Tag: Emergency Incidents
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]
Man charged after Whitsundays rescue
A man has been charged with being a public nuisance after police and the State Emergency Service had to rescue him from the ocean in the Whitsundays.[MORE]
Zimbabwe minister warns cholera still spreading
Zimbabwe's Health Minister insisted that the country's crumbling medical system was taking all necessary measures to combat a cholera epidemic, even as more than 1,000 new cases were reported.[MORE]
Iran home brew kills 12, blinds others
Twelve people in southern Iran have died after drinking homemade liquor and dozens more have been blinded or are in a serious condition, health workers in the Islamic Republic said.[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]
Rain threatens more Brazil landslides
Fresh rainfall threatened to spark more landslides in Brazil's flood-devastated Santa Catarina state as officials reported four more deaths caused by a mudslide, bringing the total number of victims to 109.[MORE]
Zimbabweans offered free graves as cholera spreads
Zimbabwe's capital Harare is offering free graves for victims of a cholera outbreak sweeping the southern African state, which a United Nations agency says is only the tip of a health crisis.[MORE]
Gunnedah escapes serious flood damage
Gunnedah appears to have escaped serious damage following flash flooding in northern NSW.[MORE]
Tamworth floodwaters receding: SES
The New South Wales SES says some of the flooding in the state's north is easing.[MORE]
10 hospitalised after Rosebud pool incident
Ten people, including four children, have been taken to various hospitals after suffering breathing problems at a pool on the Mornington Peninsula.[MORE]
Floodwaters peak in storm battered Tamworth
The SES is continuing to respond to calls for help after heavy rain caused flooding at Tamworth in north-western NSW.[MORE]
Residents stranded as flooding cuts Tamworth in two
Floodwaters have cut Tamworth in northern New South Wales in two and many residents have been left stranded. [MORE]
'More than 500 dead' in Zimbabwe cholera outbreak
More than 500 people have perished in a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai said in Tangiers.[MORE]
Storm-affected residents urged to use Centrelink assistance
The Federal Government is urging Brisbane residents affected by the recent storms to apply for assistance.[MORE]
Authorities continue to clean up train wreck
Authorities expect to remove the wreckage of a fatal train crash in far north Qld by late today.[MORE]
Water contamination found in Adelaide's south
Bore water contamination turns up in Adelaide's south, with a chemical also found in the west last year.[MORE]
Storm hampers patient transport
A rain storm dumped more than 30 millimetres of rain on Tamworth overnight, preventing the ambulance service transporting patients from the region.[MORE]
Health expert stresses Foodbank importance
An Indigenous health expert says the emergency delivery of food to Western Australian Indigenous communities this week highlights the importance of the welfare organisation Foodbank.[MORE]
Crossing lights working at train crash site, QR says
Qld Rail says the lights at a railway crossing where a tilt train and a semi-trailer collided were working.[MORE]
Search scaled back for schoolies swimmer
Police have scaled down a search for for a man seen entering the surf at schoolies celebrations on the Gold Coast overnight.[MORE]
Mourners prepare to farewell 'Churchie' mother
A funeral will be held today for a woman who died in last week's balcony collapse at Ascot in Brisbane's inner-north.[MORE]
Plane crash victims 'not skylarking'
Members of a recreational flying group says two men killed in a crash south of Perth yesterday were not skylarking. [MORE]
Wallace inspects failed weir bladder
Water Resources Minister Craig Wallace has had a first-hand look at the Bedford Weir in central Queensland.[MORE]
Tas man in close call still stuck in India
A Hobart man caught up in the Indian terrorist attacks is still trying to make arrangements to get out of the country.[MORE]
Authorities investigate fatal train crash
Investigations are continuing into a fatal level-crossing accident in far north Queensland.[MORE]
