A video posted on social media shows a powerful flood sweeping away several houses on hilly terrain. A fire truck is seen driving away from the flood, while a firefighter runs for his life. The Japanese media quoted regional officials as saying that around 20 people are missing. The officials …
Read More »Foreign workers among 11 killed & 25 missing after landslide & floods hit Nepal, officials say (VIDEO)
Speaking to Reuters on Friday, district official Baburam Khanal said the bodies of three workers had been found near the town of Melamchi in Sindhupalchowk district, a mountainous area bordering the Tibet region of China. One of the bodies was identified as an Indian worker and the other two as …
Read More »Stolen US Army pistol linked to 4 New York shootings, but military didn’t even know it was missing – media
AP revealed the worrying news on Tuesday after an investigation into at least 1,900 US military weapons that had been “lost or stolen” in the past decade – with some ending up on the streets. Though it’s not clear when exactly the 9mm Beretta M9 was stolen, it was used …
Read More »120 pieces of art, including by Monet and Modigliani, go missing from Italian public broadcaster’s office, some replaced by fakes
Authorities suspect dissatisfied Rai employees may be behind the theft, which was discovered by accident in March after a painting knocked over and its frame broke, revealing it to not be an original piece. That piece, which was supposed to be a work by artist Ottone Rosai, had its disappearance …
Read More »Missing man found dead INSIDE dinosaur statue in Barcelona (VIDEO)
The gruesome discovery was made by a father and son who were playing around the large beat-up dinosaur statue, located in the southeastern Barcelona suburb of Santa Coloma de Gramenet. According to local media reports, the father noticed a foul smell – and saw a dead body through a crack …
Read More »Search underway for Indonesian submarine missing north of Bali, 53 on board – military
National Armed Forces Commander Hadi Tjahjanto told reporters that the KRI Nanggala disappeared 95 km (60 miles) north of Bali. The vessel went missing northwest of the port town Singaraja and was in the area to conduct a torpedo drill, according to Janes, the defence intelligence information publisher. The vessel …
Read More »15 dead and 400 missing after ‘devastating’ fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
The “massive” blaze at the Balukhali camp, in Bangladesh’s southeastern town of Cox’s Bazar, saw thousands of shelters reduced to rubble and possessions destroyed. With 550 people having been injured and more than 400 so far unaccounted for, UNHCR’s representative in Bangladesh, Johannes Van Der Klaauw, described the scenes as …
Read More »Suspected human remains discovered by Met Police searching for missing woman Sarah Everard, cop still in custody
Everard, 33, disappeared on March 3 while walking home to Brixton from a friend’s apartment in Clapham. A man in his 40s who is a serving Metropolitan Police officer in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command is being held on suspicion of murder as well as on a separate allegation …
Read More »2 people reported missing & at least 5 injured after explosion partially demolishes building in Bordeaux, France (PHOTOS)
According to local media, the blast occurred around 8:35am local time, partially destroying a building in the southwestern city’s Chartrons districts. A gas leak inside a private garage was reported to be the likely cause of the explosion. Photos from the scene show broken windows in nearby shops and debris …
Read More »Searchers find debris during operation to locate missing Boeing jet in Indonesia (VIDEO)
Jakarta Provincial Fire and Rescue Service announced on its Twitter account that searchers have found debris as they frantically sweep the area in search of the Sriwijaya Air jet, which lost contact with aviation authorities shortly after departing from Jakarta on Saturday. Footage on social media shows searchers holding up …
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