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Recovery efforts for New Zealand landslide victims suspended after crack found at site

Six people, including two teenagers, are presumed dead after heavy rains triggered Thursday's landslide at Mount Maunganui on the island's east coast.

HEAVY MACHINERY has been brought in at the scene of a landslide triggered by heavy rains on January 23, in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, January 24, 2026.
Indonesian rescue members carry a body bag containing the remains of a victim from the site of a landslide after it hit Pasirlangu village, West Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, January 24, 2026.

Indonesia resumes search for 80 after landslide kills 17 in West Java

A resident from Tairua helps clean up a land slip following the recent storm that struck New Zealand’s North Island, January 23, 2026.

At least six missing after landslide at New Zealand campsite, authorities confirm

A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025

MK Tsega Melaku: Missing girl Haymanut Kasau ignored for nearly two years - interview


Julia Wendel most likely not Madeleine McCann - facial recognition comparison

A comparison of photos of Madeleine McCann and Julia Wendel did not produce a match in facial recognition software.

 Madeleine McCann

Woman who thinks she's Madeleine McCann submits DNA for forensic tests

Julia Wendel took to social media last month claiming to be missing toddler Madeleine McCann.

 Madeleine McCann

Woman declared dead 31 years ago found alive aged 83 overseas

Patricia Kopta disappeared in 1992 when she was in her 50s, and now, at the age of 83, she has been found in Puerto Rico.

31 years ago, she disappeared. Now, she's been found alive despite being declared dead.

Woman from Poland claims to be missing toddler Madeleine McCann

Madeleine McCann disappeared from her bed when on holiday with her British family in Portugal in 2007.

FILE PHOTO: Kate McCann, whose daughter Madeleine went missing during a family holiday to Portugal in 2007, attends a news conference at the launch of her book in London May 12, 2011

New Zealand's cyclone death toll at 11, thousands still missing

Relief teams from Fiji and Australia have been deployed to help recovery efforts.

 PREVIEW XML A view of flood damage in the the aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke?s Bay, New Zealand, in this picture released on February 15, 2023

IDF reopens search for soldier Guy Hever who vanished in 1997

As part of the renewed search effort, the IDF emptied an entire water reservoir near where Hever was last spotted.

 Guy Hever.

Boy plays hide-and-seek, ends up in a foreign country

The boy is from Bangladesh and was playing hide-and-seek. He hid inside a large shipping container and fell asleep.

 Stack of shipping containers at Bassendean, Western Australia.

More than 15,000 people missing in war in Ukraine, says official

The Russian war in Ukraine left over 15,000 people missing so far. Finding out what happened to them is a huge challenge.

 War crime prosecutor's team member speaks on the phone next to buildings that were destroyed by Russian shelling, amid Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 7, 2022

Teenage girl from Efrat found dead after going missing

The girl, who was a resident of Efrat, had last been seen in the afternoon that day shortly after she left her house.

 Avia Beruria Kaufman, 14, who went missing from Efrat on Sunday

California family kidnapped on Monday found dead

The hunt for a family that went missing in a rural California town ended in tragedy after their remains were found.

 Poster shows the four family members kidnapped from central California