Footage shows a helicopter rescuing 11 crew members waiting in the control room of a sinking vessel in Hong Kong at the peak of Storm Pakhar on 27 August. The ships bow was already submerged by the time rescuers arrived to pluck the sailors from the ship. Pakhar brought severe weather to the area as it swept past the Chinese city.
Emergency crews rescued over 1,000 people around Houston, pulling people from cars and homes, as flood waters rose across southeast Texas on Sunday (August 27).People had to rely solely on boats to move around as more than 30in (75cm) of rain battered parts of the city over the weekend, turning main roads into rivers.
Emergency crews rescued over 1,000 people around Houston, pulling people from cars and homes, as flood waters rose across southeast Texas on Sunday (August 27).People had to rely solely on boats to move around as more than 30in (75cm) of rain battered parts of the city over the weekend, turning main roads into rivers.
Emergency crews rescued over 1,000 people around Houston, pulling people from cars and homes, as flood waters rose across southeast Texas on Sunday (August 27).People had to rely solely on boats to move around as more than 30in (75cm) of rain battered parts of the city over the weekend, turning main roads into rivers.
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A massive hailstorm caused chaos on the streets of a northern Spanish town on August 26. Heavy rainfall was reported across parts of the country during the weekend. A five-minute hailstorm left a number of homes with broken windows and damaged roads in Grado, a town in Asturias that has just over 10,000 inhabitants.
A massive hailstorm caused chaos on the streets of a northern Spanish town on August 26. Heavy rainfall was reported across parts of the country during the weekend. A five-minute hailstorm left a number of homes with broken windows and damaged roads in Grado, a town in Asturias that has just over 10,000 inhabitants.
A massive hailstorm caused chaos on the streets of a northern Spanish town on August 26. Heavy rainfall was reported across parts of the country during the weekend. A five-minute hailstorm left a number of homes with broken windows and damaged roads in Grado, a town in Asturias that has just over 10,000 inhabitants.
Islamic State's killing of two Chinese nationals in the restive Baluchistan province in June highlighted the risks posed by Islamist militants.
A Polish woman was gang raped by four men on a beach in Italy. Her boyfriend was robbed and beaten unconscious on the popular Rimini beach. Locals spotted the bloodied couple early on 27 August and called the police. The Polish couple, aged 26, was hospitalized with injuries. Police are still searching for the four brutal attackers.
A Polish woman was gang raped by four men on a beach in Italy. Her boyfriend was robbed and beaten unconscious on the popular Rimini beach. Locals spotted the bloodied couple early on 27 August and called the police. The Polish couple, aged 26, was hospitalized with injuries. Police are still searching for the four brutal attackers.
A Polish woman was gang raped by four men on a beach in Italy. Her boyfriend was robbed and beaten unconscious on the popular Rimini beach. Locals spotted the bloodied couple early on 27 August and called the police. The Polish couple, aged 26, was hospitalized with injuries. Police are still searching for the four brutal attackers.
Commander Grant Edwards successfully pulled a 190-tonne Air Force plane with just his body. The Australian Federal policeman wants to raise awareness of police mental health. Edwards suffers from post-traumatic stress. He managed to pull the plane for five meters and will attempt the same again on 27 August.
Commander Grant Edwards successfully pulled a 190-tonne Air Force plane with just his body. The Australian Federal policeman wants to raise awareness of police mental health. Edwards suffers from post-traumatic stress. He managed to pull the plane for five meters and will attempt the same again on 27 August.
Commander Grant Edwards successfully pulled a 190-tonne Air Force plane with just his body. The Australian Federal policeman wants to raise awareness of police mental health. Edwards suffers from post-traumatic stress. He managed to pull the plane for five meters and will attempt the same again on 27 August.
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