4 d. ago Sri Lanka’s capital hit by floods as cyclone death toll nears 200

Hundreds of people still missing after heavy rain and mudslides in country’s deadliest natural disaster for yearsEntire areas of Sri Lanka’s capital are flooded after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more missing.Officials said the extent of the damage in the country’s worst-affected central region was slowly becoming clear on Sunday as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong fire live updates: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in apartment complex blaze – latest

At least 40 killed and hundreds missing after huge blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday. Follow the latest updates liveFull report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireOfficials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues.Those killed or injured in the fires have mostly suffered from burns and smoke inhalation, rescue workers said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong fire: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in housing complex blaze – follow updates

At least 36 killed and hundreds missing after huge blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday. Follow the latest updates live Full report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireFirefighters have received calls from trapped residents, but are battling difficult conditionsFirefighters have struggled to reach the upper floors of the high-rise buildings, even after hours battling the blaze.The priority is to extinguish the fire and rescue the residents who are trapped. The second is to support the injured. The third is to support and recover. Then, we’ll launch a thorough investigation.Debris and scaffolding of the affected buildings [is] falling down. The temperature inside the buildings concerned is very high. It’s difficult for us to enter the building and go upstairs to conduct firefighting and rescue operations. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong fire in photos horror images show skyscraper blaze as dozens feared dead

Horrific photos of a massive fire engulfing multiple housing blocks in Hong Kong has surfaced as the raging fire has claimed the lives of residents and at least one emergency service worker

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8 d. ago Hong Kong fire: Moment horror inferno STARTS as dozens feared dead in multi

Emergency services in Hong Kong have responded to a towering inferno in Wang Fuk Court, in the territory's northern Tai Po district, which has killed four people

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2 w. ago 45 killed in horror Saudi Arabia crash as bus catches fire with sole survivor in hospital

The bus was carrying 46 Indian pilgrims who were travelling from the Islamic holy city of Mecca to Medina when the horror unfolded in Saudi Arabia. A sole survivor is in intensive care

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2 w. ago Rochdale fire LIVE: Multiple injuries in building blaze as public told 'don't go into town'

Fire crews have been battling the blaze at a commercial building in Rochdale since 3:15am, with a large cordon in place and members of the public urged to avoid the area

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3 w. ago At least two dead and dozens missing after landslides in Indonesia’s Java island

Several days of heavy rainfall causes landslides that hit dozens of houses in three villages in Indonesia’s Central Java province

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3 w. ago At least two dead and dozens injured as coach carrying tourists crashes into truck in Egyptian beach resort

Some 36 other passengers - including foreigners - were injured in the devastating crash near Hurghada on the Red Sea coast.

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3 w. ago At least 21 Rohingya refugees dead and dozens missing after boat sinks near Thailand–Malaysia border

Rough seas hamper search operation near Langkawi Island

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3 w. ago Rioting at Ecuadorian prison leaves 31 inmates dead and dozens injured

Prisons officials in Ecuador say deadly rioting that broke out at a prison where inmates were set to be transferred to a new maximum-security facility has left at least 31 inmates killed and 30 others injured

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3 w. ago Afghanistan and Pakistan are holding peace talks. Here's what to know

Pakistan and Afghanistan have been holding peace talks as a tenuous ceasefire holds following cross-border clashes last month that left dozens of people dead and hundreds wounded

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4 w. ago Horror plane fire as brakes catch alight just moments after touching down

Fire crews scrambled to extinguish the fire aboard the Virgin Australia after it touched down at Brisbane Airport at about 7pm on Thursday. No one was injured in the blaze

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4 w. ago More Palestinian bodies returned by Israel as shaky Gaza ceasefire holds

More than a dozen more Palestinian bodies handed back to Gaza after dead Israeli soldier's remains were released as the grim corpse swap continues to hold the shaky ceasefire

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4 w. ago BREAKING: Bosnia nursing home inferno kills at least 11 as blaze rips through upper floors

The fire broke out on the seventh floor of the building and has left another 30 people injured in what officials have called a 'disaster of enormous proportions'

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4 w. ago Horror care home fire sees at least 11 dead and dozens injured in blaze ‘of enormous proportions’

Ruza Kagic, a resident on the third floor of the care home in Bosnia, said she had gone to bed when she heard popping sounds and saw flames falling from the upper floors

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4 w. ago Horror inferno in retirement home leaves at least 11 dead & dozens hurt in ‘disaster of enormous proportions’ in Bosnia

At least 11 people were killed and more than 30 injured after a fire ripped through a retirement home in the Bosnian city of Tuzla late Tuesday night. The blaze broke out on the building’s seventh floor around 8:45 p.m. Horrifying footage shows flames and smoke on upper levels. This is where many residents were...

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