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Italy rescues 600 migrants from Mediterranean

Italy has rescued about 600 migrants in six operations, one in cooperation with Maltese authorities, in the past 24 hours, the country’s coastguard told Al Jazeera. It was not immediately clear whether the rescued people included 100 Somali migrants who were stranded on a plastic boat in the Mediterranean on[…]

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Four rescued as Nepal death toll soars

Rescuers have pulled a 101-year-old man and three women alive from his ruined home a week after Nepal’s earthquake claimed at least 7,250 lives, as the government warned that the death toll will climb “much higher”. Funchu Tamang was rescued from the rubble of his house with only minor injuries[…]

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More women and children freed from Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military says it has rescued at least 160 more women and children who had been abducted by Boko Haram and were being held in the Sambisa Forest, considered to be the armed group’s last stronghold. Colonel Sani Usman, an army spokesperson, said in a statement on Thursday that those[…]

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AIF to send SA team to Nepal

Relief organization Al Imdaad Foundation (AIF) is expected to dispatch a team from South Africa later this week in order to join their aid workers from Bangladesh in their rescue and aid efforts in Nepal. AIF began its rescue efforts in Nepal on Monday after a massive earthquake struck the landlocked[…]

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Assist animals escaping Cape blaze: Four Paws

The devastating fire that has engulfed large parts of the South Peninsula since Sunday is reportedly having an untold effect on wildlife in the affected areas. Because of the rapidness in which the blaze has spread, many animals have succumbed to serious burns, smoke inhalation and overheating. Thousands more have[…]

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Miner rescue courageous: Chamber

The Chamber of Mines on Monday applauded the “courageous” role played by rescue services in the evacuation of 486 miners during an underground fire at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine. “Mine Rescue Services provides critical support to the industry and we wish to send our heartfelt gratitude to the men and[…]

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Four children rescued at Camps Bay beach

Four children were given medical treatment after they nearly drowned in three separate incidents at Camps Bay beach on New Year’s day, the NSRI said. Just before 11am, a four-year-old girl was rescued by a member of the public after she nearly drowned in the tidal pool, National Sea Rescue[…]

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