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Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand storm flooding as seen from the skies

New Zealand's government has announced a national state of emergency, after Cyclone Gabrielle lashed the country casing widespread damage.

Aerial footage reveals the extent of flooding in Hawke's Bay, on the North Island.

More on this story: New Zealanders forced to swim to safety amid floods

14 February 2023

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Man seen rescuing trapped children in Valencia floods

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Queen Letizia in tears on visit to flood-hit Valencia

The BBC's Mark Lowen stands amidst scenes of chaos and flooding damage in Paiporta, the worst hit suburb of Valencia

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Veronica Briz, a volunteer helping flood victims in Valencia, stands in front of an aid distribution queue

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Flood waters gushing down street in Spanish town

Video shows first wave of flood water gushing through town in Valencia

Nicky Schiller pointing at a water mark high on a wall, in the background the street is filled with mud

Valencia floods: 'There is mud everywhere here'

A head and shoulders crop of Bethany Bell as she reports live from flood devastated Paiporta, with a car and building behind her and what looks like silt from floodwaters on the ground

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Road partially collapsed and flooded area

Trail of destruction after Spanish floods

Nicky Schiller in Valencia at flooding scene

Valencia floods aftermath 'like a disaster movie'

Cars are piled in the street with other debris after flash floods hit parts of southern Spain

Watch: Helicopters and diggers used in rescues as flooding causes chaos in Spain

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Dust tornado and lightning captured on camera in UAE

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Chinese farmer has near miss with tiger

Surveillance footage captures the moment a Siberian tiger rams into a gate just after it was closed.

BBC China correspondent Stephen McDonell is interrupted by an irate man during a news report after a car attack in Zhuhai, China

Watch: BBC China reporter pushed away from filming at car attack scene

Watch: BBC China correspondent ordered to stop filming and pushed at car attack scene

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Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spews giant column of ash

New volcanic eruptions have spread fresh panic among residents on the island of Flores.

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Watch Chinese space crew return to Earth

Three astronauts from the Shenzhou-18 mission landed in north China after six months aboard the Tiangong space station.

One plane at Taoyuan Airport failed its initial landing amid the strong winds.

Plane fails to land amid fierce typhoon in Taiwan

A plane at Taoyuan Airport was forced to abort its initial landing amid strong winds.

The Shenzhou 19 spacecraft lifting off, bright lights and smoke come from underneath

Watch: China spacecraft launches in mission to space station

The Shenzhou 19 spacecraft is taking three taikonauts to China's space station, Tiangong.

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Moment BBC reporter returns tortured monkey into wild

Mini was rescued after a BBC Eye investigation that exposed a global online monkey torture ring.

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Content creators are going viral for renovating abandoned Japanese homes for low prices - but is all as it seems?

Road blows up in North Korea

Moment North Korea blows up roads connecting to South Korea

Pyongyang vowed to sever road and railway access to South Korea in a bid to “completely separate” the two countries.

Ratan Tata interview to the BBC from 1997

From the archives: Ratan Tata's interview from 1997

Indian tycoon Ratan Tata spoke to the BBC on the 50th anniversary of India's independence.

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Watch: Elephants escape floodwaters in Thailand

The elephants were evacuated from flash flooding at a sanctuary near Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Building collapses into flooded river in India

Watch: Building collapses into river in India

No-one was injured in the incident, which occurred during heavy rains in Bihar state.

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BBC meets women suffering under Taliban’s new law

The BBC hears from women who have seen their rights crushed since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

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Taliban defends new law that curbs women's freedoms

A Taliban government spokesman says the edict is in accordance with Islamic Sharia law.

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Inside Afghanistan hospital where babies are dying of starvation

The BBC reports from inside Jalalabad hospital in Afghanistan, as malnutrition is ravages the country.

Pope Francis wears traditional headwear during his visit to Vanimo

Pope Francis welcomed in remote Vanimo in Papua New Guinea

In Vanimo, a town near the border with Indonesia, the Pope donned a traditional Bird of Paradise feathered headdress.

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Moment small asteroid lights up night sky in Philippines

European Space Agency say the asteroid, dubbed 2024 RW1, was "harmless" but created a "spectacular fireball".

Red and white plane starts to rise after aborting landing on airport runway

Planes abort landings as Typhoon Shanshan batters Japan

The country has been hit by one of its strongest typhoons in decades, with authorities issuing highest alert.

A person on a motorcycle rides underneath a poll that has fallen and is resting on a house

Watch as Typhoon Shanshan wreaks havoc in Japan

Japan has been hit by one of its strongest typhoons in decades