Disaster drones: How robot teams can help in a crisis

An ominous plume of black smoke hangs over east London. The scarcely believable news arrives in snippets: A huge blast has rocked the Thames Barrier; a surge of water is ploughing through the city;...

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Zanzibar says 145 people were killed in ferry disaster last week

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Authorities in Zanzibar said on Sunday that 145 people had been killed in last week’s ferry disaster in the Indian Ocean, a day after the operation to find survivors was called...

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