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Aerial footage reveals scale of destruction from Indonesian earthquake and tsunami (VIDEO)

9/30/2018, 5:32:06 PM
Ruined homes, collapsed bridges and flooded mosques are seen in the scary aerial footage, which reveals massive devastation, caused by the quake and tsunami that killed more than 800 people at the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. ✔ The powerful 7.5 magnitude quake hit the island on Friday, triggering tsunami waves of up to six meters high that destroyed everything in its path after reaching the shore ✔ The death toll in the tragedy has exceeded 830 people, the Indonesian authorities said on Sunday ✔ Palu’s famous floating mosque is among the affected buildings



Indonesia tsunami death toll rises to 1,203

9/30/2018, 4:11:31 PM
A major earthquake rocked central Sulawesi on Friday causing devastation to the Indonesian island ✔ As aftershocks continued to shake the region, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the toll could rise into the thousands ✔ Desperate residents screamed we're hungry, we need food as soldiers distributed rations from a truck in one neighbourhood ✔ TV footage showed people making off with clothes and other items from a wrecked mall



Indonesia mourns as death toll from quake jumps to 832

9/30/2018, 4:11:55 PM
The toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia soared to 832 confirmed dea... ✔ One video posted on YouTube showed people grabbing boxes of supplies from a truck ✔ Television pictures showed scores of residents shouting we’re hungry, we need food as soldiers distributed rations from a truck in one neighborhood, while footage from elsewhere showed people making off with clothes and other items from a wrecked mall ✔ Slideshow (22 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Over 800 dead in Indonesia quake and tsunami; toll may rise

9/30/2018, 4:35:32 PM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers struggled Sunday to reach victims in several large coastal towns in Indonesia that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities feared th ✔ PALU, Indonesia (AP) Rescuers struggled Sunday to reach victims in several large coastal towns in Indonesia that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities feared that the toll of more than 800 confirmed dead would rise ✔ Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country



Indonesian tsunami warning system 'stuck in testing phase': experts

9/30/2018, 7:46:31 PM
The high-tech system of seafloor sensors, data-laden sound waves and fibre-optic cable was meant to replace a system set up after the 2004 tsunami. ✔ Power outages after the earthquake struck meant that sirens designed to warn residents to evacuate did not work, said Harkunti P ✔ Rahayu, an expert at the Institute of Technology in Bandung ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes



Typhoon Trami latest: Tokyo to be battered by HEAVY rain and ‘HUGE storm surge’

9/30/2018, 5:02:11 PM
TYPHOON Trami is pounding mainland Japan bringing life-threatening rain, winds and huge storm surges in the next few hours - this is what you need to know. ✔ A woman in her 60s is still believed to be missing in Okinawa after falling down an irrigation channel while working in a rice paddy field ✔ Local trains and bullet trains in central and western areas suspended operations on Sunday ✔ But East Japan Railway also took the unusual step of cancelling its trains in the Tokyo metropolitan area



Powerful typhoon hits south-west Japan

9/30/2018, 7:46:05 PM
Typhoon Trami brings fierce rain and travel disruption, weeks after Japan's worst storm in 25 years. ✔ Typhoon Trami made landfall on Sunday at 20:00 local time (11:00 GMT) near the western city of Osaka, with gusts of up to 216 km/h (134 mph) ✔ Many flights and trains services were cancelled as the storm moved eastward ✔ The typhoon comes less than a month after the country's strongest storm in 25 years hit western Japan



Parts of Southern California could get up to an inch of rain this week - Los Angeles Times

9/30/2018, 7:00:02 PM
Precipitation from Hurricane Rosa could bring up to an inch of rain to parts of Southern California starting Tuesday evening. ✔ A slight chance of isolated thunderstorms is also forecast ✔ Hurricane Rosa, which is moving toward the Baja Peninsula near the U.S.-Mexico border, is expected to make landfall as a tropical storm as it moves northeast Sunday toward Arizona, bringing precipitation to Southern California



Emmanuel Macron embraces islanders on Saint Martin

9/30/2018, 4:13:01 PM
The French president walked for five hours, sometimes through the rain, as he spoke to local people about the impact of the deadly storm on the island, which is still far from fully recovering. ✔ Some families on Saint Martin - where Mr Macron is seen on Saturday - are still living with no more than tarpaulins over their roofs as a new storm season gets underway President Macron speaks with a resident as he visits Quartier d'Orleans, a poorer area of Saint Martin, during his visit on Saturday The island remains dotted with half-built homes and roofs still covered in tarpaulins, corrugated sheets and canvas



