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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Charlotte Graham-McLay

Morning Mail: Australian among dead in Himalayan plane crash, insulation call for hot rentals, Australian Open begins

Rescuers gather at the site of a plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal on Sunday. At least 67 people were confirmed dead when a plane with 72 on board crashed.
Rescuers gather at the site of a plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal on Sunday. At least 67 people were confirmed dead when a plane with 72 on board crashed. Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

Good morning. Australians, particularly in social housing, are sweating through temperatures of more than 30C in their homes for long stretches of summer, according to advocates who are calling for insulation to be regulated in all rental properties. That would curb heat traveling down from the roof – where temperatures can reach 70C, our story says.

Meanwhile, an Australian is among at least 68 people who died in Nepal’s most deadly plane crash in decades. But rescue efforts have been hampered by the treacherous terrain in Pokhara.

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