Katherine braces for possibility of second major flood this month
By Gemma Ferguson and Grace Atta
Residents in Katherine are bracing for the possibility of major riverine flooding today, which would mark the second significant weather event to rock the town in a month.
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Donation of $280k by grateful patient enables purchase of new ambulance
By Eliza Bidstrup
A volunteer ambulance service in regional WA has received a donation from a thankful patient of more than $280,000.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/ambulance-donation-koorda-st-john-volunteers/106467704
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Car plunges into Neath canal as rescuers wade in to save trapped pair
Emergency crews raced to Riverside Drive at 10.48am, where they found a silver vehicle partially submerged in the water with two casualties still inside.
Photos from the scene show the car nose‑down in the canal, doors flung open, as police, firefighters and paramedics lined the roadside.
Firefighters, police and paramedics respond after a vehicle plunged into a water-filled ditch in Neath.Firefighters from Swansea Central, Neath and Pontardawe scrambled into the water, deploying a specialist wading team to reach the trapped occupants. Both casualties were pulled from the vehicle and handed to ambulance crews for assessment.
The incident drew a large emergency response, with multiple fire engines, police units and paramedics attending.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed crews left the scene at 11.18am, around half an hour after the first 999 call.
The condition of the two people rescued has not yet been released.
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Dilarang mengetuk cermin (MY) = do not knock on glass (EN)
Which seems like good advice, given what lurks behind it!
At a rural fire station somewhere in Malaysia, they keep some #snakes for training the officers and also to show locals about how to identify snakes and how to stay safe as many are venomous)
Folk are encouraged to stand clear and call 999 / 112 rather than attempt to catch them themselves (this works the same as in UK and the calls from mobiles are geolocated if possible using #GNSS)
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