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☆ DHL Cargo Plane Crashes Near Airport in Lithuania, Killing 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Yan Zhuang | More About Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A DHL cargo plane crashed in a residential area near an airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, killing one person on board and setting a house ablaze, officials said. The plane crashed just outside Vilnius Airport at about 5:30 a.m., the airport said in a statement. One of the four people on board was killed, Tadas Vasiliauskas, a spokesman for Lithuanian Airports, which manages Vilnius Airport, said in a phone interview. The DHL plane, operated by Swiftair, a company based in Spain, crashed just before it was set to land, Mr. Vasiliauskas said. The plane crashed near a two-story home, burst into flames and set the building on fire, Renata Liaudanskiene, a spokeswoman for Lithuania’s Fire and Rescue Department, said by email.

Persons: Ramunas, Tadas, Vasiliauskas, Renata Liaudanskiene Organizations: DHL, Lithuanian Airports, Vilnius Airport, Swiftair, Rescue Department Locations: Vilnius, Lithuania, Leipzig, Germany, Spain

☆ Qatar Airways: 12 people injured during turbulence on Doha-Dublin flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Twelve people were injured after a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin was hit with turbulence on Sunday. According to a statement from Dublin Airport, six passengers and six crew members were injured in the incident, eight of which were taken to hospital following assessment. The Qatar Airways flight QR017 experienced turbulence while flying over Turkey, the statement said. It is not yet known what kind of turbulence the Qatar Airways plane experienced. An earlier version also misstated the number of the Qatar Airways flight that experienced turbulence.

Persons: ”, Paul Williams, ” Williams Organizations: CNN, Qatar Airways, Dublin Airport, Singapore Airlines, University of Reading Locations: Doha, Dublin, Turkey, London, Singapore, United Kingdom

Palestinian officials in Gaza on Thursday increased the tally of bodies discovered in a mass grave on the grounds of a hospital to 392 from 283, amid conflicting accounts between Israel and the Gazan authorities over how and when some of the bodies were buried. “This is the biggest mass grave since the beginning of the war,” Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for Gaza’s Civil Defense, a search and rescue department within the Hamas-controlled territory, said Thursday before calling for an international investigation. Gazan authorities say that mass graves had been dug on the hospital grounds before an Israeli raid there in February but accuse Israel of later opening the site to add bodies. It was not clear how those who were buried at the Nasser Medical Complex in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, had died or exactly when. While The Times could not determine the cause of death for individual people, the initial burials took place amid a weekslong Israeli offensive in the city that began in mid-February.

Persons: Mahmoud Basal, Israel, Khan Younis Organizations: Gaza’s Civil Defense, New York Times, Nasser Locations: Gaza, Israel, Khan

☆ 2 navy helicopters were seen colliding in midair during a military parade rehearsal, killing 10 people
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two helicopters in Malaysia crashed into each other in midair during a parade rehearsal on Tuesday. AdvertisementAt least 10 people have died after two Malaysian navy helicopters struck each other in midair during a parade rehearsal on Tuesday morning, local authorities said. The Malaysian navy said an investigative board will be set up to identify the cause of the incident. AdvertisementRescuers work on one of the crashed helicopters. AdvertisementThe AW139 typically sits up to four crew, and the Malaysian navy says it inaugurated three of the choppers in 2004.

Persons: —, Bomba Bahagian Korporat, Leonardo AW139, Wolf Organizations: Service, Malaysian, Royal Malaysian Navy, Rescue Department, Malaysia, US Air Force, Air & Space Forces Magazine Locations: Malaysia, Lumut

☆ Portland woman recounts rescuing baby after fallen power line kills 3
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Sara Smart | Ashley Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The good Samaritan who risked electrocution to save a baby in northeast Portland after a power line fell on top of a car and killed three people said she didn’t think twice about jumping in to help. The incident happened Wednesday morning when a branch hit the top of a vehicle, taking a power line down with it, CNN previously reported. “I was standing there and it made another, like, loud pop.”Washington, who works at a daycare, said she looked down from her window and saw a power line had fallen on a vehicle. Nothing after that.”A woman rushing to check on the baby also slipped, fell and touched the line in a similar manner, according to Washington. None of her neighbors who had fallen were moving, and she was concerned about the baby, Washington said.

