Thứ Hai, 14 tháng 8, 2017

Stuntwoman dies on set of Deadpool 2 in Vancouver

Ryan Reynolds plays masked anti-hero DeadpoolImage copyrightFOX
A stuntwoman has died in a motorcycle accident while filming Deadpool 2 in the Canadian city of Vancouver.
Police confirmed the driver was killed on Monday morning and workplace safety officials were investigating.
Witnesses described how the woman lost control of the bike, jumped a kerb and crashed into a building.
The Marvel Comics sequel stars Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds and has been filming in his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, since June.
In a statement posted on the actor's Twitter feed, he wrote: "Today we tragically lost a member of our crew while filming Deadpool.
"We're heartbroken, shocked and devastated... but recognise nothing can come close to the grief and inexplicable pain her family and loved ones must feel in this moment."
20th Century Fox said: "Our hearts and prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of our crew member during this difficult time."
The Vancouver Sun reported that city centre streets had been closed since last week to film motorcycle and scooter scenes.
Local media say the stuntwoman had successfully practiced the stunt several times before the fatal accident.
Witnesses tell CTV in Vancouver that the driver lost control, narrowly missing pedestrians, and then crashed through a glass window pane.
The network adds that an Advanced Life Support ambulance responded and remained on scene for about 45 minutes before leaving without its lights or sirens activated.
The name of the stuntwoman has not yet been released.
The driver may have been filming a scene for the female character Domino, played by Zazie Beetz.
Photographers had spotted Beetz in costume riding a motorcycle last week.
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Sierra Leone floods kill hundreds as mudslides bury houses

A picture of the mudslide
Image captionPeople may have been asleep when mudslides occurred
More than 300 people have been killed in mudslides and flooding near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
A hillside in the Regent area collapsed early on Monday following heavy rains, leaving many houses covered in mud.
A BBC reporter at the scene said many people may have been asleep when the mudslide occurred.
The number of casualties is expected to rise. Locals were reportedly trying to recover bodies from the rubble and mud with their bare hands.
The worst-hit area is thought to be the Regent district on the outskirts of Freetown, where dozens of houses were submerged when the hillside collapsed at about 06:00 GMT.
Media captionHeavy rains have flooded Freetown's streets
Red Cross spokesman Patrick Massaquoi told AFP news agency that 312 were confirmed dead and warned the toll could rise further.
Another spokesman for the Red Cross, Abubakarr Tarawallie, told the BBC that at least 100 properties had been submerged and that some had collapsed after a section of Sugar Loaf mountain came down.
Flooded streets in Regent near Freetown, 14 August 2017.Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES
Image captionPeople in Regent were wading through streets waist-deep in muddy water
A Sierra Leonean disaster management official, Candy Rogers, said that "over 2,000 people are homeless" as a result of the mudslide in the Regent area, AFP reports.
Mr Rogers said a huge humanitarian effort will be required to deal with the aftermath of the flooding.

At the scene: Search for loved ones

By Umaru Fofana, BBC Africa
People are wailing uncontrollably; one woman told me she had lost more than 11 members of her family in the disaster, while another man said he had lost his wife, mother-in-law and children.
Hundreds of people are still coming to the area to look for their loved ones. Some of them told me they have not been able to find them.
In fact, there is no sign of the dozens of homes that were built at the foot of Sugar Loaf mountain.
They are covered in mud, with large areas of mire in some parts. It looks strong, but it is flaky. The concern is that if people walk there they risk sinking in the mud.
Media captionBBC Weather's Tomasz Schafernaker explains why Sierra Leone has been hit with torrential rain and mudslides.
Images posted on Twitter show people wading through streets, waist-deep in muddy water following the downpour in and around Freetown.
Flooding is not unusual in Sierra Leone, where unsafe housing in makeshift settlements can be swept away by heavy rains.
The rains often hit areas in and around Freetown, an overcrowded coastal city of more than one million people.
In 2015, Freetown endured deadly floods sparked by monsoon rains that killed 10 people and left thousands more homeless.
Map shows the location of the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown
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