Islami said the rotor blade snapped off, the copter spun to the ground and burst into flames.

CNN: 2 killed as helicopter crashes into crane in central London

High demand for water amid the heat wave and problems with soil shrinking as the ground warms has resulted in burst pipes and low water pressure in Oklahoma City, prompting officials to issue mandatory water-use restrictions for the first time in at least a decade, according to utilities department spokeswoman Debbie Ragan.

CNN: Heat advisories issued to states dwindles to 15

Rankin burst into the box and went to ground as he was challenged by Marius Zaliukas and referee Dougie MacDonald pointed to the spot.

BBC: Sport - Football - Hibernian 1-2 Hearts

Wilson burst into the Rangers box and went to ground as Davis and Sasa Papac closed the Celtic full-back down but no penalty was forthcoming.

BBC: Celtic 1-2 Rangers (aet)

In Worcestershire, the racecourse and cricket ground in the city centre were under water after the River Severn burst its banks.

BBC: Flooding 'worse' than expected

Pigeon-winged books died on the ground, their pages lifting like feathers, until, at Fahrenheit 451, they burst into flame.

ECONOMIST: Ray Bradbury

But when the shells began to burst, he was deported from Asmara, Eritrea's capital, on the ground that his father was Ethiopian.

ECONOMIST: Ethiopia's divided families

Bekele burst past with 200 to go, Kipchoge flailing desperately on his inside and Guerrouj smoothly making ground on the outside.

CNN: El Guerrouj secures double triumph