Persons: didn’t, ’, ‘, ’ ”, Majiah, Rick Graves, Washington, …, ” Washington, “, ”, ” Graves, CNN’s Kaylene Chassie, Mary Gilbert, Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford Organizations: CNN, Portland Fire, While Washington Locations: Portland, Majiah Washington, Oregon, ” Washington, Washington, While

☆ Fact Check-Video of people escaping a waterspout predates Hurricane Idalia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Video of a waterspout approaching a beach lined with blue tents dates to June 2023 and is not related to Hurricane Idalia that made landfall on Florida’s coast on Aug. 30, 2023. “Hurricane Idalia has started,” read posts linking the waterspout video to Hurricane Idalia on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter (here) and Facebook (here) and (here). People visible at 0:21 in the video shared on social media are also visible in the fire department video. Millions of residents evacuated or hunkered down in homes and shelters as Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm on Aug. 30, 2023, Reuters reported (here). Video of a waterspout is not related to Hurricane Idalia.

Persons: Idalia, ”, Dr Mike, Danielle Tarjoman, Read Organizations: Facebook, Storyful, Rescue Department, Reuters Locations: Clearwater Beach, Florida, Clearwater, Orlando

☆ A dog hit the pedal on a golf cart and ran over a 4-year-old, who was uninjured
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Kara Nelson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A fire crew’s dog jumped on the pedal of a golf cart which then struck a 4-year-old Michigan girl, leaving her with no visible injuries, firefighters said. Bella, an arson dog, jumped down from the seat of a golf cart and landed on the accelerator pedal, sending the cart toward people attending a Friday night festival, the Westland Fire and Rescue Department said in news release. Before they were able to control the vehicle it struck a 4-year-old girl, running over her left leg, the fire department said. Paramedics assessed the child and found no visible injuries. Ten minutes after the accident, the 4-year-old girl resumed eating her popcorn and jumping in a bounce house, the news release said.

Persons: Bella, Firefighters Organizations: CNN, Westland, and Rescue Department, American Academy of Pediatrics Locations: Michigan

☆ A United flight was grounded after a passenger found a bomb threat note in the bathroom: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A United Airlines flight was grounded for several hours in Vermont on Sunday. A local NBC affiliate obtained audio of the plane's pilot discussing an apparent bomb threat. The Burlington airport was closed during the search and reopened around 7:30 p.m. local time. "A flight attendant just came up and said that a passenger found a note in the aft lav that said there was a bomb on board," the pilot can be heard saying. A spokesperson for United referred Insider to Republic Airways, which was operating the regional flight.

☆ 10 people were injured on a Spirit Airlines flight after a battery fire, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Spirit flight had to make an emergency stop after a battery fire on board, WTLV reported. Spirit told an NBC affiliate that the battery fire was believed to be "from a guest item." "All of a sudden just a ton of smoke came out," Kerri Arakawa, a passenger on the plane, told the news outlet. Insider was unable to confirm whether the battery was attached to a vape, but Spirit told WTLV in a statement that the battery fire was believed to be from a "guest item in an overhead bin." Prosswimmer told Insider that he believed the fire was caused by a "battery charging pack," but could not confirm whether it was attached to a vape.

☆ Malaysia finds body of last person unaccounted for in campsite landside
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Rescuers work during a rescue and evacuation operation following a landslide at a campsite in Batang Kali, Selangor, Malaysia, December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor HussainKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Rescue teams in Malaysia on Saturday recovered the body of the last person unaccounted for after a landslide that flattened a campsite last week, bringing what is thought to be the final death toll to 31. Rescue workers, in their ninth day of search operations, found the body of a boy in a sleeping bag while digging through mud and debris, Hulu Selangor police chief Suffian Abdullah said. Suffian said they believe all victims have now been found, but search operations will continue to assist in investigations. Reporting by Mei Mei Chu; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Of the 94 people caught in the landslide, 61 were safe and nine still missing, the Selangor state fire and rescue department said. Hulu Selangor police chief Suffian Abdullah said police have questioned the operator and two workers of the campsite at Father's Organic Farm. [1/2] A rescuer crew member pats a sniffer dog being used to aid in the search for victims of the landslide in Batang Kali, Selangor, Malaysia, December 17, 2022. Flooding is also common, with about 21,000 people displaced last year by torrential rain in seven states. Reporting by Mei Mei Chu amd Yuddy Cahya Budiman; Editing by Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Search continues for 9 campers caught in Malaysia landslide
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A rescuer crew member pats a sniffer dog being used to aid in the search for victims of the landslide in Batang Kali, Selangor, Malaysia, December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor HussainKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The search for missing campers caught in a deadly landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia continued for a third day on Sunday, with the fire department saying the chance of finding survivors is slim. Of the 94 people caught in the landslide, 61 were safe and nine still missing, the Selangor state fire and rescue department said. Responders have deployed excavators and rescue dogs to search for people trapped under mud and debris, while heavy rain has raised concern of further landslides. Flooding is also common, with about 21,000 people displaced last year by torrential rain in seven states.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Rescue teams searching for survivors from a landslide that tore though a campsite in Malaysia recovered the bodies of a woman and two children on Saturday, officials said, raising the death toll to 24. The landslide in Batang Kali, a popular hilly area about 50 km (30 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, flattened the unlicensed campsite early on Friday while people slept in their tents. Of the 94 people caught in the slide, 61 were safe and nine still missing, according to the Selangor state fire and rescue department. Search and rescue operations resumed for a second day earlier on Saturday, after a halt overnight due to heavy rains. Survivors are in stable condition and will also receive trauma counselling, said Health Minister Zaliha Mustafa.

