11.   At the height of the fire, two government helicopters circled around the densely-packed buildings, plucking people to safety.

12.   Bataoils said hundreds of vehicles were marooned in waist-deep water on highways and air force helicopters had to pluck several people from the roof of a bus.

13.   Earlier in the day, a police helicopter plucked four people from the roof of the twin tower and landed in a nearby plaza.

14.   Firefighters on cranes plucked people from the upper floors Monday night as others hung from windows and balconies to escape flames that shot out broken windows.

15.   Gov. Bob Wise, whose helicopter was used to pluck people off rooftops the day of the storm, declared a state of emergency in eight counties.

16.   The helicopters, bristling with machine guns, had earlier tried to pluck people from rooftops but were beaten back by the flames.

17.   Thousands of homes were flooded., and security forces used helicopters to pluck stranded people from the water.

18.   Weaving between submerged trees and power lines, rescuers in speedboats rushed to pluck people from the water, the official newspaper Beijing Youth Daily said.

19.   West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise, whose helicopter was used to pluck people off roofs, had declared a state of emergency in eight counties.

20.   West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise, whose helicopter was used to pluck people off rooftops, had declared a state of emergency in eight counties.