Storm deaths in Vietnam rise to 59 and flooding sweeps away a bus carrying 20 people, state media report
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Storm deaths in Vietnam rise to 59 and flooding sweeps away a bus carrying 20 people, state media report.
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CNNAbout 100 rescued elephants escape flash floods at popular sanctuary in northern Thailand, two killed in evacuation
Flash floods swept through a popular elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand on Thursday, killing two elephants and forcing the evacuation of about 100 more alongside dozens of tourists, amid urgent pleas for help.
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Taiwan cleans up after Typhoon Krathon batters south
Workers removed felled trees and swept up shattered glass in southern Taiwan on Friday as Typhoon Krathon was downgraded to a tropical depression after killing two people and injuring hundreds more.Across the island, two people were killed, one was missing and nearly 700 were reported injured, with more than 70,000 homes still without power as of Friday afternoon.
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About 100 rescued elephants escape flash floods at popular sanctuary in northern Thailand
Flash floods swept through a popular elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of about 100 elephants and trapping dozens of tourists, amid urgent pleas for help.
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Factory workers in Tennessee were swept away by Helene. Their families say they weren’t allowed to leave work in time to flee
The last time Elías Ibarra Mendoza heard his wife’s voice, she was pleading for his help.
- The Independent
Factory workers say company told them not to evacuate from Hurricane Helene. 11 were swept away in floodwaters
Two employees of Impact Plastics were killed and at least three remain missing
- Storyful
Mounds of Debris Line Roads in Florida's Siesta Key as Helene Relief Efforts Continue
Mounds of debris lined streets on a barrier island along Florida’s Gulf Coast on October 3, as Hurricane Helene relief efforts continued in the region.This footage filmed and posted to Instagram by @cbalahtsis shows debris in Siesta Key, off the coast of Sarasota, on Thursday afternoon. “The damage I saw there was unbelievable,” he told Storyful.The storm caused widespread disruptions in the Sarasota area, with strong winds and flooding damaging homes, businesses, and cultural venues, local media reported on Friday. Credit: @cbalahtsis via Storyful
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Thousands of uninsured homes were in Helene’s path
In Buncombe County, N.C., where an entire town disappeared beneath floodwaters, less than 1 percent of households had flood insurance. In Unicoi County, Tenn., where dozens of residents were stranded atop a hospital roof as waters rose, it was under 2 percent. On average, just a tiny fraction of households in the inland counties hit hardest by Hurricane Helene and its remnants had flood insurance, according to a Washington Post analysis of recent data from the National Flood Insurance Program. A
- HuffPost
Dog Saved From 20-Foot Tree After Being Swept Away In Helene Flooding
"Them finding that dog yesterday was a bright spot in the middle of this chaos,” said a rescue official, nearly a week after the storm decimated the area.
- CNN
With misinformation swirling in Hurricane Helene’s wake, officials urge residents to ‘stop this conspiracy theory junk’
Local officials and relief agencies working in communities impacted by Hurricane Helene are urging residents to be careful
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Social media users mobilize to aid Hurricane Helene's victims: 'It's all hands on deck right now'
Social media users both inside and outside the communities affected by Helene are leveraging follower counts and shares to help connect missing family and friends and offer support in any way they can.
- People
About 100 Elephants Are Rescued from Flooded Sanctuary: 'Biggest Evacuation We Have Ever Done'
Elephant Nature Park in Thailand is scrambling to evacuate many of its 126 elephants amid severe flooding in the wake of Typhoon Yagi
- Sky News
Lebanese emergency workers say they are under 'specific attack' by Israelis - but won't be intimidated to leave
Multiple ambulances destroyed, stations hit, Civil Defence crews killed... emergency workers in Lebanon say they're suffering a sustained attack on them by Israeli forces. "We are definitely coming under specific attack," Sayyed Abdullah, head of Civil Defence in the south, told a group of mainly foreign media. One Civil Defence worker who's been part of the emergency crew for 20 years told us how earlier in the day, a team of his colleagues had raced to a bomb site to help the injured.
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When will the power return? Weary Carolinas residents long for relief after Helene's fury
The weary and worn residents of Julianne Johnson's neighborhood in Asheville have been getting by without electricity since Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast last week and upended their lives. Johnson, who has a 5-year-old son and works for a land conservation group, received a text from Duke Energy promising her power would be restored by Friday night. “I have no idea what’s next,” said Johnson, whose family does have some power thanks to a generator.
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Biden warns congressional leaders in new letter that some disaster funding will run out before election
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, which has devastated multiple states along the Eastern seaboard, President Joe Biden is urging lawmakers to replenish some critical disaster relief programs that have nearly run out of money.
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A week after Helene struck the Southeast, power outages and impassable roads stymie recovery as death toll reaches 213
A week ago, Helene was plowing into Florida, thrashing cities and towns on the Gulf Coast while millions of people ahead of the hurricane’s path were dealing with rains that preceded even more rain. Forecasters warned of impacts that would be felt far inland.
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Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people
KISELJAK, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight Friday, killing at least 16 people in floods and landslides in several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country, with surging waters rushing into people's homes as they were sleeping. Rescue services in the south said several people were missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist as roads were closed and houses left without electricity. Josip Kalem, a resident of Fojnica, one of the towns hit by the floods, said his dog's barking woke him up at around 4 a.m. When he came out on the terrace, he saw the water rising rapidly.
- The Telegraph
Teacher struck off for having sex with pupil complains about stigma caused by offence
A teacher who was struck off for having sex with a pupil has complained of being stigmatised because of her offence.
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Woman died of heart attack caused by stranger repeatedly raping her, court told
Natalie Shotter, 37, had been on a night out before she was sexually assaulted and killed on a park bench in London in July 2021, jurors have heard.
- INSIDER
Iran's massive missile strike on Israel is just a fraction of what China could do
China boasts a massive, ever-expanding missile force that could make war in the Pacific devastating for the US and its allies.
- The Telegraph
‘America will be furious and Beijing delighted’: How Starmer handed Chagos to China
Nigel Farage has claimed that “our American allies will be furious and Beijing delighted” after Sir Keir Starmer gave up the Chagos Islands.