9 d. ago British woman in Tenerife warns tourists following several deaths at sea

A British woman in the Los Gigantes area of Tenerife has warned all Brits travelling to the island to be wary of 'dangerous natural pools' following several tragedies in recent weeks

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2 w. ago Civil servant who didn't turn up for work for ten years but was still getting paid is jailed for five years and fined $1m in Kuwait

Court documents revealed that the worker, who has not been named in local Kuwaiti media, worked in the citizens' service department but did not perform any of his duties for 10 years.

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3 w. 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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3 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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4 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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4 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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4 w. ago 'This is where we die': Brit survivor of Patagonia blizzard hell tells of how tragedy unfolded

Cornwall-based Victoria Bond, 40, was among five people who tragically died on Monday after a blizzard with winds of up to 120mph hit Torres del Paine nature reserve.

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4 w. ago Brit woman killed in Patagonia blizzard pictured for first time as five hikers die

The other casualties were Mexican nationals Cristina Calvillo Tovar and Julian Garcia Pimentel, and German nationals Nadine Lichey and Andreas Von Pein.

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4 w. ago Brit woman killed in Patagonia blizzard pictured as five hikers killed in violent storm

The British victim, one of five who tragically lost their lives in a violent snowstorm in Chile, has been named as Victoria Bond. Victoria worked in PR for the Isles of Scilly Tourist Information Centre

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4 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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4 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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4 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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