Girl, 11, rescued off Italian coast after three days clinging to tyre tubes

Girl from Sierra Leone is only person rescued after shipwreck that is feared to have killed more than 40 people

An 11-year-old girl, wearing a simple life vest and clinging to a pair of tyre tubes, has been rescued off the Italian island of Lampedusa, telling rescuers she had spent three days at sea after a shipwreck that is feared to have killed more than 40 people.

The girl from Sierra Leone said she had been on a metal boat carrying 45 people and which had set off days earlier from the Tunisian city of Sfax. As the rickety vessel made its way through one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes, it encountered a storm, pitting it against metres-high waves and winds of more than 23 knots.

Topics

Girl, 11, rescued in Med after three days clinging to tyre tubes

The girl from Sierra Leone said all the 44 migrants on board had died in the storms and high waves.
BBC News - 7h
Dozens of migrants feared dead after girl found alive in sea off Italy

A rescue group "heard the calls in the darkness" of the girl after midnight while heading to another emergency.
CBS News - 4h
Coast Guard rescues missing woman shouting for help in wilderness

A 64-year-old woman was rescued from an Oregon state park where she had been stranded for almost two full days, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
CBS News - 6h
Aftershocks still occurring after 7.0 earthquake off California coast

Californians are assessing the damage after a major 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck offshore Thursday and triggered a tsunami warning. Aftershocks are still occurring in the wake of the earthquake. ...
CBS News - 5d
No initial reports of major damage after 7.0 earthquake off coast of California

Northern California was rattled Thursday by an offshore 7.0 earthquake that triggered tsunami warnings from Oregon down to the Bay Area. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen has the latest.
CBS News - 5d
Ecuador's Perlaza rescued by police after kidnap

Ecuador defender Pedro Perlaza has been rescued and released after being kidnapped last weekend, the national police force said late on Wednesday.
ESPN - 5d
Californians warned to go inland, get to high ground after major earthquake off coast

Tsunami warnings have been issued up and down the California coast after a major earthquake struck off the coastline. CBS News Bay Area has complete coverage.
CBS News - 6d
Tsunami warning issued after earthquake off coast of California

The National Weather Service has issued a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake struck off the coast of California. CBS News has the latest.
CBS News - 6d
Babies dumped from stolen car on freezing day rescued by stranger

Two infant girls were reported missing after the car they were in was stolen. The babies were later found left out in the cold.
CBS News - Dec. 4