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Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Washington landslide death toll rises to 24; number of missing stands at 22

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The grim death toll from the massive landslide in rural Washington rose Monday to 24 people, and the discovery of three more bodies means...
Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Chile's magnitude 8.2 earthquake kills 5, causes small tsunami.

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A major earthquake of magnitude 8.2 hit Chile Tuesday night, killing at least five people and setting off a small tsunami that forced the e...
Monday, 31 March 2014

Christchurch Coroner's report: CTV rescue was never possible

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A coroner's court has found it was never possible to rescue the eight people who survived for hours in the rubble of Christchurch'...

The horrific accident that claimed 16 lives

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It was the country's worst road accident more than four decades ago. Fifteen people either died instantly or within minutes or hou...
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Robot sub in search for 8 Chinese after Japan ship crash

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Search teams have used a remote-controlled submarine in the hunt for the bodies of eight Chinese mariners after the collision of two carg...

Missing persons number from Washington landslide falls from 90 to 30

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Hundreds of family photos have been found after the massive landslide in Washington, helping to bring the number of missing persons down ...
Saturday, 29 March 2014

1912: Block of wood in propellor led to the death of 14 submariners

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Of all the incidents at sea involving naval vessels, the sinking of a submarine while submerged must fill most of us with dread. Sadly...

MH370 kin can get deaths certified without bodies, lawyers say

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The families of Malaysians thought to have been killed on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may be able to prove the death of their loved on...

Indian Air Force cargo plane crashes, killing all 5 crew

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An Indian Air Force cargo plane crashed on Friday, killing its crew of five, in the latest of a string of accidents to spotlight poor saf...

Another body found in U.S. mudslide as fears grow for missing

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Authorities combing a massive mud pile left by a Washington state landslide that buried dozens of homes said on Friday they were bracing ...
Friday, 28 March 2014

DNA tests identify 10 more Rana Plaza victims

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The National Forensic DNA Profiling Laboratory has identified ten more Rana Plaza victims who were buried without identification, officia...

South Korea returns bodies of hundreds of Chinese soldiers

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South Korea on Friday repatriated the remains of 437 Chinese soldiers killed during the Korean War six decades ago, making a gesture symb...
Thursday, 27 March 2014

Missing-Persons list in Washington mudslide disaster a work in progress

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Five days after a catastrophic mudslide buried a rural area near Oso, Wash., killing at least 16 people, authorities raced to locate surv...

Uganda: Lake Albert boat disaster toll climbs to 251

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More than 251 Congolese refugees perished in the weekend sinking of a crowded boat on Lake Albert, between the Democratic Republic of Co...

Washington rescue workers continue search for mudslide survivors

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Rescue workers were continuing to search for scores of people still listed missing after a catastrophic landslide in Washington state, as...

MH370 Crash: Spiritual rites dim as uncertainty of finding bodies abound

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Perth braces as hundred of grieving and agitated families of MH370 passengers are expected to travel as soon as wreckage is found. Travel...
Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Chinese relatives of those on MH370 flight to make spiritual journey to Perth

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Hundreds of relatives of the passengers and crew of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight are expected to travel to Perth in coming days i...

Yolanda victims’ bodies still being found; identification process to last 3 years

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Vernabeth Amarilla and her family were both relieved and heartbroken when the authorities recovered the body of her grandmother last Sund...

Jet fragments could help locate body of pilot missing since 1962

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First Lieutenant Yakir Naveh and flight cadet Oded Koton were killed 52 years ago when their Fouga plane crashed into the Sea of Galilee ...

Washington mudslide: More bodies found, many missing

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Authorities say they have recovered the bodies of two more people killed in a massive mudslide in the US state of Washington, bringing th...