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Volunteer rescuers roamed flooded streets of Houston on Sunday, searching for trapped and stranded people after large-scale floods in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey. Rescuers used several different types of boats, including traditional rowboats and airboats powered by huge fans. At least one person was reportedly killed in the Houston flooding after torrential rain from Tropical Storm Harvey broke records and caused flooding not seen in decades.
Rescuers in central China save villagers stranded by floods, state media reports. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Rescuers and locals are struggling to try and save a pod of beached whales which became trapped in a mangrove swamp during low tide.
Indonesian rescuers are battling to save a pod of whales trapped in in eastern Java island. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
The sun rises in Morocco Saturday during the nerve-wracking final stages of a massive rescue operation to free Rayan, a five-year-old boy trapped down a well since Tuesday. The complex and risky earth-moving operation has gripped residents of the North African kingdom and even sparked sympathy in neighbouring Algeria, a regional rival. Rayan fell some 32 metres (100 feet) down the empty shaft in the remote village of Ighrane in Chefchaouen province on Tuesday afternoon. IMAGES
Rescuers work early in the morning at the site of an operation to save Rayan, a five-year-old boy who fell in a deep well more than 40 hours ago, in a village near Bab Berred in the rural northern province of Chefchaouen in Morocco. IMAGES
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