One dead, one trapped in building collapse at shuttered Kentucky coal plant: Officials Wednesday, November 1(NEW YORK) -- One worker is dead and rescue efforts are underway to locate another after an 11-story building collapsed Tuesday night at a shuttered coal plant in eastern Kentucky, officials said.The coal sorting structure at Martin Mine Prep Plant in Martin County collapsed... Read More.
Jewelry store customer trapped in locked room overnight in New York Wednesday, October 25(NEW YORK) -- A jewelry store customer was trapped in a locked Diamond District safe room for about 10 hours overnight -- only freed when the doors, on a timer, popped open.The 23-year-old man became locked inside the secure room inside 580 Fifth Avenue,... Read More.
Trapped in Gaza for two weeks, hundreds of American citizens still not able to leave Tuesday, October 24(NEW YORK) -- While extensive, international negotiations have now led to the release of four hostages captured by Hamas, scores of foreign nationals in Gaza, including as many as 600 Americans, are still being blocked by the U.S.-designated terrorist group from crossing into Egypt,... Read More.
‘Freaks me out’: Americans say they are trapped in Gaza Monday, October 16(NEW YORK) -- Terrified by constant bombings all around her and with food and water running out, American Maha Barakat said Sunday that her desperate attempts to flee Gaza have been met with frustration and confusion.Barakat said U.S. State Department officials have contacted her... Read More.
Physical and mental health toll on people trapped in war zones as Israel conflict continues Tuesday, October 10(NEW YORK) -- As the conflict in Israel moves into its fourth day, thousands of people are caught in the war zone.Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians are dead, according to authorities, and more than 5,000 in Israel and Palestine have been injured since Saturday,... Read More.
Trapped American caver’s evacuation advances, passing camp 1,000 feet below surface Monday, September 11(LONDON) -- The evacuation of an American caver trapped underground in Turkey continued overnight, as a rescue team carrying him on a stretcher passed through a rest camp about 1,000 feet underground, international caving officials said.Mark Dickey, 40, has been trapped underground since Aug.... Read More.
Evacuation now underway for American trapped 3,400 feet underground in cave Saturday, September 9(ANAMUR, Turkey) -- The evacuation of an experienced American caver and researcher who fell ill more than 3,000 feet below the entrance of a cave in Turkey has begun, according to the New Jersey Initial Response Team, the organization he works with.Turkish officials announced Friday... Read More.
Driver survives 100-foot plunge off cliff, five days trapped in truck Monday, September 4(NEW YORK) -- A driver who plunged off a 100-foot cliff in a remote area of Southern California and spent five days "immobilized" in their wrecked pickup truck, was rescued this weekend by firefighters who formed a human pulley system to pluck the victim... Read More.
‘I was trapped’: Maui fire survivors speak out as emergency declared Wednesday, August 9(WAILUKU, Hawaii) -- Hawaii residents recounted fleeing from deadly, ferocious wildfires, which have prompted an emergency proclamation from the acting governor."We started smelling the smoke, and that's when we knew we had trouble," Maui resident Steve Scott ABC News' Gio Benitez on Wednesday. "It came,... Read More.
Dozens of Illegal miners exit Ghana gold mine where they were feared trapped Wednesday, May 31(LONDON) -- Dozens of illegal miners have safely exited an underground gold mine shaft in the Ashanti region of Ghana after they were feared trapped.Several illegal miners are reported to have entered AngloGold Ltd.’s Obuasi Mines in Anwiam, Ashanti Region, in search of gold... Read More.
Sudan conflict sparks mass exodus of foreigners as locals remain trapped in crossfire Monday, April 24(LONDON) -- Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two rival generals has triggered a mass exodus of foreigners, while locals struggle to escape.A number of countries -- including the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, Italy, Germany, France and... Read More.
