Storm Callum warnings for millions across UK of 80mph winds and heavy rain
10/11/2018, 2:27:35 AM"Danger to life" warnings are in place as the Atlantic storm threatens to disrupt travel, cut power and flood roads ✔ Areas of high ground exposed to the south and south west will be most affected, with the potential for over 60mm of rain in 12 hours in the most exposed locations, and over 100 mm by the end of the day ✔ Read More Surviving the cold weather Get all your winter warmers free Is your boiler doomed to failure How Lidl cling film could save you £100 Winter risks to your car 10 ways to keep warm for less Winter risks to your home The company that's insulating homes free Cold Weather Payments - who qualifies
How to talk about hurricanes now
10/11/2018, 12:11:04 AMHurricane Michael isn't a truly "natural disaster." ✔ (I wrote about the history in an article about the 2016 floods in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) ✔ [N]ature did not construct twenty thousand houses of six to seven stories there, he wrote in a letter responding to debate about a deadly earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal ✔ And then use that knowledge to prevent suffering associated with storms yet to come
Indonesia limits foreign role in Sulawesi disaster relief
10/11/2018, 1:39:01 AMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's disaster agency said Wednesday that it only needs tents, water treatment units, generators and transport from other countries as it responds to the Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 2,000 people. The agency's spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said the death toll from the double disaster on Sept. 28 has risen to 2,045, with most of the fatalities in the coastal city of Palu. More than 80,000 people are living in temporary shelters or otherwise displaced, he said.
'Hammers and a hoe': Indonesia keeps digging as official tsunami search ends
10/11/2018, 12:28:00 AMMany may never find relatives swallowed up as the ground liquefied, but one woman says she will continue ‘with hammers and a hoe’ ✔ The disaster agency said the areas would be cleared and eventually be turned into parks and memorials ✔ Overcome with grief, Irmayanti says the family can’t think that far ahead yet ✔ Their priority is trying to find Gibran, dead or alive ✔ What we want is certainty, she said, If Gibran is alive, knowing where he is
Strong quakes strike Papua New Guinea, Bali
10/11/2018, 2:16:13 AMIndonesia is still reeling from an earthquake and tsunami on the island of Sulawesi that killed more than 2,000 people ✔ It was followed by aftershocks of magnitude 5.7 and 5.9 ✔ Scientists don't have tide gauges close to the where the earthquake happened and weren't able to say whether any tsunamis were generated ✔ Officials say more than 80,000 people are living in temporary shelters or otherwise displaced
Quake hits Papua New Guinea, no damage or injuries reported
10/11/2018, 3:59:06 AMWELLINGTON--An earthquake rattled part of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, but no major damage or injur ✔ It was followed by two magnitude 5.9 aftershocks in the same region and then a magnitude 6.3 quake that was centered further northeast on the island ✔ It sits on the Pacific's Ring of Fire, the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where most of the world's earthquakes and volcanic activity occur
Rafa Nadal helps clean up after flash floods near his home in Majorca
10/11/2018, 1:46:00 AMNadal invited people affected by the severe storms to take shelter at his tennis academy in nearby Manacor and then donned wellington boots to join other volunteers in clearing away mud. ✔ Rafael Nadal assisted in the clean-up operation necessary after a devastating flood hit his native island of Majorca ✔ This is at its worst in October, which is the peak thunderstorm month ✔ A spokesman said: 'It appears he had been in the vehicle alone for several hours
UK weather forecast: Storm Callum DESTRUCTION will cause travel mayhem THIS WEEKEND
10/11/2018, 3:14:46 AMTHE DESTRUCTION from Storm Callum will cause travel chaos as 85mph gale force winds and more than 36 hours of heavy rain are expected to savage Britain this weekend. ✔ AA Ireland has issued a road safety warning ahead of the weather front and advises drivers to adapt to the roads in the coming days Forecasters predict Storm Callum will bring over month's worth of rainfall (Image: Getty) While it appears only the north west will experience the most treacherous conditions of Storm Callum, motorists nationwide have been warned that driving conditions will significantly worsen in the next 48 hours
