#disasterandemergencyresponse — Public Fediverse posts
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Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels since Nepal-Tibet floods
Rescuers are racing to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites since last week's catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll passes 950 with more than 4,400 people missing.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/search-for-hundreds-in-hydropower-tunnels-in-nepal/107100624
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Survivors fear all is lost after Nepal-Tibet floods
By Ahmed YussufSome survivors say they have lost everything after the Nepal-Tibet floods that killed at least 469 people and left thousands missing.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/thousands-search-for-suvivors-nepal-tibet-floods/107088316
#DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Floods #Landslides #AhmedYussuf
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The earth-shattering glacier break behind Nepal's flash flooding disaster
By Romy Stephens, Alex Lim, Nathan Morris, Tim Leslie, and Mark DomanClimate scientists have been warning that the Himalayas are warming faster than the rest of the world, increasing the chances of a disaster of this scale.
#ClimateChange #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Environment #RomyStephens #AlexLim #NathanMorris #TimLeslie #MarkDoman
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Live: Nepal-Tibet flood kills 392, as Australians remain among hundreds missing
Search efforts continue for people missing, including 35 Australians, after devastating flooding in Nepal.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/nepal-tibet-floods-live-updates/107086974
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Survivors say family members were swept away by Nepal-Tibet floods
By Ahmed YussufSurvivors fear the death toll will grow as more than 160 people are known to be dead, and at least 1,500 are missing following the Nepal-Tibet floods.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/survivors-family-swept-away-flood-nepal-tibet/107085010
#DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Floods #Landslides #AhmedYussuf
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Doors 'closed' at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witness says
As funerals get underway for babies killed in a Pakistan hospital blaze on Wednesday, a witness says exits at the facility were "closed".
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15 Australians missing after flash flooding in Nepal, tour company confirms
By Niki Burnside and Jade ToomeyIt has been confirmed 15 Australians on a hiking tour in Nepal are unaccounted-for after the country was struck by devastating flash flooding.
#DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Floods #NikiBurnside #JadeToomey
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Thousands evacuate after quake kills at least 53 in Indonesia
Thousands of people have fled their homes after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake and 341 aftershocks hit the island.
#Earthquakes #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #DisasterandEmergencyResponse
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Earthquake survivors 'still on alert' after dozens killed in Indonesia
By Erwin Renaldi and Tim SwanstonRescue teams are combing the rubble of buildings for survivors after the magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/search-for-survivors-after-indonesia-earthquake/107042186
#Earthquakes #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Tsunamis #DisastersandHazards #ErwinRenaldi #TimSwanston
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WA town sliding into ocean gets funding for temporary sea wall
By Eliza Bidstrup and Nadia MitsopoulosLocal business owners welcome a WA government investment towards a temporary rock wall aimed to slow down coastal erosion, but critics say it is not enough.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/lancelin-erosion-seawall-state-government-funding/107027526
#Erosion #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalManagement #EnvironmentalImpacts #LocalGovernment #ElizaBidstrup #NadiaMitsopoulos
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Colombia quake death toll reaches 224 with more than 2,700 missing
The magnitude-7.4 quake collapsed buildings and caused widespread damage in the South American country.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/colombia-earthquake-rescue-death-toll/107026208
#Earthquakes #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #StateofEmergency #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #DisasterRelief
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Three incidents keep search and rescue crews busy in Tasmania
Two walkers have been rescued in separate incidents and a man and a woman who got lost on a remote four-wheel drive track have also been helped to safety on a busy day for Tasmanian search and rescue crews.
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Hospital defends treatment of man later shot by police
By Christopher TestaPolice detained a 28-year-old man for emergency mental health treatment the night before he was shot by officers. The hospital chief executive says a review has found he received the appropriate care.
#MentalHealth #Police #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #EmergencyServices #ChristopherTesta
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Body found after house fire in NSW coastal town
By Isla EvansA person is dead after a house fire at Kiama on the NSW south coast, which police are not treating as suspicious.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/body-found-after-kiama-house-fire/106959500
#DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Fires #HouseFires #PublicEmergencies #IslaEvans
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Sister of missing kayaker 'heartbroken' as search wraps up
By Andrew Mangelsdorf and Allison JessThe search for Shane Wilson along the Goulburn River in Victoria has wrapped up without success, as his sister mourns for him.
#DisasterandEmergencyResponse #MissingPerson #CanoeingandKayaking #AndrewMangelsdorf #AllisonJess
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Sister of drowned fisherman mourns best friend older brother
By Andrew Mangelsdorf and Allison JessSister of missing Kayaker speaks out on the search for her "brudda".
#DisasterandEmergencyResponse #MissingPerson #CanoeingandKayaking #AndrewMangelsdorf #AllisonJess
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Villagers hold vigil for stranger as PNG boat tragedy victims wash ashore
By Natasha EmeckTwenty-seven people including families with young children went missing after two boats capsized in rough seas in Papua New Guinea's north-east on Saturday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/png-boat-tragedy-victims-bodies-wash-ashore/106954290
#MarineIncidents #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #NatashaEmeck
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Gippsland CFA volunteers seek compensation as cancer cluster cases grow
By Lily Kristanto and Danielle PopeIn Nar Nar Goon's fire brigade, 22 volunteers have been diagnosed with cancer. But as members work to obtain their work insurance cover, almost half of the members are not covered by the state's presumptive legislation.
#EmergencyServices #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Cancer #Fires #LilyKristanto #DaniellePope
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Queensland mayors take disaster funding fight to Melbourne
By Meghan DansieMayors from parts of Queensland hit hard by floods and cyclones have protested in a Melbourne park against planned changes to federal disaster funding.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/qld-mayors-protest-disaster-funding/106945790
#LocalGovernment #FederalGovernment #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #DisastersandHazards #MeghanDansie
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Influencer stunts are no guide to winter bushwalking, authorities warn hikers
By Adam LangenbergDon't plan a bushwalk based on what an Instagram influencer may have supposedly achieved, a veteran rescuer says, ahead of Tasmania's winter season.
#TravelHealthandSafety #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #SocialMedia #AdamLangenberg