FirstFT: Rescuers search for survivors in the Potomac River
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'Shower of sparks': Witness describes midair collision over Potomac River
While driving home, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair collision unfold.ABC News - 2h -
Deadly plane crash in D.C.'s Potomac River after midair collision with helicopter
Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.CBS News - 2h -
Rescuers search Washington DC river after plane collides with military helicopter
More than 30 bodies reportedly recovered so far after American Airlines flight collides in midair with Black Hawk helicopter. Washington DC plane crash – latest updates Rescuers are scouring ...The Guardian - 4h -
Watch: EarthCam video shows explosion over Potomac River
EarthCam footage appears to show an explosion over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. This happened amid reports that a regional jet collided in midair with a helicopter while on approach to ...NBC News - 13h -
Small Plane Crashes in Potomac River Near Reagan National Airport
The airport said on social media thatThe New York Times - 14h -
Rescuers pull survivors and bodies from abandoned South Africa gold mine
A rescue team in South Africa has finished a recovery operation to find more than 200 miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.CBS News - Jan. 17 -
Missing Briton’s belongings found in Dolomites as rescuers continue search
Italy’s Alpine cliff and cave rescue corps find items belonging to Aziz Ziriat as search continues. Items belonging to a British hiker who has been missing in the Dolomites since New Year’s Day ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
Search for missing sisters focuses on icy river
Officers are searching the River Dee in Aberdeen for Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, who have been missing since Tuesday.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
Tibet earthquake: rescuers search for survivors after powerful quake kills 126
At least 188 people injured and more than 3,600 homes destroyed after the earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas on Tuesday. Rescuers in China’s Tibet region were continuing to search for ...The Guardian - Jan. 8
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