Thursday, 20 August 2015

All Indonesia plane crash bodies recovered

August 20

The bodies of all 54 people killed in a plane crash in eastern Indonesia have been recovered from a remote jungle site and flown to hospital, an official says. Authorities had initially hoped to...

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At least 13 killed in landslide in southwest China

August 20

Thirteen people have been killed in a village in southwestern China after heavy rain created a huge landslide. Eleven people are also missing in the village near Luzhou in Sichuan province. Police...

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First bodies recovered from Indonesia plane crash site

August 20

The first bodies of 54 people killed when a plane went down in eastern Indonesia were Wednesday carried from the remote crash site after bad weather hampered efforts to airlift them. Authorities...

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Forensic Team Finds Mass Grave in Chungui, Ayacucho

August 20

A team of forensic specialists have found the remains of 50 men, women and children in Ayacucho, in five mass graves outside the town of Oronccoy. The investigation has shown that the bodies were...

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China landslide rescue suspended for safety concern

August 20

Rescue work has been suspended amid fears of more slides at a mining site in Shaanxi where 56 people remain missing. Zhao Fasuo with the Chinese Commission for Disaster Reduction says the danger...

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