'I believe my son is still alive'
10/11/2018, 12:37:39 AMThousands are still missing after the Indonesian earthquake, but rescue efforts are being called off. ✔ More than 2,000 people are known to have died and around 5,000 are still feared missing ✔ The government says it has imposed the rescue deadline to stop the spread of diseases, and because it’s increasingly difficult to identify bodies ✔ Video produced by Abdujalil Abdurasulov 11 Oct 2018
Quake kills three people in Indonesia's Java, rattles Bali
10/11/2018, 3:24:10 AMAsia-focused English-language publication that brings you insights about business, finance, economic and political news, comments and analysis for Asia, by Asia on asia.nikkei.com ✔ The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are being held this week in Bali and attended by more than 19,000 delegates and other guests, including ministers, central bank heads and some leaders ✔ The USGS put the epicentre at 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Sumberanyar on Java island
Hurricane Michael Leaves Trail of Destruction as It Slams Florida’s Panhandle
10/11/2018, 1:42:07 AMResidents and emergency workers spent most of the day hunkered down, emerging only after nightfall to begin assessing the Category 4 storm’s toll. ✔ All of America sends its unwavering love and support, he said at the rally ✔ Trending Hurricane Michael Updates: Storm Charges North, Leaving Destruction in Florida Opinion: I'm Just a Middle-Aged House Dad Addicted to Pot Naming Names, Turks Turn Up Heat on Saudis in Consulate Case Stocks Plunge, as Fresh Tensions With China Batter Tech Shares Opinion: White Male Victimization Anxiety At Immigration Argument, Justice Kavanaugh Takes Hard Line Trapped by the ‘Walmart of Heroin’ Polling the 2018 Midterm Elections in Real Time Opinion: The ‘Greatest Hoax’ Strikes Florida Opinion: Of Trump, Taylor Swift and the Cat
‘We have to evacuate’: Hurricane Michael forces residents to flee inland Florida homes for emergency shelters
10/11/2018, 1:19:45 AMFar from the coast, the Category 4 storm spread last-minute panic. ✔ As Hurricane Michael barreled toward Florida’s Panhandle, an unfamiliar feeling struck the state’s hilly capital city Wednesday morning: panic ✔ She had been to this shelter three times in three years ✔ The rain pounded on the roof, and the television lost its cable feed ✔ The wind howled and the lights on the gym scoreboard flickered ✔ And then she took a scoop of Cheez-Its for herself
Hurricane Michael heads for Georgia after battering northern Florida
10/11/2018, 2:59:43 AMGovernor Rick Scott warns of ‘unimaginable devastation’ as Florida Panhandle’s strongest cyclone in memory rages on ✔ More than 20 million people in five states remained under either a hurricane or tropical storm warning, while areas in North and South Carolina flooded by Hurricane Florence last month braced for even more rainfall ✔ Six people died in Honduras, four in Nicaragua and three in El Salvador
As states near deal on Colorado River shortage, California looks at water cuts of as much as 8% - Los Angeles Times
10/11/2018, 2:14:41 AMAfter years of talks, the states that take water from the drought-plagued Colorado River are nearing an agreement on how to share delivery cuts if a formal shortage is declared. Under a tentative proposal, California would reduce its Lake Mead withdrawals by 4.5% to 8%. ✔ California, with some of the oldest river rights, is further down the line ✔ But I believe we can do it, Metropolitan’s Kightlinger said ✔ A drought plan will not end debate among lower-basin users, who are confronting the fact that their use is outstripping the long-term supply
This massive hammer is missing from a California town. Police are stumped.
10/11/2018, 2:45:10 AMPolice in Northern California are still looking to hammer down who exactly stole a massive hammer sculpture from outside Healdsburg Community Center. ✔ In this April 2017 photo released by Doug Unkrey, artist Unkrey poses for a photo with a large hammer he created at his studio in Geyserville, Calif ✔ JAIPAL SINGH, EPA-EFE Fullscreen Kosovo citizens march with rainbow flags during the Gay Pride parade in Pristina
Hurricane Michael hits Florida
10/11/2018, 1:12:33 AMHurricane Michael slammed ashore as a Category 4, the strongest ever to hit the Florida Panhandle ✔ Credit: CBS News Saint Marks, Florida The Cooter Stew Cafe starts taking water in the town of Saint Marks as Hurricane Michael pushes the storm surge up the Wakulla and Saint Marks Rivers which come together here on October 10, 2018 in Saint Marks, Florida
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Will Hurricane Michael make Florida’s red tide better or worse?
