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Strong Earthquake Hits Taiwan
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Posted March 4, 2010
A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, terrifying residents, disrupting communications and triggering at least one large fire. Twelve people were injured, the National Fire Agency said. N... Full Story |
France Deadly Storm - Firefighters Evacuate Residents
A resident of La Faute sur Mer, on the Atlantic coast in south western France is evacuated by firefighters as a result of a storm, Monday, March 1, 20...
March 1, 2010 | Topix - Rescue | Written By Associated PressChile Quake Death Toll Hits 708 As Rescue Ramps Up
Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile's shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent sold...
March 1, 2010 | Topix - Rescue | Written By Associated PressRomania Firefighters Lift 528 Pound Woman Out Of Ambulance
Victoria Lacatus, a 25-year-old pregnant woman weighing 528 pounds (240 kilograms), is lifted by firefighters out of an ambulance in Bucharest, Romani...
February 19, 2010 | Topix - Rescue | Written By Associated Press25 Dead In Belgian Train Crash
(Brussels) Two commuter trains collided head-on at rush hour in a Brussels suburb Monday, killing as many as 25 people, Belgian rail officials said. O...
February 15, 2010 | Topix - Rescue | Written By Associated PressBrazil Firefighter Looks At TV Helicopter After It Crash
A firefighter stands by a TV helicopter that crashed in the Jockey Club horse racing complex in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. The Record TV hel...
February 11, 2010 | Topix - Fire | Written By Associated PressOrphanage Fire Kills 11 In Rural South Africa
A South African orphanage director died a hero, rescuing nine children as their rural home burned, local media reported Wednesday. The blaze early Tue...
February 10, 2010 | Topix - Fire | Written By Associated Press2000 Greek Firefighters Demonstrated Against Planned Spending Cuts
A firefighter hold a flare as others chant slogans outside the Greek Parliament during a protest in central Athens. on Friday, Jan 29, 2010. About 200...
January 30, 2010 | Topix - Fire | Written By Associated PressDeath Toll At 9 After Belgium Building Collapse
The death toll from the explosion and collapse of a crowded apartment building rose to nine overnight with two more bodies recovered from the rubble b...
January 28, 2010 | Topix - Fire | Written By Associated PressRescuers Pull Girl From Quake Debris In Haiti
French rescuers pulled a teenage girl from the rubble of the destroyed College St. Gerard campus Wednesday, a stunning recovery 15 days after an earth...
January 28, 2010 | Topix - Rescue | Written By Associated PressBelgium Apartment Building Collapses After Blast
A five-story apartment building collapsed following an explosion early Wednesday, injuring at least 20 people, two of them critically, and trapping so...
January 27, 2010 | Topix - Fire | Written By Associated Press
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