Jeju Air crash at Muan airport kills 179 people
Two crew members survived after a Boeing 737-800 arriving from Bangkok overran the runway and struck a concrete barrier at South Korea’s Muan International Airport.
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Brazil bridge collapse death toll rises to 11 after bodies are recovered
Bodies found overnight pushed the toll to 11 in the bridge collapse between Maranhão and Tocantins, with rescue work interrupted by moving debris.
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Severe Texas Storms Damage Homes Near Houston as a Tornado Outbreak Moves Through the South
2024-12-28 event: Suspected tornadoes tore through parts of Texas on Saturday, leaving homes destroyed, vehicles tossed and at least one person dead in Brazoria County.
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Azerbaijan Airlines suspends flights to Russian cities after fatal plane crash
The carrier is cutting routes while investigators examine whether Flight 8243 was damaged by an external strike before crashing in Kazakhstan.
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Bus-Truck Collision Near Xalapa Kills Eight on Mexico’s Gulf Coast
2024-12-27 event: A before-dawn crash in Veracruz left eight people dead and 27 injured, most of them passengers aboard an intercity bus.
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Azerbaijan Airlines Announces Compensation After Aktau Crash
Azerbaijan Airlines said injured passengers and families of those killed in the Aktau crash would receive direct financial assistance in addition to insurance compensation.
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Bus crash into Norwegian lake kills three, injures at least four
Two reports said a bus carrying 58 people left the road and entered a lake in Hadsel Municipality, with three dead and four injured.
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Azerbaijani sources say Russian missile caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash near Aktau
Government sources cited by Euronews said preliminary findings indicated that a Russian surface-to-air missile damaged Flight 8432 before it crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 passengers.
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Finland-Estonia power cable outage triggers Baltic Sea investigation
Finnish and Estonian authorities are checking an outage on the Estlink-2 link as concern over undersea infrastructure in the Baltic continues to grow.
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Azerbaijan Airlines crash near Aktau kills at least 38 after Grozny diversion
A passenger jet carrying 67 people crashed near Aktau on December 25 after diverting from Grozny, killing at least 38 and prompting investigations in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
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Peru Beach Communities Protest PetroPeru After Spill Cleanup Claims
Residents and artisanal fishers in Lobitos and Cabo Blanco challenged PetroPeru’s assertion that contaminated beaches had been fully cleaned after an oil spill linked to operations near the Talara refinery terminal.
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Victoria bushfires force Grampians evacuations ahead of Christmas heat
Residents around the Grampians were given temporary access home before Christmas as officials warned the bushfires could drive conditions as severe as Black Summer.
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Explosion at Turkish explosives factory kills 12 and injures four
An explosion ripped through an explosives factory in Kavakli, Balıkesir Province, killing 12 people and injuring four others, according to the report in Al Jazeera.
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Pacific storm swells trigger partial collapse at Santa Cruz Wharf
A stretch of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed into the Pacific during high waves, prompting a rescue response and renewed scrutiny of storm damage along the California coast.
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Ambulance Helicopter Crashes Near Turkish Hospital, Killing Four on Board
2024-12-22 event: Turkish authorities said heavy fog may have played a role after a medical helicopter hit a hospital building and went down in a nearby field.
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Cyclone Chido death toll in Mozambique rises to 94
Mozambique’s emergency authorities say the death toll from Cyclone Chido has climbed to 94 as rescue and recovery work continues in Cabo Delgado.
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Bridge collapse in Brazil kills four, leaves 13 missing
A highway bridge over the Tocantins River collapsed in Brazil, killing four people and leaving 13 others missing.
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Brazilian plane crash kills all 10 aboard in Gramado
A small plane crashed into shops and a hotel in Gramado, killing everyone on board and injuring people on the ground, CNN reported.
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Mohali building collapse leaves two dead and rescue work continues
An under-construction six-story building collapsed in Sohana village, killing at least two people and trapping others as rescuers worked the scene.
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Iran Bus Plunges Into Ravine, Killing Nine in Remote West
2024-12-21 event: Officials said a speeding intercity bus lost control in western Iran and plunged into a ravine, leaving nine passengers dead and 14 injured.
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Christmas Charity Stampedes in Nigeria Kill 13 as Crowds Surge for Food and Clothing
2024-12-21 event: Police said two separate crushes in Abuja and southeastern Anambra state left at least 13 people dead, including four children.
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Death Toll Reaches 41 After Fiery Bus Crash in Minas Gerais
Authorities investigated a granite load and other possible causes after a bus, truck and car collided on Brazil’s BR-116 near Teófilo Otoni.
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Malaysia agrees to resume search for MH370 wreckage
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said Ocean Infinity would search a new area in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years after the jet disappeared.
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Migrants’ Speedboat Capsizes Off Rhodes, Killing Eight Including a Child
2024-12-20 event: Greek authorities said a speedboat carrying migrants capsized while trying to evade a patrol vessel, leaving eight dead and 18 rescued.
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