insert_link World Hong Kong high-rise fire kills 55 and nearly 300 are missing A massive fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing at least 55 people and leaving nearly 300 residents missing, officials confirmed. Firefighters have struggled to reach the upper floors, with smoke and debris making rescue operations increasingly difficult. Local media, including the South China Morning Post and RTHK, reported that residents were trapped as flames spread rapidly through the tower. Authorities have pointed to unsafe […] today27 November, 2025
insert_link Environment Since 2018, flash floods have claimed eight lives in Windhoek Since 2018, flash floods have claimed eight lives in Windhoek. This week, 87-year-old Theodor Volker lost his life after attempting to drive across a flooded low-lying bridge in Olympia. Emergency services later recovered his body in Dorado. One AFrica Tv NewsOnOne's Josia Shigwedha, brings us more: today7 February, 2025
insert_link South Africa SA Police Issue Indemnity Forms to Volunteers in Hazardous Stilfontein Mine Rescue Operation S.A's Police have given indemnity forms to community volunteers helping with the Stilfontein mine rescue in North West. The police warned against sending officials into the abandoned mine due to dangers, including toxic gases and the risk of armed miners. In a media briefing, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe confirmed an investigation is underway following the recovery of the decomposed body of an illegal miner: today15 November, 2024
insert_link World Typhoon Gaemi sinks Tanzanian cargo ship A Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship with nine Myanmar nationals on board has sunk off the southern port city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan as a result of Typhoon Gaemi. Officials say three other foreign vessels had run aground during the typhoon, but were safe. Rescue operations have been put on hold as the winds are too strong and visibility is poor. According to the BBC, the Tanzania-flagged freighter had been off the […] today25 July, 2024
insert_link South Africa The death toll in George building collapse has risen Rescue teams in South Africa are searching for survivors after a five-story building under construction collapsed on Monday, killing six people and leaving at least 50 trapped. Officials in the city of George, Western Cape province, say 24 people have been pulled from the wreckage and taken to hospital. BBC Africa further reports that Rescuers heard from 11 more survivors in the ruins of the under-construction building on Tuesday. They […] today7 May, 2024
