SAR ops to end as quake-hit Türkiye moves to shelter homeless
ANKARA: Turkish authorities have almost completed search and rescue work nearly two weeks after massive earthquakes claimed more than 40,000 lives in the country, a Turkish disaster agency said yesterday. Search and rescue operations are still underway in 40 buildings of two heavily-damaged southern provinces, Hatay and Kahramanmaras, head of Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management […]
Family of six survives horrifying crash
SERIAN: A father suffered injuries while five other members of his family survived a horrifying crash involving two-vehicles at Mile 36, Jalan Kampung Rayang on Sunday (Aug 8). The collision involving a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) and a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle, took place near the Road Transport Department (JPJ) Serian around 11.30am. Both vehicles were travelling […]
Desperate search for survivors after India glacier disaster
TAPOVAN, India: Rescue workers battled through tonnes of rock and mud Tuesday searching for survivors in a choked Himalayan tunnel after a deadly flood — apparently triggered by a glacial burst — smashed through two mountain dam projects. More than 170 people were still missing, two days after a wall of water and debris hurtled […]
Hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake
MAMUJU, Indonesia: Rescuers scrambled to find buried survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed dozens, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings, as monsoon rains lashed the disaster-struck region. At least 46 people died after the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours of Friday, […]
Three survive accident
KUCHING: A woman and two of her passengers survived a collision when their car crashed into a lorry along Jalan Datuk Stephen Yong, Batu Kawa on Monday (Dec 21). The State Fire Department operations centre said they received an emergency call around 10.35am and despatched nine firemen to the scene. Upon arrival, they found the […]
VESSEL-PLATFORM COLLISION: Survivors to arrive in stages
MIRI: Forty-six survivors from the 125 who jumped off from the MV Dayang Topaz vessel which crashed into an oil rig platform arrived at the Krokop offshore jetty in stages today (Oct 27). The vessel was carrying 187 crew members; 125 jumped overboard while 62 remained on board. The remaining 79 crew members who jumped, […]
Defiant New Zealand mosque shooting survivors face gunman
CHRISTCHURCH: Some survivors raged, others chanted prayers, and many wept for lost loved ones — but all of those who lived through New Zealand’s mosque shootings had a message of defiance Monday as they stood before the gunman. The sentencing hearing for Brenton Tarrant opened in a Christchurch court with testimony from members of the Muslim […]
Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash that killed 97
KARACHI, Pakistan: One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighbourhood. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane came down among houses on Friday after both engines failed as it approached Karachi […]
Investigations begin today
TAWAU: Investigations into the Royal Malaysia Police helicopter crash at the General Operation Force (PGA) 14th Battalion Camp in Jalan Air Panas here will be carried out today. Tawau District Police chief ACP Peter Umbuas said initial findings indicated that the helicopter had attempted to land at the helipad but lost control before crashing into the rooftop of […]
