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Pilot dies in Spitfire crash in field near RAF Coningsby base in Lincolnshire
Plane was part of RAF Battle of Britain memorial flight, which maintains historic aircraft in airworthy condition
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Bodies of 27 'burnt beyond recognition' after a massive fire in Indian amusem*nt park, relatives say
Giriraj Singh waited for hours on Sunday to recover the body of his nephew but was told to head home as the remains were “burned beyond recognition.” “The bodies are unidentifiable and authorities asked me to wait for the DNA tests,” Singh, a retired army officer, told The Associated Press. Local police officer Raju Bhargav said that while the owner Yuvraj Singh Solanki bought some fire extinguishers and was in the process of installing a water fire impression system, he ran the two-storey place without authorization from the fire department.
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Small plane loses power and skims suburban rooftops before making crash landing on belly
A pilot and passenger emerged unscathed from a light plane that made a dramatic crash landing in Australia after flying perilously close to houses in suburban Sydney.
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‘Passionate, professional’ RAF pilot killed in Spitfire crash named as Mark Long
Prince and Princess of Wales lead tributes to squadron leader, who died near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire on Saturday
Evening Standard
RAF pilot killed after aircraft crashes into field in Lincolnshire
A Royal Air Force pilot has died after a Spitfire crashed into a field near RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire. It is understood that the Spitfire went down during a Battle of Britain event at the base. "The pilot's family have been informed and we ask that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."
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Latest deadly weather in US kills at least 20 as storms carve path of ruin across multiple states
Powerful storms killed at least 20 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S. The storms inflicted their worst damage in a region spanning from north of Dallas to the northwest corner of Arkansas. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency early Monday in a post on social media platform X, citing “multiple reports of wind damage and tornadoes.”
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Thousands feared buried alive in Papua landslide
STORY: More than 2,000 people could be buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week. That’s according to a new figure by the National Disaster Centre on Sunday, which was released publicly by the United Nations on Monday. Evit Kambu says she lost 18 family members. “I have 18 of my family members buried under the debris and soil that I am standing on. And a lot more family members in the village I cannot count. I am the landowner here, thank you to all those who've come to help us. But I cannot retrieve the bodies so I am standing here helplessly.” Estimates of those killed in the landslide around the Yambali village in the country's north have been rising steadily since Friday. Local media on Monday reported that residents had rescued a couple trapped under rubble after hearing their cries for help. But treacherous terrain and the remote location raises the risk that few further survivors will be found. A U.N. official said the first excavator did not reach the site til late on Sunday, more than two days after the landslide. And nearby tribal warfare, which killed at least eight people on Saturday, has forced aid workers to lodge nearly 40 miles away, rather than staying closer to the site, which has further hampered relief efforts. More than 72 hours after the landslide residents are still using spades, sticks and their bare hands to try and shift the debris and reach any survivors. Six bodies have been retrieved so far. CARE International estimates 4,000 people were living near the affected area, but the population is difficult to determine, as the country’s last credible census was in 2000 and many people live in remote mountainous villages.
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Twelve people injured during severe turbulence on flight as emergency services swarm plane
Six passengers and six crew members were injured after the Qatar Airways flight hit turbulence
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Death toll rises in Russia strike on busy Kharkiv store
STORY: The death toll rose on Sunday after a Russian strike on a crowded DIY hardware store in Kharkiv, which also injured dozens of people, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday (May 26).Local officials said at least 120 people were in the Epicentr hypermarket on Saturday (May 25) when two guided bombs struck, causing a massive fire.This surveillance video shows the moment they hit. At least ten of the dead were unidentified on Sunday morning, they said.In a post on the Telegram app, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said 16 people were still missing after the strike.It took 16 hours to extinguish the flames, which raged over an area of more than 15,000 square yards, he said.The past week has seen a rise in Russian strikes on Ukraine's second city after Russian troops stormed across the border, opening a new front just north of it.Andrii Kudinov runs a nearby store and witnessed the strikes. "There was panic everywhere," he says. It was Saturday lunchtime and it's gardening season, so the place was busy. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a plea to Ukraine's Western allies to help boost air defenses to keep cities safe. A separate early Saturday evening missile strike hit a residential building in the centre of the city of 1.3 million, wounding at least 25 people. Russia has bombarded Kharkiv, which lies less than 20 miles from its border, throughout the war, having reached the outskirts in a failed attempt to capture it in 2022.Rescuers, medics and journalists occasionally had to rush away from the scene of both strikes and take cover on the ground for fear of another one, as has occurred during several recent Russian attacks.Moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians, but thousands have been killed and injured in the 27 months since it invaded Ukraine.
