The military sent 4, 000 troops into the poured into the area, joining 10, 000 in a rescue effort that has stretched the ability of Taiwan's emergency services.
The military sent 4,000 troops into the poured into the area, joining 10,000 in a rescue effort that has stretched the ability of Taiwan's emergency services.
Some trucks moving from Chengdu, the provincial capital, to Beichuan, meanwhile, carried less-traditional relief cargo, including five tractor-trailer trucks filled to the brim with loose cucumbers.
Simultaneously, insurance giant AIG announced it was in so much trouble (over underwriting the bad decisions of big Banks) that it needed to be bailed out.
He then desperately resisted rescue attempts, swimming away from rescuers who tried to pull him from the near-freezing waters and climbing out of a sling dropped by a helicopter, police said.
My name is Doug Copp. I am the rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American rescue team International (ARTI), the world \ \ \ 's most experienced rescue team.
Among their other multitude of used: deliver people across town, fly to and from airports, assist in rescue work, and aid in the search for missing or wanted persons.