The death toll after deadly floods hit the Nigerian town of Mokwa on Thursday has risen to more than 200, officials say. There are still 500 people missing in the town in north-central Niger State, as a search mission continues. The deputy chairman of Mokwa Local Government, Musa Kimboku, told the BBC that rescue efforts … Read more
The death toll from a massive explosion at an Iranian port rose to 40 on Sunday with more than 800 people injured, according to the state media. Several people remain missing. The blast Saturday evening at Iran’s largest and most important shipping port resulted in a major fire, which spread and caused destruction in the … 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
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A woman hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died on Saturday, raising the death toll to 226, health officials said. The latest victim was a 41-year-old Costa Rican national, according to the National Health Service. Earlier … Read more
Jet Set, an aging disco just a block from the sea in Santo Domingo, was the place to be on Monday nights. And this Monday was no exception. A collection of the country’s bold face names — from bankers to retired Major League Baseball players to politicians — were eager to kick up their heels … Read more
The official death toll of the earthquake that shattered central Myanmar surpassed 1,600 people, the country’s military leaders said on Saturday, as desperate rescue workers raced to find survivors and began grappling with a monumental disaster in a nation already racked by civil war. The powerful earthquake struck on Friday near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest … Read more
A powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, gouging open roads, toppling century-old religious monuments and destroying multistory buildings as it shook a vast expanse of Southeast Asia and dealt another severe blow to a country that has been ripped apart by civil war. While the death toll remains unclear, expert estimates warned it could … Read more
Deaths from bombs and other traumatic injuries during the first nine months of the war in Gaza may have been underestimated by more than 40 percent, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet. The peer-reviewed statistical analysis, led by epidemiologists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, used modeling in an … Read more
President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to fire US missiles into Russia has brought the world’s two leading nuclear powers to a head. Western media overlooks the broader implications of this move. Inside Ukraine, journalists face the dual threats of restricted press freedoms and Russian aggression. Contributors:Branko Marcetic – Writer, Jacobin MagazineLeonid Ragozin – Journalist … Read more
Europe floods: Death toll rises as Storm Boris wreaks havoc DW (English) Central Europe braces for further flooding ‘apocalypse’ as death toll rises Reuters What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Central Europe The New York Times 10,000 Asked To Leave: Floods Hit Czechia, Poland The Weather Channel Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe The … Read more