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The Sun
4 hours ago
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- The Sun
Body found in search for girl who went missing in River Thames after ‘getting into difficulty' near pier
A BODY has been found amid a major hunt for a girl who went missing in the River Thames after "getting into difficulty" near the pier. Emergency services had been frantically searching for the child who disappeared under the water by the Royal Terrace Pier, in Gravesend, Kent on 31 May. 2 Kent Police have since confirmed they have retrieved a girl's body from the water, but formal identification is yet to be completed. The young girl's family are being supported by specialist officers. The alarm was raised at about 1:45pm after two children got into difficulty in the river. A young boy was quickly recovered whilst an urgent rescue operation was carried out for the girl. Metropolitan Police boats and the RNLI were called to assist with the search. A police helicopter and South East Coast Ambulance Service were also sent to the scene. Kent Police was called by the Port of London Authority. An HM Coastguard spokesman said: 'HM Coastguard is responding to a report of two children in difficulty in the water near the Royal Terrace Pier, Gravesend. 'The alarm was raised at about 1.35pm on 30 May. One child has been recovered and the search is ongoing for a second. 'Metropolitan Police boats are attending as well as the RNLI lifeboat from Gravesend, Kent. 'Police, and a police helicopter. South East Coast Ambulance Service was sent.' A Kent Police spokesperson said: 'Kent Police was called by the Port of London Authority at 1.46pm on Friday 30 May to concerns for the welfare of two children who had entered the river at Royal Pier Road, Gravesend. Officers, H.M. "Coastguard, the RNLI and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene where a boy had been retrieved from the water. "He was taken to local hospital for further medical attention. A search is underway for a girl who remains missing. The parents of the children have been informed."
Arab News
5 hours ago
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- Arab News
Death toll rises to 17 in Indonesia quarry collapse as search continues
The victims were trapped in the rubble when the Gunung Kuda quarry in Cirebon district collapsedBy Saturday afternoon, rescuers had retrieved 16 bodies CIREBON, Indonesia: The death toll from the collapse of a stone quarry in Indonesia's West Java province has risen to at least 17, with eight people still missing, officials said victims were trapped in the rubble when the Gunung Kuda quarry in Cirebon district collapsed on Friday. A dozen survivors were found by Saturday afternoon, rescuers had retrieved 16 bodies, while one of the survivors died in the hospital, said local police chief Sumarni. She said rescuers are searching for eight people still believed to be trapped'The search operation has been hampered by bad weather, unstable soil and rugged terrain,' said Sumarni who goes by a single name like many said the cause of the collapse is still under investigation, and police have been questioning six people, including the owner of the television reports showed emergency personnel, along with police, soldiers and volunteers, digging desperately in the quarry in a steep limestone cliff, supported by five excavators, early Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi said in a video statement on Instagram that he visited the quarry before he was elected in February and considered it dangerous.'It did not meet the safety standard elements for its workers,' Mulyadi said, adding that at that time, 'I didn't have any capacity to stop it.'On Friday, Mulyadi said that he had ordered the quarry shut, as well as four other similar sites in West or informal resource extraction operations are common in Indonesia, providing a tenuous livelihood to those who labor in conditions with a high risk of injury or flooding and tunnel collapses are just some of the hazards associated with them. Much of the processing of sand, rocks or gold ore also involves the use of highly toxic mercury and cyanide by workers using little or no year, a landslide triggered by torrential rains struck an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 15 people.
