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New Zealand landslide: rescue efforts called off for at least six people buried in disaster

24 janvier 2026 à 02:25

Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui site switch to recovery operation that police say could take several days

Efforts to rescue at least six people buried by a landslide at a New Zealand holiday park ended on Saturday, with police shifting into a recovery operation.

Police Supt Tim Anderson said human remains had been uncovered on Friday night beneath the mountains of dirt and debris that crashed into a campsite in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, adding that it could take several days to locate all of the victims due to the unstable ground.

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© Photograph: David Rowland/Reuters

© Photograph: David Rowland/Reuters

© Photograph: David Rowland/Reuters

Black and white and sent back over: end of panda diplomacy as Japan returns bears to China

24 janvier 2026 à 01:00

The departure of pandas will leave legions of Japanese admirers bereft, but it is also symptomatic of a dramatic deterioration in China-Japan relations

The panda house at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo is not due to open for several hours, but visitors are already milling around its entrance, pausing to pose for photographs in front of murals of the facility’s most beloved residents. A short walk away the gift shop is doing a roaring trade in themed souvenirs – from cuddly toys and stationery to T-shirts and biscuits.

The visitors are here to say goodbye to Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei. Early next week, the twin pandas, born at the zoo in 2021 but technically on loan from China, will be flown out of Tokyo’s Narita airport to China, where they will undergo quarantine and be reunited with their sister, Xiang Xiang, at a conservation and research centre in Sichuan province.

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© Photograph: Chris Willson/Alamy

© Photograph: Chris Willson/Alamy

© Photograph: Chris Willson/Alamy

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