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China: Men Rescue Child Dangling From Sixth Floor Window Grille

On September 5, 2026, in Shuozhou, Shanxi, two men risked their safety to rescue a five-year-old child left dangling from a sixth-floor window after accidentally falling from his home, his head caught in a protective grille. Climbing down from the balcony above, the pair carefully made their way to the child and pulled him to safety.

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China: Bystanders Smash Window to Rescue Unconscious Driver in Jiangsu

On May 14, 2026, bystanders in Jingjiang, Jiangsu, China, rescued an unconscious driver after his car lost control when he fainted at the wheel. A woman in a car ahead used her vehicle to block the runaway car, while others smashed the window and pulled the driver to safety.

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China: Girl Rescued From Burning Apartment in Jinan

A young girl was rescued after being trapped on a bay window during an apartment fire in Jinan, Shandong Province on July 13, 2023. A neighbor climbed out to hold her steady while firefighters prepared a ladder. She was guided into the ladder basket and safely lowered to the ground.

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China: 85-Year-Old Man Hanging Upside Down From 14th Floor Rescued in Shaoguan

On October 25 in 2022, a woman walking home found an 85-year-old man hanging upside down outside a 14th-floor window in Shaoguan, Guangdong. Police and residents quickly coordinated a rescue, using a bedsheet to secure the man before safely pulling him back inside.

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China: Man Saves Four People Seconds Before Crash Vehicle Erupts in Fire

A man in Jinzhong, Shanxi, rushed to save four people trapped in a crashed, smoke-filled vehicle on November 30, 2025. The doors were jammed and the passengers unconscious, so he smashed a window and pulled them out. Just three minutes later, the car burst into flames as the rescued victims received help on the roadside.

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China: Clever Cat in Henan Climbs Cloth to Reach Home Window

On October 27, in Henan, a household cat returned home but found itself stuck downstairs. The black-and-white cat meowed loudly to call its owner. The owner dropped a long piece of cloth from the window above, letting it hang to the ground. The cat gripped the fabric tightly and skillfully climbed all the way up to the window.

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China: Crane Driver Rescues Dangling Worker in Beijing’s Fengtai District

On October 17, 2025, in Fengtai District, Beijing, a man was found hanging outside a window after slipping while dismantling an air conditioning unit on a building’s exterior. He became entangled in a safety rope around his neck and arm. Crane driver Wang Lei immediately maneuvered his vehicle toward the building and extended the crane arm to rescue the struggling worker.

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China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier leapt into a river to rescue a driver trapped after a car fell in, smashing the window and pulling the driver to safety.

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China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu 2

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier jumped into a river and smashed a car window with a brick to save a trapped driver, pulling them to safety as bystanders watched.

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Russian troops launch massive overnight strike on Kyiv

A kitchen window frames a search and rescue operation in the Sviatoshynskyi district after a massive overnight missile and drone attack by Russian troops, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 24, 2025. At least eight people were killed in the strike, and 77 people sustained injuries. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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Russian troops launch massive overnight strike on Kyiv

A search and rescue operation is seen from a window in the Sviatoshynskyi district after a massive overnight missile and drone attack by Russian troops, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 24, 2025. At least eight people were killed in the strike. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding 4

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

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China: Toddler Rescued After Dangling From Window In Suqian, Jiangsu

This video captures the intense moment a toddler, left unattended, was spotted dangling from a window, prompting an emergency response from local residents in China. On November 16, 2022, in Suqian, Jiangsu, outside the Guangyuan Market on Taoyuan North Road, a toddler managed to breach the safety barrier while the adults were away on school runs, placing the child in imminent danger. A group of local residents quickly gathered below the window, holding a large cloth to catch the child if he fell. Amid the tense scene, heroic bystanders scaled the building without safety equipment and successfully rescued the toddler. Thanks to the swift actions and bravery of the bystanders, the child was safely rescued with no injuries reported.