Sky News
5 hours ago
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- Sky News
Indonesia quarry collapse: Owner among six people questioned by police after 17 deaths
Indonesian police are questioning six people after a rock collapse at a quarry in West Java. The quarry owner is among those being quizzed as the investigation continues into what caused the incident at the Gunung Kuda quarry on Friday. A dozen survivors have been found following the collapse in Cirebon district. By Saturday afternoon, rescuers had retrieved 16 bodies, and one of the survivors died in hospital, according to local police chief Sumarni. She said rescuers are searching for eight people still believed to be trapped in the rubble. "The search operation has been hampered by bad weather, unstable soil and rugged terrain," added Sumarni, who goes by a single name, as is customary for many Indonesians. Local television showed emergency personnel, police, soldiers and volunteers desperately digging through the debris at the foot of a steep limestone cliff on Saturday. Further footage captured excavators trying to shift huge rocks and workers placing body bags in an ambulance. Illegal or informal mines are common in Indonesia, and bring the risk of landslides, flooding and tunnel collapses. On Friday, West Java governor Dedi Mulyadi said he had ordered the closure of this quarry, as well as four other similar sites in the province. Last year, a landslide triggered by torrential rains wiped out an unauthorised gold mining operation on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 15 people.
Russia Today
12 hours ago
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- Russia Today
Elephant seal returns to sea after unexpected appearance in town (VIDEOS, PHOTO)
A southern elephant seal has been safely returned to the ocean after wandering through the streets of Gordon's Bay, a coastal town near Cape Town, South Africa. The seal's appearance had prompted a large-scale rescue operation. The young male, estimated to weigh around two tons (4,400 pounds), was first spotted early Tuesday navigating the suburb's streets. Startled residents emerged from their homes to witness the unexpected visitor, capturing videos of the marine mammal lumbering along sidewalks. In one widely shared clip, police officers can be seen surrounding the visitor with their vehicles, attempting to prevent the animal from moving further. However, the seal showed no fear of the cars and calmly rested its head on the hood of a vehicle. After a while, it resumed its journey, making its way onto the sidewalk. Wow, I didn't have a huge seal in Gordons Bay, Cape Town in South Africa on my list of things to post today....🦭 The Cape of Good Hope SPCA confirmed that the animal was eventually secured near a shopping center, at which point experts concluded it was unlikely to find its own way back to sea. A team of wildlife and emergency personnel was quickly dispatched to the scene. The organization also released a video showing the seal's return to the sea. The SPCA later confirmed in a Facebook post that the seal had hauled out once again, this time at the Naval Base in Simon's Town. 'He's currently safe and secure in a location where he cannot access any roads, and there's no immediate risk to his well-being,' the organization said. Southern elephant seals are the largest seal species in the world and are typically found in sub-Antarctic waters. While sightings in South Africa are rare, experts note that young males occasionally stray from their usual habitats and appear along the country's coastline. 'Wild animals don't always follow the script, and this seal's unexpected journey into a residential area created real cause for concern,' Belinda Abraham, a spokesperson for the Cape of Good Hope SPCA, stated. The organization also urged residents to avoid approaching, feeding, or attempting to assist wildlife spotted in urban areas, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a safe distance.
BreakingNews.ie
2 days ago
- Climate
- BreakingNews.ie
Man missing after glacier in Switzerland collapses and destroys village
A 64-year-old man is missing after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside. The landslide sent plumes of dust into the sky and coated with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution. Advertisement State councilor Stephane Ganzer told Radio Television Suisse that 90% of the village was destroyed. The Cantonal Police of Valais said that a search and rescue operation was under way for the man, whose name has not been made public, and it involved a drone with a thermal camera. The avalanche one day after the collapse of the Birch Glacier (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP) The regional government said in a statement that a large chunk of the Birch Glacier above the village had broken off, causing the landslide, which also buried the nearby Lonza River bed, raising the possibility of dammed water flows. Video on social media and Swiss television showed that the mudslide near Blatten, in the southern Lotschental valley, partially submerged homes and other buildings under a mass of sludge. Advertisement In recent days, authorities had ordered the evacuation of about 300 people, as well as all livestock, from the village amid fears that the 52 million-cubic foot glacier was at risk of collapse. Swiss glaciologists have repeatedly expressed concerns about a thaw in recent years – attributed in large part to climate change – that has accelerated the retreat of glaciers in Switzerland. The landlocked Alpine country has the most glaciers of any country in Europe, and saw 4% of its total glacier volume disappear in 2023. That was the second-biggest decline in a single year after a 6% drop in 2022.
