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At least six missing after landslide at New Zealand campsite, authorities confirm

A landslide triggered by heavy rains at Mount Maunganui has left six people missing in New Zealand's Tauranga, with search teams continuing their efforts despite unstable conditions.

A resident from Tairua helps clean up a land slip following the recent storm that struck New Zealand’s North Island, January 23, 2026.
A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025

MK Tsega Melaku: Missing girl Haymanut Kasau ignored for nearly two years - interview

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts during a briefing during a visit to the Australian Government National Situation Room in Canberra, Australia, January 9, 2026.

Three people missing as bushfires destroy homes in Australia's southeast

Charlotte Niddam, a 15-year-old with Israeli citizenship missing since the Swiss ski resort New Year's Eve fire.

Charlotte Niddam identified as Israeli teen missing since deadly NYE fire at Swiss ski resort


Four Colombian children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash

Rescuers, supported by search dogs, had previously found discarded fruit the children ate to survive, as well as improvised shelters made with jungle vegetation.

 Colombian military soldiers attend to child survivors from a Cessna 206 plane that crashed in the jungles of Caqueta, in limits between Caqueta and Guaviare, June 9, 2023.

Madeleine McCann disappearance: Portuguese police find 'relevant clue' in dig

Portuguese police searched a reservoir for three days after reports that a person of interest in the case was there days after McCann went missing.

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Portugal police search dam for Madeleine McCann's remains, 16 years on

Madeleine McCann went missing while on vacation with her family in Portugal in 2007.

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Police to search Portuguese dam 16 years after Maddie McCann vanished

A separate source familiar with the investigation was not optimistic about the chances of a breakthrough in the long-running case, adding: "It will come to nothing."

 Officers of Portugal's investigative Judicial Police are seen at the site of a remote reservoir where a new search for the body of Madeleine McCann is set to take place, in Silves, Portugal, in this screen grab from a video, May 22, 2023

Missing girl recognized from Netflix show, located six years after abduction

Years after going missing under her mother's care, Kayla Unbehaun was found hundreds of miles from home

 Missing child Kayla Unbehaun

Two Israelis go missing in Turkey, are located hours later in hospital

The two Israeli men had seemingly been beaten up in a fight, leading to them needing medical attention.

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Julia Wendel is definitely not Madeleine McCann - DNA tests

DNA tests show that Julia Wendel is genetically Polish and is the biological daughter of her mother.

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Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann announces intention to sue mother

Wendell's mother publicly stated that Wendell had mental health issues and asked her to stop her “lies and manipulation.” As a result, Wendell has announced her intention to pursue defamation charges

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Julia Wendel most likely not Madeleine McCann - facial recognition comparison

A comparison of photos of Madeleine McCann and Julia Wendel did not produce a match in facial recognition software.

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Woman who thinks she's Madeleine McCann submits DNA for forensic tests

Julia Wendel took to social media last month claiming to be missing toddler Madeleine McCann.

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