Disaster
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Everything we know so far It’s been a busy day of developments after the sinking of a luxury yacht hit by a tornado off Sicily in the early hours. It was confirmed this morning that one person had died, six people were missing and 15 had been rescued. Then early this afternoon, we learnt that…
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At least 44 people were killed and 15 others went missing after cold lava floods struck Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Saturday night, a senior official of local disaster agency said on Monday. Although many big stones and waste materials from the flooding hampered the searching for the victims, rescuers discovered another seven bodies in…
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A footballer has tragically died after being struck by lighting during a match in Indonesia. The man, later identified as Septain Raharja, was playing in a friendly between 2 FLO FC Bandung and FBI Subang when a bolt of lightning struck him at Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung, West Java. The 35-year-old was reportedly still breathing after…
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The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, on Sunday confirmed that about eight persons died while 38 others were rescued in a boat mishap that occurred in Anambra State. Although the Anambra State Police Command said five persons died while 30 were rescued, the NIWA General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Alhaji Jibril Darda’u, in a statement issued…
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There is a risk of roads becoming icy following flooding as a cold spell is expected to begin, an Environment Agency spokeswoman has said. Alex McDonald said the river levels will start to fall as rainfall eases, but warned people to be “really careful” while travelling. “It’s good news for river levels, because it will…
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Details are emerging now of how the collision occurred. The incident happened when the Japan Airlines flight landed on one of the airport’s four runways where the coastguard aircraft was preparing to take off, according to the head of the Transport Ministry Civil Aviation Bureau. The coastguard pilot reported to his base that his aircraft…
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Crash ‘could have been caused by runway incursion’ Former air traffic controller Michele Robson has said initial information suggests the collision was caused by a runway incursion – such as the Coast Guard aircraft entering the runway when it shouldn’t have. She said there “needs to be proper investigation” before conclusions are drawn, but a…
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We’ve received update from to pilot and aviation consultant Tim Atkinson, who says it is “disappointing but not at all surprising” that those in the Coast Guard aircraft on the ground did not survive. He said it is “clearly understood in collision investigation” that a collision is less survivable for those who are in the…
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Five of the six crew on board the Coast Guard aircraft have been killed, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The Japanese Coast Guard said the pilot of its plane had escaped. NHK reported the five other crew members had been found dead. ‘It was a hell’: Passenger describes moment plane bursts into flames Swede…
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A dozen people who were missing following the 6.2-magnitude earthquake in northwestern Gansu province, China more than a week ago, have been confirmed dead. The earthquake struck a remote mountainous area near the border of Gansu and Qinghai provinces. Rescue efforts in Gansu ended about 15 hours after the disaster, leading to questions from netizens…
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Brechin on the east coast of Scotland is bracing for more downpours today. It lies within an area covered by a second rare red weather warning. The town saw “unprecedented” rain and flooding on Friday after a river burst its banks, forcing an evacuation order for hundreds of homes. Sky News correspondent Katerina Vittozzi is in…
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Morocco rejected on Saturday remarks by French Foreign Minister Catherina Colonna who said President Emmanuel Macron will visit Morocco. A government official said Macron has neither an agenda nor a planned visit to Morocco, according to the Moroccan official news agency, MAP. “I am surprised that the French foreign minister has taken such a unilateral…
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The elderly parents of Turkish journalist Turkmen Terzi escaped the deadly earthquakes that struck near the Turkey-Syria border on Monday. More than 6 300 people (at the time of writing) have been reported killed in the disaster. Terzi, a Turkish national and permanent resident in South Africa, told News24 that he received a phone call on Monday,…
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Criticism against the Greek government is growing as the country continues to battle raging wildfires that have forced thousands to flee. Authorities on Evia, Greece’s second-largest island, have in recent days denounced “insufficient” means to tackle the blazes when the situation was “critical”. The fires on Evia, some 200 kilometres away from Athens, have besieged…
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The bodies of two young sisters pulled from the rubble of a Florida condo building — so tiny that the 4 and 11-year-olds were placed in the same casket — were buried alongside their parents Tuesday, their white coffin draped with innocent pink and purple ribbons. Lucia Guara, “Lulu bear,” loved watching “Jeopardy” with her…
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An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 47 people and injured more than 600, state media said Friday, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public. The blast occurred Thursday at the Chenjiagang Industrial Park in the city of Yancheng, in Jiangsu province, and the…
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