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Demolition site in Kawasaki

KAWASAKI, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing. (Kyodo)

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Demolition site in Kawasaki

Demolition site in Kawasaki

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2026, shows a demolition site within the steelmaking complex of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, after part of a crane being dismantled fell and 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed the previous day. Five workers fell from the crane and the structure, leaving three dead and one worker, who likely fell into the ocean, missing.

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Japan: Scaffold Collapse at JFE Steel Plant in Kawasaki Leaves Three Critical, One Missing

A scaffold approximately 40 meters high collapsed at JFE Steel's East Japan Works in Kawasaki City on Tuesday afternoon, April 7, causing five workers to fall. Three are unconscious and in critical condition, one is missing, and one remains conscious. Police are investigating possible professional negligence.

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Landslides Destroy Aceh Villages - Indonesia

Landslides Destroy Aceh Villages - Indonesia

A medical worker inspects medical equipment covered in mud after a flash flood in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, on December 9, 2025. Floods and landslides have claimed nearly 1,000 lives, with 293 people still missing, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). At least 5,000 others suffered injuries, ranging from minor to severe, from mud, collapsed buildings, and debris, as rescuers continue to search for survivors. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACPARESS.COM

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Landslides Destroy Aceh Villages - Indonesia

Landslides Destroy Aceh Villages - Indonesia

A medical worker inspects medical equipment covered in mud after a flash flood in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, on December 9, 2025. Floods and landslides have claimed nearly 1,000 lives, with 293 people still missing, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). At least 5,000 others suffered injuries, ranging from minor to severe, from mud, collapsed buildings, and debris, as rescuers continue to search for survivors. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACPARESS.COM

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Mexico Floods Leave at Least 64 Dead and 65 Missing

Mexico Floods Leave at Least 64 Dead and 65 Missing

This photo taken on October 13, 2025 shows a rescue worker conducts a search in a landslide caused by the heavy rain in Huauchinango, Puebla state, Mexico. At least 64 people have died and dozens remain missing after days of torrential rains and flooding that hit central and eastern Mexico last week, authorities said Monday. Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Missing After Madrid Building Collapse - Spain

Several Missing After Madrid Building Collapse - Spain

A worker in the vicinity of the collapse of a building under construction, in the Ópera area, on October 7, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Three people were injured in the partial collapse of a six-storey building under construction in Calle de las Hileras, in the Ópera area. A total of eleven fire departments of the Madrid City Council with the Air Support Section and the Canine Section of the Municipal Police are searching for possible missing persons.Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea: Road Collapses at Subway Construction Site Near Seoul

A collapse occurred at a construction site for an underground subway in Gwangmyeong, near Seoul, on Friday afternoon, April 11th, leaving one worker missing. Construction of the tunnel was in progress at the site, but early on Friday, numerous cracks were found in the pillars, resulting in the road closure above. The workers were reportedly inspecting the road for safety when the collapse occurred.

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Israel Extends Onslaught - Gaza

Israel Extends Onslaught - Gaza

A medical worker attends to a displaced child inside a medical facility following forced evacuations under fire from the Beit Lahia project via Salah al-Din Street to western Gaza City on November 20, 2024. he Israeli military bombed at least five crowded homes in northern Gaza early on Thursday with many casualties, health officials said, as troops deepened an incursion along the territory's northern edge. Rescue operations were under way as many people remained missing or trapped under the rubble, medics said. Hamas media put the number of fatalities at 57 but there was no official figure immediately from the Gaza health ministry. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Extends Onslaught - Gaza

Israel Extends Onslaught - Gaza

A medical worker attends to a displaced child inside a medical facility following forced evacuations under fire from the Beit Lahia project via Salah al-Din Street to western Gaza City on November 20, 2024. he Israeli military bombed at least five crowded homes in northern Gaza early on Thursday with many casualties, health officials said, as troops deepened an incursion along the territory's northern edge. Rescue operations were under way as many people remained missing or trapped under the rubble, medics said. Hamas media put the number of fatalities at 57 but there was no official figure immediately from the Gaza health ministry. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Extends Onslaught - Gaza

Israel Extends Onslaught - Gaza

A medical worker attends to a displaced child inside a medical facility following forced evacuations under fire from the Beit Lahia project via Salah al-Din Street to western Gaza City on November 20, 2024. he Israeli military bombed at least five crowded homes in northern Gaza early on Thursday with many casualties, health officials said, as troops deepened an incursion along the territory's northern edge. Rescue operations were under way as many people remained missing or trapped under the rubble, medics said. Hamas media put the number of fatalities at 57 but there was no official figure immediately from the Gaza health ministry. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Extends Onslaught - Gaza