Typhoon Trami barrels towards Japan: 700k warned to FLEE as airports close

9/30/2018, 5:14:36 PM
SUPER TYPHOON Trami has battered Japan with gusts of wind travelling up to 134mph over the weekend. ✔ Masaaki Tamaki, a disaster management official, said: We are strongly urging our residents to stay indoors because it is extremely dangerous to be outside now ✔ NHK news agency reported that airlines have either cancelled or plan to cancel over 930 flights due to the storm



Rescuers save dog named Leo from floodwater in Istanbul

9/30/2018, 4:52:39 PM
Pictures have emerged of a dog that nearly drowned in the Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey, after the Mahmut Sevket Pasa stream overflowed being rescued by a man inspecting a flooded area. ✔ In 2016, good Samaritan Josh Pettit rescued a dog in the deadly flooding of Louisiana ✔ Posting on Love What Matters' Facebook wall he wrote: 'The dog could barely tread water anymore she was so worn out and had the saddest eyes I ever seen so scared for her life!  'We saved her and she came laid her head on my lap and cried and moaned like a big baby! She was thanking me



Powerful typhoon nears Tokyo after losing some strength

9/30/2018, 4:01:27 PM
A powerful typhoon headed toward Tokyo late Sunday night after battering western... ✔ REUTERS/Issei Kato East Japan Railway said it would halt all train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area from 8 p.m. on Sunday and operations of some bullet trains were also suspended ✔ Tokyo Metro announced it would suspend operation of some subway trains from 9 p.m. Evacuation orders and advisories were issued for at least 1.7 million households nationwide, said NHK, adding that more than 37,000 households in and around Tokyo were without power ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Theresa May accused of being the CAUSE of war within her own Conservative Party

9/30/2018, 5:14:50 PM
THERESA May’s time is up as Britain’s Prime Minister, according to a political activist who has sensationally accused the leader of the Conservative Party of being the cause of her warring cabinet. ✔ I know via an indiscretion from one of her closest allies that she dearly wants to continue as PM eve once a Brexit deal is completed (or fudged) ✔ Today, before the start of the Conservative Party conference, Mrs May claimed she would make a success of Brexit regardless of whatever exit deal the UK agrees with the Brussels bloc



Flammable cladding to be banned from high rise blocks in wake of Grenfell fire

9/30/2018, 4:41:57 PM
In a major victory for campaigners, Tory Communities Secretary James Brokenshire will make the announcement at Tory Party Conference tomorrow ✔ My work with Grenfell United and the wider community has been hugely helpful in keeping this issue right at the top of the government's agenda ✔ And that is why today I can confirm that I will change the building regulations to ban the use of combustible cladding for all high rise residential buildings, hospitals, care homes and student accommodation ✔ This is already having a big impact with multiple big developers already committed



Non-surgical rhinoplasty is on the rise, but not everyone is convinced

9/30/2018, 7:10:11 PM
A new technique enabling some kinds of nose jobs to be done without an operation is gaining popularity, but doctors urge caution. ✔ It may even cause an inflammatory response or block the blood supply in the nose which could be a disaster! He goes on to say that with non-permanent filler, You can’t make bigger noses smaller but you can change the contours of the nose and even out bumps



Opinion | Democrats Needed To Match Lindsey Graham's Fury

9/30/2018, 6:02:53 PM
They didn't understand how Republican grandstanding would play on TV. ✔ And they ultimately got, at least officially, the FBI investigation they were pushing for ✔ The Democrats let the GOP’s performance have its intended effect ✔ Josh Levs is an entrepreneur, former CNN and NPR journalist, and the author of  All In: How Our Work-First Culture Fails Dads, Families, and Businesses ― And How We Can Fix It Together



Faced with migration ‘crisis,’ U.S. border chief finds no easy fix in Central America

9/30/2018, 4:49:07 PM
Number of migrant families streaming to U.S. border is approaching record levels ✔ Deported migrants prepare to leave the La Aurora Airport Repatriation Center on Tuesday in Guatemala City ✔ Widely credited for strengthening the country’s justice system and the rule of law, CICIG investigators have charged Morales’s son and brother with campaign finance crimes ✔ body’s mandate, sparking protests amid warnings of eroding democratic rule ✔ Fulton meet with officials Thursday in Puerto Cortes, Honduras



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