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An Israeli rescue specialist, right, arrives at a site where a body was found inside a vehicle stuck in the mud, days after a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Firefighters on Monday carefully moved over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies four days after a dam collapse that buried mine buildings and surrounding neighborhoods with iron ore waste. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
January 30, 2019, 4:32 am
IDF team aiding search at Brazil dam disaster met with praise and criticism
While many welcome the 130-strong Israeli contingent, some dismiss the effort as a ploy to distract from the conflict with the Palestinians
By Marcus M. Gilban
Brazilian officials greet the head of an IDF search and rescue team that arrived in Brazil on Sunday January 27 (Screencapture/Globo TV)
January 28, 2019, 6:23 am
130-strong Israeli rescue team arrives in Brazil as dam collapse toll hits 58
IDF sends search-and-rescue teams, divers and medical personnel to take part in search for the hundreds more still missing
By TOI staff and AP
A view of Ben Gurion International Airport near Lod on May 8, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 16, 2018, 6:00 pm
Firefighters rush to contain chemical leak at Ben Gurion Airport
Experts attempt to determine whether 400-liter acid spill poses risk to the health of passengers in terminal
By TOI staff
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