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You want me to describe it. thats what youre stepping on. give us a little bit of time to contain that. please. five days on, the true scale of hawaiis disaster is becoming clearer. john sudworth, bbc news, maui. the focus is now is on getting aid to survivors. my colleague helena humphrey is at the harbour in maui. monica, we are right now on the road to lahaina, we have moved positions and this is as close as we can get 21. what you can see behind me is the last police checkpoint. the only peo...

The historic sites wiped out by the flames that tore indiscriminately through the formerly picturesque tourist town. the us marines and national guard among the emergency workers on the ground. the us president, joe biden, has declared the situation as a major disaster. we are seeing loss of life here. as you know, the number has been rising and we will continue to see loss of life. but we have extraordinary professionals working on this job. we also have seen many hundreds of homes destroyed. a...

The strikes Monday evening in Pokrovsk killed nine people and wounded more than 80 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Damaged and people couldnt call 911. the only people who could make calls were individuals with satellite service and so people were trying to connect, for instance, hotel with satellite service so we were trying to connect with those individuals. today substantial number of personnel and air support have been deployed to the island and evacuation and rescue efforts are donincontinuing as we speak >> how challenging is it for your states emergency workers to suppress these fires and to anticipat...

Russian forces attacked five oblasts over the past day, killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 91 others, according to the authorities on Aug. 8.

Since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 78 rescue workers have been killed by the Russians, 280 more have been injured. Source: Colonel Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, spokesperson for the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine, during the briefing in Military Media Center Details: Since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 78 SES rescue workers have died while dealing with the aftermath of Russian missile attacks, and 280 more have been injured.

1950s. beaches are closed temporarily while they search the waters, and it comes as the number of attacks and sightings is rising nationwide. abcs trevor assault on rockaway beach. >> reporter: tonight, the first confirmed shark attack in decades at new york citys rockaway beach. first responders delivering life-saving care after a woman was severely bitten. >> you said this might have been a shark attack? >> possible shark attack. >> reporter: authorities say the 65-year-old was swimming alone,...

Much for coming on. in the book is out next week. thank you for telling eve bod ! a deadly russian attack on a city in eastern ukraine in the last 2a hours appeared to be designed to specifically target paramedics and rescuers — thats according to ukrainian officials — and if true, its a potential war crime. emergency workers arrived on the scene to treat the wounded and dig people out from under the rubble, only to be targeted themselves in a second missile strike. in a moment well talk to ...

Translation: the phone rang. a neighbour was asking how i was. and then thats it. bang! the flames filled up my eyes. i fell down on the floor, onto the ground. translation: the first impact came. we were not hit. all was ok. i was talking on the phone, sitting, and then suddenly this flew out and it fell, wrapping me up. then the window fell on me. my back has cuts. translation: the first missile arrived at 7:15. | the second missile arrived almost a0 minutes later. almost all of the wounded ar...

>> what happened? >> reporter: a rented motorboat carrying american publishing executive adrienne vaughan and her family slamming into the much larger sailboat. passengers running to help, throwing inflatables. sections of the now-splintered motorboat drifting away. an italian prosecutor saying the 45-year-old was seated at the bow of boat, the sheer force of the collision throwing her overboard. italian media reporting that vaughans two children were also thrown into the sea. a nearby vessel se...