Tag: Disasters and Accidents
2 tourists confirmed dead in NZ glacier collapse
Two Indian tourists are dead after an ice shelf collapsed at Fox Glacier in New Zealand's south island.[MORE]
Blaze rips through two blocks of units
Fire has torn through two blocks of units at Hectorville in Adelaide, causing about $200,000 of damage.[MORE]
Ballast train derails near Cloncurry
Access to north-west Queensland has suffered another setback after a ballast train derailed west of Cloncurry.[MORE]
2 feared trapped in NZ glacier collapse
At least two people are thought to be trapped under ice after part of a glacier collapsed on New Zealand's south island.[MORE]
Rain could threaten firefighting effort: RFS
The Rural Fire Service says it will be several days before a large fire in the NSW Southern Highlands is put out.[MORE]
1 dead, 4 stranded on Aconcagua
A crew of Italian climbers and their Argentinian guide are stranded on Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, and one of the climbers has died, a Mountain Rescue Police chief said.[MORE]
Worker lucky to be alive after safety harness fails
Worksafe says a worker is lucky to be alive after his safety harness failed. He fell into hot ash 10 storeys below.[MORE]
Four rescued as flooding spreads in NW Qld
Four people stranded by floodwaters in western Qld have been rescued.[MORE]
New safety measures for Sydney jet boats
High-speed jet boats operating in Sydney Harbour have been ordered to keep further away from ferries.[MORE]
No reprieve for flooded NW Qld
More rain has fallen in north-west Qld, leaving Julia Creek isolated by floodwaters.[MORE]
Family loses everything in house fire
A family has lost all its possessions in a house fire at Bolwarra Heights in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.[MORE]
Man survives 10-storey fall at power station
A 47-year-old man has been flown to a Melbourne hospital for treatment after a ten storey fall.[MORE]
NSW firefighters race to get upper hand
The Rural Fire Service is racing against the clock to bring two large bushfires under control. [MORE]
Rural Fire Service struggles to contain NSW fires
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is still struggling to control two fires in remote bushland.[MORE]
Ultralight crashes on Flinders Island
Police say the pilot and one passenger of an ultralight plane are being treated by ambulance officers after the plane crashed on Flinders Island. [MORE]
Swimmer dies in rough NSW seas
A 36-year-old Sydney man has died after being pulled from rough seas at Coffs Harbour on the state's mid north coast.[MORE]
Man injured in Sydney derailment
A man has been taken to hospital with minor injuries after the front carriage of a train came off the tracks as it pulled out of Homebush Station in Sydney's west this afternoon.[MORE]
Driver to be charged after car veered into pedestrians
A 62-year-old NSW man will be charged on summons after a car accident at Lorne yesterday that injured eight people.[MORE]
Virgin Blue flight forced back over windscreen crack
A Virgin Blue plane on its way to Brisbane has been forced to return to Perth after a crack was found in one of its windscreens.[MORE]
Police probe medical centre attack
Arson Squad detectives are continuing to investigate links between a firebombing at a medical centre in Mosman Park and anti abortion graffiti scrawled on the building.[MORE]
'Speed, alcohol' considered in fatal quad bike accident
Police say alcohol and speed are being considered as possible factors in a fatal quad bike accident south of Maryborough.[MORE]
Police release name of fatal hwy smash victim
Police have released the name of a 42-year-old Queensland man who died in a head-on collision at Tomingley, near Dubbo.[MORE]
9yo boy drowns in backyard pool
A nine-year-old boy has drowned in a backyard swimming pool at his Muswellbrook home in the Hunter region.[MORE]
Evacuations begin in the flooded Barkly
Several people have moved from a Northern Territory outstation because of flooding near the Queensland border.[MORE]
Qld taskforce still finalising urgent rail upgrade sites
Queensland Transport Minister John Mickel says a taskforce set up to examine rail level crossings in the state's north is finalising a list of sites that need urgent improvements.[MORE]
