Seven people are killed by flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Pengzhou, Sichuan, China. (AP)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. (EuroWeekly News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. (EuroWeekly News)
A Sudanese official reports that 66 people have been killed and 24,000 homes and buildings have been damaged since flooding began in June. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States U.S. First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19. (NPR)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States U.S. First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19. (NPR)
One person is killed and nine others are injured when a test car crashes into traffic in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (AP)
Twenty-six people are killed by wildfires in Algeria, mostly in the city of El Taref. (BBC News).
2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires The death toll from wildfires in Algeria increases to 38 with 200 others suffering from burns and respiratory problems. Firefighters are still trying to contain 39 forest fires in the north of the country, according to officials. (BBC News)
Five people are killed by storms in Austria. (BBC News)
Sixteen people are killed and 36 others are reported missing after heavy rain causes flooding in Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai, China. (Reuters)
The death toll from wildfires in Algeria increases to 38 with 200 others suffering from burns and respiratory problems. Firefighters are still trying to contain 39 forest fires in the north of the country, according to officials. (BBC News)
2022 Oder environmental disaster The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries says that a large overgrowth of toxic Prymnesium parvum algae linked to industrial pollution was likely the cause of the mass mortality event of fish in the Oder river. (Reuters)
At least 10 people are killed as al-Shabaab gunmen storm a hotel in Mogadishu, following two car bomb blasts and gunfire. (Al Jazeera)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia Indonesia confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
Sixteen people are killed and 21 others are injured when a bus crashes into the scene of an earlier road accident in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. (BBC News)
Twenty people are killed and 29 others are injured when a truck crashes into the scene of an earlier road accident involving three vehicles in Mardin Province, Turkey. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Afghanistan floods Nine people are killed by heavy flooding in Khoshi District, Logar, Afghanistan. (AP)
At least 50 people are killed by flooding caused by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, India. (Reuters)
Nine people are killed by heavy flooding in Khoshi District, Logar, Afghanistan. (AP)
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 vaccination in Canada Moderna announces that it will supply 12 million doses of its bivalent COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant. (CBC)
COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 vaccination in Canada Moderna announces that it will supply 12 million doses of its bivalent COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant. (CBC) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The U.S. CDC announces that it has recommended the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for use in children between the ages of 12 and 17 years. (CNET)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education Schools in the Philippines reopen for in-person classes after a two year closure due to the pandemic. (WION)
Schools in the Philippines reopen for in-person classes after a two year closure due to the pandemic. (WION)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea North Korea reports four new "fever" cases in Ryanggang Province and places the province under lockdown. (Al Arabiya)
COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea North Korea reports four new "fever" cases in Ryanggang Province and places the province under lockdown. (Al Arabiya)
Flooding in Afghanistan this month has killed 182 people and wounded 250 more as torrential rains wrought widespread devastation in central and eastern provinces. (Al Jazeera)
Six people are killed and seven others are injured after a truck crashes into a community barbecue in Nieuw-Beijerland, South Holland, The Netherlands. (Associated Press)
2022 Mongolian wildfires In Mongolia, the National Emergency Management Agency says that wildfires have burnt more than 1 million hectares of land so far this year, mainly due to negligence. (Xinhua News Agency)
In Mongolia, the National Emergency Management Agency says that wildfires have burnt more than 1 million hectares of land so far this year, mainly due to negligence. (Xinhua News Agency)
2022 Laos floods Recent flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in northern Laos have caused at least 5.6 billion Lao kips in damage. (Xinhua News Agency)
Recent flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in northern Laos have caused at least 5.6 billion Lao kips in damage. (Xinhua News Agency)
China announces new lockdowns in several cities following a series of COVID-19 outbreaks across the country. (CBS News)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China announces new lockdowns in several cities following a series of COVID-19 outbreaks across the country. (CBS News)
COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China announces new lockdowns in several cities following a series of COVID-19 outbreaks across the country. (CBS News)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Australia The National Cabinet agrees to lower the mandatory isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 to 5 days if an individual is asymptomatic at that time. However workers in high-risk settings are still required to isolate for 7 days. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia The National Cabinet agrees to lower the mandatory isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 to 5 days if an individual is asymptomatic at that time. However workers in high-risk settings are still required to isolate for 7 days. (ABC News)
