NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — Two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side of New York City on Thursday afternoon, resulting in derailment of one train and multiple injuries.
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At least 81 dead, 51 missing in strong Japan quakes with 72-hour window closing
TOKYO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — The death toll has risen to 81 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa and 51 were still missing as of Thursday afternoon after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 ma
China\’s Qinghai ends second-highest earthquake response
XINING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Starting Friday, northwest China\’s Qinghai Province terminated the level-II emergency response to a 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Jishishan county, Gansu Province, the Qingha
9 stranded yaks rescued from frozen lake in NW China\’s Qinghai
Police officers and residents in Madoi county, northwest China\’s Qinghai Province, recently rescued nine yaks stranded in a frozen lake.
After receiving an emergency call from a herdsman on Nov. 25, p
China\’s Heilongjiang urged to ensure work safety with decisive measures
BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) — The Work Safety Committee of China\’s State Council on Monday urged the Heilongjiang provincial government to learn a lesson from recent accidents and take decisive measure
Police urged to ensure orderly, smooth traffic flow after Gansu quake
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese police have been asked to ensure orderly, smooth traffic flow along lifelines needed for disaster relief efforts after a 6.2-magnitude quake jolted northwest China
Emergency response mechanism launched to ensure aid to earthquake affected areas
Medical workers check the condition of an injured person outside a hospital in Jishishan Bao\’an, Dongxiang, Salar autonomous county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture, northwest China\’s Gansu Provinc
China\’s Wing Loong UAV swiftly joins Gansu earthquake rescue
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — China\’s independently-developed Wing Loong-2H large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has swiftly rushed to support emergency rescue work after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that
Additional team dispatched to guide response to cold weather-induced disaster in east China\’s Anhui
BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — An additional work team has been dispatched to east China\’s Anhui Province to guide the prevention of and response to disasters induced by low temperatures, rain, snow and
Medical expert team sent to earthquake-hit Gansu
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — Following a 6.2-magnitude earthquake late Monday in northwest China\’s Gansu Province, the National Health Commission announced on Tuesday that a team of medical experts ha