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Ten Days After the Passage of The Dana - Valencia

The window of a house after the passage of the DANA, on November 7, 2024, in Massanassa, Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). The day the cold drop reached Valencia, the owner of the house climbed up to the attic of the house to protect himself from the water because the lower part of the house was destroyed. After two days incommunicado, an aunt heard his screams and was able to rescue him. He is now in hospital with mobility and circulation problems. The Official State Gazette (BOE) has published today the declaration of area seriously affected by a Civil Protection emergency in the territory affected by the DANA in the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Aragon. This declaration is accompanied by a package of measures valued at 10,600 million euros aimed at mitigating the effects of the DANA. According to official figures, only in the province of Valencia, the area hardest hit by the cold drop, there are currently 199 dead and 93 missing. Valencia, Spain on

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Search and rescue operation at Kryvyi Rih hotel after August 27 Russian missile strike

KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE - AUGUST 27, 2024 - Windows smashed by the shock wave are pictured near a hotel that came under the rocket strike of Russian troops that killed four people, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, central Ukraine.

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Search and rescue operation at Kryvyi Rih hotel after August 27 Russian missile strike

KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE - AUGUST 27, 2024 - Windows smashed by the shock wave are pictured near a hotel that came under the rocket strike of Russian troops that killed four people, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, central Ukraine.

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Search and rescue operation at Kryvyi Rih hotel after August 27 Russian missile strike

KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE - AUGUST 27, 2024 - Windows smashed by the shock wave are pictured near a hotel that came under the rocket strike of Russian troops that killed four people, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, central Ukraine.

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Search and rescue operation at Kryvyi Rih hotel after August 27 Russian missile strike

KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE - AUGUST 27, 2024 - Windows smashed by the shock wave are pictured near a hotel that came under the rocket strike of Russian troops that killed four people, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, central Ukraine.

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Chinese firefighters rescue trapped baby in China's Meizhou

STORY: Chinese firefighters rescue trapped baby in China's Meizhou SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:15 LOCATION: MEIZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese firefighters rescuing trapped baby STORYLINE: Firefighters broke through the window and used ladders to create a "life passage" for rescuing a baby trapped due to rain-triggered floods in China's Meizhou. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Meizhou, China. (XHTV)

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Nur Shams Camp Mourns Palestinians Killed In Israeli Raid - West Bank

A Palestinian woman and her son look from the window over the street ahead of funeral procession of Palestinian men killed in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem in West Bank on Sunday, April 21, 2024.The Israeli military has been carrying out operations in the area since Thursday night, and the Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service reported that it has recovered 14 bodies from the Nur Shams refugee camp. Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada: Shooting Reported At Robson And Richards Streets In Downtown Vancouver

A shooting was reported at Robson and Richards streets in downtown Vancouver on Saturday, March 30, with bullet holes in the window of a car and one in the window of a Tim Hortons coffee shop. No injuries or arrests were reported. This is a developing story.

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Rescue continues in Afghanistan's quake-hit village

STORY: Rescue continues in Afghanistan's quake-hit village DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District, west Afghanistan's Herat Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MULLAH MOHAMMAD ABBAS AKHUND, Acting Minister of Disaster Management, Afghanistan 3. various of donations of food and clothing 4. various of the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District, west Afghanistan's Herat Province STORYLINE: At the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District in west Afghanistan's Herat Province, the hardest-hit area in the deadly quakes on Oct. 7, piteous wails can be heard day and night, while rescue work has never stopped. Afghan authorities said the death toll in the quake-affected western provinces, mainly in Herat, has surpassed 2,400. Even though the 72-hour "golden window" for quake-related rescues has ended, rescue workers along with villagers are still striving for miracles under the rubble. Acting Minister of Di

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EGYPT-CAIRO-BUILDING COLLAPSE-RESCUE

(230906) -- CAIRO, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman looks from a window beside a collapsed building in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 6, 2023. At least four people were killed and five others wounded on Wednesday in a building collapse in Egypt's capital Cairo, the state-run Ahram newspaper reported. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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7 killed, 45 injured in twin blasts in NW Pakistan

STORY: 7 killed, 45 injured in twin blasts in NW Pakistan DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site STORYLINE: At least seven people were killed and 45 others injured in twin blasts in Pakistan's northwest Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Monday, rescue and police officials said. Two powerful explosions hit the counter-terrorism department police station in the Kabal area of Swat district, causing multiple casualties, mostly policemen, Inspector General of KP Police Akhtar Hayat Khan told the media. The police station building partially collapsed after the blast, which caused a power outage in the area, the official said, adding that security has been put on high alert across the province after the incident. Window panes of nearby buildings were shattered due to the impact of the blasts. Security forces and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital in the city, accordi

