Chowdhury Hasan Suhrawardy, the head of the local military units in charge of rescue operations.
Chowdhury Hasan Suhrawardy, told reporters that search and rescue operations would continue until at least Saturday.
Mohammed Siddiqul Alam Shikder, who is overseeing rescue operations, said 2, 200 people have been rescued.
Army units and fire-service personnel are conducting rescue operations with help from local volunteers.
Army units and fire service personnel are conducting rescue operations with help from local volunteers.
Rescue teams have been sent to the affected area, but darkness is hampering rescue operations.
Authorities say rescue operations are advancing slowly because there is little room for manoeuvre.
It suggested the creatures might one day be used to aid search-and-rescue operations and surveillance.
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Though they originally focused on evacuations, late Monday afternoon they began search-and-rescue operations and anti-looting patrols, he said.
While the fire is now under control, he said search and rescue operations were underway in the neighborhood.
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There has been controversy in Bangladesh over the pace of the rescue operations.
Search and rescue operations are underway in Atlantic City for trapped residents.
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Meanwhile, emergency workers in Dar es Salaam have stopped rescue operations following the collapse of a multi-storey building on Friday.
Some three hours after the accident, fire department sources said rescue operations had ceased, with ongoing work focusing on recovery.
The Oregon National Guard has been called out in many areas to help with rescue operations and evacuations, Davidson said.
Yad L'Achim volunteers plan and carry out often dangerous rescue operations and bring these women and their children to safety.
The removal of search and rescue operations from Northumberland's RAF Boulmer will leave mountain rescue teams busier, it has been claimed.
Plans are under way for the UK's search and rescue operations to be run by private companies, the BBC has learned.
While mortuary teams moved out to locate the dead, the main focus of the police was still rescue operations, Riley said.
Rescue operations are in progress and at least six people have been taken out of the debris by army and fire workers.
The search and rescue operations saw 236 people brought safely to shore throughout the year by Northern Ireland's nine volunteer lifeboat crews.
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It's going to take time for first responders to begin rescue operations and to get the resources we've pre-positioned to people in need.
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Development of the robot, nicknamed Robojelly, is in the early stages but researchers hope it could eventually be used in underwater rescue operations.
Down the road, HyQ could be a substitute for humans in hazardous situations and search and rescue operations in collapsed buildings after natural disasters.
The high cost of rescue operations led to calls for its closure and in 2007 it was shut throughout winter for the first time.
The United Nations, which coordinates disaster relief, normally calls of search and rescue operations after a week or so and shifts to tending to survivors.
The first would allow American forces to use civilian airports and harbours in Japan and to rely on Japanese minesweeping and search-and-rescue operations at sea.
Colgate has long spent in other areas, such as supporting dog rescue operations and convincing product specialists to give endorsements, while eschewing more general advertising.
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Donations from the international community have poured in, with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also ordering the Pacific Command to support relief and rescue operations.
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Rescue operations, which included helicopters, were suspended for Tuesday to minimize the risk for the rescuers and will resume early Wednesday when visibility improves, he said.
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