The death toll has risen to 143 following the devastating floods in southern Brazil. A further 125 were missing and 806 people injured, the Rio Grande do Sul State Civil Defence Department said on Sunday. As it also rained this weekend, the number of people who had to leave their homes has risen to over 618,000. In total, over 2 million people have been affected by the floods. According to the regional government, the largest warship in Latin America arrived in the harbour of the city of Rio...
An official in Congo says the death toll in the bombings of two camps for displaced people in the country's east last week has risen to at least 35
Hope was fading Friday for dozens of construction workers buried for days in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa as the death toll rose to 12 and more than 40 remained missing.
The number of Palestinians killed during the Israel-Hamas War is drawing renewed scrutiny.
16-year-old Alexis Dahl has been missing from her home since May 14, 2024 and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is asking the public's assistance in finding her.
HOUSTON — The death toll from severe weather that lashed the Texas city of Houston has risen to seven, authorities said Friday.The three additional deaths came after Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city, was hit Thursday by heavy rain and winds up to 100 miles (160 kilometers) per hour, leaving downtown streets covered in glass from blown-out windows.Downed trees and power lines littered residential areas and the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in the suburb of...
Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives conducted a search of the Antelope Valley landfill Tuesday in hopes of finding the remains of a missing 3-week-old baby. Details on the case were slim, but sheriff’s officials said deputies initially responded to the 2300 block of Carolyn Drive in Palmdale on a report of a missing child. But […]
Israel carried out a series of strikes across southern Lebanon today, killing at least five people and wounding a number of others. The strikes spanned from the coastal Naqura to Mays al-Jabal close to the Syrian border. Hezbollah reported that four of its members were killed and four others wounded. Two were killed in Naqura … Continue reading "Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Five in Southern Lebanon"
Two Minnesota men have been missing since their canoe went over Curtain Falls on Saturday evening.
Recent floods in the Faryab province of Afghanistan have resulted in a significant loss of life, with at least 80 reported deaths, 5 injuries, and 5 individuals missing, according to local sources. The floods, which occurred last Friday, have devastated several districts, including Bulcharagh, Pashtunkot, Khwaja Sabzposh, Qaisar, and Almar, leaving dozens dead and wounded, […]
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland County Sheriff's Office is seeking information regarding a "person of interest" in the death of an 18-wheel truck driver. According to a release from MCSO, between 9am and 11am on Sunday, May 12, deputies responded to the 10400 block of W Interstate 20, referencing a medical call. After []
At least 14 people have died and dozens were injured after a huge billboard fell on them during a thunderstorm in India’s financial capital Mumbai, according to local authorities.