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Waves crash on the coast of Sansha town, Fujan Province, as Typhoon Gaemi approaches
Typhoon Gaemi hits China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines
BEIJING — Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines.More than 150,000 people living in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian have been relocated to safer areas in anticipation of the storm.It comes after widespread flooding and landslides across Taiwan and the Philippines, killing at least 21 people.The Philippines says it is "racing against time" to contain an oil spill after a tanker carrying 1.5 million liters of industrial fuel capsized and sank off of the country's coast.The ship was one of two that sank in the region on Thursday, with the second going down just off Taiwan's southwestern coast.China activated its highest-tier disaster warning as the storm made its way to its shores on Thursday...
July 25, 2024

Typhoon Gaemi hits China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines

The attacks happened in East Sepik province, in Papua New Guinea
Gang kills women and children in Papua New Guinea massacre 
SYDNEY — Dozens of villagers have reportedly been killed after a gang of young men launched a series of attacks in a remote region of Papua New Guinea.Survivors of the massacre have described hearing their neighbors' cries of pain, and watching as others were speared as they tried to flee the gang in canoes.At least 26 people - including 16 children - were killed, local media reported, with fears the death toll may yet rise to 50 as the search for survivors continues.United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk said the "shocking" violence seemed to be "the result of a dispute over land and lake ownership and user rights" and appealed to officials to "ensure those responsible are held to account".Governor Allan Bird told Australia's ABC News there...
July 25, 2024

Gang kills women and children in Papua New Guinea massacre 

A Philippine Coast Guard handout photo shows the coastguard searching for a capsized tanker
Race to contain 'enormous' oil spill after ship sinks off Philippines
MANILA — The Philippines is in a race against time to contain an oil spill after a tanker carrying close to 1.5 million liters (400,000 gallons) of industrial fuel capsized and sank off the country's coast, officials say.There are fears the "enormous" spill - which is already stretching out over several kilometers - could reach the shore of the capital, Manila, Coast Guard spokesman Rear Admiral Armando Balilo told reporters.The ship was one of two that sank in the region on Thursday, with the second going down just off Taiwan's southwestern coast.Both Taiwan and the Philippines are seeing large amounts of rain as Typhoon Gaemi moves through the area, causing widespread flooding.The typhoon made landfall in mainland China on Thursday evening local time, with authorities...
July 25, 2024

Race to contain 'enormous' oil spill after ship sinks off Philippines

A resident wades floodwaters brought about by Typhoon Gaemi and monsoon rains on July 24, 2024 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines
Powerful Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China
TAIPEI — A powerful typhoon made landfall in northeastern Taiwan early on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring hundreds of others as authorities closed financial markets, schools and offices.Conditions in Taiwan worsened as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rainfall, gusty winds and a dangerous storm surge. It reached land in Yilan County with sustained winds up to 205 kph (125 mph), equal to a Category 3 major hurricane in the Atlantic.The typhoon is expected to move over the Taiwan Strait Thursday before making landfall in mainland China’s Fujian province, bringing more strong winds and downpours to a country already hit hard by weeks of extreme rain and deadly flooding.A woman riding a motorcycle in Taiwan’s southern Kaohsiung City was crushed to death by a fallen tree,...
July 25, 2024

Powerful Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China

A high-tech ship located the wreck last month
Australia finds shipwreck 55 years after deadly disaster
SYDNEY — Fifty-five years after it sank, killing 21 men, Australia has found the shipwreck of the MV Noongah.The 71m (233ft) freighter was carrying steel off the coast of New South Wales when it ran into stormy weather in 1969, sparking one of the biggest maritime searches in Australian history.Five of the 26 crewmen were plucked from the water in the hours after the vessel sank, but only one body was ever recovered from those lost at sea.The location of the wreck has now been confirmed by Australia's science agency, using high-resolution seafloor mapping and video footage.Only minutes after sending a distress signal on 25 August, the ship had sunk in heavy seas.Royal Australian Navy destroyers, minesweepers, planes, helicopters and a number of other vessels launched a massive...
July 25, 2024

