Accidents

Nada Daoud poses in an undated photo. She reportedly died after falling into a sewage pit in Latakia, Syria. Note: Picture is private (Newsflash)

28 November 2022

IN THE GUTTER: Young Woman Tumbles Into Sewage Drain And Drowns

(starts) A young woman has drowned after tumbling into an open sewage drain prompting outrage and...

Eleonora Sirabella, 31, poses in undated photo. One of the landslide victims in Ischia , Italy, on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. she called her father, who lives a short distance to ask him for help, when he arrived he was blocked by the river of mud, 100 meters from his daughter.
Note: Private photo. (Newsflash)

28 November 2022

KILLER LANDSIDE: First Victim Named In Deadly Italian Disaster

(starts) The first victim in a terrifying landslide that ripped across an Italian island killing at...

Photo shows a mobile phone which exploded in a repair shop in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, undated photo. The mobile phone was brought to the repair shop for its battery to be changed. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Newsflash)

25 November 2022

FLAMING IDIOT: Phone Explodes After Tech Puts It Into Microwave

(starts) This is the astonishing moment a mobile phone bursts into flames at a repair store after a...

Ines Gomila poses with her husband, Sebastian Queiroz, in an undated photo. Ines Gomila reportedly died after being swept away by a wave on the Amalfi Coast in Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Note: Picture is private (@ines.gomila/Newsflash)

24 November 2022

WAVE GOODBYE: Tourist Swept To Her Death Taking Photo Of Sea Storm

(starts) A tourist has died after she was swept out to sea by a massive wave while taking a picture...

$Cagdas Lacin jumps from a third-floor window during an earthquake in Bolu, Turkey, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. The young man reportedly suffers from several fractures. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Newsflash)$

24 November 2022

LUCKY BREAK: Man Leaps 50ft From Quake Apartment And Survives With Broken Arm

(starts) This is the agonising moment a man leaps from this third-storey apartment onto a...

Mariacristina Masocco, 26, poses in undated photo. She was hiking with three friends from Punta del Comedon towards Passo del Comedon when she slipped and fell into the ravine, in Belluno, Italy, on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.
Note: Private photo. (Newsflash)

23 November 2022

ICE SCREAM: Hiker's Dying Scream As She Plunges Down Mountain Ravine

(starts) A hiker plunged to her death down a mountain ravine after slipping over the edge of a cliff...

Rescue teams work to help a 20-year-old Uzbek student trapped on the peak by a snow storm, in Bad Reichenhall, Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.
The man had found the peak during internet research for the most beautiful vantage point for photos, and went up before 20 centimetres of snow fell.
Note: Licensed photo. (BRK/Newsflash)

23 November 2022

SNOW WAY OUT: Selfie-Hunting Hiker Faces Massive Bill For Mountain Rescue

(starts) A student stranded 5,000ft up an Alpine mountain peak as he searched for the perfect spot...

Patty Kreher and Joe Kreher pose in undated photo. They were reportedly on their way to visit their grandchildren in North Carolina, USA, when their plain crashed on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Note: Private photo. (Newsflash)

22 November 2022

THANKSGIVING TRAGEDY: Grandparents On Trip To See Family Killed In Plane Crash

(starts) Two grandparents have been killed after their plane came crashing to earth as they were...

Photo shows the cat who was saved by Ozgur Anli before it hit the pavement in Gungoren, Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. The cat, named Latte, was reported to be in good health. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Newsflash)

22 November 2022

THANKS A LATTE: Man Saves Puss From 50ft Fall While Having A Cuppa

(starts) This is the moment a man expertly catches a cat called Latte as it falls out of a third...

Tiles fall on man's back in Lufeng, China, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. His injuries were reportedly not serious. Note: Picture is screenshot from a video (1455300122/AsiaWire).

21 November 2022

HIT THE ROOF: Falling Tiles Give Man A Pain In The Neck

This is the moment a man in southern China got a fright on the tiles when part of his roof fell off...

Accidents