Rescuers stories:
Death toll in China mine disaster rises to 87: media
Nov 21st, 2009 - The Raw Story
The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China has risen to 87, with 21 other miners still trapped, state media reported Sunday. Rescuers have located eight of the trapped workers but it is unclear if they are alive...
Death toll in northeast China coal mine blast jumps to 87, rescuers try to save 21 trapped
Nov 21st, 2009 - StarTribune
HEGANG, China - Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped...Train derailment in India kills 9, injures 80
Nov 14th, 2009 - USA Today
JAIPUR, India (AP) A speeding train derailed in western India, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80. Fifteen cars of the New Delhi-bound train...
Texas vets reunite with Japanese-American rescuers - Omaha World
Nov 2nd, 2009 - Omaha
HOUSTON (AP) - Even though it was 65 years ago, Al Tortolano clearly recalls the one thought, the only thought, that ran through his mind as his military unit was surrounded by German soldiers during World War II.Tired from a tough hike? Call for choppers! Rescuers fear the 'Yuppie 911' personal locator beacons
Oct 25th, 2009 - cleveland
Associated Press, FileA personal locator beacon made by ACR Electronics, Inc. is seen beside other GPS units in a Seattle outdoor equipment store July 1, 2003. The device...



