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Vigili del Fuoco rescue boats with divers are returning to shore after carrying out fresh searches for six people, including UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, missing since their yacht capsized off the Italian island of Sicily. The 56-metre British-flagged sailing yacht "Bayesian" was anchored some 700 metres from port with 10 crew and 12 passengers on board when it was struck by a waterspout, a sort of mini tornado, before dawn on Monday. IMAGES
The French authorities are close to the site of an accident involving two French army Rafale aircraft to conduct search operations for the two missing pilots. Two Rafale fighter jets collided in northeastern France on Wednesday, with one pilot ejecting himself, while an instructor and a student pilot remain missing. IMAGES
Rescue teams with search dogs are working on the site where a hotel collapsed in Kroev, Germany, leaving two dead and several people injured. A floor in the hotel collapsed for unknown reasons around 11:00 pm (2100 GMT) on 6 August, police said in a statement. IMAGES
Around 20 bodies have been found at a South Korean lithium battery factory after a massive blaze, the Yonhap news agency says, with firefighters still searching the building. According to one firefighter, over 100 people were working in the factory when workers heard a series of explosions from the second floor, where lithium-ion batteries are inspected and packaged. IMAGES
Images of the scene after a major US bridge collapsed into Baltimore harbor after a container ship crashed into it. IMAGES
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