Parts of Northern France declared an orange alert on Saturday afternoon due to the strong winds of Storm Amy, which has already caused two deaths in the country. "Storm Amy is moving across the British Isles, causing strong gusts of wind in the departments near the English Channel coast and in the northern inland departments of the country," French weather service Meteo France said.
Emergency services were called to the site near the A3020 Shanklin Road on Monday morning. A spokesman for Northumbria Helicopters said that its aircraft G-OCLV - which is listed as a Robinson R44 II helicopter - was involved in the accident during a flying lesson. The firm said: "The flight, which departed from Sandown Airport at approximately 9am, was carrying four passengers on board including the pilot, and was undertaking a flying lesson."
Whisper Owen, 36, and her infant daughter, Sandra McCarty, had been missing since July 15, when Owen drove to see family and go to a doctor's appointment in Fresno, California.
Officials confirmed the presence of human remains in the only uncleared lot on La Venezia Court, where 74-year-old Juan Francisco Espinoza had lived alone with his dogs.
Two women were taken into custody for a crash in Chinatown that killed a resident from Brooklyn. The incident happened on Saturday just before 7:30 a.m. at Bowery and Canal Street.
"That is something that none of us want to ever pull up to," Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon told reporters Monday morning, describing the chaotic scene. "And unfortunately, ... that happened here last night."
Four people have died following a horror plane crash at Southend Airport, prompting the closure of the airport and cancellation of all flights. Images posted on social media depicted a plume of fire and black smoke at the crash site as witnesses described a fireball.
The death toll from flash floods that rampaged through Central Texas rose to at least 67, including 21 children, with ongoing search efforts for the missing.
Extreme heat disproportionately slays the elderly and vulnerable, including laborers and those who don't have access to air conditioning. At its most extreme, a wet-bulb temperature can cause death in virtually anybody, even if they're otherwise healthy.
"In neurology we have a saying that is 'time is brain' - meaning that every minute a stroke is not treated is brain tissue lost or damaged," said Altaf Saadi, a neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor of neurology at Harvard University.
