A Ugandan People's Defence Force helicopter crashes in the village of Nyamisigiri, Kabarole District, Uganda, killing two people on board the helicopter and one person on the ground. (KFM) (Aviation Safety Network)
A private plane en route from J. F. Mitchell Airport in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Hewanorra International Airport in Saint Lucia crashes shortly after takeoff, killing four people including German actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters. (Loop News) (AFP via Hindustan Times)
Twenty-five people are killed and six others are injured in a crash involving a truck and a tourist minibus on a highway near São José do Jacuípe, Bahia, Brazil. (ABC News) (G1)
2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak Around 300 people are confirmed dead in an outbreak of cholera in Zambia. (BBC News)
Around 300 people are confirmed dead in an outbreak of cholera in Zambia. (BBC News)
2024 Noto earthquake The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 1, increases to 215 people, with 28 others still missing. (NHK)
The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 1, increases to 215 people, with 28 others still missing. (NHK)
2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season Cyclone Belal hits the Indian Ocean with flooding reported in Réunion and Mauritius. (BBC News)
A firefighting plane crashes into a highway near Talca, Chile, killing the pilot and injuring four people in the ground. (Newsweek)
Cyclone Belal hits the Indian Ocean with flooding reported in Réunion and Mauritius. (BBC News)
A Dassault Falcon 10 jet carrying six people and flying between Thailand and Russia crashes in the Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. Two people are killed and four more are rescued. (AP)
A helicopter carrying seven people crashes in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada, leaving 3 dead and 4 others injured. (Reuters)
A small passenger plane carrying workers to Rio Tinto Alcan's Diavik Diamond Mine, in Canada's Northwest Territories, crashes in the town of Fort Smith, killing six people and wounding another. (CBS News)
A woman is killed while her husband and their daughter, all FNSEA members, are injured after a car crashes into a roadblock in Pamiers, France, at a protest for better pay and against excessive regulation. (AP)
2024 Greater São Paulo Piper PA-24 Comanche crash [pt] A Piper PA-24 Comanche crashes in the forest region between Rio Grande da Serra and Ribeirão Pires, in Greater São Paulo, Brazil. Two people were killed. (O Globo)
A Piper PA-24 Comanche crashes in the forest region between Rio Grande da Serra and Ribeirão Pires, in Greater São Paulo, Brazil. Two people were killed. (O Globo)
A Piper PA-46 crashes in the rural area of Itapeva, Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing all seven people on board. (O Globo)
In Afghanistan, ten vehicles crash on the main highway linking Kabul and the eastern Nangarhar Province, killing 17 people and wounding ten others. Separately, 15 people are killed during four collisions in Laghman Province, near the end of the same highway. (AP)
2024 Chile wildfires Chile declares a state of emergency as wildfires kill at least 51 people across the country, while hundreds more are reported missing. Multiple fires have been reported in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. More than 1,100 buildings are destroyed. (Reuters)
Chile declares a state of emergency as wildfires kill at least 51 people across the country, while hundreds more are reported missing. Multiple fires have been reported in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. More than 1,100 buildings are destroyed. (Reuters)
2024 Chile wildfires The death toll from major wildfires in Valparaíso, Chile, increases to at least 112 people, with between 3,000 and 6,000 houses damaged in the fires. (BBC News)
The death toll from major wildfires in Valparaíso, Chile, increases to at least 112 people, with between 3,000 and 6,000 houses damaged in the fires. (BBC News)
Twenty people are killed by landslides and floods in Davao de Oro and Davao del Norte, Philippines. (Reuters)
At least eight people are killed during floods and landslides in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. (AP)
Nine people are killed and 17 others are injured in a bus crash near Paulpietersburg, South Africa. (AP)
Multiple tornadoes spawn from a very rare late season tornado outbreak. (February 27-28, 2024 Tornadoes)
Thirty-one people are killed and ten more injured after a bus en route from Mali to Burkina Faso crashes on a road in Koumantou. (AP)
A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter crashes six kilometers off the coast of Bergen, Norway, killing one and injuring five others. (NU.nl)
2024 Pakistan floods Twenty-two people are killed and 25 others are injured across Pakistan by heavy snow and rainfall. (Dawn)
Three people are killed after a Van's RV-10 crashes near Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil. (Aviation Safety Network)
2024 Pakistan floods Thirty-six people are killed and 50 others are injured across Pakistan by heavy rainfall, which has also caused landslides. (AP)
Thousands of prisoners escape from the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after it was stormed by armed gangs. (BBC News) (CNN)
A Mexican Navy Eurocopter Panther helicopter crashes in the Pacific Ocean, killing three crew members and leaving two others missing. Three others are rescued. (AP)
Five people are killed and two other passengers are injured after a private aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Diapaga Airport in Diapaga Department, Burkina Faso. (Africanews)
Twenty-six people are killed and eleven others are missing during flash floods in villages in the Pesisir Selatan Regency of West Sumatra province, Indonesia. (AP)
A bus crashes into a tunnel wall on an expressway in Linfen, China, killing 14 people. (AP)
2024 East Sepik earthquake A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea, killing five people and causing extensive damage to around 1,000 homes. (VOA)
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea, killing five people and causing extensive damage to around 1,000 homes. (VOA)
A rally car veers off the road and crashes into a group of spectators during the Esztergom-Nyerges Rally between the towns of Lábatlan and Bajót in northwest Hungary, killing four people and injuring eight others. (AP)
