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"Assured Us, But...": Tunnel Rescue Hero's SOS After House Demolished
One of the houses that was razed in the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) recent demolition drive belonged to Vakeel Hasan, a rat-hole miner who played a key role in the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation last year.
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Trained Rats To Wear Backpacks With Microphones To Rescue Earthquake Survivors Buried In Debris
Scientists are training rats to rescue people trapped during earthquakes. Specialist backpacks containing microphones and video gear as well as location trackers will be created in order to allow rescue teams to communicate with survivors.
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'Hero' Rat Who Detected Over 100 Landmines, Explosives Dies In Retirement
Cambodia's landmine-sniffing rat Magawa, who found more than 100 landmines and explosives during a five-year career, has died at the age of 8, leaving a lasting legacy of saved lives in the Southeast Asian nation.
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How Rats Are Saving Human Lives With Their Noses
Since 1997, a non-profit organisation headquartered in Tanzania has been training African giant pouched rats to detect two things: landmines and tuberculosis. These trained rats are nicknamed 'HeroRats'.
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"Assured Us, But...": Tunnel Rescue Hero's SOS After House Demolished
One of the houses that was razed in the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) recent demolition drive belonged to Vakeel Hasan, a rat-hole miner who played a key role in the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation last year.
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Trained Rats To Wear Backpacks With Microphones To Rescue Earthquake Survivors Buried In Debris
Scientists are training rats to rescue people trapped during earthquakes. Specialist backpacks containing microphones and video gear as well as location trackers will be created in order to allow rescue teams to communicate with survivors.
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'Hero' Rat Who Detected Over 100 Landmines, Explosives Dies In Retirement
Cambodia's landmine-sniffing rat Magawa, who found more than 100 landmines and explosives during a five-year career, has died at the age of 8, leaving a lasting legacy of saved lives in the Southeast Asian nation.
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How Rats Are Saving Human Lives With Their Noses
Since 1997, a non-profit organisation headquartered in Tanzania has been training African giant pouched rats to detect two things: landmines and tuberculosis. These trained rats are nicknamed 'HeroRats'.
