Date: 2025-04-02. The World Meteorological Organization removed four storm names from its rotating lists after the 2024 Atlantic and eastern Pacific seasons caused severe loss of life and damage.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center issued a high-risk convective outlook for parts of the Mississippi River valley, warning of a dangerous severe-weather setup and the potential for a tornado outbreak.
Officials in northern Spain said at least five people were killed and four others injured in an explosion at the Cerredo mine in Degaña, with authorities later ordering a regional period of mourning and opening an investigation into the cause.
A CTV report said at least 10 people died in Bangkok after a high-rise under construction collapsed as a major earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake centered near Mandalay caused widespread damage in Myanmar and shook buildings more than 600 miles away in Bangkok, where a high-rise under construction collapsed.
The blaze tore through an abandoned ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey, killing the athlete and his father while several others were hospitalized.
Egyptian officials said six tourists died and 39 people were rescued after a Sindbad submarine sank off Hurghada, prompting an investigation into the cause of the accident.
South Korea's acting president said the fires have caused unprecedented damage, with at least 24 dead, evacuation orders widening and a helicopter crash adding to the toll.
A search was still under way on March 26 after four American soldiers vanished near Belarus during tactical training and NATO walked back an earlier death statement.
Fast-moving fires forced evacuations, disrupted transport and damaged historic sites as dry, gusty conditions frustrated a large national firefighting response.