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10 people reported missing in Austria after their boats capsize during a rafting tour

Austria: 10 people missing after rafting accident

Chile facing unique challenges in maintaining trapped miners’ physical, mental health

Chile faces unique challenge in maintaining miners

10 Vietnamese fishermen rescued after 2 days at sea in tiny traditional basket boats

10 Vietnamese saved after 2 days lost at sea

Chile telling trapped miners to stay trim and be active, but mum on how long rescue might take

Miners’ deep motivation: Stay slim or stay in mine

Chilean miners told to exercise and limit waistlines to avoid getting stuck in escape tunnel

Chilean miners told to keep slim to squeeze out

Determined to stay alive, trapped Chilean miners made 2 days of food last more than 2 weeks

2 days of food stretched more than 2 weeks in mine

Horror stories about pets in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina prompted new evacuation rules

Evacuation of pets a priority after Katrina

2nd bore hole for communications reaches 33 trapped miners, ventilation shaft nearly there

2nd bore hole reaches 33 trapped in Chile mine

Rescue teams send food and water to Chilean miners and brace them for a long wait for rescue

Supplies reach Chilean miners; now, the long wait

Searchers look for floatplane missing in Alaska with 3 National Park Service workers on board

Floatplane with 4 on board missing in SW Alaska

River in north China overflows; 250,000 people evacuated from flooded city

Rain batters China; 250,000 evacuated in flood

River in north China overflows; 94,000 people evacuated from flooded city

Rain batters China anew; 94,000 evacuated in flood

Rains batter China anew with 50,000 people evacuated from a flooded city

Rains batter China anew; 50,000 evacuated in flood

Rescuers search for scores listed as missing and feared dead in SW China mudslides

Scores still missing in SW China mudslides

Rescuers search for scores listed as missing and feared dead in western China mudslides

Scores still missing in western China mudslides

Tennessee starts to dry out after deluge washes out commuter rail line, traps drivers

Tenn. dries out after deluge washes through state

Rescuers search for 90 missing in latest China landslide as heavy rains loom on horizon

China landslide leaves 1 dead, 90 missing

BEIJING — Rescuers dug through the debris of China’s latest landslide Thursday in a search for at least 90 people thought buried when a wall of mud crashed into their mountain town in southwestern China.

Colombia’s president praises rescuers after plane crash, wreckage removed from runway

Colombian leader praises rescuers in plane crash

First oiled turtles released in Gulf after rehab; Scientists say animals have been resilient

First oiled turtles released in Gulf after rehab

Latest China landslide strikes in Yunnan, leaving at least 67 missing, cutting power

Latest China landslide leaves at least 67 missing

After 32 hours, rescuers reach area where Nev. miners are trapped

Rescuers reach area where Nev. miners are trapped

After 32 hours, rescuers reach area where Nev. miners are buried

Rescuers reach area where Nev. miners are buried

Broken pipe blamed for Nevada gold mine accident that leaves 2 miners in shaft

Spokesman: Rescuers close to Nevada miners

Investigators talk with 2 survivors of Alaska plane crash in search for possible cause

Investigators talk with 2 survivors of plane crash

Official: Distress beacon registered to downed plane in Alaska; no alert reported, though

NOAA: Distress beacon registered to Alaska plane

Broken pipe blamed for Nevada gold mine accident that leaves 2 miners missing, feared dead

Rescuers close in on missing miners in Nevada

Former NASA head Sean O’Keefe improving in Anchorage hospital after crash that killed Stevens

Ex-NASA head O’Keefe improving after Alaska crash

24 more die in China’s flood-hit northwest as new rains trigger more landslides

24 more die in China’s flood-hit northwest

Alaska fishing guide says Stevens enjoyed good fishing day before dying in plane crash

Guide says Stevens in good spirits before death

‘Recovery effort’ under way after Nev. gold mine accident leaves 2 miners missing, feared dead

Nev. accident leaves 2 miners missing, feared dead

Investigators finish much of Alaska crash site work; focus on interviews, bringing in plane

Investigators finish much of AK crash site work

2 missing miners feared dead at Nevada gold mine after accident in ventilation shaft

2 missing miners feared dead at Nevada gold mine

Rain triggers more landslides in flood-stricken China as death toll rises to 1,117

New rain piles on misery for China flood survivors