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Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

A pilot has escaped injury after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a dam while it was collecting water to battle a blaze in Queensland.

Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

A bushfire near a tourist hotspot on Tasmania's east coast sparked the evacuation of campers and forced some people to sleep in their cars overnight.

Girl drowns, another rescued off Victorian coast

Girl drowns, another rescued off Victorian coast

Girl drowns, another rescued off Victorian coast

Girl drowns, another rescued off Victorian coast

A girl has died and another has been rescued by a passer-by after the 12-year-olds got into trouble while swimming at Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula.

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Landmine risk adds to Libya flood clean-up, toll rises

Landmine risk adds to Libya flood clean-up, toll rises

Many people in Libya have been left without fresh drinking water since the floods but there's a new danger: landmines displaced by strong currents.

Emerald residents return after bushfire evacuations

Emerald residents return after bushfire evacuations

Residents in Emerald in central Queensland have been told they can return to their homes after earlier evacuating over a fast-moving bushfire.

Search resumes for swimmer seen 'in distress'

Search resumes for swimmer seen 'in distress'

A search is continuing for a man who was swimming at a Byron Bay beach before he disappeared under the water.

Dozens of Syrians missing in catastrophic Libyan floods

Dozens of Syrians missing in catastrophic Libyan floods

A war monitoring group says dozens of Syrians who fled war at home are among the thousands killed and missing in disastrous flooding in Libya

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Libya needs rescue equipment, aid to curb cholera: UN

Libya needs rescue equipment, aid to curb cholera: UN

Libya needs rescue equipment, aid to curb cholera: UN

Libya needs rescue equipment, aid to curb cholera: UN

The UN has warned people in Libya need shelter, food, primary medical care because of the worry of cholera, and clean water following catastrophic floods.

Children exposed to 'toxic cloud' at indoor pool

Children exposed to 'toxic cloud' at indoor pool

Children exposed to 'toxic cloud' at indoor pool

Children exposed to 'toxic cloud' at indoor pool

Multiple children and adults have been taken to hospital after being exposed to a "toxic cloud" of chemicals at an indoor pool in Sydney.

Passengers 'elated' as Greenland cruise ship freed

Passengers 'elated' as Greenland cruise ship freed

Passengers 'elated' as Greenland cruise ship freed

Passengers 'elated' as Greenland cruise ship freed

The Ocean Explorer cruise ship has been successfully pulled free after running aground in Greenland with 206 people on board.

Stranded luxury cruise ship pulled free in Greenland

Stranded luxury cruise ship pulled free in Greenland

Stranded luxury cruise ship pulled free in Greenland

Stranded luxury cruise ship pulled free in Greenland

The luxury Ocean Explorer cruise liner stranded in Greenland with 206 people onboard - including 90 Australians - has been pulled free at high tide.

Thousands missing as Libya flood survivors search ruins

Thousands missing as Libya flood survivors search ruins

Thousands missing as Libya flood survivors search ruins

Thousands missing as Libya flood survivors search ruins

The death toll from floods in Libya caused by Storm Daniel, which broke dams and swept away neighbourhoods, continues to rise as the sea washes bodies ashore.

Melbourne road named Australia's most dangerous

Melbourne road named Australia's most dangerous

Melbourne road named Australia's most dangerous

Melbourne road named Australia's most dangerous

A Melbourne road has come out on top of a list of Australia's most dangerous crash hotspots for the sixth year running.

Moroccan quake survivors struggle as response scales up

Moroccan quake survivors struggle as response scales up

Moroccan quake survivors struggle as response scales up

Moroccan quake survivors struggle as response scales up

King Mohammed has made his first televised appearance since a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in Morocco, killing almost 3000 and injuring more than 5000.

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Huge death toll from Libyan storm expected to climb

The death toll from floods in Libya caused by Storm Daniel, which broke dams and swept away neighbourhoods, is expected to rise as the sea washes bodies ashore.

Luxury cruise ship remains stuck aground in Greenland

A luxury cruise ship with 90 Australians among its 206 passengers and crew members remains stuck after running aground in remote Greenland.

Public memorial to honour Hunter bus crash victims

Victims, survivors and first responders involved in a fatal bus crash following a wedding reception in the NSW Hunter will be honoured at a public memorial.

Lifesavers warn of risky summer despite drowning drop

Drownings over the past year have decreased, but authorities are wary a hot Australian summer and an ageing population could drive them up again.

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More than 2000 people dead as Morocco quake toll rises

The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Morocco has climbed to more than 2000 people as rescuers search for survivors among the rubble.

Flooding in Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey kills at least 22

The body of a missing man has raised the death toll from floods in central Greece to 11 with number of missing also increasing.

'Not safe to return': Tara residents flee bushfire

Authorities have issued a "not safe to return" warning to evacuated residents of the town of Tara, in Queensland's Western Downs, after a fire nearby spread.

Rare, powerful earthquake in Morocco kills at least 820

More than 800 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains, with hundreds more injured.

More bodies recovered in Europe floods, toll up to 14

Heavy flooding causes damage to buildings, roads and bridges in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria with more bodies recovered by rescue teams.

Five dead, three missing after storms damage Spain

Severe storms have left at least five people dead and caused widespread damage in Spain.

One dead as torrential rain follows wildfires in Greece

A man is dead and hundreds of houses and roads have been flooded in the Greek port city of Volos following Storm Daniel.

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