6 h. 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 d. ago The UK Government was asked what it will do to help flood victims in Monmouth but it couldn't answer

A UK Government minister was asked for specifics on when help will arrive in Monmouth

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4 d. ago Monmouth flood victim donations pass £100k to help locals financially wiped out

A couple cashed in their retirement pot to buy their dream Monmouth property only to be ravaged by floods days later - now they have been told the small print means they are not covered for flooding

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6 d. ago Pizza man bakes hundreds of free takeaways for flood victims

Adam Preddy took his mobile pizza business to the wrecked streets of Monmouth to hand out more than 400 margarita and pepperoni pizzas after the floods

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6 d. ago Thousands donated for Monmouth flood victims as fundraiser set up

"The need is so great," said Monmouth Mayor Cllr Jackie Atkin as she set up fund raising appeal

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7 d. ago Putin launches strike on apartment block home to Chernobyl survivors killing widow

Vladimir Putin's latest savage attack on Kyiv saw a missile hit an apartment block housing Chernobyl survivors killing Natalia Khodemchuk, 62, whose husband had died in the nuclear disaster

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7 d. ago Latest Russian strike on Ukraine kills widow of first man who died in 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster

The overnight attack by Vladimir Putin 's forces tore through an apartment block long known as a home for Chernobyl survivors, leaving Natalia Khodemchuk fatally wounded.

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8 d. ago Mining firm BHP found liable in UK for disastrous Brazilian dam collapse

About 600,000 people seeking compensation a decade on from disaster that killed 19 and devastated villagesThe global mining company BHP Group has been found liable for the deadly 2015 collapse of a Brazilian dam, in a landmark ruling that could pave the way for a multibillion-dollar payout.The high court in London on Friday, Mrs Justice O’Farrell ruled that BHP was responsible for the collapse of the Fundão dam in Mariana despite not owning the dam at the time. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘The pain remains’: France remembers victims of 2015 Paris attacks

Bells ring out across French capital marking 10th anniversary of country’s deadliest peacetime attackParis attacks anniversary – in picturesFrance has paid tribute to the 130 people killed 10 years ago by Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers who targeted a stadium, bars, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall in the country’s deadliest peacetime attack.“The pain remains,” Emmanuel Macron wrote on social media on Thursday as he visited each of the sites that were attacked. Bells rang out across the city as a remembrance ceremony began at a memorial garden in central Paris attended by relatives and survivors. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Seven dead and hundreds missing after Rohingya migrant boat sinks off Malaysia

Status of two other migrant boats carrying nearly 230 people remains unclear

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2 w. ago 'Angel on Earth' grandad and granddaughter, 3, killed in horror UPS plane crash

A beloved grandfather and his three-year-old granddaughter have been confirmed among the 13 victims of the UPS cargo jet disaster in Kentucky, which killed three pilots

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2 w. ago UPS plane crash update as 3 pilots killed in disaster as mum feared dead

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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2 w. ago Tragic final moments before UPS plane crash as deadly jet 'acted like a bomb'

First investigative details about the UPS plane crash have emerged following the disaster near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport which killed 12 people

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2 w. ago A decade after 19 were killed in the Mariana Dam disaster 620,000 Brazilians await justice in a UK court

Anglo-British mining giant BHP face a verdict in the UK High Courts by the end of this year over their responsibility for the Mariana dam collapse

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2 w. ago Plane crash mystery in British holiday hotspot that killed 224 finally 'solved' by expert

A decade after the Metrojet Flight 9268 disaster that killed 224 people over Egypt, aviation expert Julian Bray claims the mystery is finally solved with a clear link

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3 w. ago Horror vids show Spain red alert floods with drivers trapped in cars – EXACTLY a year since Valencia disaster killed 237

WATCH dramatic rescue attempt as man is carried to safety from his flooded car. An elderly man leans out the window of his vehicle as floodwaters rise to the wheel arches. A rescuer wades through knee-deep water to reach him, lifting the man onto his back and carrying him to safety. Relentless rain and powerful...

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3 w. ago German dentists hold memorial recognising sadistic practices of profession under Nazis

Recent studies have exposed theft of gold fillings, excruciating extractions, human experiments and forced sterilisationsGerman dentists have offered a belated acknowledgment of their profession’s brutal practices under the Nazis, admitting broad “systemic” involvement in crimes at concentration camps including sadistic tooth extractions, human experiments, forced sterilisations and murder.Their central professional organisation, the German Society for Dental, Oral and Orthodontic Medicine (DGZMK), held its first memorial ceremony exposing the atrocities committed by dentists during the Nazi era and paying tribute to the victims, at Berlin’s Humboldt University on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spain holds memorial ceremony for flood victims a year after disaster killed over 230 people

Spain has commemorated the anniversary of last year’s massive floods that killed over 230 people by holding a memorial ceremony for the victims on Wednesday

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4 w. ago Furious crowds take to the streets demanding resignations on first anniversary of floods which killed hundreds in one of Europe's deadliest natural disasters

Demonstrators, many carrying photos of the victims, denounced the handling of last October's disaster and called on regional leader Carlos Mazon to resign.

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