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Samoa's survivors pick up their shattered lives
To protect the occupants from the elements, tarpaulins are strung up between the poles to create makeshift walls.
Coroner rules on exorcism death
Janet Moses died as a result of accidental drowning by way of manslaughter, Wellington regional coroner Ian Smith has found.
Heatwave, and vodka, leads to 200 drownings in a week
A prolonged heatwave across Russia combined with a prodigious consumption of vodka has led to dozens of drownings every day.
Man drowns in submerged car
A man has drowned after a bank gave way and his car rolled into a canal near Thames.
Wanted: Mystery woman who saved drowning boy
A mystery woman leapt into the sea to save a boy, 4, who was floating face down and being carried into deeper water on the outgoing tide.
Teenager drowns in Waikato River
A teenager has died after being swept away by the Waikato River near Taupo.
Frantic rescue efforts fail to save drowning man
A 20-year-old Auckland man was walking in shallow water with four mates when he was knocked down by a rogue wave and swept to his death at a normally safe Northland beach.