Natural disaster
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These images, taken in daylight, show the level of destruction across the city of Los Angeles. A reminder that it’s nearly 11pm there now, so we’ll bring you some images as firefighters tackle the blazes for a fourth straight night when we get them. If you’re just joining us, here’s an update on the fires:…
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Paris Hilton has shared footage of her destroyed home in Los Angeles, saying her “heartbreak is truly indescribable”. The reality TV star and businesswoman posted the video on Instagram, showing her house reduced to a pile of burnt rubble. “When I first saw the news, I was in complete shock – I couldn’t process it.…
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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, chaired a CPC leadership meeting on Thursday to study and arrange disaster relief following a 6.8-magnitude quake that struck Xizang Autonomous Region earlier this week. The meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee emphasized that…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy on Friday to Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi over the devastating Cyclone Chido that wreaked havoc in the African country, expressing China’s willingness to provide assistance within its capacity to support the nation’s post-disaster reconstruction. In his message, Xi said he was shocked to learn about the…
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The number of people killed by the floods has risen to from 205 to 207, according to interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. He told Spanish radio station Cadena SER: “It is reasonable to think that we will have more deaths.” But he said he could not accurately predict how many people were missing. Emergency services have received…
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Amid anger over authorities’ efforts to help those affected by the floods, Madrid City Council this morning sent around 30 emergency service personnel to Valencia. They include 20 firefighters with six vehicles and 11 health workers from SAMUR-Civil Protection, along with several vehicles, including a mobile intensive care unit. Their objective will be to drain…
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People have come out in force to help the worst-hit areas of Valencia. Some carried shovels and brooms to help clear away debris, while others had bottles of water. As we reported earlier, the mayor of Alfafar has warned residents are not getting enough aid. Some people say they have been left without food, water…
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The arrival of Hurricane Milton will inevitably have prompted recollections for many of what was then the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida. In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew slammed into South Florida before making a second US landfall in Louisiana. It remains one of the top five most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the…
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Where is the hurricane now? The eye of Milton is now nearing Cape Canaveral on the east coast of Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said in its latest update. The agency says the storm currently has sustained winds of 83mph. A gust of 92mph has also been recorded at a weather station in…
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Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane Monday in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation orders and long gas lines, and lending more urgency to the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, which swamped the same stretch of coastline less than two…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold casualties and damaged thousands of homes, the Kremlin said on Saturday. The North, in turn, said Sunday that Putin had also offered “immediate humanitarian support” to aid its recovery efforts, to which Kim responded that he “could…
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Rains and floods in Kenya have claimed 66 more lives in the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 169 since March 1, with 91 people still missing, officials said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Kenya’s government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said the deaths on Tuesday from a mudslide that swept away villages killing…
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A powerful earthquake jolted Hualien County in China’s Taiwan region on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of at least nine people and leaving hundreds injured, according to local authorities. It was described as “the strongest quake the region has seen since 1999” by an official from the local earthquake center during a press conference. The…
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At least 11 climbers have been killed and 22 are believed to be missing after a volcano erupted in Indonesia. A rescue official said the bodies were recovered on Mount Marapi on Monday – a day after it started spewing smoke and ash. About 75 people were heading up the 2,891m (9,485 ft) volcano at…
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Milan found itself grappling with the aftermath of heavy rainfall as multiple districts were inundated due to adverse weather conditions on Tuesday. A persistent downpour throughout the night coupled with an early morning storm led to the Seveso River overflowing and provoking a blackout. One of the iconic locations affected by the deluge was the…
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The story of 11-year-old Yousif can only be described as a devastating miracle. While the floodwaters in Derna swept his entire family out to sea, the waves washed him back along the shore. He is remarkably unhurt, with just some scratches on the side of his left leg and a bandage wrapped around his right foot. “The…
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