Military personnel supported emergency services using rescue dogs and earth moving equipment to identify and dig out survivors from the ruins of the church in Ciudad Madero.

Dams above the city burst in a storm that sent a huge torrent down a seasonal riverbed running through the centre of the Mediterranean city of 120,000 people.

Mark Dickey was on an international exploration mission in the Morca cave in Mersin province's Taurus mountains, when he reportedly began suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding at a depth of 1,040m.

The deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years destroyed or damaged more than 2,200 buildings, 86% of them residential, causing an estimated US$5.5 billion in damage, authorities say.

The wreck of the Titanic, a British ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912, lies about 1,450km east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and 644km south of St John's, Newfoundland.

The 39 people on board - 17 Chinese crew members, 17 Indonesians and five from the Philippines - are missing, reports say.

With the storm now fading into the South Pacific, rescue teams have finally reached regions cut off by days of torrential rain and gale-force winds.

The news marks a grim conclusion to a case that has raised global alarm, hanging over President Jair Bolsonaro at a regional summit and stirring concern in the British Parliament.

Parts of the Boeing 737-800 jet were found on Monday strewn across mountain slopes charred by fire after China's first crash involving a commercial jetliner since 2010.

Torrential rains unleashed flash floods in Malang and the highland city of Batu, inundating houses with mud and debris, while a wall of water destroyed local bridges.

Police say there may have been a communication error behind the collision.

Rescue crew say they are currently unable to bring heavy equipment to the landslide site.