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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Fire at Hamburg hospital kills at least 3, dozens more injured
Three people have died in a fire at a hospital in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said on Sunday. More than 50 people were injured, 16 of them seriously, a fire department spokesman told dpa. The fire broke out on the ground floor of the Marien Hospital overnight on Saturday before spreading to the first floor. The fire reportedly broke out in the hospital's geriatric ward, which specializes in the care of elderly patients. How the fire started was initially unclear as was the extent of the damage. Firefighters rescued people through the windows, the spokesman said. Around 160 rescue workers were deployed to the fire. The flames had been extinguished and parts of the building evacuated, the spokesman said. According to its own information, the hospital is one of the largest denominational hospitals in northern Germany. It has about 600 beds and treats approximately 93,000 patients each year.
Associated Press
5 days ago
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- Associated Press
South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south, police say
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean navy patrol plane crashed on Thursday in the country's south, police said. Rescue workers and fire trucks were dispatched to the site in the southeastern city of Pohang after receiving reports from local residents that an unidentified flying object fell and there was an explosion, an emergency office said. Pohang's Nambu police station said the crash involved a navy patrol aircraft but it couldn't immediately confirm whether there were any deaths or injuries.
Reuters
25-05-2025
- Reuters
Five skiers found dead in southwest Switzerland
FRANKFURT, May 25 (Reuters) - Five skiers were found dead near Switzerland's Rimpfischhorn mountain on Sunday, after emergency services were alerted a day earlier to some abandoned skis at an altitude of about 4,000m, the prosecutors' office in Canton Valais said in a statement. Rescue workers found the bodies near the Adlergletscher glacier, after air and ground searches in the area in southwest Switzerland near the border with northern Italy. The identities of the five have not been confirmed yet, and further investigations have been launched, the prosecutors said.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Russian attack kills three children in Zhytomyr Oblast
Three children have been killed and 12 people injured as a result of a large-scale overnight Russian attack on Zhytomyr Oblast. Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) Details: The children were 8, 12 and 17 years old. Rescue workers have retrieved the body of one of personnel providing assistance Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Twelve people were injured, and eight were rescued by the SES. All the people have been taken to hospital. A five-storey building, houses and outbuildings were damaged in the Berdychiv workers dealing with the aftermath of the Russian air attack Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Ten-year-old girl injured in Russian attack on Bilozerka in Kherson Oblast
A Russian attack has hit a house in the village of Bilozerska in Kherson Oblast, and a 10-year-old girl has been found trapped under the rubble. Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration Quote: "A child was injured in Bilozerka as a result of a Russian strike. A 10-year-old girl was found under the rubble of a destroyed house after it was hit by an enemy shell." Details: It is reported that rescue workers pulled the child from under the rubble and handed her over to medics. The girl was diagnosed with blast and traumatic brain injuries, concussion and shrapnel wounds to her legs. Background: On 11 May, Russian troops shelled Kherson and the village of Bilozerska, injuring two women aged 57 and 76 and a 61-year-old man. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
