1.   Arifat said rescuers and army soldiers were providing food for the survivors and erecting tents for those who could not return to their damaged houses.

2.   Bad news, say the rescuers, may be more than Parra can handle.

3.   He said rescuers were using electric cutters and torches to work through concrete slabs and other debris in what had been part of a third basement parking lot.

4.   Three German tourists were found dead after their small boat capsized in rough weather during a fishing trip off western Norway, rescuers said Tuesday.

5.   Two died on the spot, two others after being flown by helicopter to an Innsbruck, Austria, hospital, rescuers said.

6.   At least one person was killed and four others missing after tropical storm Beth struck the northern Philippines overnight Thursday, rescuers said Friday.

7.   Two people drowned on the French Riviera Saturday when their yacht sank after it was in collision with a pleasure cruiser, rescuers said.

8.   With the weather getting colder, the residents had allegedly decided to reconnect the gas defying security rules, resulting in the explosion, rescuers said.