1.   Helicopter gunships bristling with machine guns tried to pluck survivors from rooftops but were repelled by the heat.

2.   Other soldiers in boats moved in to pluck survivors from the muddy waters while helicopters dropped life jackets.

3.   The two survivors were plucked from the snow by locals, radio reports said.

4.   Twenty-six survivors were plucked from the waters near Pearl Harbor.

5.   Five survivors were plucked from the water by residents after the vessel sank in the Linxia Hui district of Gansu province, according to Xinhua news agency.

6.   One survivor was plucked by helicopter from the sea and taken to a hospital, the air force said.

7.   One survivor was plucked by helicopter from the sea and taken to a hospital, air force spokeswoman Carol Scott told AFP.