Description
Added on the 06/02/2020 10:06:32 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Vigili del Fuoco rescue boats with divers are returning to shore after carrying out fresh searches for six people, including UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, missing since their yacht capsized off the Italian island of Sicily. The 56-metre British-flagged sailing yacht "Bayesian" was anchored some 700 metres from port with 10 crew and 12 passengers on board when it was struck by a waterspout, a sort of mini tornado, before dawn on Monday. IMAGES
The French authorities are close to the site of an accident involving two French army Rafale aircraft to conduct search operations for the two missing pilots. Two Rafale fighter jets collided in northeastern France on Wednesday, with one pilot ejecting himself, while an instructor and a student pilot remain missing. IMAGES
Rescue teams with search dogs are working on the site where a hotel collapsed in Kroev, Germany, leaving two dead and several people injured. A floor in the hotel collapsed for unknown reasons around 11:00 pm (2100 GMT) on 6 August, police said in a statement. IMAGES
Rescue teams work on site after a passenger train crashed into a maintenance train in Buenos Aires on Friday, leaving at least 30 people hospitalized, two of them in serious condition, officials said. IMAGES
Emergency workers arrive at the scene of a train derailment in southern Pakistan which killed at least 19 people and injured dozens more. The wreck, which railway minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has described as "a big accident", occurred on Sunday in the southern Sindh province. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.