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Non-drinking water only as fire damages supply

Non-drinking water only as fire damages supply

Water is being carted into a small town to top up a bushfire-damaged local treatment system but residents are still waiting for clean drinking water.

'Very scared': floods trigger rescues, evacuation plans

'Very scared': floods trigger rescues, evacuation plans

'Very scared': floods trigger rescues, evacuation plans

'Very scared': floods trigger rescues, evacuation plans

Days after taking over, new publicans Tayla and Braydon Wellby were forced to seek higher ground as flooding inundated the region - including their hotel.

Bushfire season takes toll with hundreds of homes lost

Bushfire season takes toll with hundreds of homes lost

Bushfire season takes toll with hundreds of homes lost

Bushfire season takes toll with hundreds of homes lost

Out-of-control bushfires continue to ravage one Australian state, as authorities warn the peak fire danger period still has months to run.

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Towns deserted as locals seek relief from roasting heat

Towns deserted as locals seek relief from roasting heat

As parts of Australia bake under a relentless heatwave, locals have backup plans to keep cool as temperatures nudge record levels.

'Really shocked': pilot remembered after fiery crash

'Really shocked': pilot remembered after fiery crash

Investigators have begun sifting through a "complex accident scene" after two people were killed in a fiery plane crash north of the Gold Coast.

Paddle out to remember schoolboy shark attack victim

Paddle out to remember schoolboy shark attack victim

A 12-year-old who died after being bitten by a shark will be remembered in a community paddle out.

Aussie towns among world's hottest in 'unheard of' heat

Aussie towns among world's hottest in 'unheard of' heat

Multiple temperature records have been broken in sweltering conditions across several states, with some Australian towns recording their hottest day ever.

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Houses lost as 'erratic' bushfire threatens towns

Houses lost as 'erratic' bushfire threatens towns

Houses lost as 'erratic' bushfire threatens towns

Houses lost as 'erratic' bushfire threatens towns

Multiple bushfires have sparked evacuation orders for several towns as temperatures soar to almost 50C in some areas.

Heatwave tests energy grid as power demand skyrockets

Heatwave tests energy grid as power demand skyrockets

Heatwave tests energy grid as power demand skyrockets

Heatwave tests energy grid as power demand skyrockets

Households sweltering through record-breaking heat have been assured the electricity grid can withstand a massive surge in demand for cooling.

Italy fury at Swiss bar owner release 'understandable'

Italy fury at Swiss bar owner release 'understandable'

Italy fury at Swiss bar owner release 'understandable'

Italy fury at Swiss bar owner release 'understandable'

Swiss President Guy Parmelin says he understands outrage among Italian politicians about the release of the owner of a bar where ‍a deadly fire broke out.

Italy recalls envoy after Swiss bar fire suspect freed

Italy recalls envoy after Swiss bar fire suspect freed

Italy recalls envoy after Swiss bar fire suspect freed

Italy recalls envoy after Swiss bar fire suspect freed

Italy's prime minister has called the release on bail of ‍the owner of a Swiss bar that caught fire "an affront to the memory of the victims".

Outcry as Swiss bar owner released on bail after fire

Outcry as Swiss bar owner released on bail after fire

Outcry as Swiss bar owner released on bail after fire

Outcry as Swiss bar owner released on bail after fire

Italy's prime minister has called the decision to release a Swiss bar owner charged over a deadly fire an "insult" to the victims' families.

Schoolboy loses fight for life after shark attack

Schoolboy loses fight for life after shark attack

Schoolboy loses fight for life after shark attack

Schoolboy loses fight for life after shark attack

Nico Antic, 12, has died from critical injuries suffered when bitten by a shark at a popular swimming spot.

Six people confirmed missing after NZ landslide

Six people confirmed missing after NZ landslide

Six people confirmed missing after NZ landslide

Six people confirmed missing after NZ landslide

Authorities in New Zealand are working to contact three more people in addition to the six confirmed missing after a landslide on North Island.

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Wrecked cars choppered out of surf as fire threat grows

More than a dozen vehicles have been choppered out of the surf following flash floods as bushfires place state emergency services under further strain.

Praise for quick-thinking pilot who aced golf landing

Investigators say the decisions made by a pilot mid-air during an engine failure helped avoid a potentially disastrous crash by landing on a busy golf course.

Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash

Emergency workers are still looking for bodies among the wreckage of two high-speed trains that collided in southern Spain, leaving at least 40 people dead.

Beaches closed after third shark attack in two days

Authorities have closed multiple Sydney beaches as a man fights for his life following the third shark attack in just two days.

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Chile declares state of catastrophe after deadly fires

Sixteen people have died and tens of thousands have fled as wildfires devastate southern Chile.

Body found as search for plane crash victims continues

Indonesian authorities have located a body and the wreckage of a plane carrying 10 people that came down near a fog-covered mountain in South Sulawesi.

Boy in critical condition after attack by 'large shark'

A boy is fighting for his life in hospital with critical leg injuries after he was bitten by what authorities believe to be a large shark at a popular beach.

Clean-up begins as deadly, damaging storms move on

Residents are returning to their homes after rapidly rising floodwaters and storms pummelled Australia's east coast, prompting thousands of emergency incidents.

Family watches cars, tents, wallets wash away in floods

A camper has described watching helplessly as her family's possessions were swept away in a dramatic flood event at a popular tourist spot.

Bushfire losses mount, dangerous conditions ahead

Home losses have climbed to 289, with more than 1000 structures damaged or destroyed as communities prepare for conditions to worsen in the days ahead.

'I think I'm going to die': teen saved after 80m fall

A teenager has reunited with his rescuers after "hand me down" AirPods helped locate him following an 80m fall from a mountain in a national park.

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