Karbala bridge collapse injures at least nine in Iraq
The bridge under construction gave way near Bab Baghdad, prompting rescue crews to search debris and authorities to detain the contractor and supervising engineer.
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Hippo overturns boat in Ivory Coast, leaving 11 people missing
Government officials said three people survived after a hippopotamus capsized a narrow boat on the Sassandra River near Buyo.
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Fatal Shark Attack Closes Sydney Beaches After Surfer Killed Near Dee Why
2025-09-05 event: Authorities closed beaches from Manly to Narrabeen after a 57-year-old surfer died in a shark attack off Long Reef Beach.
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Indonesian rescuers find burned helicopter wreckage on Borneo and recover one body
Authorities said seven people remained missing after a helicopter carrying eight people went down in South Kalimantan and burned in forested terrain.
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One dead, five missing after accident on Hanwha Ocean FPSO ship at South Korean yard
A shipyard accident on an oil-production vessel under construction in South Korea has left one person dead, another injured and five people missing, according to a brief account from Upstream.
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Seven migrants found dead after boats from Algeria sink off southern Spain
Spanish authorities recovered seven bodies after multiple migrant boats from Algeria sank or ran aground off Andalusia, with more people possibly still missing.
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Severe Flooding and Landslides Impact Northern India
Torrential rainfall has triggered widespread devastation across several northern Indian states, resulting in significant casualties and the disruption of essential services.
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Lisbon’s Glória funicular crash kills 16 and prompts national mourning
The historic railway derailed and struck a building in central Lisbon, leaving more than 20 people injured and prompting investigations and inspections across the city’s funicular network.
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Five crew members die in Gilgit-Baltistan army helicopter crash
Pakistan’s military said all five crew members aboard an MI-17 helicopter were killed after the aircraft developed a technical fault and crashed near Chilas.
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Afghanistan Earthquake Toll Rises to 1,100 Dead
Taliban officials reported 3,500 injuries after a shallow magnitude 6.0 quake struck near Jalalabad, with remote eastern villages among the hardest hit.
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Sudan landslide kills more than 1,000 in Marrah Mountains village, rebel group says
A landslide in western Sudan has reportedly wiped out an entire village, with a rebel group saying the death toll is above 1,000.
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Crash involving Kenyan mission vehicles in Haiti leaves two dead and eight officers injured
Officials said a collision involving two armored vehicles used by Kenyan police in Haiti’s capital killed two people and injured eight officers serving in the UN-backed security mission.
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Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800 as rescuers race to remote villages
A shallow earthquake near Jalalabad devastated communities in Kunar and Nangarhar, with blocked roads and limited communications hampering the emergency response.
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Namibia mourns 16 dead after police van and prison bus collide
Fourteen officers and two civilians were killed in a head-on crash 270km south of Windhoek, prompting national condolences and calls not to share images.
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Train derailment in Egypt kills three and injures 103
Event date August 30, 2025: A derailment between Alexandria and Matrouh Governorate left a wide trail of casualties and raised fresh questions about rail safety.
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Severe storms force Poznań evacuation as tornado damages Greater Poland
On August 29, 2025, flooding in Poznań and a tornado in the Gniezno district showed how hard severe weather hit western Poland.
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Fourteen killed in Virar building collapse near Mumbai
A four-storey building collapse in Virar, on Mumbai's outskirts, killed 14 people and injured six others, according to local officials and hospital counts.
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Pakistan evacuates tens of thousands as India releases floodwater into the Sutlej
Authorities moved residents from eastern Punjab after India warned of cross-border flooding, adding to a tense monsoon season that has already killed hundreds in Pakistan.
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Three dead and one hurt in Isle of Wight helicopter crash
The helicopter came down near Shanklin about 20 minutes after leaving Sandown Airport, leaving one person in a serious condition.
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Typhoon Kajiki hits central Vietnam after mass evacuation orders
Schools, airports and some rail services were closed as Kajiki came ashore in Ha Tinh on August 25, 2025. At least four deaths were reported in a later update as rain and flooding continued.
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Air ambulance plane crashes in Colombia, killing four
A Cessna 206 air ambulance crashed in Colombia's Vaupés department, killing all four people on board, according to Blu Radio.
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Seven students die and 28 are injured on school trip at Abu Talat beach in Alexandria
A school outing to Abu Talat beach ended in tragedy when students drowned and dozens more were hurt, according to BBC Arabic.
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Twelve killed after bridge section collapses into China's Yellow River
A steel cable failure brought down part of an under-construction rail bridge in northwest China, leaving 12 people dead and four missing as rescue teams raced to the site.
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Fireworks warehouse explosion in Mexico kills at least four
An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Puebla state killed at least four people and injured four more, according to Municipios Puebla.
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