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Heavy rains and deadly floods in southern India kill 14, displace thousands

The death toll in rain-related incidents rose to 11 by Sunday, and nearly 7,700 people were evacuated to around 275 relief camps across Kerala, a state government minister said.

Rescuers work on the debris following a landslide near the Meenakshi Bridge close to a tunnel project site in Wayanad district, in the southern state of Kerala, India, July 7, 2026.
This picture shows a flood-affected area after heavy rains in Duyun, in China's southwestern Guizhou province on May 19, 2026.

At least 21 killed in landslide in China's Gansu province as rescue efforts end, Xinhua says

Rescuers search for victims at a collapsed building as one raises a Venezuelan flag following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean, on June 28, 2026 in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela.

Death toll of Venezuelan earthquakes surpasses three thousand amid criticism of slow state aid

General view of a demolished building at Caraballeda after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 27, 2026 in La Guaira, Venezuela.

Machado vows to return to Venezuela after earthquake death toll rises to over 1,700


Scores killed as fire guts run-down Johannesburg apartment block

Firefighters and emergency vehicles were at the scene, while bodies lay covered in emergency blankets on a street near the site of the early morning blaze.

 Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze, in Johannesburg, South Africa August 31, 2023.

At least 14 killed in militant attack on Congo church- local official

In the Ituri province, some 3 million people are in desperate need of aid, according to a UN humanitarian agency.

 A Congolese girl covers her head as she in Rhoe camp for the internally displaced people (IDPs) in Djugu's territory, Ituri's province, north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo April 19, 2023.

Ethiopia says it will investigate alleged migrant killings with Saudi Arabia

In a 73-page report released on Monday, Human Rights Watch accused Saudi guards posted along the Yemen border of "widespread and systematic" attacks on migrants.

 Ethiopian refugees gathered

Maui children face grief, destruction as schools start up after wildfire

The wind-whipped firestorm that raged through Lahaina in west Maui killed at least 111 people in a death toll that is still mounting.

 A view of burned debris after wildfires devastated the historic town of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S., August 10, 2023.

Seven killed, 144 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine's Chernihiv

People had been on their way to church to celebrate a religious holiday when the strike took place, the ministry said, adding 15 of the wounded were children and 15 were police officers.

 Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine August 19, 2023.

Maui wildfire death toll rises to 80 in Hawaii's most deadly disaster

Officials have warned that search teams with cadaver dogs could still find more dead from the fire that torched 1,000 buildings and left thousands homeless.

 A brush fire in Hawaii.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan suicide bombing

Islamic State on Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a political rally in Pakistan that killed at least 45 people.

 An ambulance carries the injured to the hospital, after a blast in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan July 30, 2023.

Suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan kills at least 40

There are at least 40 confirmed casualties following an explosion in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

 Police officers stand guard at the entrance of a building, after a suicide blast in Bara, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan July 20, 2023.

At least nine killed as firecrackers explode at warehouse in Thailand

"There are nine deaths now, but there may be more as unidentified human remains have been found," Narathiwat's governor Sanan Phongaksorn said.

 Firecracker exploding.

Norway, Finland battle rapid spread of bird flu

More than 10,000 dead birds were collected in Finnmark county, according to Norwegian officials.

 People wearing protective suits collect dead birds, as there is a major outbreak of bird flu, in Vadso municipality in Finnmark in Norway, July 20,2023