Israel Extends Onslaught - Gaza

A medical worker attends to a displaced child inside a medical facility following forced evacuations under fire from the Beit Lahia project via Salah al-Din Street to western Gaza City on November 20, 2024. he Israeli military bombed at least five crowded homes in northern Gaza early on Thursday with many casualties, health officials said, as troops deepened an incursion along the territory's northern edge. Rescue operations were under way as many people remained missing or trapped under the rubble, medics said. Hamas media put the number of fatalities at 57 but there was no official figure immediately from the Gaza health ministry. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

A Civil Protection worker during cleanup work in Alfafar, on November 9, 2024, in Alfafar, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The search for possible victims of the DANA in the province of Valencia continues today with the deployment of search teams in the deepest areas of the Albufera, while work also continues in the area of the Magro River, the Rambla de Poio, the mouth of the Turia River and the sea. According to the first Emergencies report on the impact of the DANA, about 2,450 firefighters from more than 40 agencies are operating in the areas affected by the floods, in addition to 8,000 military personnel, including 52 divers. In addition, 25,000 hectares in Valencia have been affected by the cold drop. As for the number of victims, only in the province of Valencia, 215 people have been confirmed dead due to the SWD and at least 78 people are still missing. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 9 Workers Trapped After Landslide At Gold Mine - Turkey

At Least 9 Workers Trapped After Landslide At Gold Mine - Turkey

A rescu worker at the mine site. Private security guards of the company tightened the measures at the entrance of the mine site on February 14, 2024 in Ilic, district of Erzincan, Turkey . Nine mine workers went missing on Tuesday after a landslide hit an open goldmine in the Ilic district of Erzincan province in Turkey. Hundreds of rescue workers are engaged in a search operation currently that authorities say is complicated by the presence of cyanide in the soil. Out of 667 employees, nine are unaccounted for, according to Turkey’s Interior Minister. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A rescue worker searches for people who went missing at a collapsed building in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2024, following a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Heavy Storms Cause Severe Damage - Spain

Heavy Storms Cause Severe Damage - Spain

A CSIC worker views a bridge destroyed by La DANA on September 5, 2023, in Aldea del Fresno, Madrid (Spain). This pipeline supplies 270,000 people in 71 municipalities in the province of Toledo. The isolated depression in high atmospheric levels (DANA) that has passed over the Peninsula this weekend has left at least four people dead, another three people who remain missing, dozens of people evacuated from their homes, road closures, delays and cancellations of numerous railroad lines and air flights. It has also caused serious material damage for which many municipalities are already considering requesting the declaration of an area affected by a Civil Protection emergency. The Civil Guard continues with the search for the 83-year-old man swept away by the current in Villamanta and the middle-aged man swept away with his family by the Alberche river. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Body of scuba diver found off Bali

Body of scuba diver found off Bali

SANUR, Indonesia - A man talks over the radio with a rescue worker off the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Feb. 18, 2014, a day after five of seven Japanese women scuba divers, who went missing off Bali on Feb. 14, were rescued.

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4 missing workers confirmed dead after tunnel explosion

4 missing workers confirmed dead after tunnel explosion

MINAMIUONUMA, Japan - An ambulance heads to a hospital carrying a worker found at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, at 5:51 a.m. on May 27, 2012. The bodies of four workers missing since May 24 following an explosion at the site were located and recovered on the morning of May 27, local firefighters said.

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Search for tsunami victims in no-entry zone

Search for tsunami victims in no-entry zone

NAMIE, Japan - A rescue worker clad in protective gear searches for people missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, at a point some 4.5 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant with its exhaust pipes seen in the background, in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 8, 2011. The town has been designated as part of a no-entry zone due to radiation leaks at the plant following the disaster.

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Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial photo shows a large hole on the surface at Onikobe geothermal power station in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010, which was made by a geyser eruption the day before. One worker is missing while the other sustained serious injuries in the incident.

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Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial photo shows a large hole on the surface at Onikobe geothermal power station in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010, which was made by a geyser eruption the day before. One worker is missing while the other sustained serious injuries in the incident.

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5 workers washed away in Tokyo underground sewage system

5 workers washed away in Tokyo underground sewage system

TOKYO, Japan - Rescue workers search the Kanda River in Tokyo for four missing workers washed away during repair work in an underground sewage system that was flooded by a rainstorm. Rescue workers earlier found the body of a fifth worker who was also swept away.

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(3)Four dead, 6 missing as massive typhoon lands on Kochi

(3)Four dead, 6 missing as massive typhoon lands on Kochi

KUJUKURI, Japan - Policemen check the scene in the town of Kujukuri, Chiba Prefecture, facing the Pacific where a worker went missing on Oct. 20 as massive Typhoon Tokage landed on Kochi Prefecture in Shikoku after leaving at least four people dead, six missing and more than 30 injured.