Australia finds shipwreck 55 years after deadly disaster

The freight container was used by a local helicopter company to store its maintenance tools, local media reported
Pilot survived Nepal crash after cockpit split from plane
KATHMANDU — The pilot who survived a deadly plane crash in Nepal was saved after his cockpit was sheared off by a freight container seconds before the rest of the aircraft crashed in flames.Captain Manish Ratna Shakya, the sole survivor of the disaster that killed 18 people at Kathmandu airport, is being treated in hospital but BBC Nepali has confirmed he is talking and able to tell family members he was “all good”.Rescuers told the BBC that they had reached the stricken pilot as flames neared the cockpit section of the aircraft embedded in the container.“He was facing difficulty to breathe as the air shield was open. We broke the window and immediately pulled him out,” Senior Superintendent of Nepal Police Dambar Bishwakarma said."He had blood all over his face when he was...
July 25, 2024

Pilot survived Nepal crash after cockpit split from plane

Donations have flooded in to help with the Australian surfer's medical bills
Australian surfer's leg washes up after shark attack
SYDNEY — The severed leg of a surfer who was attacked by a shark has washed up on an Australian beach, with doctors now racing to see if it can be reattached.Kai McKenzie, 23, was surfing near Port Macquarie in New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday, when a 3m (9.8ft) great white shark bit him.He managed to catch a wave into shore, where an off-duty police officer used a makeshift tourniquet to stem his bleeding, according to authorities.His leg washed up a short time later and was put on ice by locals before being taken to hospital, where a medical team is now assessing surgery options.McKenzie, who is a sponsored surfer, remains in a serious but stable condition, according to emergency services, who have thanked the off-duty officer for his rapid response to the incident.“He used the lead...
July 24, 2024

Australian surfer's leg washes up after shark attack

The plane was on a test flight to Pokhara, a popular tourism destination
Pilot only survivor of fatal Nepal plane crash
KATHMANDU — Eighteen people were killed after a plane crashed and caught fire while it was taking off from Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.The pilot, who is currently receiving treatment in hospital, is the only survivor of Wednesday's fatal accident after being rescued from the burning wreckage.The Saurya Airlines test flight was carrying 17 company employees, including technical staff, as well as two crew members. It was bound for the Himalayan tourism hub of Pokhara in the country's west.Nepal's aviation industry has a poor safety record that has been attributed to multiple factors over the years, from unpredictable weather to lax regulations.The flight, which was heading for Pokhara as part of a routine maintenance check, crashed at about 11:15 local time (05:30 GMT), a...
July 24, 2024

Pilot only survivor of fatal Nepal plane crash

A woman walks in heavy rain in New Taipei after local governments across the island suspended work and classes to brace for Typhoon Gaemi on Wednesday
Taiwan grounds flights as it braces for Typhoon Gaemi
TAIPEI — Taiwan is bracing for the arrival of powerful Typhoon Gaemi which is expected to make landfall on the island's North East coast in the next few hours.The storm, the first typhoon of the season to affect the island, has led to the cancellation of parts of its largest annual military drills.Almost all domestic flights have been canceled, along with more than 200 international flights, according to the transport ministry.The typhoon is seeing winds gusting to 240 Kmh (150 mph) which is the equivalent of a high category 4 hurricane in terms of wind strength and destructive potential.The government has declared Wednesday as a typhoon day, suspending work and classes across the island except for the Kinmen islands.However, chip manufacturing giant TSMC has told the BBC that their...
July 24, 2024

Taiwan grounds flights as it braces for Typhoon Gaemi

Members of the public arrive as part of a protest march prior to the release of The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care report at Parliament on July 24, 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand enquiry finds 200,000 children and vulnerable adults abused in care
WELLINGTON — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed regret on Wednesday after a public inquiry found some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years.Nearly one in three children and vulnerable adults in care from 1950 to 2019 experienced some form of abuse, the report found, a finding that could leave the government facing billions of dollars in fresh compensation claims.“This is a dark and sorrowful day in New Zealand’s history as a society and as a state, we should have done better, and I am determined that we will do so,” Luxon told a news conference.An official apology will follow on November 12, he added.The report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry spoke to over 2,300 survivors of...
July 24, 2024

New Zealand enquiry finds 200,000 children and vulnerable adults abused in care

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