Emergency services

Quake rescuers in Colombia find woman alive as death toll passes 200

Rescuers move Daniela Andrea Largo Sanchez onto an ambulance on Aug 11.

Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

Rescuers carrying earthquake survivor Diana Troncoso from the debris of a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, on Aug 11.

RSAF carries out helicopter rescue for ailing vessel crew member at sea

The patient was successfully evacuated and taken to Singapore General Hospital, where he was reported to be in stable condition.

Greek crews fight wildfire northwest of Athens for fourth day

Firefighters work as a wildfire burns on Mount Kithairon, Greece, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas

Two people hospitalised after building collapse in Sydney

A spokesperson for New South Wales Ambulance said it was called to an address in Ultimo, a suburb around 2km from the city’s central business district, just before 11am on Aug 3.

Fire-ravaged French village furious at being ‘sacrificed’ for millionaires’ peninsula

Austria plans to extend military service in light of Ukraine war

Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker looks on during a joint press conference with Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler and Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (both not pictured), after the summer cabinet meeting in Salzburg, Austria, July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Urgent search for suspect after deadly car ramming near Berlin Pride

Emergency responders helping people in Berlin after a car hit a crowd on July 25.

Crimea brings back public street phones for emergency calls

Bangkok pub fire death toll rises to 35, medical centre says

Emergency services members move a coffin with the body of a victim at the Police Hospital morgue, following a deadly fire at a pub in Bangkok, Thailand, July 13, 2026. REUTERS/Arnun Chonmahatrakool

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