We Don want another year quite like that
in what was the deadliest fire in London since the Second World War.
The 24-storey block in Kensington, in the west of the city, saw 200 firefighters and 40 engines deployed.
Some 101 households, including 17 families with 34 children, remain in hotels.
HURRICANE HARVEY
Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in August and affected 13 million people in the state.
A total of 82 people died in the tragedy which caused €150billion in damage.
At its peak on September 1, one-third of the state capital Houston was under water.
Two feet of rain fell forcing 39,000 people out of their homes and into shelters.
CATALAN INDEPENDENCE
In October, Catalonia voted for independence from Spain in a referendum that was later declared unlawful by the international community.
The poll however was overshadowed by the aggressive response of Spanish police force who were accused of violence towards people trying to cast their ballots.
It is Spain’s biggest political crisis since democracy was restored in 1975.
ZIMBABWE COUP
In November President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe was forced to resign from his position after 37 years following a military coup.
The six-day
takeover resulted in the 93-year-old’s tyrant’s former ally Emmerson Mnangagwa being sworn in as President.
It emerged in recent days that he was given a generous retirement package.
This deal included three cars and 20 personal staff.