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A man who went missing for five weeks in a remote park in the Rocky Mountains has been found alive - after enduring temperatures as low as -20C (-4F).Sam Benastick was reported missing on 19 October after failing to return from a 10-day trip to Redfern-Keily Park in Canada's British Columbia province. Search efforts, led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), were called off in late October with temperatures dropping well below freezing at times.But on Tuesday, two men on their way to work at Redfern Lake saw a man walking towards them and recognised him as Mr Benastick.They took him to a hospital, where police officially identified him as the missing 20-year-old. Corporal Madonna Saunderson, of the British Columbia RCMP communications team, said: "Finding Sam alive is the absolute b...

At least 27 have died after flash floods and landslides hit the north of Indonesia's Sumatra island.Torrential rain started striking North Sumatra province last week, causing flash floods and landslides in four districts, with extreme weather expected through to the end of the year. As of Thursday morning, at least 27 have died as a result of the conditions.Hadi Wahyudi, a North Sumatra police spokesperson, said a landslide in Deli Serdang on Wednesday killed seven and injured 20.Rescuers found 20 people dead in other locations during a search that started over the weekend. Image: Torrential rainfall started hitting Sumatra island last week. Pic: AP Mr Wahyudi said rescue efforts are ongoing and autho...

Hezbollah has vowed to continue its resistance to Israel after the ceasefire came into effect.Brokered by the US and France, the halt to fighting in Lebanon will see both Israeli and Hezbollah forces retreat. Its announcement was met by cheers on the streets of Lebanon, where people quickly began taking to the roads, streaming back to the war-ravaged south of the country.Cars and vans piled high with belongings snaked through parts of Lebanon, heading south.New data reveals impact of war on Lebanese civilians Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 3:20 ...