5 h. ago Spain to teach schoolchildren disaster survival skills after deadly floods and wildfires

More than eight million children across 25,000 schools to receive training on what to do during floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and nuclear accidents

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29 h. ago Polly Holliday dead at 88 as tributes flood in for Mrs Doubtfire actress

Comedy legend Polly Holliday, famed for playing Flo in Alice and starring in Gremlins, Mrs Doubtfire and The Parent Trap, has died aged 88 as tributes pour in.

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37 h. ago Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 15 people dead and 10 missing

Torrential rains cause flooding and landslides in East Nusa Tenggara province and on the tourist island of BaliFlooding in Bali, Indonesia – in picturesRescuers have recovered the bodies of 15 people who have died in flash flooding in two Indonesian provinces, while authorities said 10 others were missing.Torrential rains beginning on Monday caused flooding and landslides in East Nusa Tenggara province and on the tourist island of Bali. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 11 dead and 13 missing

Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 11 people while authorities say 13 people are missing after flash floods struck two provinces of the island nation

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52 h. ago Six dead as floods wreak havoc for tourists in Bali and airport is inundated

Continuous heavy rains shutdown access to the island's international airport near Denpasar, officials said

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54 h. ago Six dead in Bali as flash floods inundate popular tourist destination

Access to Indonesian island’s international airport near Denpasar was limited as only trucks could use the roads, according to governmentFloods on Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali have killed at least six people this week and blocked off major roads in the capital, disrupting a busy travel destination.Torrential rain since late Tuesday triggered flooding across four districts of Bali, forcing the evacuation of 85 people, National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Abdul Muhari said in a statement. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Almost 300 sheep dead in horror flood as Welsh river rises suddenly

Kiyan Freedom was in a field with his flock earlier when water began rising from a nearby river

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1 week ago ‘The water left nothing’: Pakistan’s Punjab province reels from deadly floods

Fears of disease as more than 1,400 villages under water after three large rivers overflow their banksIman Salim is used to seeing flood waters in the field of lush lilypads next to her home in the village of Kamanwala. But nothing prepared her for this week, when torrential monsoon rains that broke a 49-year record lashed the area, flooding her house with water that rose above her chest.“The whole house has drowned. The water left nothing,” the 24-year-old said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘It happened in seconds’: residents count the cost of deadly floods that have left Pakistan in crisis

In the country’s north, people recall the terror of soaring flood waters that killed hundreds, and blame authorities for poor planningAs flood waters surged through the streets and submerged the houses, Bilawal Jamshed rushed to the rooftop with his family, terrified the water would swallow everyone in Mingora, Swat, in Pakistan’s northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.“Everything happened in seconds, as if a dam had burst and water rushed toward us. We were lucky it was morning and we could escape to the rooftops. Imagine if it had happened at night,” says Jamshed, 36, while walking through streets still filled with foul-smelling sludge, as residents and volunteers struggle to clean up more than a week after the devastating floods. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bodies of three family members found decomposing in Colorado wilderness after mom made son, 13, learn survival skills on YouTube

Talon Vance's remains were found in an advanced state of decomposition in July of 2023, 11 months after his mother Rebecca Vance took him to the remote Colorado wilderness to live.

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3 w. ago This is what it’s like to win the ‘world’s toughest horse race’ through Mongolia

In the Mongol Derby, riders tackle 1,000km of rugged terrain on semi-wild horses, relying on their survival skills, horsemanship and pure grit to reach the finish line

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3 w. ago Weather tracker: monsoon rains cause deadly floods in Pakistan and India

More than 300 dead after downpours in mountainous regions and several killed in Indian city of MumbaiHeavy monsoon rains have continued to pummel the Indian subcontinent over the past week, bringing devastating flooding and landslides and leaving hundreds of people dead in what has already been one of the deadliest monsoon seasons in recent years.Moist air surging inland from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea was driven into Pakistan and north-west India late last week by strong southwesterly monsoon winds. Combined with developing areas of low pressure, this triggered a succession of torrential downpours. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Italy is hit with deadly floods as ferocious 'water bomb' storm turns roads into rivers

Sicily has been inundated by aggressive rain and one man has tragically died after a furious storm struck the popular southern island. Bridges have also crumbled with cars being swept away.

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3 w. ago Pakistan flooding: Electricity and roads restored following floods that killed 300

Pakistan has restored electric and reopened roads following deadly flash floods

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3 w. ago Flash floods sweep away campers while falling debris kills two at beer festival as deadly storms continue to wreak havoc in China

The banks of a river running through the grasslands of Inner Mongolia burst at around 10pm on Saturday, washing away 13 campers on the outskirts of Bayannur.

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3 w. ago Pakistan flash floods: At least 220 dead as boulders crash through villages

Pakistan’s Meteorological Department has predicted torrential rains in the coming days and warned that monsoon activity was likely to intensify from Sunday

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3 w. ago Floods in Pakistan wash away homes and leave at least 220 dead

Rescuers in northwest Pakistan pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by landslides and flash floods, raising the death toll from rain-related incidents to at least 220

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4 w. ago Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst

Search for the missing continues in north-west after downpour also sparks deadly flooding and landslides in IndiaA massive cloudburst has triggered flash floods in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 157 people, as rescuers continued to search for people missing after floods in neighbouring India.Mohammad Suhail, a provincial emergency services spokesperson, said 78 bodies were recovered from various parts of Buner district in the north-west province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by noon on Friday, and a further 79 were pulled later from the rubble of collapsed homes and flooded villages. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago At least 56 feared dead after flash flood devastates remote Himalayan village

Race against time to save 80 people still missing after flood sweeps away dozens of cars and motorbikes

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4 w. ago At least 33 feared dead after flash flood devastates remote Himalayan village

Nearly 200 people missing as flood sweeps away dozens of vehicles and motorbikes

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