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Rescue at epicenter of massive earthquakes in Türkiye

STORY: Rescue at epicenter of massive earthquakes in Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Istanbul, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: STANDUP 1 (English): WANG FENG, Xinhua correspondent SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ALPASLAN, Resident of Elbistan SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SELAHHATIN ELBISTAN, Resident of Elbistan SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish) ZEKI CELIK, Volunteer from Samsun STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): WANG FENG, Xinhua correspondent "The search and rescue teams in Türkiye's deadly twin earthquakes race against time to save people trapped under the rubble. They work under challenging conditions, sometimes with no necessary tools to pull people out of the debris. Citizens trying to hear good news from their loved ones are waiting for a hopeful sign from the teams. Some other people try to detect the damage in their homes and workplaces in tears." The 72-hour window for rescue is narrowing. Rescuers and volunteers are working round the clock to search for the trapped in Kahramanmaras, the epicent

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Man arrested in Aichi bank standoff, all hostages released

TOYOKAWA, Japan - Police officers cut through a glass window at Toyokawa Shinkin Bank's Zoshi branch in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, in the early hours of Nov. 23, 2012, to rescue hostages being held by a man armed with a knife during a standoff lasting more than 12 hours. Police arrested the man, Koji Nagakubo, and released all captives.

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Man arrested in Aichi bank standoff, all hostages released

TOYOKAWA, Japan - Police officers storm Toyokawa Shinkin Bank's Zoshi branch through a window in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, in the early hours of Nov. 23, 2012, to rescue hostages being held by a man armed with a knife during a standoff lasting more than 12 hours. Police arrested the man, Koji Nagakubo, and released all captives.

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Man arrested in Aichi bank standoff, all hostages released

TOYOKAWA, Japan - Police officers storm Toyokawa Shinkin Bank's Zoshi branch through a window in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, in the early hours of Nov. 23, 2012, to rescue hostages being held by a man armed with a knife during a standoff lasting more than 12 hours. Police arrested the man, Koji Nagakubo, and released all captives.

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Tokyo gondola carrying 2 window cleaners dangles in midair

TOKYO, Japan - Rescuers try to rescue two window cleaners from a gondola near the top of a 43-story condominium building in Tokyo's Minato Ward that had been dangling for about an hour and a half after it developed mechanical trouble.

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Mita Industrial searched over illegal dividends

Prosecutors and police search the offices of failed photocopier maker Mita Industrial Co. on Oct. 13 on suspicion it paid dividends to shareholders while in the red. Some former executives of the Osaka-based, unlisted company violated the Commercial Code by paying dividends after window-dressing the firm's earnings reports, investigative sources claimed. The company applied Aug. 10 for rescue under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law, effectively going under with debts of more than 200 billion yen.

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Electrician rescues kid stuck between window bars in east China

STORY: Electrician rescues kid stuck between window bars in east China DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: HUAIBEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of the rescue STORYLINE: An electrician climbed up a wall to save a three-year-old boy who was stuck between window bars in Huaibei City, east China's Anhui Province on Wednesday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Huaibei, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SHIMIAN-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(220906) -- SHIMIAN, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A baby looks through the window in an ambulance in Shimian County of Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 6, 2022. A total of 66 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday. As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, 38 people had been killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in the city of Ya'an, the rescue headquarters told a press briefing. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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Tokyo gondola carrying 2 window cleaners dangles in midair

TOKYO, Japan - Rescuers try to rescue two window cleaners from a gondola near the top of a 43-story condominium building in Tokyo's Minato Ward that had been dangling for about an hour and a half after it developed mechanical trouble. (Kyodo)

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Mita Industrial searched over illegal dividends

Prosecutors and police search the offices of failed photocopier maker Mita Industrial Co. on Oct. 13 on suspicion it paid dividends to shareholders while in the red. Some former executives of the Osaka-based, unlisted company violated the Commercial Code by paying dividends after window-dressing the firm's earnings reports, investigative sources claimed. The company applied Aug. 10 for rescue under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law, effectively going under with debts of more than 200 billion yen. ==Kyodo