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Tragic accident in Santiago di Compostela. 77 dead, 143 injured. Images of the rescue operations
Shocking initial estimates for the train derailment atSantiago di Compostela: 77 dead and 143 injured. The accident took place at 8.42pm yesterday, when the high-speed Madrid-Ferrol train was approaching the junction of "A Grandeira", just…
Edura. International exhibition in Poland on fire protection and rescue
The Conference Centre in Kielce, Poland, was the venue for the 9th edition of Edura, the international exhibition on fire protection and rescue.
Currently the only specialised event in Poland, it is an important reference point for the…
Memorabilia. A first aid box dated 1930 discovered in old garage
The origins of this ancient club go back to 1872. A long history which the present-day Scarlets recently decided to unearth in order to raise awareness amongst fans and inhabitants of the town. They asked the local population, especially…
The Museum of the Red Cross in Geneva has re-opened after 20 months of restructuring work
Geneva’s International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum re-opened its doors on 22nd May, after restructuring and refurbishment work lasting nearly two years.
The whole of the exhibition space has been redesigned.
The permanent…
Texas: a fire that's just too big and not even the firefighters manage to intervene. Images here
A fire literally devoured one of the railway bridges connecting San Saba to Lometa, near the Colorado River, in Texas. The firefighters spent 15 hours in vain, trying desperately to put out the flames. In the end, given the extent of the…
San Francisco, wedding ends in tragedy; limousine catches fire, vain attempts to save 5 of the 9…
It was supposed to be a wedding in great style, but all that remains is a horrifying scene; 9 girls in abright red 'Limo', including the bride-to-be, were caught in a brutal fire that started burning just as the car was crossing the San…
Mauritius, rescue workers astonished, nothing on this scale seen before
The number of victims of the latest flooding on the islands of Mauritius has risen to 10. Rescue workers report an unbelievable surge of flash floodwater which struck the small archipelago at the height of the Easter celebrations, causing…
The most common injuries amongst amateur sportsmen and women. Knees and ankles are top of the list,…
The lower limbs are the most affected by the type of traumas that mainly strike footballers, both professional and amateur. The knee is the most commonly affected joint: the direct and indirect strains and blows associated with increasingly…
Snow and injuries. The top 5, snowboarding in first place
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons draws to our attention that, according to figures from American experts, snowboarding, an extreme sport par excellence, is responsible for 25% of trips to A&E, half of which involve…