Twenty-three people are killed in a rainstorm in Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states, Brazil. (ABC News)
At least four people are killed by several wildfires across the State of Mexico, Mexico. (Reuters)
Four people are killed and 35 others are injured after a double-decker FlixBus overturns and crashes on the Bundesautobahn 9 near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. (BBC News)
Leipzig FlixBus highway accident Four people are killed and 35 others are injured after a double-decker FlixBus overturns and crashes on the Bundesautobahn 9 near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. (BBC News)
2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in Madagascar, killing at least eleven people and causing widespread flooding, according to local officials. (AP)
A bus carrying Christian pilgrims from Botswana crashes in Limpopo, South Africa, killing 45 people. (Reuters)
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 crashes into the Black Sea off Sevastopol, Crimea. The pilot is reported to have safely ejected. (Reuters)
Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in Madagascar, killing at least eleven people and causing widespread flooding, according to local officials. (AP)
Mamatlakala highway accident A bus carrying Christian pilgrims from Botswana crashes in Limpopo, South Africa, killing 45 people. (Reuters)
2024 France floods The town of Montmorillon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine is hit by severe flooding following heavy rains. (Sky News)
The town of Montmorillon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine is hit by severe flooding following heavy rains. (Sky News)
A refrigerator truck crashed into a group of children in Basra, Iraq, killing six and injuring 14. (AOL)
2024 Mozambique boat disaster A ferry travelling from Lunga in Mossuril District to the Island of Mozambique sinks off the coast of Nampula Province, Mozambique, killing at least 94 people and leaving 26 others missing. (The Guardian)
2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak A Federation University Australia expedition confirms that bird flu is currently spreading across Antarctica, with outbreaks confirmed in wild bird populations in Beak Island, Hope Bay, Devil Island, and Paulet Island. (El Pais)
2024 Mozambique boat disaster The death toll from Sunday's ferry sinking in Mozambique increases to more than 100 people, with around 20 people still missing. (NOS)
A Federation University Australia expedition confirms that bird flu is currently spreading across Antarctica, with outbreaks confirmed in wild bird populations in Beak Island, Hope Bay, Devil Island, and Paulet Island. (El Pais)
More than 100,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are ordered to evacuate amid catastrophic flooding along the Ural river. (Reuters)
Orsk Dam collapse More than 100,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are ordered to evacuate amid catastrophic flooding along the Ural river. (Reuters)
Heavy floods in Afghanistan have killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days. About 600 houses were either damaged or destroyed, and around 200 livestock died. The floods also damaged around 800 hectares of agricultural land, and more than 85 kilometers (53 miles) of roads. (AP)
Fifty-eight people have been killed in Tanzania and 13 people have been killed in Kenya in the past two weeks by flooding caused by torrential rains, with more than 125,000 people in coastal areas of East Africa affected by the flooding. Tanzania announces plans to construct fourteen dams in an attempt to reduce the damage from future floods. (AP)
2024 Persian Gulf floods Heavy rains and flash floods affect parts of the Persian Gulf, killing at least 18 people in Oman and causing travel disruptions in the United Arab Emirates. (Al Jazeera)
Heavy rains and flash floods affect parts of the Persian Gulf, killing at least 18 people in Oman and causing travel disruptions in the United Arab Emirates. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Persian Gulf floods The United Arab Emirates records its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with significant flooding reported in Dubai. At least 20 people are killed by flooding in Oman and Ras Al Khaimah. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
The United Arab Emirates records its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with significant flooding reported in Dubai. At least 20 people are killed by flooding in Oman and Ras Al Khaimah. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
2024 Bangui river disaster A river boat en route to a funeral capsizes in the Mpoko River in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing at least 58 people. (DW)
2024 Guangdong floods Four people are killed and ten are missing during floods caused by heavy rain in Guangdong Province, China. Around 110,000 people are evacuated. (BBC News)
Four people are killed and ten are missing during floods caused by heavy rain in Guangdong Province, China. Around 110,000 people are evacuated. (BBC News)
2024 Kenya floods Widespread flooding occurs in Nairobi, Kenya, with tens of thousands of people affected. (BBC News)
Widespread flooding occurs in Nairobi, Kenya, with tens of thousands of people affected. (BBC News)
Eighteen people are killed and 32 others are injured as a bus crashes on a highway in Malinalco, Mexico. (Reuters)
A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Colombian National Army Aviation group crashes in Santa Rosa, Bolívar, Colombia, killing nine soldiers on board. (Infobae)
2024 Guangdong floods Forty-eight people are killed and 30 more injured as twenty-three vehicles fell down during a highway collapse in Meizhou, Guangdong, China. (AP)
2024 Kenya floods The death toll from ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 181, as more homes and roads are destroyed. (Reuters)
2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods Ten people are killed by heavy rain in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (ABC News)
The death toll from ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 181, as more homes and roads are destroyed. (Reuters)
2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from the heavy rains in southern Brazil increases to 39 people, with more than 70 others missing. (Reuters)
