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Lifesaving mission increased For Search And Rescue Teams in Los Angeles
HOMETOWNSTATION - Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams responded to 597 missions and saved dozens of lives, said LASD officials.
“These rescues involved everything from missing hikers, motorcycle…
NHS Guidelines for prevent accident in aged people
NHS England has published a new Practical Guide to Healthy Ageing with Age UK, to help people improve their health and general fitness, particularly those aged 70 or over with ‘mild frailty’.
The evidence-based guide covers key areas that…
A&Es given safe nurse staffing rules
A&E units in England are being given strict guidelines on how many staff they need on duty to provide safe care.
The draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends one nurse for every four…
Syria conflict: Italian aid worker hostages freed
Two Italian aid workers who were taken hostage in Syria more than five months ago have been released.
Greta Ramelli, 20, and Vanessa Marzullo, 21, were greeted by Italy's foreign minister as they arrived at Rome airport early on Friday.
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Palestine copes with deep freeze
Palestine has grappled with fierce weather since Storm Huda hit the region last Wednesday, bringing heavy snow in Ramallah and flooding in Gaza.
In Gaza's Khan Younis, two-month-old Rafah Ali Abu Assi died due to the freezing temperatures,…
The ICRC in 2014 – Rising to the challenge
The ICRC in 2014 – Rising to the challenge. 2014 has been a tough year. New and lasting conflicts, natural disasters and one of the worst epidemics in recent times have pushed people to their limits and beyond.
Norman Atlantic, the gallery of the rescue operations
More than 400 people were rescued yesterday from the Norman Atlantic, the ferry boat on fire in the middle of the Adriatic sea, between Italy and Albania. Here below the images from the stage about the rescue operation, with a particular…
AirAsia QZ8501 flight debries resumed near the island of Borneo
Indonesian officials say that items resembling an emergency slide and plane door have been seen in the search for AirAsia flight QZ8501, according to Agence-France Presse. “We spotted about 10 big objects and many more small…
60.000 evacuated and 1.900 home destroyed in Sri Lanka flood
The Asian Disaster Management Center said that 3 people died and more than 60,000 had to be evacuated to safer locations due to floods and mudslides caused by heavy rains around Sri Lanka, where 15 districts were hit by heavy rain and 1900…
Over 20,000 affected by floods in Malaysia's Kelantan
PASIR MAS: Torrential rains in the north-eastern part of the Malaysian peninsula continued on Monday (Dec 22), as Kelantan suffered what has been dubbed the worst flooding in the past decade.
More than 20,000 affected over the weekend in…