5 bodies recovered in rubble from house explosion in Pennsylvania: Officials Sunday, August 13 by ABC News(PLUM, Pa.) -- Search and rescue crews have recovered five bodies from the rubble of an apparent house explosion in Pennsylvania, according to officials.Several homes were destroyed when the explosion occurred Saturday morning in Allegheny County, officials told reporters during a press conference on Sunday... Read More.
2 workers dead after being buried under rubble at JFK Airport Monday, April 3 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Two workers died after being trapped under rubble at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Port Authority officials confirmed.The New York City Fire Department, EMS and the Port Authority Emergency Services Unit responded to reports of the workers being trapped... Read More.
How people survive for days under earthquake rubble as survivors are found in Turkey, Syria Thursday, February 16 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake and hundreds of powerful aftershocks struck southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria, survivors were still being pulled from the rubble.Rescue efforts continue even as the death toll has surpassed 41,000 as of Wednesday afternoon.Although most rescues happen... Read More.
After deadly tornadoes hit South and Midwest, horror and hope emerge from rubble Monday, December 13 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As rescue workers combed miles of splintered houses and commercial buildings for survivors and the dead in Kentucky and seven other states devastated by a string of tornadoes, stories of horror and resilience emerged on Sunday.Sunday services were held in the... Read More.
Surfside building collapse latest: 10 more bodies recovered from rubble, bringing death toll to 46 Wednesday, July 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall at about 11 a.m. Wednesday in Taylor County, Florida, along the Sunshine State's Gulf Coast.Taylor County, in Florida's Big Bend region, is about 50 miles southeast of Tallahassee.Elsa, which is slamming Florida with gusty winds and... Read More.
Surfside building collapse: Eight more bodies recovered from rubble, bringing death toll to 36 Wednesday, July 7 by ABC News(SURFSIDE, Fla.) -- At least 36 people, including three children, have been confirmed dead and 109 others remain unaccounted for after a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in South Florida's Miami-Dade County last month.The disaster occurred on June 24 around 1:15 a.m. local time... Read More.
Surfside building collapse latest: 8 more bodies recovered from rubble, bringing death toll to 36 Tuesday, July 6 by ABC News(SURFSIDE, Fla.) -- At least 36 people, including three children, have been confirmed dead and 109 others remain unaccounted for after a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in South Florida's Miami-Dade County last month.The disaster occurred on June 24 around 1:15 a.m. local time... Read More.
Florida building collapse updates: At least one dead; boy pulled from rubble alive Thursday, June 24 by ABC News(MIAMI) -- At least one person is dead after a multi-story building partially collapsed in southern Florida's Miami-Dade County early Thursday morning, authorities said.The building, which appears to be residential, is located in the small, beachside town of Surfside, about 6 miles north of... Read More.