Articles, tagged with "rescuers", page 1

We all get puzzled during an emergency situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment. Most emergencies need urgent intervention to prevent worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may not be pos...

A series of deadly quakes hit western China Wednesday [April 14, 2010] morning, killing hundreds and injuring thousands. The quakes, the largest one recorded at 6.9 on the Richter scale, demolished towns in China's rural Qinghai Province. Qinghai borde...