Fire crews pump away floodwater outside warehouse storing Oxford Covid vaccines

Emergency teams were called out to protect supplies of the Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine following flooding at a manufacturing site in Wales. Excess water surrounded buildings at Wockhardt’s pharmaceutical facility on Wrexham Industrial Estate during a deluge of rain caused by Storm Christoph. This afternoon, water was still being pumped away from outside the warehouse, which … Read more

Rescuer dangles off the arm of a JCB digger to haul man out of a torrent of floodwater in India 

Dramatic moment rescuer dangles off the arm of a JCB digger to haul man out of a torrent of floodwater in India Footage recorded in Maharashtra shows victim Sachin Bhise stranded in water Unnamed hero did not hesitate to shimmy down arm of the industrial machine  The rescuers successfully managed to hoist the man back on … Read more