Three HH-65C helicopters from Coast Guard Air Station Houston rescued more than 20 people and were continuing to fly round-the-clock rescue missions until weather grounds them, said Petty Officer Renee Aiello, a station spokeswoman.

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And, at the lofty heights Chandra will fly, there's no way to send astronauts to the rescue.

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Well, if they get back to flying Atlantis and if they get back to flying Atlantis in September, which they dearly would like to do, they have to get the Discovery ready because the new rules say you have to have another shuttle ready to fly as a rescue mission.

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Wigan's stopper was eventually beaten and he stood motionless as he watched a Cahill header fly past him, only for the post to come to his rescue.

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Meanwhile, 10 volunteers from the International Rescue Corps, based in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, are preparing to fly out to Sumatra after being asked for help by the Indonesian government after the 7.6-magnitude quake.

BBC: UK rescue team head to Indonesia