Tag: search and rescue
Rescuers Race the Clock as Morocco Earthquake Death Toll Tops 2,600
UH volunteers have been working in Tizi Ouaddou, a village in the southwest of the country in the mountains, closer to the epicenter of the quake.
Death Toll Reaches 16,000 in Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Fresh snowfall in the area has further exacerbated the difficulty faced by rescuers.
150-Member Israeli Search & Rescue Team Prepares to Leave for Turkey
An IDF Medical Corps team is preparing for the possibility that it, too, may be sent to establish a field hospital in the affected area.
Searchers Recover Hiker’s Body in Judean Desert near Northern Dead Sea
Three other hikers were also found by the rescuers; they were treated at the scene for mild injuries and then brought out with ropes and stretchers.
Haptic Dog Vest Means Good Vibrations for Search & Rescue Teams and Service Dogs
The technology may be useful for delivering remote commands to dogs for use in search and rescue, assisting disabled handlers, and other service animal applications.
Watch: Israeli Delegation at Work in Brazil’s Dam Collapse Disaster
To date, 190 people have been rescued. The official death toll at the dam, which collapsed on Friday, stands at 58, with more than 300 still missing.
Update: Israeli Aid Delivered to Guatemala as Volcano Death Toll Rises
Foreign Ministry officials are working with Guatemalan authorities to determine whether Israeli search and rescue teams are needed.
Israeli ZAKA Volunteers Working with Jewish, Christian Communities on Recovery from Hurricane Harvey
After an initial briefing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and with the Orthodox Union which is coordinating the volunteers within the Jewish community in Houston, the ZAKA team set out to work.
Israel Hosts British Naval, Air Forces in Rescue Drill
The forces operated out of the Palmachim Air Base near the coastal city of Rishon LeZion.
Two Bodies Found in Kinneret, Search Continues
Three people went missing in the lake over Passover.
Israeli Emergency Aid Teams Help in Peru After Floods, Mudslides
Both Peru and Colombia have had diplomatic relations with Israel for decades.
Israel’s President Rivlin Busy With Business and Defense Deals in Vietnam
The president met with Vietnam's Minister of Defense and together they toured an exhibition of Israeli defense products in Hanoi.
ZAKA Divers Participate in NATO Exercise
The exercise enacted a scenario in which the rivers in Montenegro flooded large populated areas, home to around 640,000 residents.
Israel Offers Aid After New Earthquake Rocks Italy
Israel offers aid to Italy after a 6.6-scale earthquake rocks the central region, destroying buildings.
Terror Continues 2 Yrs After Hamas Kidnapping & Murders of Naftali, Eyal and Gilad
This past Sunday marked the second anniversary of the Hamas abduction and murder of three yeshiva teens from a hitchiking post in Gush Etzion.
Body of Missing Israeli Found in Georgia
The body of missing Israeli back packer Dor Cohen has been found in Georgia.
Body of Missing Israeli Hiker, Or Ashraf, Found in Nepal
Rescue workers have found the body of the last missing Israeli, 22-year-old Or Ashraf, on Mt. Everest in a "complicated" location.
Body of 4th Missing Israeli Hiker Recovered in Nepal
The mountain trek of a lifetime has ended for Israeli hiker Michal Gili Charkesky, whose body was recovered from the Himalayas.