Tag: Disasters and Accidents
Blaze destroys Salisbury house
A man has been treated for smoke inhalation after his house at Salisbury in Adelaide's north caught on fire.[MORE]
Floods submerge City of Water
Authorities in the Italian city of Venice have issued a flood alert, warning that the sea was due to rise 1.60 metres above its normal level, the highest for 30 years.[MORE]
Police divers to join search for missing swimmer
A day-long search has been unable to find a man missing at a dangerous swimming hole south of Cairns, in far north Queensland. [MORE]
Hit-and-run accused 'couldn't remember' incident
The District Court in Brisbane has heard a man charged over the hit-and-run death of a woman on the Gold Coast told a friend he could not remember the incident. [MORE]
2 killed in Broome industrial explosion
Two men have been killed in an explosion near the Broome port in Western Australia's north.[MORE]
Busway worker killed after legs crushed
Police say a man who was critically injured in a workplace accident in Brisbane has died in hospital.[MORE]
'15 dead' in China coal mine accident
Fifteen workers died after an explosion at a coal mine in north-east China, state media reported.[MORE]
More than 300 baby bats abandoned
A Gold Coast wildlife carer in Queensland's south-east says she is concerned about the future of a species of native flying fox . [MORE]
Inquest begins over bus stop death
A Sydney inquest has been shown dramatic footage of a car ploughing into pedestrians.[MORE]
Man hit by train on sth coast
A man is in a serious condition after being hit by a train on the New South Wales south coast earlier today.[MORE]
Truck driver killed in blaze
A truck driver is dead after a fiery crash on the Great Ocean Road near Lorne.[MORE]
Gunnedah declared natural disaster area
The New South Wales Government has extended its natural disaster area to include Gunnedah in the state's north. [MORE]
Police divers search for boy hit by boat
Police divers have been called in to help search for a boy who was hit by a boat in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Man shoots himself in foot
A 58-year-old man has been taken to hospital after shooting himself in the foot at a clay target shooting club south of Brisbane.[MORE]
Emergency services receive recruitment grant
A new Federal Government grant will boost the number of emergency service volunteers in the ACT.[MORE]
Man injured after leaping from moving car
A 24-year-old man is in intensive care at the Royal Brisbane Hospital after he jumped out of a car at 100 kilometres per hour on the Gateway Motorway at Bald Hills in Queensland overnight.[MORE]
Qantas plane lands after steering fault
A Qantas flight from Singapore landed in Brisbane this morning despite problems with its steering system.[MORE]
Man survives cliff plunge in SA
South Australian emergency crews have rescued a man who fell down a cliff in the Onkaparinga River National Park south of Adelaide.[MORE]
Sugar cane train collides with truck in north Qld
A privately-owned sugar cane train has derailed after colliding with a truck on a crossing at Ingham.[MORE]
Gunnedah escapes serious flood damage
Gunnedah appears to have escaped serious damage following flash flooding in northern NSW.[MORE]
2yo drowns in Newcastle pool
A two-year-old boy has drowned in a backyard swimming pool in Newcastle.[MORE]
Fatal rail smash crossing needed boom gates: union
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union says a level crossing in north Queensland where two train drivers were killed should have had boom gates.[MORE]
5,000 homes without power in Brisbane
Energex believes a tree branch has fallen onto high voltage power lines at Mango Hill, north of Brisbane, causing blackouts to more than 5,000 homes and businesses in the area.[MORE]
Tamworth floodwaters receding: SES
The New South Wales SES says some of the flooding in the state's north is easing.[MORE]
