With the economy in ruins and aid in short supply, survivors of the earthquake in this remote stretch of eastern Afghanistan wonder what their next move could be.
Tag: Rescues
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American Swimmer Is Rescued After Fainting During World Championships
Anita Alvarez, an American artistic swimmer, lost consciousness while performing her solo routine in Budapest. She was “fine” afterward, her coach said.
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Philadelphia Firefighter Dies in Building Collapse
A 27-year veteran of the Fire Department was pronounced dead at the scene, fire officials said.
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11 Die After Boat Capsizes Near Puerto Rico, U.S. Says
More than 30 were rescued in the waters north of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard said.
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Vera Gissing, Who Was Rescued by ‘Britain’s Schindler,’ Dies at 93
She was not quite 11 when train convoys organized by a London stockbroker carried her and hundreds of other Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II.