Two missing Australian-Singaporeans in Taiwan have been captured on CCTV footage exiting a bus near a nature trail about 40 minutes before a deadly earthquake struck. The Australian reported Neo Siew Choo and Sim Hwee Kok were on their way to the Shakadang Trail in the Taroko National Park whenContinue Reading
Her phone had been switched off overnight but when she turned it on the next morning, the message that flashed up shook her to the core. “It was from a World Central Kitchen (WCK) colleague,” Aliyah said. “He said that he had some very bad news and to please beContinue Reading
Two Australians are reportedly still missing in Taiwan after the biggest earthquake in decades killed at least ten people and injured more than 1000. The 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit 10km off Taiwan’s coast, near Hualien, just before 8am local time on Wednesday, triggering massive landslides and hundreds of aftershocks. DozensContinue Reading
Details have begun to emerge after a rare 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck western Sydney and the Blue Mountains, as locals reveal how the tremors first hit their homes. The shallow quake hit Penrith, Cranebrook and towns across the Blue Mountains on Friday at 8.53pm. Some 2,000 people reported the earthquakeContinue Reading
Japan has been soaring in popularity with the East Asian nation expected to be one of the most popular overseas destinations for Australians to travel to this summer – but it has had a disastrous week. On New Year’s Day the Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan was devastated by aContinue Reading
It was a literally groundbreaking prophecy. As if Nostradamus’ foretellings weren’t eerily accurate enough, the iconic astrologer was apparently right on the money with yet another apocalyptic prophecy just hours into 2024. Also known as the Prophet Of Doom, the 16th-century French philosopher is best known for his foreboding forecasts,Continue Reading
A dozen Australians were on-board a fiery plane crash after two jets collided at Tokyo’s main airport, a senior minister has revealed. Shocking images have made headlines worldwide after a passenger jet went up in flames after it collided with a Japan Coast Guard plane at Haneda airport. “I knowContinue Reading
Officials have revealed what caused the deadly explosion of a Japanese passenger plane on the runway of a Tokyo airport. Shocking footage released by the country’s public broadcaster NHK on Tuesday showed flames erupting out of the windows of a Japan Airlines A350 passenger plane, with the runway at HanedaContinue Reading
Australians in Japan are being urged to prepare themselves, monitor local media and follow the advice of authorities after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami waves over a metre high. The death toll from the New Year’s Day earthquake in central Japan has risen to six, police confirmed on Tuesday. PrimeContinue Reading
Australians in Japan have described the “violent” moment they were hit by major 7.6 magnitude New Year’s Day earthquake that rocked Japan’s western coastline. Local news reports at least 13 people have died in the series of significant quakes that rocked the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture on Japan’s Honshu island.Continue Reading