground after the road tunnel they were building collapsed, bringing down tons of debris.

Four members of Greek rescue team killed in road accident in Libya: Libyan official

Four members of a Greek rescue team were killed in a road accident in Libya, the health minister for the Libyan eastern government said on Sunday.

Race against time to rescue Morocco quake survivors

Rescuers are facing a growing race against time to dig any survivors from the rubble of devastated villages in Morocco's Atlas mountains, three days after the country's strongest-ever earthquake.

More than 60 Feared Dead After A Migrant Boat Is Rescued in Atlantic

 Dozens of migrants are feared dead after a boat that left Senegal with more than 100 people onboard over a month ago was rescued by the coast guard in Cabo Verde with just 38 survivors onboard, officials said.

People trapped as 13-storey building gives way in Egypt

A 13-storey apartment building has collapsed in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria, police officials say.

Chinese fishing vessel capsized in Indian Ocean, crew of 39 missing

A Chinese fishing vessel has capsized in the central Indian Ocean, state media reported Wednesday, with its crew of 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesian and five Filipino sailors missing.