1 week ago 'It's a tragedy that should have been avoided': Survivors of Patagonia blizzard disaster that killed British woman tell how officials' 'failures' forced trekkers to become rescuers

Multiple survivors of the Patagonia tragedy have alleged that failings by park authorities and managers of the campsites forced them to become their own rescuers and healers.

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2 w. ago Survivor of Chilean blizzard that killed Briton says staff told trekkers they could proceed

Tom Player speaks out about incident in which Victoria Bond died along with two Mexicans and two GermansA survivor of the blizzard that killed a British woman and four others in Chilean Patagonia has said that tourists were concerned about adverse weather conditions ahead of the trek, but were told by staff it was “normal” and they could proceed.Tom Player, a London-based composer, told the Guardian that during the brutal blizzard about 30 volunteers worked together in an attempt to try to rescue hikers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Friend of British woman killed in Chile snowstorm describes hiking horror

Victoria Bond, 40, from Cornwall, died in the Torres del Paine nature reserve in Chile when a blizzard hit. She was hiking with four friends when the storm struck

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2 w. ago British woman killed in snowstorm in Chile ‘made everything brighter’

Victoria Bond was killed in a ‘freak severe snowstorm’ in Chilean Patagonia.

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2 w. ago Final moments of Cheryl Cole's former aide who died in 120mph blizzard: Surviving hikers describe how they were told route was 'safe' before five died

Cornwall-based Victoria Bond, 40, was tragically killed on Monday after 120mph blasts of snow hit Torres del Paine nature reserve, Chile's most visited foreign tourist spot.

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2 w. ago British woman killed in 120mph Patagonia blizzard was former aide to Cheryl Cole: Survivor describes how tragedy unfolded, killing his friend and four other hikers

Cornwall-based Victoria Bond, 40, was tragically killed on Monday after 120mph blasts of snow hit Torres del Paine nature reserve, Chile's most visited foreign tourist spot.

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2 w. ago Tributes paid to British woman who died in 'freak severe snowstorm' while hiking in South America

'She was adored by all who knew her'

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2 w. ago British woman who was one of five tourists killed in blizzard in Patagonia is named as PR worker, 40

Cornwall-based PR worker Victoria Bond, 40, had posted a video taken by another British member of their group of their progress before the tragedy.

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2 w. ago Florida man accused of killing suicidal British woman who flew to the US seeking a violent death

Shelby Exelby, 32, was reported missing by loved ones in Portsmouth, UK, after she failed to board her return flight out of Florida on October 13. Her body was found in a shallow grave days later.

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2 w. ago British woman among five tourists killed during fierce snowstorm in Chilean national park

The area was struck by a snowstorm wind speeds equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane

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2 w. ago Florida man accused of killing suicidal British woman who traveled to the US seeking a violent death

Shelby Exelby, 32, was reported missing by loved ones in Portsmouth, UK, after she failed to board her return flight out of Florida on October 13. Her body was found in a shallow grave days later.

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2 w. ago British woman who was one of five tourists killed in blizzard in Patagonia is named as PR worker, 30

Cornwall-based PR worker Victoria, believed to be 30, had posted a video taken by another British member of their group of their progress before the tragedy.

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2 w. ago British woman among four tourists killed in blizzard at nature reserve in Chile

Four people also rescued alive at popular Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia amid heavy snowfall and strong winds A British woman and four other foreign tourists have been killed in a blizzard at a nature reserve in southern Chile.Nine people went missing on Monday in the Torres del Paine reserve in Patagonia, a popular tourist destination, amid heavy snowfall and winds reaching up to 120mph. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Met Office reveals where and when snow could hit in UK after Storm Claudia

A plunge in temperature could bring icy conditions across Britain in the coming days

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2 w. ago Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris

Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare?As autumn blurs into winter, the news is once again filling up with a familiar story: overflowing rivers, inundated streets and overwhelmed infrastructure. Since Friday, England, Wales and Ireland have been hit by the storm the Spanish meteorological agency has elegantly named Claudia, with grim results. One place in particular massively bore the brunt of it all: the Welsh border town of Monmouth, where the raging River Monnow spilled into the streets, people had to be rescued from their homes and drones captured aerial views of the scene, showing fragile-looking buildings suddenly surrounded by a huge clay-brown swamp.Claudia and her effects made it into the national headlines – but mostly, local and regional floods now seem too mundane to attract that kind of attention. Eleven days ago, Cumbria saw submerged roads, blocked drains and over 25...

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2 w. ago British woman killed after Storm Claudia hits campsite in Portugal

An ‘extreme wind phenomenon’ has hit Europe, Portugese broadcaster SIC reported

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2 w. ago British woman, 85, is killed and dozens injured as Storm Claudia winds rip through Portugal holiday campsite

A British woman has been killed after Storm Claudia winds ripped through a Portuguese holiday campsite.

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2 w. ago Brit pensioner dead after 'tornado' rips through Portugal campsite

Dozens of Brits were caught in the “extreme wind phenomenon”.

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2 w. ago British woman, 85, killed as Storm Claudia tornado destroys holiday hotspot

An elderly British woman was found dead after a freak 'tornado' believed to have been caused by Storm Claudia ripped through a campsite in Portugal

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2 w. ago Brit, 85, killed by a tornado in Portugal horror as campsite left in tatters

A tornado believed to be linked to Storm Claudia has killed an 85-year-old British woman after it ripped through a campsite and hotel in Portugal on Saturday morning

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