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Rescuers are searching for hundreds of Chinese tourists, many of them elderly, who were tossed into the Yangtze River when their boat capsized. Diane Hodges reports.
A search and rescue operation is underway after a ship carrying 458 passengers and crew sinks in the Yangtze river. Paul Chapman reports.
Suzhou, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- At least 8 people were injured, one died and 9 others were missing following the collpase of the Four Seasons Kaiyuan Hotel near Shanghai, China.The cause of the accident is currently under investigation. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).SHOT LIST: RESCUE WORKERS WORK AT THE SITE WHERE FOUR SEASONS KAIYUAN HOTEL COLLAPSED IN SUZHOU CITY, CLOSE TO SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Uttarakhand (India), Feb 8 (EFE), (Camera: Rajat Gupta)- At least 19 people were confirmed dead and more than 200 missing on Monday, a day after a Himalayan glacier broke away in northern India, triggering a burst of mud, water and rocks and setting off a massive rescue operation in the ecologically fragile area.The disaster occurred in the Chamoli district of the Himalayan Uttarakhand when the glacier ruptured on Sunday morning, forcing the emergency evacuation of thousands of people."At least 202 people have been reported missing from the disaster yesterday while as 19 bodies have been recovered from various places," the Uttarakhand police said in its latest statement.FOOTAGE OF THE AREA WHERE THE DISASTER OCCURRED.
The toll of exceptional rainfall that hit multiple regions in France, with devastating floods in the Alpes-Maritimes region, has reached 5 dead and 7 missing, announces French President Emmanuel Macron, as he visits the areas worst affected. IMAGES
Images from Indonesia show waterlogged homes and overturned cars after torrential rains pounded the Jakarta region, triggering floods and landslides that have killed at least 23. IMAGES