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INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-CIANJUR-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-CIANJUR-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(221123) -- CIANJUR, Nov. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates an excavator during search operations after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Nov. 23, 2022. A 5.6-magnitude quake hit Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, killing at least 268 people and 151 others are still missing. The earthquake also left 1,083 people injured and forced 58,362 others to flee home. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(221121) -- WEST JAVA, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker gives medical treatment to a man injured in an earthquake at a temporary shelter in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Nov. 21, 2022. At least 62 people were killed, 25 went missing and about 700 others were injured after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, officials said. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(221121) -- WEST JAVA, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker gives medical treatment to a woman injured in an earthquake at a temporary shelter in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Nov. 21, 2022. At least 62 people were killed, 25 went missing and about 700 others were injured after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, officials said. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(221121) -- WEST JAVA, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker treats an injured woman after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake at a temporary shelter in Cimacan Hospital in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Nov. 21, 2022. At least 62 people were killed, 25 went missing and about 700 others were injured after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, officials said. (Photo by Sandika Fadilah/Xinhua)

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Quake survivor rescued after 17 days lost in mountains shares survival story

STORY: Quake survivor rescued after 17 days lost in mountains shares survival story DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gan Yu being rescued 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAN YU, Sichuan quake survivor STORYLINE: A Chinese hydropower station worker, who had been found alive 17 days after an earthquake jolted China's Sichuan Province, shared his story with Xinhua. Gan Yu went missing after a 6.8-magnitude quake hit Luding County and was finally rescued by a local villager. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAN YU, Sichuan quake survivor "We were having a lunch break when the earthquake struck. Then we ran out of the room. After we came out, we found everything was crumbling. There were two workers who had been knocked down. I went to save them with Luo Yong. We were so exhausted that we could hardly go out alive for both of us. So, I told him to seek for rescue team and then save me after he found help." It was hard to walk because my feet were hit by

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-MIGRANT BOAT-VICTIMS

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-MIGRANT BOAT-VICTIMS

(220926) -- DAMASCUS, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Syrian Red Crescent worker helps move the bodies of victims of a migrant boat which sank off the Syrian shore last Thursday in the city of Tartous, Syria, Sept. 25, 2022. A total of 102 bodies have so far been found after a boat carrying illegal migrants capsized off the Syrian shore, while 40 others were still missing, a war monitor reported on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-MIGRANT BOAT-VICTIMS

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-MIGRANT BOAT-VICTIMS

(220926) -- DAMASCUS, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Syrian Red Crescent worker helps move the bodies of victims of a migrant boat which sank off the Syrian shore last Thursday in the city of Tartous, Syria, Sept. 25, 2022. A total of 102 bodies have so far been found after a boat carrying illegal migrants capsized off the Syrian shore, while 40 others were still missing, a war monitor reported on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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Man trapped in mountains found alive 17 days after quake hit SW China

STORY: Man trapped in mountains found alive 17 days after quake hit SW China DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of damaged roads and houses 2. various of doctors checking vitals on Gan Yu 3. various of local mountains 4. various of doctors reading X-ray results of Gan Yu STORYLINE: A Chinese hydropower station worker has been found alive in Sichuan Province, 17 days after an earthquake struck the region. Gan Yu went missing after the 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Luding County. The 28-year-old was rescued by a local villager on Wednesday. Ni Taigao, the villager who found Gan, decided to join the search for Gan because he was familiar with local mountains. Gan told Ni that he had survived the ordeal by eating wild fruits and drinking spring water. Doctors said that Gan suffered from multiple soft tissue injuries, several fractures, and severe infections. Despite physical weakness, his vital signs were stable. Xinhua News Agency co

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CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-SURVIVOR-FOUND (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-SURVIVOR-FOUND (CN)

(220922) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter transferring Gan Yu (back row, R) arrives at Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Chinese hydropower station worker Gan Yu, who went missing for 17 days following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan Province, has been found alive. TO GO WITH "Sichuan quake -- Man trapped in mountains found after 17 days" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-SURVIVOR-FOUND (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-SURVIVOR-FOUND (CN)

(220922) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers check the health condition of Gan Yu at West China Hospital of Sichuan University in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Chinese hydropower station worker Gan Yu, who went missing for 17 days following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan Province, has been found alive. TO GO WITH "Sichuan quake -- Man trapped in mountains found after 17 days" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-SURVIVOR-FOUND (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-SURVIVOR-FOUND (CN)

