Disaster and Emergency

Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge blast

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The president of Seychelles has declared a state of emergency after a huge blast at an explosives depot and flooding in other parts of the country’s main island. Three people have died in the flooding, local media reported. The explosion overnight in the industrial area of Providence, southeast of the capital Victoria, caused “massage damage” … Read more

Critically ill Melbourne mum Gina Wherrett pleads for help to return home to Australia from Boston

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A critically ill Melbourne mother and her family are making a desperate plea to help them raise funds to cover her medical bills and the cost of flying her back to Australia for emergency surgery. Gina Wherrett, 62, was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND) in September 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne mum stranded … Read more

Man charged with manslaughter and negligent driving after boy, 5, drowns in floodwaters

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A 38-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter and negligent driving after a five-year-old boy died when he became trapped in a car swept away by floodwaters last year. The boy’s body was found inside a submerged utility vehicle in Tullamore, northwest of Parkes in central western NSW, in late 2022. On September 23, emergency … Read more

Thousands call for help as rain lashes NSW and Victoria

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Australia’s southeast is bracing for more wet weather after more than 1000 calls for help were made to the NSW State Emergency Service during 24 hours of heavy rain. Weatherzone reported a 1500km/h storm band moving across eastern parts of Australia on Wednesday, prompting severe weather warnings across NSW and Victoria. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Thousands … Read more

One dead, two injured after attack in central Paris

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One person has died and two others are injured after an assailant attacked passers-by in central Paris near the Eiffel Tower, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says. Police quickly arrested the 26-year-old man, a French national, using a Taser stun gun, Darmanin told reporters. The suspect was on the French security services watch list and was … Read more

Truck driver killed in two truck smash on New South Wales Sturt Highway

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A truck driver has been killed in a head-on crash with another truck on a major highway in southern New South Wales. NSW Police said both truck drivers were trapped in their trucks following the collision at about 10.30pm Friday on Sturt Hwy, near Kidman Way, Darlington Point, about 40kms south of Griffith. Officers attempted … Read more