☆ Malaysia campsite search continues as 12 still missing after deadly landslide
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Rescuers work during a rescue and evacuation operation following a landslide at a campsite in Batang Kali, Selangor state, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 16, 2022, in this picture obtained from social media. Korporat JBPM/via REUTERSKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The search for the remaining 12 campers caught in Friday's deadly landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia continued for a second day after an overnight halt due to bad weather, officials said. At least 21 people, including five children, were killed after a landslide in Batang Kali, a popular hilly area about 50 km (30 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, tore down while people slept in their tents. There were 94 people caught in the landslide but 61 were safe, with 12 still missing, according to the Malaysia National Disaster Management Agency. ($1 = 4.4220 ringgit)Reporting by Mei Mei Chu; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Malaysia landslide deaths reach 21 as search for survivors continues
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The search for the remaining 12 campers caught in Friday's deadly landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia continued for a second day after an overnight halt due to bad weather, officials said. There were 94 people caught in the landslide but 61 were safe, with 12 still missing, according to the Malaysia National Disaster Management Agency. The earth fell from an estimated height of 30 meters (100 ft) and covered an area of about an acre (0.4 hectares). Landslides are common in Malaysia, but typically only after heavy rains. Flooding occurs often, with about 21,000 people displaced last year by torrential rain in seven states.

☆ Two dead, 51 missing after landslide hits campsite in Malaysia
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Two people died and 51 others were feared buried after a landslide hit a campsite outside Kuala Lumpur early Friday, Malaysia’s fire department said. A fire department official in central Selangor said 79 people were believed to have been at the campsite in Batang Kali, around 31 miles north of Kuala Lumpur, when the incident occurred. Three people were injured while rescuers were searching for the estimated 51 missing people, the official said. The scene of a landslide at a campsite in Malaysia. According to its website, there are three camping sites with facilities at the farm popular with locals and that people can bring their own tents and equipment or rent them from the farm.

☆ Nine dead, 25 missing after landslide hits Malaysia campsite
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A landslide killed at least nine people as they slept at a campsite in Malaysia early on Friday, officials said, with search teams scouring thick mud and downed trees for about two dozen people still missing. The landslide in Selangor state, on the outskirts of capital, Kuala Lumpur, occurred about 3 a.m. (1900 GMT) on the side of a road near an organic farm with camping facilities, the state fire and rescue department said in a statement. More than 90 people were caught in the landslide and 60 had been found safe, with 25 still missing, according to a message on social media by the National Disaster Management Agency. In addition to the nine dead, seven were injured, it said. District police chief Suffian Abdullah said the dead were Malaysians and included a child about 5 years old.

☆ Around 100 people feared trapped in Malaysia landslide -officials
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Around 100 people are feared trapped after a landslide at a campsite in Malaysia in the early hours on Friday, officials said. The landslide in Selangor state, on the outskirts of capital Kuala Lumpur, occurred at 3 a.m. (1900 GMT) on the side of a road near a farmhouse that provides camping facilities, the state fire and rescue department said in a statement. At least 31 people were rescued at the campsite, said the department's director Norazam Khamis. The landslide fell from an estimated height of 30 metres (98.43 ft) above the campsite, and covered an area of about one acre (0.4 hectare), he said. Reporting by Rozanna Latiff and Angie Teo Editing by Ed DaviesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ China's flood of new electric cars cost 20% more to insure than fuel-powered cars
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — While Chinese companies churn out new electric cars, local insurance firms think they're more expensive to cover. But repair costs are another reason for higher insurance prices, since "fewer places have the capability to service electric cars in the U.S.," Gardner said. watch nowIn the U.S., Insurify's analysis of the U.S. market found there was no difference in accident rates among electric cars, hybrids and combustion engine cars. But by official Chinese statistics, new energy vehicles in the country are more prone to fires than traditional fuel-powered ones. Electric cars are based on a platform system, and certifying safety can be faster, he said, noting potential use of virtual testing scenarios, or the ability to test individual parts.

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