Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents

The death toll in the Caribbean has climbed to 10 after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Jamaica. King Charles III paid tribute on Thursday.

Newcastle woman Rebecca Ode's family is seeking answers after she lost an eye and had 14 hours of surgery for a brain haemorrhage, shattered eye socket and cheekbone after a mystery incident in Bali.    

A Queensland coroner says a catastrophic fire that claimed a young man's life in 2022 was "most likely" caused by an e-scooter being connected to a charger that caused it to overheat and explode.  

As Bron stood atop a ridge, trying to find her way back to the Larapinta Trail, all she could think about was the Victorian hiker whose body was retrieved from the same track only a month before.

At least 121 people die in a stampede after a large religious gathering in northern India. Here is what we know about what happened.

Emergency services say there have been several injuries, including facial burns to a six-month-old and burns to the groin region of a 37-year-old man, during the annual night when people can legally let off fireworks in the Northern Territory.

Ben Olschewsky was heading to the bush for a four-week building maintenance contract. Fourteen years later, he can't imagine living anywhere else.

A roof collapses at a departure terminal at the main airport in India's capital, New Delhi, killing one person and causing authorities to cancel flights from one terminal.

A man is rescued after becoming trapped in a hole at a property in Perth's northern suburbs for more than three hours.

The cargo ship Dali, which crashed into a major Baltimore bridge killing six people, has left port three months after the catastrophe. 

A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea has claimed the lives of at least 22 people, with eight injured, according to local fire officials.

A Westfield shopping centre in southern Adelaide has been forced into lockdown and shoppers evacuated, following reports of a brawl between armed men.

NSW Police confronted two men in an underground car park after officers were called to a unit block in St Peters, following reports of a break and enter. The men allegedly got into a car and drove it towards an officer before fleeing the scene.

The search for a teenager missing at Tenerife in the Canary Islands goes viral on social media. Here's a breakdown of what we know. 

The debacle is the latest in a string of problems for the Interislanders, once a much-loved Kiwi institution but now synonymous with blunders.

A 58-year-old man is killed in a suspected bear attack in Japan, as the country's bears are attacking humans at record rates.

The Australian Government has announced it will provide $2 million in extra funding to assist Papua New Guinea's recovery response to last month's devastating landslide in Enga Province.

A dredger boat which suddenly lost engine and steering control has hit a stationary cargo tanker, causing an oil spill in Singapore. 

At least 13 people have died and more than 25 were injured when an express passenger train collided with a goods train in India's West Bengal state, local police officials say, as rescue teams work to extricate others feared trapped.

Citizens from Jordan and Iran died performing this year's hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia under gruelling conditions, with more than 2,700 suffering from heat stress on one day alone. 

Hundreds of people have turned out at a Perth beach on Saturday afternoon to pay tribute to brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, who were killed while on a surfing trip in Mexico.

Irish fire crews who raced to reports of an emergency at a Dublin hotel were surprised to find Happy Days star Henry Winkler among the chaos outside. 

WA police officers are recognised for their response to a fatal shooting that locked down a small town and sent local police into overdrive.

SA Police says a 90-year-old occupant had been trying to escape the burning unit through the front door but could not get out because of mobility issues.

An Ontario woman is left with a hefty repair bill after a bear breaks into her car, rips the upholstery apart, and then falls asleep.