Deadly landslide hits Geoje after record rainfall in southern South Korea
One person died and four were injured as exceptional rain flooded roads, cut power and forced hundreds of residents to leave their homes.
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Five teenagers killed in wrong-way M9 collision in County Kildare
Four members of another family, including a seven-year-old boy, were seriously injured in the head-on crash near Moone.
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Twelve killed after Polish pilgrimage bus overturns in Hungary
The bus left Hungary’s M3 motorway near Mezőkeresztes early on August 16, injuring at least 10 people seriously and prompting the driver’s detention.
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Lake Kariba ferry disaster toll reaches 84 as search continues
Zimbabwean police reported 12 additional recoveries while teams kept searching for people missing after an overloaded ferry overturned in strong waves.
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Bus accident in Petrópolis results in multiple fatalities
A fatal bus accident on the BR-040 highway in Brazil has resulted in ten deaths and dozens of injuries following a vehicle rollover.
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Five killed after wedding-party minibus overturns in Diyarbakir province
A burst tire is reported to have caused a minibus carrying a family to a wedding to overturn in southeastern Türkiye, leaving five people dead and 11 injured.
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Zimbabwe ferry death toll rises to 72 after more bodies recovered at Lake Kariba
Police say the number of people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba has climbed to at least 72, including 18 children, as recovery efforts continued.
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Six killed in truck and auto-rickshaw collision in Jharkhand
Police said several other passengers were injured on the Chandwa-Chapi-Lohardaga road in Latehar district.
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French Father and Two Young Sons Rescued After Night at Sea Off Koh Samui
Thai search teams found the family alive beside a nearly submerged rented jet ski more than 16 hours after they failed to return.
Read report »Earthquake hits Granada province and is felt in Madrid after shallow early-morning quake
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck southern Spain, shaking Granada and nearby areas and reaching as far as Madrid, according to local reporting.
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Croatia wildfire kills one and injures around 40 near Omis
About 1,200 residents and visitors were evacuated after strong winds drove flames through coastal settlements, homes and vehicles.
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills at least 47 off Indonesia's Flores
A shallow offshore quake collapsed buildings, triggered small tsunamis and cut access to remote communities across East Nusa Tenggara.
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Hawaii Declares Emergency as Tropical Storm Lala Threatens Heavy Rain
Governor Josh Green mobilized state resources as forecasters warned the strengthening Pacific storm could bring flooding, landslides and damaging winds.
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Wildfires damage homes across West Midlands as emergency calls surge
A major blaze near Stourbridge Golf Course spread across about 40 acres, while other fires prompted evacuations, hospital treatment and transport disruption during the UK's hottest day of the year so far.
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Train Derailment Near Lewes Investigated Amid Rail Closures
Eighteen people were injured following a train derailment in East Sussex, prompting widespread service cancellations and an investigation into potential causes.
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Record rain in Chiba kills eight and strands thousands at Narita
Unprecedented rainfall on August 13, 2026 left at least eight dead in eastern Japan, cut power to more than 20,000 households and stranded travelers at Narita Airport.
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One dead and 172 rescued after ferry fire off Bali
Navy and civilian vessels evacuated passengers from the burning ship as it travelled from Bali toward Lombok.
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Four killed, five injured after Cairo residential building collapse
Rescue teams searched a collapsed building in Hadayek Al Qubba after the fall killed four people and injured five others.
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At least 44 dead after government ferry capsizes on Lake Kariba
Zimbabwean authorities continued rescue work after the overloaded vessel overturned in rough weather with more than 119 people aboard.
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Colombia Faces Historic Earthquake Disaster
Rescue operations are underway in western Colombia following a major earthquake, testing the new administration’s emergency response capabilities.
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Nine days of heavy rain kill at least 16 across northern Philippines
Floods, landslides and weather-related accidents affected Luzon, with seven deaths in Baguio and three people still missing.
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Manizales landmark loses tower during magnitude 7.4 Colombian earthquake
The August 10, 2026 earthquake damaged the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and numerous other structures across Colombia's west.
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills more than 100 in western Colombia
A deep earthquake centred in Chocó damaged cities hundreds of kilometres away, killing more than 100 people on the event date; a next-day update raised the toll to at least 169, with more than 900 injured.
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Six of one family killed as truck hits car in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district
A container truck collided head-on with a family vehicle in western India, killing six people, according to The Hindu.
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