Vietnam death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises to 233 as floodwaters recede
Rescue crews and residents are still searching flooded and landslide-hit areas after Yagi, the strongest typhoon to strike the country in decades.
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Idaho gas station explosion leaves two critical burn victims and others presumed dead
A blast and fire at an Atkinson Distributing station in Cardiff, Idaho, destroyed the building and left investigators searching a large debris field.
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Typhoon Yagi death toll climbs across Thailand and Myanmar as flood emergency widens
At least ten people have been killed in Thailand and at least 33 in Myanmar as Typhoon Yagi drives flooding, landslides and large-scale evacuations across Southeast Asia.
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National Weather Service warns of flash flooding as Francine batters New Orleans area
The storm weakened after landfall, but floodwaters, power losses and dangerous roads kept the New Orleans region on alert.
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Typhoon Yagi toll reaches 179 as floods displace thousands in Vietnam
Mountain communities faced landslides, missing residents and blocked roads while the Red River rose to a two-decade high and inundated parts of Hanoi.
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Bus and lorry collision in Senegal kills at least 16 as government vows tougher road safety action
A collision near Ndangalma left 16 dead and 22 injured, intensifying pressure on Senegal’s government to tackle deadly road accidents.
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Brazil’s record drought dries rivers, fuels fires and spreads smoke across vast areas
Brazil is enduring its worst drought in more than seven decades of measurements, with 59 percent of the country under stress, historic river lows, near-record fire activity and smoke worsening air quality in major cities.
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Floods in southern Morocco kill at least 18 as roads, homes and services are hit
Authorities in southern Morocco say torrential-rain floods killed at least 18 people, left four missing and damaged homes, roads and utilities across several provinces.
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Typhoon Yagi’s floods and landslides kill dozens in northern Vietnam
Rescuers confronted blocked roads, a collapsed bridge and widespread power outages after the powerful storm crossed Vietnam’s northeastern coast.
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Passenger bus overturns in southwestern Yemen, killing 14 people
State media said the bus suffered a mechanical failure on a mountain highway in Maqatra district and that only one passenger survived.
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Fuel tanker collision in Nigeria kills at least 48 people and 50 cattle
An explosion after a tanker-truck crash in Niger state left dozens dead, including livestock burned at the scene.
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Line Fire forces thousands to evacuate in San Bernardino County as blaze grows and wind fuels spread
More than 10,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders on September 8, 2024 as California’s Line Fire spread rapidly and threatened more than 35,000 structures.
Read report »Typhoon Yagi kills at least 59 in Vietnam as flooding and landslides spread
Typhoon Yagi weakened after landfall in northern Vietnam, but authorities said at least 59 people had been killed and hundreds injured as flooding and landslides spread westward.
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Tanker-truck crash in Ivory Coast kills 13 and injures 44
A highway collision between Bouaké and Korhogo sparked a fire of “frightening intensity,” authorities and local media said.
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Kenya boarding school fire kills 18 boys and injures 27 as families wait for answers
Officials said the Nyeri dormitory housed 156 boys and that dozens of pupils were still unaccounted for after the blaze.
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Seven rescued, 21 missing after boat capsizes off Lampedusa
Survivors told rescuers they left Libya with 28 people on board before rough weather overturned the boat southwest of the Italian island.
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Eight dead after chiva bus overturns in Colombia's Huila department
Colombia One reports that a chiva bus carrying about 40 people overturned on the San Agustin-Pitalito road, leaving eight dead and several others critically injured.
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Landslide strikes bus in northern Pakistan, killing three on the road to Dasu
Police said rains triggered the slide in Kohistan district, correcting an early assumption that the bus had hit a landmine.
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Tropical Storm Yagi leaves at least 14 dead in the northern Philippines
The storm blew out of the Philippines after triggering landslides, floods and swollen rivers, with more casualties feared in rain-soaked provinces.
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Crash wreckage found after Kamchatka Mi-8 helicopter accident
Russian media said the wreckage of a Mi-8T helicopter was found on Kamchatka after a crash that left no survivors among 22 people aboard.
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Seven dead after bus overturns near Vicksburg, Mississippi
Authorities said a bus carrying 43 people left Interstate 20 in Warren County, killing seven passengers and injuring dozens on 2024-08-31.
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Rescuers search for missing Mi-8 helicopter with 22 aboard in Kamchatka
The aircraft failed to reach its destination near Vachkazhets volcano in Russia's Far East, with 19 passengers and three crew on board.
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Three dead after small plane crashes into Oregon townhouses and sets homes ablaze
A twin-engine Cessna 421C crashed near Troutdale Airport in Fairview, Oregon, killing three people and setting several homes on fire.
Read report »Yemen flooding kills at least 97 as heavy rain and dam bursts deepen crisis
The UN says floods in Yemen have killed at least 97 people over the past month, damaged tens of thousands of homes and displaced more than 1,000 families.
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