Tag: Emergency Incidents
Beaconsfield witness asks to revise his evidence
A witness at the Launceston inquest into the death of a Beaconsfield miner says he was confused when he took the stand and has asked to revise his evidence.[MORE]
West coast evacuations increase
New figures show medical evacuations from Tasmania's west coast have more than doubled since the mining boom took off.[MORE]
Australian man critical after 11 days in Laos jungle
A Melbourne man is in a critical condition in a Bangkok hospital after getting stranded in the jungles of Laos for 11 days. [MORE]
Tropical Storm Fay hits Florida
Tropical Storm Fay has sloshed through central Florida with severe winds and drenching rains but it has spared the area from more devastating hurricane fury as it slowly crossed toward the Atlantic.[MORE]
Brisbane bomb declared safe
Police say a bomb inside a laundry business at Eagle Farm on Brisbane's northside has been declared safe.[MORE]
Brisbane police investigate bomb discovery
Police have confirmed a device discovered inside a Brisbane laundry business this morning is a bomb.[MORE]
Police close off Brisbane street over 'suspicious item'
Queensland police are investigating a suspicious item at a business at Eagle Farm in Brisbane's inner north.[MORE]
Rescuers comb Grand Canyon for flood survivors
Rescuers are searching the Grand Canyon for survivors after flash flooding struck the region including a remote village on an Indian reservation and 11 hikers are unaccounted for.[MORE]
Killer storm Fay may become hurricane before hitting Florida
Florida has battened down as Tropical Storm Fay packs on more power on its way to becoming a full-blown hurricane, after claiming as many as 40 lives in the Caribbean.[MORE]
Truck crashes into Fyshwick building
Several streets remain blocked off in Fyshwick, after a semitrailer crashed into a building this afternoon.[MORE]
Snow death victims' names released
Police have formally identified three men who were killed in separate skiing incidents in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains yesterday.[MORE]
Bushfire 'insurance' flies into Qld
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Three water bombing helicopters are in Qld for what authorities fear could be one of the worst bushfire seasons in 15 years.[MORE]
400 evacuated after Grand Canyon dam burst
Hundreds of people were evacuated from a remote town in the Grand Canyon yesterday after heavy rain burst a dam at the world famous landmark.[MORE]
Florida declares state of emergency as storm approaches
Tropical storm Fay is bearing down on Cuba after leaving five dead and one missing in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[MORE]
Our families suffered more, stranded climbers say
Australian mountain climbers rescued from a snow storm in NZ say their families suffered more during the ordeal.[MORE]
Perisher locals 'at a loss' over snow deaths
The local community is struggling to come to terms with three fatal accidents in the NSW Snowy Mountains yesterday.[MORE]
DFAT was no help, says rescued climber's mother
The family of one of six Australian climbers rescued from a blizzard in New Zealand say they are upset at DFAT. [MORE]
3 dead in NSW snow accidents
Police say an ice climber and two skiers have died in separate accidents in New South Wales.[MORE]
Man trapped in Snowy Mountains
Communications are hampering a rescue in the Kosciuszko National Park in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Peruvians angry over earthquake response
Thousands of Peruvians have protested against what they say has been an unsatisfactory government response to an earthquake a year ago which left over 500 people dead.[MORE]
Families relieved after Mt Cook rescue
The mother of a climber stuck on Mt Cook for two nights says the family is 'starting to relax' now.[MORE]
Rescued climbers 'could have suffocated'
Australian climbers rescued after spending two nights trapped on a NZ mountain side say they could have suffocated.[MORE]
Chemical spill in north-west Qld
There has been a dangerous chemical leak at Cloncurry in north-west Queensland.[MORE]
Rescued climbers head home
Six Australian climbers are heading home after being rescued in New Zealand.[MORE]
Rowers pulled from Tamar
The Ambulance Service says five rowers have been pulled from the River Tamar in Launceston with mild hypothermia.[MORE]
