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The fire near Mount Compass south of Adelaide has ripped through more than 600 hectares. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Disaster and Emergency'Monster': structures lost in uncontrolled bushfire

At least three structures have been lost and hundreds of hectares burnt as more than 100 firefighters fight a blaze in rugged bushland south of Adelaide.

Robyn Wuth

A view of the fires from Ravensthorpe on Sunday.

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Dunn Rock fire still uncontrolled after four days

A blaze that has raged through nearly 40,000ha of land near Dunn Rock in the Shire of Lake Grace and sparked an emergency-level warning remains uncontrolled and uncontained after four days.

Hannah Whitehead and Melissa Sheil

Emergency service at the scene of a structure fire at a hydroponics store in Osborne Park on Sunday night.

WA NewsPremiumFirefighters investigating blaze at Perth hydroponics store

Officers are investigating after a blaze engulfed a two-storey hydroponics store in Perth on Sunday night. 

Claire Sadler

WA Police say a beige Chrysler 300 sedan and a grey Ford Falcon sedan collided at the intersection of Mandurah Road and Pinjarra Road around 10.15pm on Sunday night. 

WA NEWSTeenage passenger dies in overnight crash

A teenager has died and another is seriously injured after a crash south of Perth on Sunday night. 

Claire Sadler

Firefighters worked through the night to contain the massive blaze. (EPA PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyMore than 65 missing, six dead in Pakistan mall blaze

Six people are confirmed dead and dozens are missing after a massive fire ripped through a shopping ‍mall in Pakistan.

Staff Writers

Parts of southern Chile have been devastated by wildfires, leaving 16 dead and 20,000 evacuated. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyChile declares state of catastrophe after deadly fires

Sixteen people have died and tens of thousands have fled as wildfires devastate southern Chile.

Staff Writers

At least six people have been killed in a massive fire at a multi-storey shopping centre in Karachi. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencySix killed in massive fire at Pakistan shopping centre

Firefighters in Pakistan have laboured through the night to stop a deadly fire at a shopping centre from spreading in Karachi's historic downtown.

Mohammed Waseem ‍and Ariba Shahid

A boy is in a critical condition with serious leg injuries after being bitten by a shark. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyBoy in critical condition after attack by 'large shark'

A boy is fighting for his life in hospital with critical leg injuries after he was bitten by what authorities believe to be a large shark at a popular beach.

Samantha Lock

A blaze broke out at a shopping centre in Karachi on Saturday night and spread quickly through shops (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyMassive shopping centre fire kills three in Pakistan

Fire has spread through a Karachi shopping centre, leaving at least three people dead and about a dozen more injured.

Muhammad Farooq

Authorities have located the wreckage of a surveillance plane that came down in Indonesia. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyBody found as search for plane crash victims continues

Indonesian authorities have located a body and the wreckage of a plane carrying 10 people that came down near a fog-covered mountain in South Sulawesi.

Ananda Teresia

The fire was sparked west of Mt Barker.

BUSHFIRE ALERTCommentsUncontrolled blaze near Mt Barker prompts watch and act

Residents in Forest Hill and parts of Mt Barker have been told to prepare to leave due to a scrub fire that broke out on Saturday afternoon. 

Amy Towers

Fitzgerald River National Park.

fireNational park closed due to fire, watch and act alert issued

Fitzgerald River National Park has been closed due to an uncontrolled fire that has also put nearby residents on alert as conditions change.

Melissa Sheil

Two people were injured in the crash.

crashPremiumMan seriously injured after becoming trapped in crashed ute

A man has been airlifted to Perth with serious injuries after becoming trapped when the ute he was in crashed in Popanyinning, north of Narrogin.

Melissa Sheil

Kelly Stanhope's family watched as floodwaters swept away their cars, tents and camping gear. (Michael Currie/AAP PHOTOS)

Disaster and EmergencyFamily watches cars, tents, wallets wash away in floods

A camper has described watching helplessly as her family's possessions were swept away in a dramatic flood event at a popular tourist spot.

Samantha Lock and Nick Wilson

A further 30 West Australian emergency services personnel have been deployed to Victoria to assist local crews after several catastrophic bushfires swept through the regions.

WA NewsCommentsMore West Australians join Victorian firefighting efforts

A further 30 WA emergency services personnel have been deployed to Victoria to help local crews after several catastrophic bushfires swept through the regions. 

Jessica Evensen

A 24-year-old woman was flown to Royal Perth Hospital after double-vehicle rollover during tow in Broomehill East.

Serious rollover PremiumTwo people injured in Broomehill East double car rollover

Two people were seriously injured and flown to Perth for treatment after a horror two-car rollover near Broomehill in the Great Southern on Wednesday night

Cameron Newbold and Hannah Whitehead

A police incident is causing chaos on the Mitchell Freeway in South Perth.

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Police incident causes traffic chaos on Mitchell Freeway

Emergency services responded to the incident.

Taylor Renouf

A teenager has told of how he survived a long fall with help from mum and dad over the phone. (HANDOUT/LIFEFLIGHT)

Disaster and Emergency'I think I'm going to die': teen saved after 80m fall

A teenager has reunited with his rescuers after "hand me down" AirPods helped locate him following an 80m fall from a mountain in a national park.

Laine Clark

Police are investigating a serious traffic accident in Byford, which has left a teenager with life threatening injuries.

CrashPremiumHorror scenes as truck, car crash in Perth’s south-east

Two teenagers have suffered serious injuries after a serious traffic accident in Byford.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Funds have been raised for a Brisbane imam and his family after a house fire deemed not suspicious. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)

Disaster and EmergencyCommunity supports imam after house damaged by fire

A distressed imam and his family will rebuild their lives after their family home was damaged in a fire deemed by police to be non-suspicious.

William Ton

Firefighters have reported no casualties after battling a fire in a Seoul shantytown. (AP PHOTO)

emergency incidentMajor blaze put out in deprived area of Seoul

South Korean crews have extinguished a massive fire eight hours after it tore through Seoul's largest remaining shantytown.

Minwoo Park and Heejin Kim

A man in his 50’s has suffered critical injuries after single vehicle crash in Hyden.

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Motorbike rider dies from injuries after tragic Hyden crash

A man in his 50s has tragically died after his motorbike crashed in Hyden.

Melissa Sheil and Hannah Whitehead

Dutch authorities say the cause of a blast and large fire in Utrecht remains unknown. (EPA PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyBlast causes fire in Dutch town of Utrecht, four hurt

An explosion on a residential street in the centre of the Dutch city of Utrecht has injured at least four people, emergency services officials say.

Staff Writers

More homes have been lost to the bushfires in Victoria with heightened danger set to return. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Disaster and EmergencyBushfire losses mount, dangerous conditions ahead

Home losses have climbed to 289, with more than 1000 structures damaged or destroyed as communities prepare for conditions to worsen in the days ahead.

Samantha Lock