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Man tests SOS function on phone - and sparks French helicopter rescue

Five rescuers including a doctor and a helicopter pilot were dispatched to the site

Trapped rock climbers rescued in south of France

The rescue operation lasted more than four hours

Watch: Daring helicopter rescue saves British climbers in French Alps

The helicopter’s rotor blades got very close to the mountain as the trio were winched to safety near Mont Blanc

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Building collapse in Marseille city centre: what is known so far

Firemen are battling to contain fire that broke out in the rubble so that sniffer dogs can enter to search for people. A gas explosion is thought to be a possible cause

International Women’s Day: Three French women who beat the odds

To mark the annual March 8 event, we speak to a pilot, a dairy farmer and a ski patroller about the challenges they faced to do something they love

Helicopter rescue for 44 skiers stuck on chair lift in French Pyrenees

Emergency services were called after the machine broke down, trapping skiers for more than two hours

Housing found for homeless man who saved Lyon shopkeeper from fire

Fabrice will also receive a medal which he says he will accept as his parents, who are no longer alive, would have been proud

International effort saves sick Briton in remote French mountain hut

The seriously ill 69-year-old was found collapsed without heating by Pyrenees rescue teams after friends in the UK and Germany raised the alert

Rescue

Man tests SOS function on phone - and sparks French helicopter rescue

Trapped rock climbers rescued in south of France

Watch: Daring helicopter rescue saves British climbers in French Alps

Building collapse in Marseille city centre: what is known so far

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