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3 hours ago

Texas company to lead new search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will soon resume more than a decade after the plane and its 239 passengers and crew members disappeared from radar. The Malaysian government said Wednesday that it plans to renew efforts to unravel a mystery that began March 8, 2014, when the airliner traveling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing vanished 39 minutes after leaving the runway. Texas marine robotics company Ocean Infinity will lead the charge.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Search resumes to solve mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

A renewed search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a Boeing 777 with 239 people aboard, will begin December 30 focusing on high-probability target areas.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Hong Kong mourns as apartment blaze death toll rises to 146

The Hong Kong police's disaster victim identification unit has been going through the buildings of the Wang Fuk Court complex meticulously and has found bodies both in apartment units and on the roofs, the officer in charge, Cheng Ka-chun, said on Sunday. A mourner holding a flower at a makeshift memorial near Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong. Photograph: Vernon Yuen/Nexpher/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
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1 week ago

Second tragedy off Big Sur coast when three people swept into ocean, one still missing

Rough surf off Big Sur swept three people into the ocean; two women survived, one man remained missing as search-and-recovery operations continued.
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fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

Woman (80s) dies after getting into difficulty while swimming in Co Wicklow

A woman's body was recovered from Magherabeg Beach after a Coast Guard search; a second person was rescued and investigations are ongoing.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast

Investigators do not expect to find any survivors at the scene of a blast at a Tennessee explosives company, officials say. The explosion, which was felt for miles, destroyed a building at the headquarters of Accurate Energetic Systems early on Friday in Bucksnort, about an hour's drive west of Nashville. More than 300 people have been through almost every square inch of this facility, and at this time, we've recovered no survivors, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told reporters on Saturday.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

No signs of life': Hopes turn to anguish in Indonesia school collapse

Authorities shifted from rescue to recovery at a collapsed boarding school after searches and thermal drones found no additional signs of life, with dozens feared dead or missing.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Body of 35-Year-Old Missing Swimmer Found Near SF's Aquatic Park

An avid swimmer, 35-year-old Nikolas Tomasevic, was found dead near Aquatic Park Cove after going missing during a Saturday swim.
fromwww.pressenterprise.com
3 months ago

Father of missing California baby assists investigators in search for infant's remains

The father of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro helped investigators with a search for the baby's remains in Moreno Valley on Sunday, authorities announced, but a body was not found. Jake Haro, 32, worked with investigators and cadaver dogs during the search on the westbound shoulder of the 60 Freeway near Gilman Springs Road, but Emmanuel's body was not located, said Mara Rodriguez, a spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Desperate search for Northern California mom and baby ends with tragic discovery

Whisper Owen, 36, and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra McCarty, were last seen July 15 in Fresno, after Owen brought her for a routine checkup.
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fromThe Washington Post
4 months ago

His son called as Texas floodwaters rose. Now he's searching for closure.

Volunteers are searching the Guadalupe River for Aidan Heartfield, who went missing following a sudden flood.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Video: Mexican Firefighters Join Search for the Missing in Texas

Mexican firefighters crossed the border to aid in rescue efforts after floods in Central Texas, emphasizing solidarity and the scale of devastation.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Texas floods: more than 100 people dead as questions intensify over handling of disaster

Flash flooding in Texas Hill Country resulted in over 100 deaths, with recovery efforts underway and hope of finding survivors fading.
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