Published On 26 Apr 202626 Apr 2026 Ukraine is marking 40 years since the explosion at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s worst civilian nuclear disaster, with survivors of the cleanup operation returning to the site amid renewed debate over its human and environmental toll. At 1:23am on April 26 (22:23 GMT, April 25), … Read more
The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this week has risen to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, officials said on Friday. About 500 passengers were on board the wooden boat when it capsized on Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in … Read more
The first inquiry by a national authority also pointed to the possible presence of an ‘unknown fuel’. Greece’s worst rail disaster in 2023 was due to chronic safety gaps that still need to be addressed to prevent a repeat, investigators have said a day before the tragedy’s second anniversary. The inquiry by the National Aviation … Read more
Palestinian municipal authorities have declared the cities of Jabalia and Beit Hanoon in the northern Gaza Strip “disaster areas”. Naji Sarhan, head of the Municipal Emergency Committee, told a news conference on Sunday that Israeli forces have destroyed some 50,000 housing units and bulldozed drainage networks and roads in most municipalities in northern Gaza. “The … Read more
The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 29, with at least 60 people missing, according to the state’s civil defence agency. The authorities in Rio Grande do Sul have declared a state of emergency as rescuers continue to search for dozens of people reported missing … Read more
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Four more workers who were on the bridge when it collapsed are still missing and presumed dead. Divers have recovered the bodies of two construction workers killed in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the United States. US authorities on Wednesday found the workers’ remains in a red pick-up truck that … Read more