http://www.mail.com/subjects/12842-search-rescue-efforts.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/12842-search-rescue-efforts.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104094-1-child-dead-1-missing-minn-park-landslide.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. A fourth child was missing. The landslide at Lilydale Regional Park swept over a group of children from Peter Hobart Elementary School... Thu, 23 May 2013 02:26:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104094-1-child-dead-1-missing-minn-park-landslide.html 2013-05-23T02:26:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099550-search-okla-tornado-survivors-complete.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of... Wed, 22 May 2013 02:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099550-search-okla-tornado-survivors-complete.html 2013-05-22T02:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101100-funds-needed-okla-tornado-recovery.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. The government has more than $11 billion in its main disaster relief fund. Recovery costs in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore are expected to be a relat... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:57:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101100-funds-needed-okla-tornado-recovery.html 2013-05-21T21:57:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-obama-pledges-urgent-aid-to-oklahoma-town.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. "In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured," Obama said from the White House State Dining Room. "Among the victims were young ... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:33:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-obama-pledges-urgent-aid-to-oklahoma-town.html 2013-05-21T17:33:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2099712-montana-man-dies-yosemite-climbing-accident.html YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, authorities said. Mason Robison, 38, of Columbia Falls, Mont., was killed after a rock dislodged and severed his rope as he and a partner were about 2,300 feet above the Yosemite Valley floor, Yosemi... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:25:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2099712-montana-man-dies-yosemite-climbing-accident.html 2013-05-21T13:25:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097408-huge-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-suburb-kills-51.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097408-huge-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-suburb-kills-51.html 2013-05-21T06:13:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098718-fbi-agents-fell-to-deaths-training-va-coast.html NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night. Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw were killed when they fell into the water Friday. Both were members of the burea... Tue, 21 May 2013 04:44:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098718-fbi-agents-fell-to-deaths-training-va-coast.html 2013-05-21T04:44:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099068-oklahoma-officials-tornado-search-rescue-ongoing.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue throughout the night. Fallin told a Monday news conference that a center for those seeking loved ones has been set up at... Tue, 21 May 2013 01:10:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099068-oklahoma-officials-tornado-search-rescue-ongoing.html 2013-05-21T01:10:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086558-teams-dig-miners-trapped-indonesia-cave-in.html TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) — Mining activities at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia were halted Wednesday as rescuers using jacks, saws and wheelbarrows dug through a caved-in mine tunnel looking for about 25 trapped workers, the mine operator said. Four bodies have been found and 10 miners rescued since the cave-in occurred Tuesday morning... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:07:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086558-teams-dig-miners-trapped-indonesia-cave-in.html 2013-05-15T15:07:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078602-n-calif-officers-seek-triple-homicide-suspect.html PETROLIA, Calif. (AP) — More than 70 law enforcement officers were part of the ongoing hunt Sunday for a Northern California man wanted in the killing of his wife and two young daughters. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Department said SWAT teams from three counties, federal officials and local police continued to search through the rugged terrain of Califo... Sun, 12 May 2013 21:35:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078602-n-calif-officers-seek-triple-homicide-suspect.html 2013-05-12T21:35:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076006-finding-woman-alive-lifts-bangladesh-rescuers.html SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Even amid the euphoria over finding a woman alive in the rubble of a garment factory that collapsed more than two weeks ago, rescuers on Saturday returned to the grim task of dismantling the wreckage and retrieving decomposing bodies, knowing there was little chance of finding any more survivors. The death toll from Bangladesh's w... Sat, 11 May 2013 11:58:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076006-finding-woman-alive-lifts-bangladesh-rescuers.html 2013-05-11T11:58:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077876-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot — and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out unclaimed territories. Diplomats from eight Arctic nations, including Secretary of State John Kerry, will meet next week over how to protect the thawing ... