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  • 30 people killed and over 100 injured in petrol station explosion in Dagestan

    30 people killed and over 100 injured in petrol station explosion in Dagestan

    In the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, an explosion at a petrol station resulted in at least 30 fatalities and more than 100 injuries, according to local authorities.

    According to the emergency situations ministry of Russia, the fire broke out at a car repair shop on Monday night and subsequently spread to a nearby petrol station outside Makhachkal, the capital of Dagestan.

    As of Tuesday morning, emergency personnel were still removing the debris and looking for potential survivors, according to state-run news agency TASS.

    According to Sergey Melikov, the president of the Dagestan republic, several children were among the deceased, and TASS reported that at least three bodies had been found among the debris.

    According to RIA Novosti, Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal probe into the fatal fire.

    Putin “expressed condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the explosion at a petrol station in Makhachkala and wished a speedy recovery to the victims,” according to a Kremlin statement.

    Abdulmuslim Abdulmuslimov, the president of Dagestan, paid a visit to the tragedy site in Makhachkala on Tuesday.

    According to TASS, the Dagestani government designated Tuesday a day of mourning.

  • Divers seeking for paddle boarder who ‘vanished’ on a lake about 48 hours ago at Marine Lake

    Divers seeking for paddle boarder who ‘vanished’ on a lake about 48 hours ago at Marine Lake

    Divers have been frantically searching for a paddle boarder who ‘vanished’ on a lake for almost 48 hours.

    After a guy went into the ocean Friday afternoon at Crosby Beach in Waterloo, witnesses could be heard “screaming for help.”

    At 4.50 p.m., emergency personnel flocked to Marine Lake, which is close to Crosby Lakeside Adventure and the Lakeside dining area.

    An air ambulance and a coastguard helicopter were also visible at the scene, along with Merseyside Police, fire crews, and search and rescue personnel.

    On Friday, families who were in the neighbourhood reported seeing a paddleboard “floating” as they thought the man was attempting to pursue it.

    Eyewitnesses claimed that despite the best attempts of the crowd to assist him, he “vanished,” leaving people “screaming” and “calling for help.”

    One guy remarked, “It was terrible. It still makes me feel queasy in my stomach. I’m just waiting for some kind of update.

    He floated his board over to us. At first, we didn’t realise it belonged to him and thought it was a little unusual. So very sad. Just pray to God that they locate him for the sake of his entire family.

    Another person said: “He tried to swim back but just vanished. He was trying to go after the board but it kept blowing further away.” That lake need staffing.

    People made an effort to get to him, but when he fell under, there was nowhere for them to swim that was visible.

    Emergency services are still present at the incident site today, according to police.

    A statement stated, “A search is still going on at Marine Lake after a man got into trouble in the water on Friday and emergency services are still at the scene today.”

    “It continues to be a priority, and we are still requesting the public to avoid the area while the search is going on.”

  • Putin’s fortifications breached by Ukraine with ‘dawn attack’ on Moscow airport

    Putin’s fortifications breached by Ukraine with ‘dawn attack’ on Moscow airport

    Early this morning, drones were shot down above one of Moscow‘s main airports, setting up a tremendous explosion.

    After the walkout at around three in the morning, some flights were temporarily halted at Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports while others were diverted to St. Petersburg.

    A mysterious fire that was burning over 13,000 square feet at a car repair shop several miles from the airport caused emergency personnel to rush to Domodedovo.

    Unverified video posted on Russian Telegram channels depicts a blast’s aftermath.

    Russia confirms it shot down a drone over Moscow’s Domodedovo airport while there is fire nearby.

    The Russian capital is being overtaken by thick black smoke that can be seen pouring into the sky from kilometres away.

    Russian social media reports claim that there were at least two explosions heard prior to the fire.

    Over Moscow’s central ring road, one drone was shot down, and another was caught in the Kaluga region’s Maloyaroslavsky district.

    Sergey Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, asserted that the attacks had done no harm.

    The military ministry claimed in a statement that no casualties were reported and blamed Ukraine for the attack.

    It said that attempts by the Kyiv government to conduct terrorist acts using unmanned aerial vehicles had been thwarted over the area of the Kaluga and Moscow regions, as well as Sevastopol.

    “Two UAVs moving towards Moscow were destroyed in the sky by air defence facilities over the territory of Odintsovo district in Moscow region and Maloyaroslavl district of Kaluga region.”

    Nine other UAVs were suppressed by electronic warfare tactics and crashed in the Black Sea without completing their mission, while two UAVs close to Sevastopol were destroyed by active air defence systems.

    In total, Russia claimed to have shot down 13 Ukrainian drones that were attempting to strike both Moscow and the biggest city in the Russian-occupied Crimea.

    This comes after a massive fire and explosion at a defence facility in Sergiyev Posad, close to the city, which was connected to Vladimir Putin’s fleet of Ka-52 strike helicopters and new generation stealth bombers.

  • Sunbathers fear death as plane clashes and falls in front of them

    Sunbathers fear death as plane clashes and falls in front of them

    A small plane made a stunning crash landing in front of stunned beachgoers in the US state of New Hampshire, then somersaulted into the water.

    The aeroplane is captured in a video taken by one of the people enjoying themselves on Hampton Beach on Saturday as it slowly approaches the sea before flipping over its own nose.

    Just after noon, emergency personnel were sent to the location where they discovered the car bobbing around 30 yards (27 metres) offshore.

    The pilot was helped out of the sea by New Hampshire State Lifeguards, who were unharmed. There was no one else on the aircraft with them.

    The cause of the collision was not immediately apparent.

    The aeroplane was flying a flag, however it was not specified what it said, according to local TV news station WMUR.

