Rescuecell, EU-funded project to rescue victims of disasters
A project to increase the chances of finding (and rescuing) survivors of natural disasters. With EU funding,…
US Navy saves 128 people from the Mediterranean Sea
Last Wednesday, a Navy crew rescued over 100 men from a small craft in the rough seas of the Mediterranean.…
16-year-old lifeguard saves 4 people in one afternoon in Auckland
A 16-year-old lifeguard saves four people in difficulty. It happened at Hot Water Beach, near Auckland in New…
Plane crashes in Laos: 49 dead
A Lao Airlines passenger aircraft crashed on Wednesday during landing. The accident has…
Earthquake in the Philippines, over 100 dead
The death toll of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the Philippines rose to 144 on Wednesday.
The quake took place on…
Brazil leads the way in the battle against AIDS
The Brazilian Heath Service will provide free treatment for AIDS sufferers and use early preventive measures to…
Bus plunges off cliff: 51 dead
Lima, Peru – A makeshift bus carrying 51 Quechua Indians back from a party in south-eastern Peru plunged off…
Typhoon Wipha hits Tokyo area, 14 victims
Fourteen people dead and hundreds of flights cancelled as a result of the approach of typhoon Wipha, which is…
Ghe-o Rescue, all-role and all-terrain rescue vehicle
A multi-tasking vehicle able to tackle any terrain in any weather. The Rumanian company Ghe-o, specialist in the…
Californian man survives 19 days in dense forest
Would you manage to survive for 19 days alone in the forest? What would you do?
These are the questions that…