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VIDEO: Two children in France caught by crowd after 10-metre jump from burning building

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:55:36 +0200

Two brothers, three and 10, have escaped unhurt after they were forced to jump out of their third-floor apartment into the arms of waiting neighbours.

IN PICTURES: France pays tribute to ocean rescuers killed in storm

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:04:01 +0200

Thousands of people from all over France came to pay tribute to the three ocean rescuers who were killed in a storm off the coast of Les Sables-d'Olonne last week.

French woman among stranded mountain climbers to be rescued in Pakistan

Sat, 27 Jan 2018 09:19:21 +0100

Two alpinists who went missing while attempting to climb Pakistan's second-highest mountain Nanga Parbat have been spotted and a rescue mission is to be launched on Saturday, sources said.

Seven saved after 22 hours trapped in French cave

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:23:39 +0100

Seven Spanish cavers were saved from an underground chasm in the foothills of the French Pyrenees mountains after rising flood waters blocked their exit.

Ten whales found stranded on Calais beach

Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:08:54 +0100

An "exceptional" rescue effort took place on a beach near the northern French port town of Calais on Monday to save four of ten whales who were found washed up on a beach by a local resident.

French rescuers refuse to airlift Mont Blanc climber

Wed, 09 Jul 2014 15:54:00 +0200

Fed up French officials refused to airlift a Polish climber off the slopes of Mont Blanc, when he called for help after deciding he didn't want to walk down. The local French mayor blasted 'ad hoc' alpinists for being like 'urban consumers'.

French boy, 8, trapped in concrete block for hours

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:54:00 +0200

An eight-year-old French boy spent four hours wedged in a concrete block on Wednesday after he tumbled in during a game of hide and seek with his friends. Firefighters eventually cut him out after soap and water failed to free him.

French pensioner spends night stuck in chimney

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:49:00 +0100

Sometimes it's just better to buy a new pair of glasses. In attempting to retrieve her specs a 78-year-old woman from eastern France ended up spending a whole night wedged in her chimney. Around 25 firefighters managed to pull her out, but she wasn't happy.

Rescued train swan gets new life at Versailles

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:27:00 +0100

Trains in Paris were delayed for half an hour yesterday afternoon while a member of the public saved an injured swan from the tracks, but now the bird is heading for a life of luxury.

Man posed as rescuer - charged with fraud

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:21:00 +0200

A Frenchman who pretended to be an emergency coordinator and organized rescue operations after a storm hit France in 2010 has gone on trial for fraud.