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:32:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077876-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html 2013-05-10T22:32:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076296-search-ends-2-australians-lost-cruise-ship.html SYDNEY (AP) — Two Australians plunged off a cruise ship into the ocean despite higher-than-required railings to prevent accidental falls, the cruise company said Friday as authorities called off the search for the couple missing for two days. Surveillance video showed the couple going over the railing about the same time with a brief pause between them, N... Fri, 10 May 2013 14:06:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076296-search-ends-2-australians-lost-cruise-ship.html 2013-05-10T14:06:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2076020-cruise-company-couples-fall-accident.html SYDNEY (AP) — The cruise ship railing over which an Australian couple fell into the ocean was higher than industry regulations required and was designed to prevent accidental falls, a spokeswoman for the cruise company said Friday as an intense search continued for the missing passengers. Paul Rossington, a 30-year-old paramedic, and his 26-year-old girlf... Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2076020-cruise-company-couples-fall-accident.html 2013-05-10T06:58:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073218-bangladesh-factory-collapse-death-toll-hits-1034.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital soared past 1,000 on Friday, while the list of the dead from a fresh fire at a sweater manufacturer showed the entanglement of the industry and top Bangladeshi officials. Officials said 1,034 bodies have been recov... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:40:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073218-bangladesh-factory-collapse-death-toll-hits-1034.html 2013-05-10T04:40:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073484-2-cruise-passengers-fall-overboard-australia.html SYDNEY (AP) — No trace of an Australian couple believed to have fallen off a cruise ship has been found despite an intense, day-long search, officials said Friday. Paul Rossington, a 30-year-old paramedic, and his 26-year-old girlfriend Kristen Schroder, both from the town of Barraba in New South Wales state, were discovered missing Thursday morning after... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:38:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073484-2-cruise-passengers-fall-overboard-australia.html 2013-05-10T04:38:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2071896-bodies-kansas-farm-belong-to-missing-mom-2-men.html OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday identified two men and a woman found slain on an eastern Kansas farm and continued searching for the woman's 18-month-old daughter, who was last seen at the same property where the bodies were discovered. Franklin County Sheriff Jeffrey Richards said at a news conference Wednesday that law enforcement officials... Thu, 09 May 2013 01:55:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2071896-bodies-kansas-farm-belong-to-missing-mom-2-men.html 2013-05-09T01:55:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070624-7-dead-2-missing-ship-crashes-genoa.html ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors placed the captain of the Jolly Nero cargo ship under investigation Wednesday for alleged manslaughter after his vessel slammed into the dock at Genoa's busy port and toppled the control tower into the harbor, killing at least seven people. As rescue teams in diving suits searched for two other missing people, officials beg... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:33:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070624-7-dead-2-missing-ship-crashes-genoa.html 2013-05-08T21:33:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070350-bangladesh-garment-disaster-death-toll-reaches-761.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The death toll from a collapsed building housing five garment factories rose to 761 on Wednesday as authorities started disbursing salary and other benefits to the survivors in the country's deadliest industrial disaster. According to a control room at the scene, rescue workers recovered more bodies out of the wreckage of the eigh... Wed, 08 May 2013 04:36:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070350-bangladesh-garment-disaster-death-toll-reaches-761.html 2013-05-08T04:36:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2069174-22-dead-gas-tanker-explosion-mexico-city.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A natural gas tanker truck lost control, hit a center divider and exploded on a highway lined by homes in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring nearly three dozen, authorities said. Officials at the Citizen Safety Department of Mexico State, which surrounds the capital, did not rule ou... Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2069174-22-dead-gas-tanker-explosion-mexico-city.html 2013-05-08T04:00:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2070104-bangladesh-garment-disaster-death-toll-reaches-705.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of garment factory workers who survived a building collapse in Bangladesh protested for compensation, as the death toll from the country's worst-ever industrial disaster passed 700. The police control room overseeing the recovery operation said the death toll stood at 705 on Tuesday afternoon as workers pulled more bodies... Wed, 08 May 2013 01:03:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2070104-bangladesh-garment-disaster-death-toll-reaches-705.html 2013-05-08T01:03:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067838-bangladesh-garment-accident-death-toll-passes-700.