Tag: Disasters and Accidents
Nixon applauded for Black Saturday apology
Victoria's National Party leader Peter Ryan has applauded former police chief commissioner Christine Nixon for publicly apologising for her actions on Black Saturday.[MORE]
Residents evacuated as 300 fires rage
Evacuation orders and alerts are in place for several parts of British Columbia in Canada, where more than 300 fires are raging through the province's interior.[MORE]
N Korean mine drifts south, kills man
A North Korean mine that drifted along a river into the neighbouring South killed a man and badly injured another when it exploded, military officials said.[MORE]
Brumby sorry for Black Saturday failings
Victorian Premier John Brumby has apologised for the failings of the state's emergency response on Black Saturday.[MORE]
Man dies in quad bike accident
Northern Territory police say a man has died in a quad bike accident in Darwin's rural area this morning.[MORE]
Four injured on Brisbane's roads
Four people have life-threatening injuries after a shocking night on Brisbane roads.[MORE]
NSW Government defends hazard reduction burns
The State Government defends the amount of hazard reduction burns carried out across New South Wales.[MORE]
'Wicked' tornado rips through Penola
SA Government commits $250,000 to help with the clean-up effort after a tornado ripped through the town of Penola overnight.[MORE]
Brumby Cabinet to discuss bushfire report
The Victorian Government will hold a special cabinet meeting today to discuss yesterday's Bushfires Royal Commission final report.[MORE]
1 million affected as flood crisis worsens
Officials in Pakistan say the death toll from the flooding in the past week has risen to 800, while 150 others are still listed as missing.[MORE]
Bushfire report expected to take psychological toll
As Victorian communities digest the final report into the Black Saturday bushfires, experts warn many will relive the trauma they faced on that day.[MORE]
Floods kill 37 in China: reports
The death toll from floods sweeping through north-eastern China has risen to 37, according to state media, as authorities raced to intercept 12 heavy vessels hurtling down a major waterway.[MORE]
Nixon admits Black Saturday mistakes
Former Victorian Police chief commissioner Christine Nixon admits she has "learned a lot of lessons" from the Black Saturday bushfires that claimed the lives of 173 people.[MORE]
Rider dies in Phillip Island bike race
A 26-year-old motorcyclist has died in a racing accident at Phillip Island, east of Melbourne. [MORE]
Black box found at Pakistan crash site
Investigators searching the site of an airliner crash near Pakistan's capital Islamabad in which 152 people died have found the plane's black box, a civil aviation official said.[MORE]
Service held for Love Parade victims
Thousands of people have paid their respects in the German city of Duisburg to the 21 people who died in the Love Parade tragedy.[MORE]
Iran quake injures 274
An earthquake in north-eastern Iran injured 274 people on Friday, and a slightly stronger tremor struck central Iran on Saturday, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency.[MORE]
China says coal mine blast kills 17
Seventeen people have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China, the government said, in the second major industrial accident to hit the country this week.[MORE]
Qualified support for Commission's findings
Experts who gave evidence before the Bushfires Royal Commission have given in-principle support for its key recommendations.[MORE]
Authorities urged to act on Black Saturday report
Fire-affected communities are demanding swift action in response to the Victoria Bushfires Royal Commission's final report.[MORE]
Final report into Black Saturday released
Victoria's Bushfires Royal Commission recommends sweeping policy changes in response to the Black Saturday and Gippsland bushfires.[MORE]
Response to Black Saturday report uncertain
Almost more important than what is in the Black Saturday report is the question of whether its recommendations will be implemented.[MORE]
Quake shakes mid-north SA
An earthquake that shook parts of the state's mid-north this morning was centred about 10 kilometres north-east of Quorn.[MORE]
Pilot survives Cape York plane crash
A pilot has survived a plane crash on the Cape York peninsula in far northern Queensland.[MORE]
One killed, five hurt in car crashes
One woman is dead and five people are seriously injured after two separate car crashes in Victoria.[MORE]
