http://www.newstin.co.uk/uk/disasters-accidents-crises Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76384822 Hurricane Ike unleashed its fury on the Caribbean, causing thousands of tourists and residents to flee Haiti days after Hanna left a trail of destruction. By Robyn Powell and agencies Residents in Providenciales, in the... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:08:01 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76384822 2008-09-07T09:08:01Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76388733 Experts warn that Ike is "an extremely dangerous hurricane" as it batters the Caribbean with winds of 135mph An "extremely dangerous" hurricane has been battering the Caribbean today, hampering relief efforts to reach... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:58:54 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76388733 2008-09-07T11:58:54Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76384615 Steven Swinford and Brendan Montague Up-to-date flood warnings | Predicted rainfalls across UK The Environment Agency is warning water levels could continue to rise after six people were left dead and hundreds forced from... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:28:41 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76384615 2008-09-07T09:28:41Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76387320 Six homes in a Worcestershire village have been flooded and a further 12 were threatened after a river burst its banks. The River Stour overran and poured into the Horsley Brook, in Wolverley, near Kidderminster, at about... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:54:18 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76387320 2008-09-07T10:54:18Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76388767 A little girl is rescued from her flooded home in Morpeth About 1,000 properties have been flooded in a Northumberland town, and more than 100 people were rescued by boat from their homes. More than 400 people in Morpeth... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:46:28 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76388767 2008-09-07T10:46:28Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76385978 The crew were flying on a peacetime training mission when they died Ten airmen who perished when their Washington bomber mysteriously crashed in a training exercise 55 years ago have been commemorated in Denbighshire.... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:01:37 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76385978 2008-09-07T10:01:37Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76375291 As Hurricane Ike moves closer to Florida, DaVita Inc, one of the nation’s leading providers of kidney care services, is working to enable dialysis patients to continue their scheduled treatments. DaVita® is mobilizing... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:03:49 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76375291 2008-09-07T03:03:49Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76385047 Serena Williams has waited six years to return to the US Open final so another day will do her no harm. Ready and waiting: Serena Williams faces Jelena Jankovic with US Open title and world No 1 ranking at stake. Photo:... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:40:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76385047 2008-09-07T09:40:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76382382 MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti) - Two people died and one person was seriously injured in a helicopter crash in central Russia early Sunday, an emergencies ministry's official said. "A Robinson R-44 helicopter crashed... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:10:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76382382 2008-09-07T07:10:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76384338 A man has died after a trench he was working on collapsed in Stroud, burying him under tonnes of mud. The 27-year-old man was killed in the mudslide, brought on by the torrential rain, at the construction site at 1700... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:19:31 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76384338 2008-09-07T09:19:31Z