WORLD Landslip rescuers bogged
D I S G R A C E D H o l l y w o o d mogul Harvey Weinstein and his estranged wife, designer Georgina Chapman, have reportedly agreed on an eightfigure divorce settlement.
The former couple inked the deal, which is estimated to be worth between $ 19 million and $ 25.5 million, at the end of last year, a source said.
The settlement came just as their marriage was approaching 10 years. Weinstein must pay Chapman $ 300,000 in spousal support for each year of the marriage.
After a decade, that figure jumps to $ 400,000. BRITISH Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste within 25 years as she unveils the Government’s plan for the environment.
Supermarkets will be urged to introduce plastic- free aisles, where shoppers can pick up products that are not packaged in plastic.
The 5p ($ 0.09) charge for carrier bags will be extended to all retailers in England, while taxes and charges on singleuse items such as takeaway containers will be considered. ANXIOUS family members awaited word on loved ones yesterday as rescue crews searched grimy debris and ruins for more than a dozen people missing after mudslides in Southern California destroyed an estimated 100 houses, swept cars to the beach and left at least 17 victims dead.
The drenching storm that triggered the disaster gave way to sunny skies, as hundreds of searchers carefully combed a landscape strewn with hazards.
“We’ve gotten multiple reports of rescuers falling through manholes that were covered with mud, swimming pools that were covered up with mud,” said Anthony Buzzerio, a Los Angeles County fire battalion chief. “The mud is acting like a candy shell on ice cream. It’s crusty on top but soft underneath.”
Mr Buzzerio led a team of 14 firefighters and six dogs in deep debris. They used longhandled tools to search the muck in the painstaking task. Teams rescued three people yesterday but they also discovered two more bodies, raising the death count to 17.
Seventeen people were reported missing.
A dozen people were hospitalised at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and four were in a critical condition.
“Most injuries we saw were related to fast- moving debris,” Dr Brett Wilson said. “You can’t even fathom what these poor patients went through to finally make their way to the emergency department.”
The deluge destroyed 100 houses and damaged 300 others, Santa Barbara County authorities said.