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Homes, shacks damaged as fire emergencies hit states

Homes, shacks damaged as fire emergencies hit states

Houses, shacks and cars have been damaged by an out-of-control fire as emergency warnings are issued in two states.

Asia floods death toll passes 1500, more rain expected

Asia floods death toll passes 1500, more rain expected

Asia floods death toll passes 1500, more rain expected

Asia floods death toll passes 1500, more rain expected

The death toll from floods in parts of Asia has surpassed 1500, as meteorologists warn of renewed rainfall.

Deforestation in spotlight as Asia flood toll hits 1500

Deforestation in spotlight as Asia flood toll hits 1500

Deforestation in spotlight as Asia flood toll hits 1500

Deforestation in spotlight as Asia flood toll hits 1500

Calls are growing to fight deforestation in parts of Asia after devastating floods killed more than 1500 people and left hundreds more missing.

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HK races to remove mesh blamed for fuelling deadly fire

HK races to remove mesh blamed for fuelling deadly fire

Hong Kong is stripping scaffolding nets off all buildings undergoing renovation after the material was suspected of powering an inferno that killed 159 people.

Baby among dead as Hong Kong fire toll hits 159

Baby among dead as Hong Kong fire toll hits 159

More bodies have been found at a Hong Kong apartment complex following the city's deadliest fire in decades, including an infant and a 97-year-old.

Drugs, stress 'likely impaired' Sea World tragedy pilot

Drugs, stress 'likely impaired' Sea World tragedy pilot

A helicopter pilot involved in one of Australia's worst air disasters was likely but not certainly affected by drugs and stress, experts testified to a coroner.

Deadly floods in Asia kill more than 1400 people

Deadly floods in Asia kill more than 1400 people

Rescue teams are racing to reach isolated villages and relief efforts are ramping up after deadly floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.

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Rescue efforts intensify in Asia as flood deaths surge

Rescue efforts intensify in Asia as flood deaths surge

Rescue efforts intensify in Asia as flood deaths surge

Rescue efforts intensify in Asia as flood deaths surge

Crews are scrambling to reach survivors in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand following floods and landslides that have killed more than 1300 people.

Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Authorities have set up an independent inquiry to investigate a horrific fire in Hong Kong that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 156 people.

'Desperately sad situation': farmer dies fighting blaze

'Desperately sad situation': farmer dies fighting blaze

'Desperately sad situation': farmer dies fighting blaze

'Desperately sad situation': farmer dies fighting blaze

A farmer who died trying to protect his property from a bushfire after flames engulfed his vehicle has been remembered as a hardworking community advocate.

Teen rescued after man crushed by collapsing wall

Teen rescued after man crushed by collapsing wall

Teen rescued after man crushed by collapsing wall

Teen rescued after man crushed by collapsing wall

A man has died and another has been seriously injured after a wall collapsed at an inner-city building site, marking the second fatal incident in 24 hours.

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

The netting on apartment buildings that caught fire in a horrific inferno in Hong Kong wasn't up to code, authorities say, as the death toll rises to 151.

'Ridiculous' drone flying lashed as fire destroys home

'Ridiculous' drone flying lashed as fire destroys home

'Ridiculous' drone flying lashed as fire destroys home

'Ridiculous' drone flying lashed as fire destroys home

Firefightersbattling a series of out-of-control bushfires have also had to contend with unauthorised drones as detectives investigate possible arson links.

Flood recovery efforts under way in Asia as deaths rise

Flood recovery efforts under way in Asia as deaths rise

Flood recovery efforts under way in Asia as deaths rise

Flood recovery efforts under way in Asia as deaths rise

Rescuers continue to search for survivors and aid operations is advancing as Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia recover from devastating floods and landslides.

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Jumping castle tragedy operator chases legal money

Rosemary Gamble, who was found not guilty of criminal breaches over the death of six children in a jumping castle tragedy, is chasing the state for legal costs.

Factory gas leak hospitalises 24, sparks evacuation

Emergency crews have attended a carbon monoxide leak at a Melbourne meatworks that has resulted in 24 workers being hospitalised.

Anger over deadly HK blaze as Beijing issues warning

Anger is growing over the fire that tore through seven high-rise blocks in Hong Kong, amid calls for accountability as China warns against disrupting the city.

Residents told to evacuate as bushfire threatens homes

Multiple emergency warnings and evacuation orders are in place as an out-of-control bushfire threatens homes, with some residents told it is too late to leave.

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Indonesians hunt for food, water after deadly floods

Some residents of flood-hit Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive, Indonesian authorities say.

Probe into pilot's death after light planes collide

Investigators will examine the wreckage from a mid-air plane collision and interview the other pilots involved after a body was found in bushland.

Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128

Crews in Hong Kong have found dozens more bodies in a high-rise complex after a massive fire, as the city pays tribute to the scores who died in the tragedy.

Asia flood deaths at 321, recovery operations step up

As extensive floods claim the lives of hundreds of people across South East Asia, rescuers are ramping up recovery operations.

HK fire toll rises to 128, rescuers make final search

The death toll from a fire in a Hong Kong residential complex has risen to 128 after more bodies were found in the blackened towers, authorities say.

‘Negligent’ builders blamed for HK blaze that killed 55

Police have revealed that unsafe materials might be behind a Hong Kong apartment inferno, as the blaze was brought under control and the death toll rose to 55.

Woman dead but man heroically saved after shark attack

A shark has mauled Swiss tourists at a national park beach, leaving a woman dead, but quick thinking from a passer-by helpead a man to fight on in hospital.

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