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Teenage girl found in boat drifting for 22 days at sea – BBC News
A 17-year-old from Ivory Coast has shared her incredible story of being rescued after spending three weeks adrift at sea.
Out of 59 passengers, Aicha is one of only three to survive – recovering after 10 days in hospital.
It’s the biggest known tragedy involving migrant boats in the Canary Islands.
Aicha left her hometown in November and travelled to Mauritania, where she got the boat. Only her older sister knew of her plans to make the perilous journey.
She was rescued by a Spanish Air Force crew member, who she has now been reunited with.
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Australian MP Helen Haines has been taken to hospital with “critical injuries” after she was hit by a car near her regional office in Wangaratta, Victoria, police have said.
“This wasn’t an accident – there was a deliberate act, it would appear,” said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Police have said they’re investigating whether it was “intentional” and a 43-year-old man, from nearby Tarrawingee, was arrested at the scene by a passer-by.
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The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, has been found guilty of murdering 191 people, all but one of them …
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The US president said ‘annihilating’ Iran would create peace in the world and if Tehran were to agree a deal, oil prices would drop immediately.
In a wide-ranging magazine interview, Donald Trump, suggested military action could resume after the midterm elections in November.
Also, we have details of the Iranian national who’s been arrested in London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with the incident at RAF Fairford on Sunday in Gloucestershire.
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Today, around 3000 people are being treated in hospital corridors, as nurses and charities call on the government to take action as the annual NHS winter rush approaches.
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As the BBC highlights the case of two-year-old Finlay Roberts who died in a hospital corridor in 2024 – a death the coroner said could have been prevented – we speak to Health Secretary Yvette Cooper about the immediate challenges facing the NHS.
Plus, Zack Polanski speaks to Laura about the Green Party’s controversy over the definition of Zionism.
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Lives “will be lost” unless the UK does more to prepare for wildfires, experts warn, after a record-breaking summer saw 1,350 wildfires in England and Wales alone.
“Tinderbox” conditions created by a long, hot, dry summer brought the worst wildfire season on record in 2026.
Dozens of homes were destroyed or damaged, huge areas of land burned, and one man died.
The UK government banned disposable barbecues, sent a wildfire alert to people’s mobile phones and made £97m available, and a wildfire summit is planned – but are we still behind the curve?
In this episode of Behind the Investigation, Melanie Stewart-Smith speaks to Adrian Goldberg from File on 4 Investigates about what he found on the ground.
0:00 Is the UK prepared for wildfires?
0:42 A record summer of wildfires
1:34 Stourbridge: A couple lose their home
3:45 The man who died fighting a Cotswolds fire
5:21 Reporting on grief and trauma
6:26 From local fires to a national story
7:26 Firefighters at “breaking point”
8:49 Crews sent hundreds of miles
10:25 The wrong kit and training?
11:37 Climate change warning: “Lives will be lost”
13:09 Government response and £97m funding
15:05 On the ground: Wildfire training exercise
17:40 Verdict: How prepared is the UK?
19:24 1.8 million homes at risk
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@MAC06141
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
Oh my I had tears …..such a lovely story with so much sadness at the moment……sending our love 🧡 to you all …..from Western Australia 🇦🇺
@sg145
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
These are the heroes of the world, all first responders SALUTE!.
@so-oo6ti
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
I am concerned that Japan is trying to discharge radioactively contaminated water into the sea.
@keizo6794
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
DRIFTING IN THE OCEAN ALL ALONE!
@crowmack
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
This was a good day.
@michaellebreton4294
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
She was fortunate to carry some extra weight , that along with youth and will power is the reason why she survived while most did not .
@nakkaziannet2307
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
All induced by selfish leaders, and biased international bodies 💁♀️
@slakatvaver8797
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
she said after 2 days they had no more water left. Kinda blows my mind that someone can survive without water and food for 20 days.
@paulh.5691
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
With all due respect, please don't go f..ng show yourself with these rags on your faces.
@ebonyjohn9058
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
What’s up with these young people getting lost at sea?! Did you all see the story of the 16 year old boy lost at sea for 49 days? I praise God for saving them!
@msxmurda2385
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
I hope great things for this girl.
@cruzanmongoose
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
How the hell could 56 people fit on that small boat?? seems impossible.. RIP
@midnightchannel7759
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
… and, where did these people * come * from? A ship that sank…? A refugee boat that went adrift. ..? They are speaking French… so, from west Africa? Haiti??
@sallykins3800
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
So sad .. I hope she is able to have a good life
@slugs422
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
I would of left them there
@dawoodtel5503
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
Good people still exist!
@EmpressRetard
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
Well they didn't really think that one through, did they?
@travismailsa1
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
Saddening story, shit documentary work.
@flesz_
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
I'm sometimes drifting too
@Andwhatson420
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
If you watch this story and still believe in god you’re an idiot with no critical thinking skills. What god would allow a 14 year old girl to watch 50 plus people die over the course of 6-22 days
@spignetti
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
there are risks….that's all i got….
@atticusvilly888
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
Need more people like this in this world!
@otiebrown9999
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
I am very happy that three survived.
But how do you get 60 people in to a 30 foot boat, and not sink the boat?
@brendadickson9583
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
So painful to watch may they rest in peace n what a tough girl for survival n bless the rescue team
@rachelwebster6539
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
No D
@oceanle
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
What sad is how government can’t find solutions for people to stay and find happiness within their borders. Wishing everyone a fruitful life.
@somudadda6076
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
53 people died, and they bragging about saving 3. Why no relative of the people filed any missing complaint
@nirmaladrieskens4338
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
💔💔💔😭😭😭🙁🙁🙁
@floo3841
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
Aww you guyz are all heroes ❤💙♥💖
@elsbeth73
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
Thank god
@cieliacasaway745
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
What hit me the most was when she said in the beginning they said prayers, and by the end they didn't say prayers. I can't imagine that sense of absolute hopelessness.
@patti8617
January 16, 2024 at 5:22 am
They ran out of water 2 days into the 22 day journey. A person can only survive 3 to 5 days without water before the organs start to shut down. They did not ask her how the 3 people survived for 20 days with no water.