10/11/2018, 12:58:02 AMIt’s a science experiment on a massive, catastrophic scale ✔ In the past few weeks, winds blowing offshore helped push the algal bloom away from the coast, although there are some bays and estuaries where the algae could be hiding, Pierce says ✔ As it stands, he says, I would be hard pressed to predict one way or another if there will be a red tide event because of this
German and Spanish businesses warn a No Deal Brexit would spark a 'crisis'
10/11/2018, 2:44:04 AMPANICKED German and Spanish businesses have heaped pressure on Brussels to compromise after warning a no deal Brexit would spark a “massive crisis” across Europe. Industry chiefs in Berlin and Madr… ✔ Meanwhile, a new report concluded that EU exports to Britain could plunge by 50% if there’s no deal ✔ The IW economic institute in Cologne said German trade with the UK may free fall by 57% with the country’s iconic car industry particularly badly hit ✔ Ring The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or email exclusive@the-sun.co.uk
Shannon Noll pleads guilty to drug charge, given good behaviour bond
10/11/2018, 3:19:57 AMThe singer, who was found with 0.53 grams of cocaine at Caringbah Hotel last month, escaped a criminal conviction. ✔ It was an error of judgment, and he doesn't shy away from that ✔ The incident is the latest in a string of controversies that have plagued the Australian Idol runner-up ✔ Most Viewed in National Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation
‘We’re kind of getting crushed’: Record-breaking Hurricane Michael slams Florida
10/11/2018, 2:03:17 AMLate-blooming storm rakes the Gulf Coast with 150 mph winds and tremendous storm surge as it heads inland. ✔ It was ultimately a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, just a couple of miles per hour shy of reaching Category 5 ✔ Patricia Sullivan in Tallahassee; Kirk Ross in Chapel Hill, N.C.; Carmen Sisson in Pensacola; and Jason Samenow and Eli Rosenberg in Washington contributed to this report
Trump Refuses To Cancel Campaign Rally As Hurricane Michael Rages
10/11/2018, 12:01:51 AMThe president said he "cannot disappoint" his fans. ✔ After that storm made landfall ― also on a Wednesday ― he called officials in Puerto Rico and pledged to offer federal resources as needed ✔ On Wednesday, after the window for evacuating areas in Michael’s path had closed, according to officials, Trump issued a message to those who stayed behind: God bless you all
US accuses Venezuela spies of 'involvement' in suspicious death
10/11/2018, 1:55:20 AMAuthorities say opposition figure committed suicide while in custody; the US and others say he was tortured and killed. ✔ 'Involvement' condemned The United States joined the chorus of condemnation from the international community over Alban's death - and pointed the finger of blame at Maduro ✔ The United States condemns the Maduro regime's involvement in the death of Venezuelan opposition councilman Fernando Alban, the White House said in a statement ✔ In the Field Venezuela's exodus: Forced to flee
Intercepts show Saudi plan to lure journalist Jamal Khashoggi - Los Angeles Times
10/11/2018, 3:21:56 AMThe crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, ordered an operation to lure Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi back to Saudi Arabia from his home in Virginia and then detain him, according to U.S. intelligence intercepts of Saudi officials discussing the plan. ✔ Though I cannot comment on intelligence matters, I can say definitively the United States had no advance knowledge of [Khashoggi's] disappearance, deputy State Department spokesman Robert Palladino told reporters Wednesday ✔ He spent the rest of the call advocating on behalf of several recently imprisoned critics of the government
Disappearance of a dissident journalist puts young Saudi prince, a Trump ally, under a dark cloud - Los Angeles Times
10/11/2018, 12:04:37 AMDisappearance and possible gruesome death of gadfly Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi puts an ambitious young crown prince's increasingly autocratic track record in the spotlight even as kingdom disavows any responsibility. And it's awkward for Trump, who has embraced a repressive monarchy. ✔ For most of his time in office, President Trump has gone far out of his way to be friendly to the Saudis, dispensing none of the long-standing Western admonishments about human rights ✔ Whether he was killed is not confirmed yet, said Yasin Aktay, a senior advisor to Erdogan and the first official contacted by Khashoggi’s friends when they feared the worst after he vanished
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