Prime Minister Modi, acknowledging the courage and determination of those involved, saluted their spirit and stated that their efforts had given the rescued workers a new lease on life.
Norway airlifts more than one thousand passengers off SOS cruise ship.
A dramatic airlift is underway to rescue 1300 passengers in extreme weather from a powerless cruise ship that has been battered to within 100m of the Norwegian coast.
John Volanthen pays tribute to Thai navy diver who died during rescue operation
Rescue workers in Thailand on Monday brought four boys out of a flooded cave where a 12-member soccer squad and their coach were trapped for more than two weeks, taking the total number rescued to eight.
Four of 12 Thai schoolboys were rescued from a flooded cave on Sunday as divers launched a daring and dangerous mission to free the children and their soccer coach who have been trapped underground for more than two weeks, officials said.
The first schoolboys have emerged from a flooded Thai cave after divers launched a daring and dangerous mission to rescue the children and their soccer coach, who have been trapped underground for more than two weeks, a Thai official said.
Rescuers are racing against the rains to free 12 boys and their football coach, who are trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand.
Rescuers are considering how best to bring to safety a group of boys trapped in a flooded cave network in northern Thailand.