    According to Liane McNamara, a local woman who has been recording her brother on the beach, the incident occurred just outside of where people were swimming.

    Some individuals asked, “Is this a joke?,” she continued. Is it an act? It seemed quite bizarre. Even now, it seems absurd.

    According to the newspaper, Eugene Grey, a local businessman and owner of Sky Lines Banners & Biplanes, owned the aircraft.

    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated it would conduct an inquiry, according to Hampton Fire & Rescue.

    Deputy Fire Chief William Paine came to the incident and stayed there until the FAA Investigator arrived and cleared the area, according to a statement.

    The owner of the property was given the plane once more by an FAA investigator.

    This morning at Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, a second banner plane crashed into the ocean further along the east coast.

    The pilot was brought to a local hospital for medical attention.

  • 80-year-old ‘experienced’ hillwalker passes away after tumbling off Skye Mountain

    80-year-old ‘experienced’ hillwalker passes away after tumbling off Skye Mountain

    After a fall on Skye, a ‘seasoned’ 80-year-old hillwalker passed away.

    At about 3.05 pm on Wednesday, police were alerted to a report of a man falling at Coire a’ Bhasteir.

    Skye Mountain Rescue team and other emergency services were contacted.

    Unfortunately, the individual was declared deceased at the spot.

    ‘On Wednesday afternoon, the crew reacted to a report of a fallen climber in Coire a’ Bhasteir,’ the mountain rescue team wrote in a Facebook post.

    “Unfortunately, the experienced male suffered fatal injuries.

    Twenty mountain rescue workers, the R948 rescue helicopter from Stornoway, as well as a few onlooker climbers all helped remove the body from the mountain.

    We send our condolences to the climber’s loved ones.

    Police in Scotland stated that nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

    ‘Officers received a report of a male having fallen at Coire a’ Bhasteir on the Isle of Skye at 3.05 pm on July 26, 2023,’ they stated.

    After emergency personnel arrived, an 80-year-old man was declared dead there.

    “A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal,” the statement reads. “There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.”

  • Rescuers hurry to aid passengers stuck at top of 72-foot rollercoaster

    Rescuers hurry to aid passengers stuck at top of 72-foot rollercoaster

    Rescuers scramble to help riders trapped at the top of a 72-foot rollercoaster.At a theme park, a rollercoaster ride broke down, leaving eight people stuck at the top.

    When the Rage rollercoaster malfunctioned this afternoon at Adventure Island in Southend, Essex, emergency personnel acted quickly.

    As one of the cars came to a stop not far from the top of the 72-foot ride, onlookers watched in helpless fear.

    Witnesses claim that they were left dangling on the tracks for “at least half an hour to 45 minutes” after the rollercoaster broke down about 2pm.

    One onlooker captured some video of the car on the ride, with the passengers facing the sky.

    To carry the visitors to safety, park engineers can be seen using an emergency escape platform.

    It is believed that everyone on board has now disembarked from the vehicle.

    They had to be tethered and rescued down, according to a mother who was in the park with her 6-year-old daughter.

    “It got stuck. It’s the big one there that goes through the loop – it goes up, God knows high, then straight back down, and then loops,” the speaker said.

    The top is where it “literally just got stuck.”

  • Six people hurt in Lamborghini and Royal Mail van collision

    Six people hurt in Lamborghini and Royal Mail van collision

    After a £187,000 Lamborghini Urus collided seriously with a Royal Mail vehicle, six persons were hurt.

    The horrifying head-on accident occurred yesterday evening in east London when the Ferrari apparently sped past traffic.

    Around 7.20 p.m., Beckton received a call requesting the assistance of emergency personnel, including police, paramedics, and the air ambulance.

    The frightening occurrence was caught on film by witnesses, revealing the instant the two automobiles collided and the damage that resulted.

    Drone footage also captured the road from above with a recovery vehicle in attendance.

    Pictures showed both vehicles were badly damaged.

    The severity of the injuries sustained by those involved is not yet known. 

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    Road closures were put in place after the crash in Royal Dock Road while officers carry out investigations into the circumstances.

    Police say their enquiries are continuing. 

    A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: ‘Police were called at approximately 19:20hrs on Tuesday, 11 July to reports of two cars in collision at Royal Dock Road, Beckton.

    ‘Officers, London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance all attended the scene. 

    ‘Six people were treated for injuries; condition awaits.

    ‘Road closures remain in place while the scene is dealt with. 

    ‘Enquiries into the circumstances remain ongoing.’

  • 9-year-old girl dies in hospital after being struck by car at a crosswalk

    9-year-old girl dies in hospital after being struck by car at a crosswalk

    A girl was killed at a pedestrian crossing in Halifax over the weekend after being struck by a car.

    Shortly after 11 am, a black Vauxhall Corsa struck the nine-year-old in Halifax, badly injuring her.

    She passed away in a hospital, according to the police.

    After a PCSO on duty stumbled upon the event, emergency personnel were on the scene in King Cross Street quickly.

    According to reports, she was crossing the street with an adult when the accident occurred.

    Paramedics took the girl to hospital for emergency treatment in a critical condition. 

    Officers confirmed today that the schoolgirl had died, and that the family have requested privacy at this time.

    A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: ‘We can confirm that a nine-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a collision in Halifax on Saturday (8 July) has now died.

    ‘We would ask that people are respectful of the family’s privacy at this exceptionally difficult time.

    ‘Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the collision, which happened shortly after 11am on King Cross Street near to the junction with Park Road and involved a black Vauxhall Corsa.

    ‘The driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, a 53-year-old man, was arrested and has been released on bail.

    This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates.