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26 killed, 4,368 injured during Fire Festival celebrations in Iran
Iran : At least 26 people were killed and 4,368 others injured in Iran between February 20 and March 14 in incidents related to the celebrations of Chaharshanbe Suri, or the Fire Festival held two days back, official news agency IRNA…
2 killed, 4 missing after landslides strike town near Jakarta
Jakarta : Two people were killed and four others went missing after landslides hit Bogor town near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, a disaster management official said on Wednesday.
Eleven people survived the incident striking the town…
4 students killed after truck plows into school in Uganda
Uganda : Four students were killed and 18 others injured after a truck plowed into a school computer laboratory in the central Uganda district of Gomba, the police said.
The accident happened at Kasaka Senior Secondary School on Tuesday…
Cyclone Freddy kills 99 in Malawi, rescue mission underway
Malawi : At least 99 people have been killed in Malawi after tropical cyclone Freddy lashed the east African nation, authorities said on Tuesday, adding that a rescue mission is currently underway.
Confirming the toll to reporters late…
22 killed after migrant boat capsizes off Madagascar
Madagascar : At least 22 people have been killed after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Madagascar, the East Africa nation's port authority said. The boat carrying a total of 47 people capsized on Saturday due to an…
Landslide kills 8 in Brazil
Brazil : Eight died after a landslide occurred in the eastern part of Manaus, capital of the State of Amazon in northern Brazil. Bodies of the victims have been removed from the disaster site, including four children, reported local media…
Six killed, 28 injured in bus accident in Nepal
Nepal : At least six people died and 28 others were injured when a bus they were travelling in rammed into hillside in Nepal's Sindhuli district on Sunday. The bus carrying 34 passengers was proceeding towards Kathmandu from Okhaldhunga.…
5 killed, 2 injured from car crash in Germany
Germany : Five people died and two others were seriously injured after a road accident near the southwestern German city Karlsruhe, local police said. According to initial police findings, a car with four people on board got into the…
8 miners killed in Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam : Eight miners were killed after their mining pit was filled with rainwater in Tanzania's northwestern region of Geita, police said. Safia Jongo, the Geita regional police commander, on Saturday said the accident occurred at…
2 killed, 16 injured after train derails in Egypt
Egypt : At least two people were killed and 16 others injured after a train derailed in Qalyub, a city in the Qalyubia Governorate about 23 km north of Egypt's capital Cairo.
Egypt's Health Ministry said that 10 of the 16 injured people…