New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

Damage from Hurricane Milton - FL

Damage from Hurricane Milton - FL

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Damage to a mobile home in Harbor Lights Club, a mobile home park on Long Bayou in St. Petersburg, Fla., after Hurricane Milton on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Photo by Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

A home at Harbor Lights Club mobile home park in Pinellas County in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Friday, September 27, 2024. Photo by Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall In Florida

Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall In Florida

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - A home at Harbor Lights Club mobile home park in Pinellas County in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Photo by Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout photo dated April 12, 2022 of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), center, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Kong (DDG 173), right, JMSDF Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105), back left, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) are underway in formation during a U.S.-Japan bilateral exercise in the Sea of Japan. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout photo dated February 16, 2022 of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) are underway in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105) and the training vessel Hatakaze-class JS Hatakaze (TV 3520) during exercise Jungle Warfare 2022 (JWX 22) in the Philippine Sea. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mas

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout photo dated February 7, 2022 of ships of the America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups, and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, sail in formation in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during exercise Noble Fusion. Front row: Landing craft, air cushion from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5. Second row, left to right: USS America (LHA 6), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), USS Essex (LHD 2). Third row, left to right: USS Dewey (DDG 105), JS Kongō (DDG 173), USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), USS Spruance (DDG 111). Back row, left to right: USS Ashland (LSD 48), USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5). TThe US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman,

US: Huge Waterspout Spotted Off Coast Of Mobile Bay, Alabama

A huge waterspout was spotted off the coast of Mobile Bay in Fairhope, Alabama, on Wednesday, July 24.

US: Huge Waterspout Spotted Over Mobile Bay, Alabama

A massive waterspout was spotted off the coast of Alabama over Mobile Bay on Wednesday, July 24. This video was captured from Fairhope Yacht Club in Fairhope, Alabama.

US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

CHINA-FUJIAN-WETLANDS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-WETLANDS-SCENERY (CN)

(230203) -- FUZHOU, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 with a mobile phone shows the scenery of the beach of Weitou Bay in Jinjiang, southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

84-year-old Hong Konger tours Guangzhou with only mobile phone after border reopening

STORY: 84-year-old Hong Konger tours Guangzhou with only mobile phone after border reopening DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:31 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hong Kong resident Li Pak-Yan traveling to Shenzhen and Guangzhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident STORYLINE: Normal travel between mainland and Hong Kong resumed as various control points linking Shenzhen and Hong Kong reopened on Sunday. A day later, 84-year-old Hong Kong resident Li Pak-Yan got up at 7 and headed to the Shenzhen Bay control point to meet up with his old friends in Guangzhou who he hadn't seen for 3 years. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident "I'm very happy now. Ther

Yokosuka-based U.S. cruiser visits Kagoshima port

Yokosuka-based U.S. cruiser visits Kagoshima port

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The U.S. Aegis guided missile cruiser Mobile Bay arrives at Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 28 for a four-day friendship port call for replenishment and rest of its crew. The 9,700-ton cruiser, based at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, will be open to the public at Kagoshima port on Oct. 29 and 30. This is the first visit by a U.S. warship to Kagoshima since the 3,600-ton frigate Vandegrift made a port call in September last year.

Yokosuka-based U.S. cruiser visits Kagoshima port

Yokosuka-based U.S. cruiser visits Kagoshima port

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The U.S. Aegis guided missile cruiser Mobile Bay arrives at Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 28 for a four-day friendship port call for replenishment and rest of its crew. The 9,700-ton cruiser, based at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, will be open to the public at Kagoshima port on Oct. 29 and 30. This is the first visit by a U.S. warship to Kagoshima since the 3,600-ton frigate Vandegrift made a port call in September last year.