1.   Storms delayed the rescue of the crash victims.

2.   Heavy surf and high winds delayed rescue until early Sunday.

3.   Rain overnight delayed the rescue.

4.   The rebels fired gun shots at police, delaying the rescue of the wounded, said the officials, who cannot be identified under briefing rules.

5.   Fears that drilling a hole big enough to get the group out would bury them them in tonnes of cement had delayed the rescue.