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# rescue operation

This year
2023
All eight people rescued from cable car dangling for hours over Pakistan ravine
Six children and two adults were using the cable car to cross a valley when a cable broke at a height of several hundred metres.
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Aug 22nd 2023, 7:34 PM
Inside the military and diplomatic mission to evacuate Irish citizens from Sudan
A report by
Niall O'Connor
Earlier this week The Journal spoke to two officers who devised and planned the Sudan ECAT in which more than 200 people were rescued.
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May 28th 2023, 12:05 AM
Irish operation to rescue citizens 'built to fail' by Government inaction, opposition TD claims
A team of 12 Army Ranger Wing operators have been dispatched to Djibouti to rescue Irish citizens trapped in Sudan.
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Apr 24th 2023, 5:15 PM
Last year
2022
Skiers rescued unharmed after avalanche at Austrian resort
Austrian authorities have located 10 skiers after 200 rescuers, helicopters and dogs took part in search
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Dec 26th 2022, 12:24 PM
Man rescued after becoming trapped in Mayo sea cave overnight
RNLI rescuers maintained contact with the man overnight.
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Sep 18th 2022, 7:01 PM
All time
More than 20 people missing and 10 injured after landslide in Norway
Hundreds more have been evacuated from the area.
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Dec 30th 2020, 1:57 PM
Search for survivors after India building collapse
The accident in the town of Mahad forced three disaster response teams to work through the night.
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Aug 25th 2020, 7:49 AM
12 dead after migrant boat sinks off Greek coast
Six coastguard patrol boats and three helicopters were engaged in the continuing rescue effort.
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Jan 11th 2020, 1:57 PM
Two kayakers rescued from Lough Derg after getting into difficultly
One person was taken to hospital.
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Dec 28th 2019, 4:02 PM
Search for missing man near Clare coast expected to resume this morning
A search began from units of the Coast Guard at 8pm yesterday evening.
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Dec 3rd 2019, 7:15 AM
Thousands of sheep feared dead after ship capsizes off Romanian coast
Animal rights groups have criticised the sea transport of livestock.
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Nov 25th 2019, 3:34 PM
Man (70s) dies after car he was driving enters sea in Galway
A major search was launched after the alarm was raised just after 8pm in Kinvara last night.
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Nov 1st 2019, 8:22 AM
Japan searches for survivors as Typhoon Hagibis death toll hits 56
Hagibis crashed into the country on Saturday night.
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Oct 14th 2019, 8:25 PM
Two people rescued from top of campervan after being cut off by rising tide in Kerry
The alarm was raised at around 4.45am to the incident at Carrig Island.
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Jul 31st 2019, 9:02 AM
Man airlifted to hospital after collapsing while walking on Carlingford mountain
Emergency services were alerted to the incident at midday.
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Apr 20th 2019, 3:00 PM
Cruise ship reaches Norway port after engine problems prompted evacuation
The ship sent an SOS message due to “engine problems in bad weather” yesterday.
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Mar 24th 2019, 4:31 PM
More than a dozen people rescued after becoming trapped on SeaWorld ride in California
The attraction stopped working after a gust of wind tripped a circuit breaker on the ride.
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Feb 19th 2019, 9:46 AM
Firefighters rescue cattle from slurry tank on Tyrone farm
Farm animals in distress can pose a serious risk to anyone trying to rescue them.
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Jan 2nd 2019, 6:33 PM
All 12 boys and their coach rescued from flooded Thai cave
The remaining boys were rescued today.
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Jul 10th 2018, 12:54 PM
Irish naval vessel rescues over 180 refugees in the Mediterranean
The LÉ Eithne is now enroute to assist in another rescue operation.
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Jun 25th 2017, 2:16 PM
Boy (14) airlifted to hospital after yachting incident off Cork coast
In a separate incident, a man in his 50s required the help of the coast guard after a serious kitesurfing incident.
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Jun 24th 2017, 6:45 PM
Over 140 people feared buried after landslide swallows Chinese village
Huge boulders came down on homes when the side of a mountain collapsed.
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Jun 24th 2017, 7:29 AM
Eating snow and singing: How people survived the Italian hotel avalanche
Rescuers are searching for 23 people still believed to be trapped in the hotel.
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Jan 22nd 2017, 1:07 PM
A man was rescued from the River Liffey in Dublin this morning
Firefighters and gardaí worked together to rescue the man.
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Dec 25th 2016, 1:12 PM
Boy found dead in well after being trapped for four days
The six-year-old had been helping his father harvest vegetables when he fell.
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Nov 11th 2016, 10:59 AM
Two bridge workers die after cage falls into River Shannon in Limerick
Three men were working on Thomond Bridge at the time.
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Aug 29th 2015, 8:31 PM
Search resumes for missing Chinese fisherman swept off the rocks
The man was swept off Kerry Head yesterday afternoon.
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Aug 15th 2015, 1:30 PM
"Dehydrated but alive": Irish Naval ship LÉ Eithne rescue migrants off the coast of Italy
To date, the Irish crew have rescued over 600 migrants since leaving Cork.
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Jun 4th 2015, 4:48 PM
Missing teenager airlifted to hospital after being found in Co Clare woods
A multi-agency search was launched yesterday.
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Apr 3rd 2015, 6:11 PM
US journalist and South African teacher killed in Yemen during rescue operation
His sister made a plea for his safe return just this morning.
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Dec 6th 2014, 7:57 PM
A puppy is stuck down a mine shaft in Cork
But three of its siblings were rescued earlier today.
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Oct 20th 2014, 8:19 PM