A rescue drill for taking tourists with heatstroke to hospital by helicopter has been held at the Tottori Sand Dunes on the Sea of Japan coast. About 20 officials from the Tottori prefectural ...

Swiss authorities said Thursday that rock and ice piles from a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village were preventing emergency services from working, but that they were cautiously optimistic no ...

Rock and ice prevent rescue work after Swiss glacier collapse. 2 min read. May 30, 2025 - 10:10AM. AFP. The collapse of the glacier partially destroyed a Swiss Alpine village.

The Birch glacier in Switzerland’s southern Valais (Wallis) region collapsed on May 28, sending a mass of rock, ice and scree hurtling down the mountain slope and into the valley below.

Say rescue team took timely action and provided first aid to the injured before moving them to nearby hospitals. ... 10 injured as rain-related incidents rock KP: rescue officials.

Chinese rescue team conducts earthquake search and rescue drills at the United Nations International Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Reclassification Assessment held on May 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua ...

Rock and ice prevent rescue work after Swiss glacier collapse. Fabrice Coffrini, with Christophe Vogt in Geneva AFP; May 29, 2025 May 29, 2025 Updated May 30, 2025; Comments; ...

Rock and ice prevent rescue work after Swiss glacier collapse. ... Some 500,000 cubic metres of rock and mud flowed as far as the town of Bondo, causing significant damage there but no casualties.

Swiss authorities said Thursday that rock and ice piles from a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village were preventing emergency services from working, but that they were cautiously optimistic no ...