Disaster / Accident

Telegraph, 22.03.10 07:25 UTC

BA pilot who saved 152 passengers claims he was 'hung out to dry'

A pilot who saved 152 passengers by landing a stricken jet at Heathrow airport has claimed he was hung out to dry by British Airways.

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Times Online World News, 22.03.10 06:40 UTC

Air New Zealand apologises to Tongans over cabin crew manual

Air New Zealand has apologised to the people of Tonga over an in-house training manual for cabin crew which suggested that flight attendants should watch out for South Pacific islanders who may drink ...

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USA Today, 22.03.10 05:57 UTC

Flood fears recede in well-prepared Midwest cities

As the Midwestern cities of

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Los Angeles Times, 22.03.10 04:28 UTC

In North Dakota, water-logged life goes on

Flooding is just a part of this region's landscape, though it can be vexing after a while.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 22.03.10 04:26 UTC

4 safe after plane lands in yard

The pilot of a small plane made a safe forced landing in the backyard of a Fayette County home Sunday evening, according to reports from the county dispatch center. The pilot and three passengers ...

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Los Angeles Daily News, 22.03.10 00:45 UTC

Few injuries among thousands of runners in L.A. Marathon

Los Angeles city firefighters say one runner collapsed with critical injuries in some sort of seizure during Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon, the worst injury in a day that saw tens of thousands of ...

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Seattle Times, 22.03.10 00:44 UTC

2 killed in B.C.'s third deadly avalanche in week

A third deadly avalanche in British Columbia within a week has killed two French skiers as they were coming down a mountain after being dropped off by helicopter, police said Sunday.

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Belfast Telegraph, 22.03.10 00:22 UTC

Search for teen off Irish coast

A search was continuing yesterday for a man swept out to sea off the south-west coast of Ireland. The man, thought to be aged 19 and from Scotland, was walking along the shore under cliffs near ...

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Chigago Tribune, 21.03.10 23:58 UTC

Official: Pressurization problem led to emergency landing at O'Hare International Airport

CHICAGO (AP) Chicago officials say there were no injuries after an emergency landing at O'Hare International Airport. Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman Karen Pride says there was "a ...

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Belfast Telegraph, 21.03.10 23:35 UTC

Hundreds evacuated as Iceland volcano erupts

Hundreds of people have been evacuated after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland. The eruption occurred on Saturday night beside the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, the fifth largest in ...

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