(220922) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter, which is designated to transfer Gan Yu to Luding County of Sichuan Province, prepares to take off in Shimian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Chinese hydropower station worker Gan Yu, who went missing for 17 days following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan Province, has been found alive. TO GO WITH "Sichuan quake -- Man trapped in mountains found after 17 days" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-SURVIVOR-FOUND (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-SURVIVOR-FOUND (CN)

(220922) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers prepare to check the health condition of Gan Yu at West China Hospital of Sichuan University in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Chinese hydropower station worker Gan Yu, who went missing for 17 days following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan Province, has been found alive. TO GO WITH "Sichuan quake -- Man trapped in mountains found after 17 days" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-SURVIVOR-FOUND (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-SURVIVOR-FOUND (CN)

(220922) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers discuss treatment plans for Gan Yu at West China Hospital of Sichuan University in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Chinese hydropower station worker Gan Yu, who went missing for 17 days following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan Province, has been found alive. TO GO WITH "Sichuan quake -- Man trapped in mountains found after 17 days" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MOURNING (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MOURNING (CN)

(220912) -- SHIMIAN, Sept. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A rescue worker lays a flower to mourn for the victims of the earthquake during a memorial service in Shimian County of Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 12, 2022. A total of 93 people have died and 25 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Luding County and neighboring areas in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sept. 5, local authorities said Monday. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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BRAZIL-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

BRAZIL-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

(220603) -- CAMARAGIBE, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A rescue worker removes mud at a landslide site after heavy rains in Camaragibe, Pernambuco, Brazil, June 2, 2022. The death toll from heavy rains last week in the Brazilian city of Recife and its metropolitan area has risen to 126, with two people still missing, the government of the northeastern state of Pernambuco said Thursday. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-SOUTH KALIMANTAN-BANJARMASIN-SOUTH SULAWESI-SHIP-CAPSIZING-RESCUE

INDONESIA-SOUTH KALIMANTAN-BANJARMASIN-SOUTH SULAWESI-SHIP-CAPSIZING-RESCUE

(220529) -- BANJARMASIN, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken on May 29, 2022 shows a health worker checking the physical condition of a rescued woman on an ambulance at Trisakti port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Rescuers deployed a helicopter and several ships with over 100 people in a search and rescue operation for 25 missing people after a ship sank in water off South Sulawesi province in Indonesia, a rescuer said on Sunday. (Photo by Bahaudin Qusairi/Xinhua)

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(3)Four dead, 6 missing as massive typhoon lands on Kochi

(3)Four dead, 6 missing as massive typhoon lands on Kochi

KUJUKURI, Japan - Policemen check the scene in the town of Kujukuri, Chiba Prefecture, facing the Pacific where a worker went missing on Oct. 20 as massive Typhoon Tokage landed on Kochi Prefecture in Shikoku after leaving at least four people dead, six missing and more than 30 injured. (Kyodo)

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Civilian U.S. base worker arrested over missing Okinawa woman

Civilian U.S. base worker arrested over missing Okinawa woman

Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on May 19, 2016, upon on his return from the United States, about the arrest of a 32-year-old male working for the U.S. military in the southern prefecture. The man was arrested on suspicion of disposing of the body of a missing 20-year-old woman in Uruma, central Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Civilian U.S. base worker arrested over missing Okinawa woman

Civilian U.S. base worker arrested over missing Okinawa woman

Photo shows Uruma Police Station in central Okinawa Prefecture, where a 32-year-old man working for the U.S. military was detained on May 19, 2016, after being arrested on suspicion of disposing of a body. Police are working to confirm whether the body is that of missing 20-year-old office worker Rina Shimabukuro from Uruma. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 workers washed away in Tokyo underground sewage system

5 workers washed away in Tokyo underground sewage system

TOKYO, Japan - Rescue workers search the Sumida River in Tokyo for four missing workers washed away during repair work in an underground sewage system that was flooded by a rainstorm. Rescue workers earlier found the body of a fifth worker who was also swept away. (Kyodo)

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Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial photo shows a large hole on the surface at Onikobe geothermal power station in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010, which was made by a geyser eruption the day before. One worker is missing while the other sustained serious injuries in the incident. (Kyodo)

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Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial photo shows a large hole on the surface at Onikobe geothermal power station in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010, which was made by a geyser eruption the day before. One worker is missing while the other sustained serious injuries in the incident. (Kyodo)

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Search for tsunami victims in no-entry zone

Search for tsunami victims in no-entry zone

NAMIE, Japan - A rescue worker clad in protective gear searches for people missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, at a point some 4.5 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant with its exhaust pipes seen in the background, in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 8, 2011. The town has been designated as part of a no-entry zone due to radiation leaks at the plant following the disaster. (Kyodo)

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