One person is killed and 50 others are injured by a hailstorm in Catalonia, Spain. This is the first direct hail-related death in Europe since 1997. (BBC News)
Ten people are killed and several others are injured after a semi truck crashes near a school in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. (Reuters)
A third person dies from an unidentified virus in Tucumán Province, Argentina. Authorities have ruled out COVID-19, influenza, and hantavirus, but continue to investigate the cluster of infections. The European Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have also been notified. (The Daily Telegraph)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Victoria removes its directive to work remotely where possible. (The Guardian)
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Victoria removes its directive to work remotely where possible. (The Guardian)
2022 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Danielle becomes the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. (CNN)
Hurricane Danielle becomes the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. (CNN)
Three people were killed and 11 others were injured when a train crashed into a microbus in Northern Egypt. (Egypt Today)
A private Cessna 551 crashes into the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Latvia. (BBC News)
A Syrian Air Force helicopter crashes in Hama, Syria, killing all of the people on board. (Reuters)
September 2022 Afghanistan earthquake Ten people are killed and nine more injured during an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. (Pajhwok Afghan News)
Ten people are killed and nine more injured during an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. (Pajhwok Afghan News)
2022 Pacific hurricane season Three people are killed after Tropical Storm Kay strengthens into a hurricane in Mexico. (Reuters)
Three people are killed after Tropical Storm Kay strengthens into a hurricane in Mexico. (Reuters)
2022 Africa floods 2022 Chad floods Thousands of people evacuate in N'Djamena, Chad, due to extensive flooding caused by the country's heaviest rains in 30 years. An estimated 442,000 Chadians have been impacted by the floods since the end of August. (Reuters)
2022 Chad floods Thousands of people evacuate in N'Djamena, Chad, due to extensive flooding caused by the country's heaviest rains in 30 years. An estimated 442,000 Chadians have been impacted by the floods since the end of August. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia Hong Kong confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
2022 Pacific typhoon season Ten people are killed in South Korea by Typhoon Hinnamnor. Seven of the victims died in a flooded underground car park. In addition, 2,900 people are evacuated and 66,000 homes are damaged. (BBC News)
A car crash in south Sydney, Australia kills 5 children and leaves an 18-year-old driver with minor injuries. (SBS)
Gunmen storm the Comboni Missionary Sisters' church in Chipene, Mozambique, killing an Italian nun and setting ablaze the church, the nuns' homes and the hospital. Two other nuns and two priests escaped. (Ansa)
Ten people are killed in South Korea by Typhoon Hinnamnor. Seven of the victims died in a flooded underground car park. In addition, 2,900 people are evacuated and 66,000 homes are damaged. (BBC News)
Thousands of people evacuate in N'Djamena, Chad, due to extensive flooding caused by the country's heaviest rains in 30 years. An estimated 442,000 Chadians have been impacted by the floods since the end of August. (Reuters)
2022 Africa floods 2022 Kasese District landslides Fifteen people are killed by landslides caused by heavy rain in Kasese District, Uganda. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak Egypt confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
The Kurdish administration in Syria, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, requests help from the World Health Organization to contain a cholera outbreak which has killed three people in the region. (Al Arabiya)
Three people are killed and five others are injured when a Black Hawk helicopter crashes during a Taliban training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
One person is killed and 40 others are injured after flooding causes a wall dam to collapse in Free State, South Africa. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia Bahrain confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia Bahrain confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
2022 South Asian floods Twelve people are killed by heavy rains in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, with nine of the people killed when a wall collapsed. (AP)
2022–23 European windstorm season Ten people are killed, 50 others are injured, and three people are reported missing as floods hit Ancona, Marche, Italy. (Reuters)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts The Phantom of the Opera, currently the longest-running show in Broadway history, announces that it will end production in February 2023, stating that a decline in attendance caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it unable to recoup the weekly costs of running the show. (The New York Times)
Ten people are killed, 50 others are injured, and three people are reported missing as floods hit Ancona, Marche, Italy. (Reuters)
The Phantom of the Opera, currently the longest-running show in Broadway history, announces that it will end production in February 2023, stating that a decline in attendance caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it unable to recoup the weekly costs of running the show. (The New York Times)
COVID-19 pandemic, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, Tourism in Germany The annual Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, opens after not being held for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (BR)
Nine people are killed and 55 others are rescued after a bus crashes in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, during heavy rains. (Reuters)
The annual Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, opens after not being held for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (BR)
2022 Guizhou bus crash Twenty-seven people are killed and 20 others are injured when a bus carrying people to a COVID-19 quarantine facility crashes on a highway in Sandu County, Guizhou Province, China. (Reuters)
