Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 3:46 pm
A resident in Titahi Bay is thankful for the smoke alarms
that alerted them and their neighbours to a kitchen fire
over the weekend.
Acting Area Commander Michael
Dombroski says the house was well ablaze when volunteers
from the Titahi Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade and career
firefighters from Porirua arrived just after 3.30pm on
Saturday (10 April 2021). The fire started in the
kitchen, after cooking was left unattended, and shows just
how quickly a fire can start and spread - it only takes
three minutes for a house fire to become deadly, he
says. It’s a timely reminder to make sure you never
Hundreds of top earthquake engineers are gathering in Christchurch this week to share knowledge and make New Zealand seismically more resilient. “Earthquake engineering in New Zealand has made huge leaps and we have learned many lessons since the Canterbury .
Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 6:10 am
United Nations agencies in Timor-Leste are
supporting response efforts, as floods and landslides left
widespread damage across the country, including in the
capital, Dili.
According to media reports, at
least 21 people died in the country and many more are
missing. Large parts of Dili are inundated, with water
levels as high as two meters reported in some
neighbourhoods.
Severe damage has also been reported
to critical infrastructure, including roads, bridges and
medical centres. Communication networks and electricity are
said to be disrupted in some of the worst affected
areas.
Roy Trivedy, UN Resident Coordinator in
Timor-Leste said
As-salamu Alaykum Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko Tātou, Tātou. On Monday, it will be two years since 51 New Zealanders’ lives were taken in the most tragic and horrific way. As I sat and tried to write the words to accompany our presence in this place, .
A fire that erupted in a detention center in the capital, Sana'a, was reportedly caused by the Houthis, has killed several migrants and injured many others, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a statement, expressing grave concern. According to .