Tag: Rescuers

Rescuers locate helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before, though “no sign of life” was detected, state media reported. As the sun rose Monday, rescuers saw […]

Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing after major earthquake

HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of people still missing a day after Taiwan‘s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, killed nine people, and left others stranded in remote areas or sleeping in tents. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to stabilize […]