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As many as 2,000 people feared buried under Papua New Guinea landslide as survivors dig with hands and spades
As many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried by last week’s massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to the country’s National Disaster Centre, as survivors recounted the horror losing so many loved ones.
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Papua New Guinea says Friday's landslide buried more than 2,000 people and formally asks for help
A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations more than 2,000 people were believed to have been buried alive by Friday's landslide and has formally asked for international help. The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of 670 killed by the landslide in the South Pacific island nation's mountainous interior. In a letter seen by The Associated Press to the United Nations resident coordinator dated Sunday, the acting director of the South Pacific island nation’s National Disaster Center Luseta Laso Mana said the landslide “buried more than 2000 people alive” and caused “major destruction” at Yambali village in the Enga province.
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Fire at entertainment venue kills at least 24 people in western India
At least 24 people, including many children, died in a fire that broke out on Saturday evening in a family entertainment venue in the western Indian state of Gujarat, a government official said. With rescue efforts continuing at the scene in the Rajkot district, the local mayor told Reuters the death toll was expected to rise. Television images showed a massive fire engulfing the TRP game zone and thick clouds of smoke emanating from the site.
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Papua New Guinea’s government says landslide buried 2,000 people
The Papua New Guinea government said a landslide on Friday buried more than 2,000 people and has formally asked for international help. The government figure is around three times more than a United Nations estimate of 670. In a letter seen by The Associated Press to the United Nations resident co-ordinator dated Sunday, the acting director of the South Pacific island nation’s National Disaster Centre said the landslide “buried more than 2,000 people alive” and caused “major destruction”. Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred, and it was not immediately clear how officials arrived the number of people affected.
AFP
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter
An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million people fleeing inland for concrete storm shelters away from howling gales and crashing waves.In the Great Bhola Cyclone in November 1970, an estimated half a million people died -- mostly drowned by the storm surge.
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Indian police arrest hospital boss after six babies die in fire
Indian police said Monday they had arrested a doctor and the owner of an unlicensed hospital where six newborn babies died in a fire in a crowded ward without fire exits.The toll from that fire rose to 28 on Monday, police said.
Sky News
Tornadoes leave trail of death and destruction across parts of US
At least 18 people have been killed and hundreds are injured after powerful storms left a trail of destruction as they swept across parts of the central United States. The storms, which began on Saturday evening local time and continued into Sunday, inflicted their worst damage in a region spanning from north of Dallas to the northwest corner of Arkansas. Hundreds of thousands of people were without power across a large part of the US, including in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas on Sunday, according to the poweroutages.us website.
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Papua New Guinea: More than 2,000 people buried alive in landslide - as 'major destruction' hampers rescue efforts
More than 2,000 people have been buried by a massive landslide in northern Papua New Guinea, the country's disaster agency has said. The landslide levelled the mountainous Kaokalam village in Enga Province - about 370 miles (600km) northwest of the capital Port Moresby. It hit the Pacific nation at around 3am local time on Friday (6pm on Thursday UK time), and the United Nations had earlier said it estimated 670 people had been killed.
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Aerial footage shows aftermath of enormous landslide in Papua New Guinea
Emergency crews are struggling to access a remote village in Enga Province in the north of Papua New Guinea where a landslide is believed to have killed more than 100 people, according to the PNG Red Cross Society. The disaster hit the village of Kaokalam at approximately 3 a.m. local time on Friday, leaving a scar of debris that humanitarian workers say is as big as four football pitches.
The Independent
Papua New Guinea says 2,000 people buried alive in landslide as hope fades for survivors
UN officials say chances are ‘very slim that anyone can be taken out alive’ in Papua New Guinea’s Yambali
Associated Press
At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather sweeps across Texas and Oklahoma, authorities say
Powerful storms across Texas and Oklahoma obliterated homes and struck a highway travel center where drivers had rushed to take shelter, leaving thousands of people without power and a wide trail of damage Sunday. A sheriff said at least five people were dead in one rural community in Texas and many more were injured. The destructive storms began Saturday night and included a tornado that overturned heavy recreational vehicles and shut down an interstate near Dallas.
