New Zealand was attempting to come to grips with the extent of destruction from Cyclone Gabrielle, as the severe weather system moves away from the country, leaving behind high flood waters, widespread damage, more than 10,000 displaced and at least three dead.
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Police officers injured in wake of Southport’s deadly stabbing attack
Police officers have been injured in disorder outside a Southport mosque – with the chaos erupting in the wake of a knife attack that left three girls dead in the Merseyside town. A crowd of men, many wearing masks and hoodies, were embroiled in a running battle with officers outside the mosque on Tuesday evening.
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Cyclone Freddy battered central Mozambique
After making landfall for a second time in a month, Cyclone Freddy battered central Mozambique on Sunday and breaking records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere. Communications and electricity supply in the storm area have been cut so the extent of the damage and number of casualties were not clear. More than 171,000 people were affected after the cyclone swept through southern Mozambique last month, killing 27 people in Mozambique and Madagascar.
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Mumbai Billboard collapsed and killed more than 10
At least 14 people have been killed and dozens of others injured after a huge billboard fell on them during a thunderstorm in India’s financial capital Mumbai. According to local authorities, the billboard collapsed on some houses and a petrol station next to a busy road in the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar following gusty winds and rain late on Monday.