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of survivors of last month's collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh protested for compensation Tuesday, as the death toll from the country's worst-ever industrial disaster passed 700. The police control room overseeing the recovery operation said the death toll stood at 705 on Tuesday afternoon as ... Tue, 07 May 2013 08:29:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067838-bangladesh-garment-accident-death-toll-passes-700.html 2013-05-07T08:29:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060598-us-military-plane-carrying-3-crashes-kyrgyzstan.html CHALDOVAR, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — An American military refueling plane carrying three crew members crashed Friday in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the U.S. operates an air base key to the war in Afghanistan. There was no word on the fate of the KC-135 crew as darkness fell and the search for them was suspended for the night... Fri, 03 May 2013 18:44:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060598-us-military-plane-carrying-3-crashes-kyrgyzstan.html 2013-05-03T18:44:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058144-bittersweet-missing-bangladesh-collapse.html JURAIN, Bangladesh (AP) — As Farida knelt beside the linen-wrapped body and looked at the dress that she herself had purchased, her sobs of sorrow turned to tears of painful relief. She called her husband to speak the words she had been praying for during her week of searching: "I got her. I got her." Just moments before, she had stopped workers from plac... Fri, 03 May 2013 03:26:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058144-bittersweet-missing-bangladesh-collapse.html 2013-05-03T03:26:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057942-430-dead-bangladesh-building-collapse.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building Thursday and authorities say it may take another five days to clear the rubble. In addition to the 430 confirmed dead, police report another 149 people are still missing in what has become the worst disaster for Bangladesh's $20 billion-a-yea... Thu, 02 May 2013 07:34:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057942-430-dead-bangladesh-building-collapse.html 2013-05-02T07:34:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053510-bangladeshis-turn-rescuers-building-collapse.html SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The heat in the rubble was sweltering. It closed in on his body like the darkness around him, making it hard to breathe. Working by the faint glow of a flashlight, he slithered through the broken concrete and spotted a beautiful young woman, her crushed arm pinned beneath a pillar. She was dying, and the only way to get her out was to amputate. ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:52:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053510-bangladeshis-turn-rescuers-building-collapse.html 2013-04-30T23:52:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2050494-pacific-searched-british-man-ailing-boat.html HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard plane from Hawaii and a Navy warship diverted from its journey home searched a remote area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for a British man many hours after he was reported overboard from a troubled sailboat. The search about 500 miles west of the Midway Atoll, where one British citizen was rescued from the boat and ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:20:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2050494-pacific-searched-british-man-ailing-boat.html 2013-04-29T09:20:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2048154-knicks-roll-to-3-0-lead-celtics.html BOSTON (AP) — When the New York Knicks finally returned to the playoffs two years ago, the Boston Celtics let them hang around for only four games. Now Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks are on the verge of beating Boston, and they want to do it just as quickly. Anthony scored 26 points and the Knicks moved to the brink of their first playoff series victory i... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:25:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2048154-knicks-roll-to-3-0-lead-celtics.html 2013-04-27T07:25:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2047188-st-lucia-police-detail-rescue-boat-sinking.html SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A boat captain and his first mate swam through dangerous waters for nearly a day before they were rescued after a sinking that was also survived by their two U.S. passengers, authorities in St. Lucia said on Friday. Marine Police Sgt. Finley Leonce told The Associated Press that the captain and first mate were rescued on Monda... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:12:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2047188-st-lucia-police-detail-rescue-boat-sinking.html 2013-04-26T17:12:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043308-toll-bangladesh-building-collapse-climbs-to-275.html SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — "Save us, brother. I beg you, brother," Mohammad Altab moaned to the rescuers who could not help him. He was pinned between slabs of concrete in the ruins of the garment factory building where he worked. "I want to live," he pleaded, his eyes glistening with tears as he spoke of his two young children. "It's so painful here." Alta... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:02:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043308-toll-bangladesh-building-collapse-climbs-to-275.html 2013-04-26T03:02:51Z