International Business News - Survivors http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Four Dominicans have been charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly helping to organize an illegal boat trip to Puerto Rico that ended in the deaths of 29 migrants. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/dominicans-charged-with-organizing-fatal-journey.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:56:44 EST A staircase people used to escape the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11, 2001, attack has been moved for a second time on the ground zero site. The 22-foot-high survivors' staircase was moved Saturday from the northwest corner of the site into a seven-story pit closer to the memorial. Authorities say they plan to install the staircase at the entrance to the Sept. 11 museum. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080719/wtc-survivor-staircase-moves-again-at-ground-zero.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:04:38 EDT Nine survivors of a plane crash in Chile's frigid southern forests said they survived a four-day wait for rescue by huddling close together for warmth, sheltering inside the wreckage and sharing what food they had. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/69929-chile-missing-plane.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/chile-plane-crash-survivors-tell-their-story.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/chile-plane-crash-survivors-tell-their-story.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:21:28 EDT With few places to seek refuge, the wooden schoolhouse seemed as good as anywhere. Though its roof was partially blown off by Cyclone Nargis, and panels were ripped from its walls, hundreds of people swarmed here after the storm. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/51694-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/cyclone-nargis-survivors-ousted-from-shelters-in-myanmar.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/cyclone-nargis-survivors-ousted-from-shelters-in-myanmar.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 15:09:55 EDT Vignettes of recently rescued survivors of China's May 12 earthquake, whose confirmed death toll rose Tuesday to 40,075: http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/50577-china-earthquake.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/vignettes-of-china-earthquake-survivors.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/vignettes-of-china-earthquake-survivors.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 15:36:50 EDT China's state news agency says two women have been rescued after being trapped for nearly one week by the massive earthquake that hit the country. The official Xinhua News Agency said Monday that the two were found in the rubble of a collapsed building at a coal mine in Sichuan province. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/2-quake-survivors-rescued-after-a-week.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 00:25:44 EDT As Huang Siyu ran down the stairs of her school after the powerful earthquake, the building collapsed and her teacher was killed. A chunk of falling debris crushed the fifth grader's left leg, and her schoolmates dragged her to safety. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/48333-china-survivors.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/12-year-old-china-quake-survivor-loses-leg.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/12-year-old-china-quake-survivor-loses-leg.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 15:24:05 EDT Tang Xiaomin had just left her fourth-floor apartment to buy groceries when the building started crumbling around her. An upstairs neighbor was thrown against the kitchen table and grabbed her purse before rushing out. Another resident, who was expecting a baby, was resting and became trapped. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46620-china-earthquake.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/survivors-from-apartment-building-recount-quake.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/survivors-from-apartment-building-recount-quake.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:37:34 EDT Tang Xiaomin had just left her fourth-floor apartment to buy groceries when the building started crumbling around her. An upstairs neighbor was thrown against the kitchen table and grabbed her purse before rushing out. Another resident, who was expecting a baby, was resting and became trapped. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46554-china-earthquake.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/survivors-from-apartment-building-recount-quake.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/survivors-from-apartment-building-recount-quake.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:45:12 EDT Some survivors arrived half-naked, others wore clothes they scavenged from the dead. Myanmar's rice-trading town of Labutta _ the only spit of high ground in a vast watery landscape _ has become a beacon of hope for tens of thousands who lived through the cyclone's fury, most losing homes and family members. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44648-myanmar-cyclone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/cyclone-survivors-journey-from-horror-to-misery-in-myanmar.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/cyclone-survivors-journey-from-horror-to-misery-in-myanmar.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 17:04:38 EDT