A team of WA State Emergency Service volunteers have travelled to New South Wales to help in the devastating flood crisis.
Authorities say one man has died and two were injured after an explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York
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Emergency authorities put out a ‘pan-pan’ call for the boat just before 4.30pm.
Caitlin Vinci
Hundreds of goldminers are awaiting rescue in a South African mine near Johannesburg, hours after they became trapped when a mineshaft was damaged.
WA Police and St John WA rushed to the scene after reports of a collision between a car and a child on Friday.
Jessica Evensen
Police were alerted to the incident following reports at least two cars had crashed at the intersection of Great Southern Highway and Horton Road in The Lakes about 12.15pm on Friday.
The torrent of rain that hit Sydney continues to cause chaos on the city's road and train network as some residents are being warned to be ready to evacuate.
Sebastian Tan, Alex Mitchell and Samantha Lock
Police are yet to speak to a mother critically injured in a townhouse fire, with the blaze still being treated as suspicious.
Rachael Ward
Officers allege the 42-year-old was behind the wheel of a Ford Falcon when it collided with a white Mercedez Benz truck on Thursday.
Caleb Runciman
A Cessna 550 aircraft has crashed into a neighbourhood of San Diego, killing at least two people and leaving about 15 homes on fire.
A record 18,000 firefighters and twice as many drones will swing into action in Greece's summer to combat intensifying wildfires.
Derek Gatopoulos
Police allege the 26-year-old was intoxicated and speeding and ran a red light before slamming into a delivery truck.
Katharina Loesche
WA Police were deployed to the scene after reports of a vessel in distress on Thursday.
Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of a collision between two cars and a truck on Grogan Road and Kingsford Smith Avenue about 12.50pm on Thursday.
Emergency services are responding to a serious motorcycle crash on a major Perth highway, with motorists urged to avoid the area.
A dirt bike rider has died in a serious crash with a car at an intersection in Perth’s east.
Police say measures to keep hikers safe in the Stirling Ranges will be put under review following a rescue of two hikers from Bluff Knoll on Sunday after the pair spent more than 24 hours on the mountain.
Jacki Elezovich
The trailer was carrying ammonium nitrate — a chemical compound commonly used as a fertiliser and in explosives in the mining industry — when it came loose.
Sarah Steger
A fisherman in knee-deep water has been bitten by a dingo before using his rod to scare off the animal in the latest attack at a popular tourist spot.
Laine Clark
Two hikers have been rescued from Bluff Knoll more than 24 hours after one of them hurt their ankle.
A short circuit is suspected to have sparked a deadly blaze that killed 17 people, including six young children, in southern India.
Jatindra Dash and Rishika Sadam
The State Emergency Service is responding to a rescue at Bluff Knoll after a hiker slipped and injured their ankle, just 150m from the summit.
Shocking footage has emerged of a Mexican naval ship crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, an incident that left 23 people injured.
Max Corstorphan
