Death toll from western India's landslide rises to 22

STORY: Death toll from western India's landslide rises to 22 DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of the landslide site 3. various of rescue work STORYLINE: The death toll rose to 22 in the landslide that struck a village on a hilltop in India's western state of Maharashtra, after six more bodies were retrieved from under the debris on Friday, a local police official confirmed. "The search and rescue operation was stopped on Friday at 18:30 local time and will resume tomorrow morning. Only six dead bodies could be retrieved today. It's a difficult terrain, hence the search operation is being carried out physically with hands or with the help of canines," he said. As many as four teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were engaged in the search and rescue operation. Local villagers also helped in digging the debris at the right spots to retrieve the bodies. Nearly 100 people went missing after the na

El Salvador sends rescue personnel to aid quake-hit Türkiye

STORY: El Salvador sends rescue personnel to aid quake-hit Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: San Salvador CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Salvadoran rescue staff departing at airport STORYLINE: El Salvador sent a humanitarian mission to Türkiye on Wednesday to help in the search and rescue of victims after deadly earthquakes shook the country on Monday. The mission, made up of 111 troops and three canines, departed from San Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport in the Central American nation, and has teams specializing in rescue in vertical structures, collapsed structures and confined areas. Fernando Castaneda, head of the humanitarian mission, said that El Salvador has also experienced this type of disaster, so the government and the people believe that it is appropriate to provide aid to Türkiye. The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria has surpassed 21,000, according to latest data released by authorities and rescuers. Xinhua New

Pet dogs on the slide in Japan

Pet dogs on the slide in Japan

AOMORI, Japan, Dec. 25 Kyodo - A woman walks with her dogs through a snow covered street in Aomori, Japan, in December 2014. The aging population and the higher cost of keeping dogs has likely contributed to the sliding number of pet canines in Japan, with cats overtaking them in 2017 for the first time since an annual survey began in 1994, according to industry experts.

Woman leads therapy dog training in Japan

Woman leads therapy dog training in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mayumi Tokiwa, head of a training section of the Japan Animal Therapy Association, shows how she trains canines to become therapy dogs at the association in Yamato, Kanawaga Prefecture, west of Tokyo, in this file photo taken on July 15, 2014.

Quarantine dogs

Quarantine dogs

NAGOYA, Japan - Male beagle dogs Little Man (L) and Hunter are shown to reporters at the Central Japan International Airport, or Centrair, near Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 22, 2013. It's the canines' job to sniff out meat, fruit and other products that must be quarantined from airplane passengers' luggage.

Pet dogs on the slide in Japan

Pet dogs on the slide in Japan

A woman walks with her dogs through a snow covered street in Aomori, Japan, in December 2014. The aging population and the higher cost of keeping dogs has likely contributed to the sliding number of pet canines in Japan, with cats overtaking them in 2017 for the first time since an annual survey began in 1994, according to industry experts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Woman leads therapy dog training in Japan

Woman leads therapy dog training in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mayumi Tokiwa, head of a training section of the Japan Animal Therapy Association, shows how she trains canines to become therapy dogs at the association in Yamato, Kanawaga Prefecture, west of Tokyo, in this file photo taken on July 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

Quarantine dogs

Quarantine dogs

NAGOYA, Japan - Male beagle dogs Little Man (L) and Hunter are shown to reporters at the Central Japan International Airport, or Centrair, near Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 22, 2013. It's the canines' job to sniff out meat, fruit and other products that must be quarantined from airplane passengers' luggage. (Kyodo)

Specially trained dog to chase away monkeys

Specially trained dog to chase away monkeys

Photo taken in Omachi in Nagano Prefecture on Aug. 11, 2020, shows Hiroaki Nakayama and his dog Momo, trained to chase away wild monkeys that have ventured from nearby mountains to ruin crops and damage properties. The central Japan city is combining a global positioning system and specially trained canines, known as "monkey dogs," to deter the unwanted raiders.

Specially trained dog to chase away monkeys

Specially trained dog to chase away monkeys

Photo taken in Omachi in Nagano Prefecture on Aug. 11, 2020, shows Hiroaki Nakayama and his dog Momo, trained to chase away wild monkeys that have ventured from nearby mountains to ruin crops and damage properties. The central Japan city is combining a global positioning system and specially trained canines, known as "monkey dogs," to deter the unwanted raiders.

Souvenirs from southwestern Japan for dogs

Souvenirs from southwestern Japan for dogs

Photo taken April 11, 2019, in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki shows a pet dog eating a cup of champon noodles for canines, developed and sold as a souvenir by the Toy pet shop in the city. Nagasaki champon noodles eaten with meat, seafood and vegetables are famous nationwide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Souvenirs from southwestern Japan for dogs

Souvenirs from southwestern Japan for dogs

Photo taken April 11, 2019, in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki shows a pet dog eating a piece of castella sponge cake for canines, developed and sold as a souvenir by the Toy pet shop in the city. Nagasaki's castella cake is famous nationwide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo