At least 172 people have died using suicide powder X: research

DutchNews.nl— At least 172 people have taken their own lives using the suicide powder “substance X” since 2015, suicide prevention organisation Stichting 113 and the Amsterdam health board estimate. It is the first time an investigation has been carried out into how widespread use of the powder is, the organisations say. The average age of people who had obtained the powder was 59, although the biggest group, some 38%, was over 70. “The figures show that this is a very diverse

Japan Today—At least 40 people die in western Kenya after dam collapses. A dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road, police said. The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash

NBC Bay Area—At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police. An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 16 people died in California over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative. The deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego and cities in Orange and San Bernardino counties. It was impossible for the AP to determine the exact role injections may have played in the deaths, which medical officials typically blame on drug use...

Time—At Least 40 People Die in Western Kenya After Dam Bursts Following Weeks of Flooding. The dam collapsed after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road. Heavy rains have pounded the country since March.