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Nepali and Chinese authorities widened rescue efforts after a Himalayan flash flood killed at least 579 people in Nepal, left hundreds missing across the border region, and raised new fears about flooding from an upstream lake.
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A two-kilometre section south of Boston Bar resumed escorted, single-lane traffic while crews continued repairs to wildfire-damaged power infrastructure.
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The seismic signal came from collapsing ice and rock before a destructive debris flow swept through communities on both sides of the Nepal-Tibet border.
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Two women lost consciousness and required surgery after riding the extreme roller coaster six days apart, according to a report cited by The Hollywood Reporter.
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The U.S. State Department reported no known American deaths and said three citizens had been rescued as families sought news of missing pilgrims and travellers.
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At least 160 people were killed and hundreds remained missing after an ice-and-rock avalanche sent destructive floodwaters through Himalayan communities and transport corridors.
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Roads, bridges, power facilities and villages were swept away after an ice-rock avalanche unleashed destructive flooding across the Nepal-Tibet border region.
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Pakistan's prime minister ordered an investigation and suspended the health secretary after a nursery blaze whose reported toll differed between official and broadcaster accounts.
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Reporting dated 2026-08-26 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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Recovery work continued in coastal La Guaira, where the June 24 tremors destroyed buildings and left thousands of survivors living in makeshift camps.
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Pomas, a village near the Pyrenees, bore the heaviest damage as severe storms disrupted electricity, roads, rail services, airports and a major cycling race.
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El Salvador issued a nationwide red alert for weather and agricultural drought, while Panama declared an emergency as dry conditions damaged crops and constrained canal traffic.
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Indonesia's disaster agency said more than 185,000 people remained displaced as thousands of aftershocks continued across East Nusa Tenggara.
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Indian Navy and Coast Guard teams searched for the Panama-flagged cargo vessel after two members of its 24-person crew were recovered from life rafts.
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A mass of waste buried homes in Dar-es-Salam, injuring 22 people as military personnel and excavators joined the search.
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The overnight earthquake produced lower-5 shaking across parts of Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba and Tokyo, with later reports counting 45 injuries and disruption affecting more than 150,000 rail passengers.
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A dated account of the climate development, based strictly on reporting from PBS.
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Emergency officials said a car crossed into the opposing lane near Mowo Bus Stop and struck a truck during the early morning.
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More than 100 people died at the already restricted mine, where authorities said illegal extraction continued outside regulatory safeguards.
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Two Cleveland Police officers and five occupants of a Volkswagen Passat were killed after a wrong-way collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough, according to BBC reporting citing police and the watchdog inquiry.
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Search teams recovered the last five missing people after a vessel carrying 14 passengers capsized near Cuassiane while travelling toward Chocho Island.
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A residential blast in the Syrian village of Ain al-Qasab has resulted in multiple casualties, according to local emergency responders.
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The deep earthquake was centered northwest of Upahuacho and felt across several Andean regions and in Lima, while authorities ruled out a tsunami threat.
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Authorities in the Swiss canton of Grisons are conducting a search operation after a structure fire left five individuals missing and eight injured.
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On August 20, 2026, a Security Aviation Cessna 441 crashed near Cape Newenham after a second approach in heavy fog, leaving no survivors.
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The men were part of a 10-person crew spraying herbicide at Shin-Kanuma Station when a limited express train struck them, Tobu Railway said.
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The vessel was carrying more than 70 farmers and workers toward rice fields in Goronyo when it overturned during a morning crossing.
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Five Americans were among six passengers and a pilot killed when a charter flight crashed in remote terrain in Samburu County.
Read report →An early-morning blaze on August 19, 2026 swept through a central Kolkata building containing several hotels, prompting rescues and a fire-safety investigation.
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Search crews continued work at the Zamboye gold site near Cameroon after underground tunnels gave way, with officials warning the toll was not yet final.
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A magnitude 4.8 shallow tremor near Alhendin prompted closures at the Alhambra and other public sites and slowed the city's metro network.
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The storm on August 17, 2026 knocked out power to more than 100,000 customers, damaged roads and bridges, and isolated parts of the Big Island.
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One person died and four were injured as exceptional rain flooded roads, cut power and forced hundreds of residents to leave their homes.
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Four members of another family, including a seven-year-old boy, were seriously injured in the head-on crash near Moone.
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The bus left Hungary’s M3 motorway near Mezőkeresztes early on August 16, injuring at least 10 people seriously and prompting the driver’s detention.
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Zimbabwean police reported 12 additional recoveries while teams kept searching for people missing after an overloaded ferry overturned in strong waves.
Read report →A fatal bus accident on the BR-040 highway in Brazil has resulted in ten deaths and dozens of injuries following a vehicle rollover.
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Police said several other passengers were injured on the Chandwa-Chapi-Lohardaga road in Latehar district.
Read report →Thai search teams found the family alive beside a nearly submerged rented jet ski more than 16 hours after they failed to return.
Read report →A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck southern Spain, shaking Granada and nearby areas and reaching as far as Madrid, according to local reporting.
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About 1,200 residents and visitors were evacuated after strong winds drove flames through coastal settlements, homes and vehicles.
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A shallow offshore quake collapsed buildings, triggered small tsunamis and cut access to remote communities across East Nusa Tenggara.
Read report →Governor Josh Green mobilized state resources as forecasters warned the strengthening Pacific storm could bring flooding, landslides and damaging winds.
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A major blaze near Stourbridge Golf Course spread across about 40 acres, while other fires prompted evacuations, hospital treatment and transport disruption during the UK's hottest day of the year so far.
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Eighteen people were injured following a train derailment in East Sussex, prompting widespread service cancellations and an investigation into potential causes.
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