Emergency services

Japan’s Yamanashi eyes September 2027 start for helicopter rescue fees in Mount Fuji’s off-season

A rescue fee of 8,000 yen (S$66) per five minutes already introduced in another prefecture will be used as a reference.

Australia vows to bolster resilience of telco networks after Optus outage

A 76-minute glitch on Sept 11 affected Optus voice calls across parts of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania states and the Northern Territory.

Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture to introduce helicopter rescue fees in Mount Fuji’s off-season

This fee is expected to only apply to prefectural fire helicopters.

At least 11 killed after avalanche hits climbers in Russia's North Caucasus

Salmonella outbreak linked to pumpkin seeds infects 81 in France

In 911 breakdown, hundreds of calls failed to reach Bronx operators

The temporary breakdown of the system led to the failure of nearly 1,700 calls – about a third of the total made to a centre in the Bronx – to reach emergency operators.

Two women killed in floods in Spain

German wildfire near Belgian border under control, local authorities say

Firefighters work in a forest as a wildfire approaches a residential area where several hundred residents have been ordered to evacuate their houses in Huertgenwald-Gey, west of Cologne, Germany, August 15, 2026. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch

Several homes affected by central England wildfire, fire service says

A drone view of a burnt-out house following a large grass fire which spread to several homes yesterday during the hottest day of the year, in Stourbridge, West Midlands, Britain, August 14, 2026. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Passenger train derailment in south-east England injures 11

Members of the Emergency services on the carriage of a derailed train on Aug 13, near the town of Lewes, southern England.

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