Hurricane Beryl undergoes rapid intensification and strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, becoming the earliest Category 4 Atlantic hurricane on record. (AP)
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the island of Carriacou, Grenada, as a category 4 hurricane. (CNN)
2024 Atlantic hurricane season One person is killed in a landslide caused by Tropical Storm Chris in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Expreso Mexico)
Floods in northern Myanmar trap thousands of people in their homes and cause power outages and disruptions to telephone services. (Barron's)
One person is killed in a landslide caused by Tropical Storm Chris in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Expreso Mexico)
2024 India-Bangladesh floods At least sixteen people are killed and more than 300,000 others are displaced by floods and landslides in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India. (The Independent)
At least sixteen people are killed and more than 300,000 others are displaced by floods and landslides in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India. (The Independent)
Hurricane Beryl The death toll from Hurricane Beryl in the eastern Caribbean increases to nine, with deaths reported in Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela. (Reuters)
The death toll from Hurricane Beryl in the eastern Caribbean increases to nine, with deaths reported in Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela. (Reuters)
Eleven people die and another 153 people are diagnosed with West Nile fever in an ongoing outbreak in Israel. (Anadolu Agency)
A dam failure in Buru Regency, Indonesia, causes massive flooding. (CNN Indonesia)
Hurricane Beryl Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico after killing 12 people in the Caribbean. (AP)
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico after killing 12 people in the Caribbean. (AP)
Ten people are killed and 42 others are injured when a bus crashes into a bridge in São Paulo state, Brazil. (Reuters)
At least 14 people are killed and others are missing in flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Nepal. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Brazil wildfires Wildfires burn 760,000 hectares (1.8 million acres) of the Brazilian Pantanal, destroying over 4% of Brazil's largest wetland. (The Guardian)
Wildfires burn 760,000 hectares (1.8 million acres) of the Brazilian Pantanal, destroying over 4% of Brazil's largest wetland. (The Guardian)
Thirteen people, including 12 children, are killed in a school bus crash in Merafong, Gauteng, South Africa. (AP)
At least 4,500 people are displaced by storms in Cape Town, South Africa. (AP)
A Gazpromavia Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashes near Kolomna, Moscow Oblast, Russia, killing the crew of three people. (Reuters)
Gazpromavia Flight 9608 A Gazpromavia Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashes near Kolomna, Moscow Oblast, Russia, killing the crew of three people. (Reuters)
Madan Ashrit Highway disaster Fifty-one people are missing, 11 are killed and 3 others are injured after two buses are swept off the Madan Ashrit Highway in Chitwan District, Bagmati Province, Nepal, due to landslides caused by heavy rain. (Reuters)
2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods At least 47 people are killed and 350 others are injured by severe storms in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. (Dhaka Tribune)
At least 47 people are killed and 350 others are injured by severe storms in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. (Dhaka Tribune)
At least 25 people are killed and 17 others are injured when a bus veers off a cliff and crashes in Ayacucho Region, Peru. (Reuters)
At least six people are killed by storms in Brest, Gomel, and Mogilev Regions, Belarus. (AP)
2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip Both the Gaza Health Ministry and the Israeli Health Ministry report traces of type 2 polio in Gaza's sewage system, caused by "severe overcrowding" and Israel's blockade of hygiene products from entering the enclave. (France 24)
Both the Gaza Health Ministry and the Israeli Health Ministry report traces of type 2 polio in Gaza's sewage system, caused by "severe overcrowding" and Israel's blockade of hygiene products from entering the enclave. (France 24)
Four people are killed after a Robinson R44 crashes near Chagda, Russia. (Aviation Safety Network)
2024 China floods At least 12 people are killed and 31 others are missing when a bridge collapses due to flash flooding in Zhashui County, Shaanxi, China. (CNN)
At least 12 people are killed and 31 others are missing when a bridge collapses due to flash flooding in Zhashui County, Shaanxi, China. (CNN)
2024 Canadian wildfires Wildfires continue to spread in northern Alberta, Canada, prompting emergency evacuations in John D'Or Prairie 215, Fox Lake and Garden River. At least 55 of the 158 active wildfires are reported as "out of control". (Reuters)
Wildfires continue to spread in northern Alberta, Canada, prompting emergency evacuations in John D'Or Prairie 215, Fox Lake and Garden River. At least 55 of the 158 active wildfires are reported as "out of control". (Reuters)
2024 Canadian wildfires 2024 Jasper wildfire Two wildfires burning in Jasper National Park reach the Jasper townsite in Alberta, causing several structure fires, with over 25,000 residents evacuating their homes since Monday. (Edmonton Journal) Air quality in Calgary and the surrounding areas are raised to "high risk" as winds blow smoke into the region. (CBC News)
2024 Jasper wildfire Two wildfires burning in Jasper National Park reach the Jasper townsite in Alberta, causing several structure fires, with over 25,000 residents evacuating their homes since Monday. (Edmonton Journal)
2024 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Gaemi Metro Manila, Philippines, is placed under a state of calamity due to flash floods caused by Typhoon Gaemi. (Bloomberg) Two people are killed and 266 others are injured by Typhoon Gaemi in northern Taiwan as the typhoon passes through Fujian province, China, and heads inland. (Reuters)
2024 Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crash A Bombardier CRJ-200 crashes during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing eighteen people on board, with only the captain surviving. (Reuters)
A Bombardier CRJ-200 crashes during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing eighteen people on board, with only the captain surviving. (Reuters)
Metro Manila, Philippines, is placed under a state of calamity due to flash floods caused by Typhoon Gaemi. (Bloomberg)
Two wildfires burning in Jasper National Park reach the Jasper townsite in Alberta, causing several structure fires, with over 25,000 residents evacuating their homes since Monday. (Edmonton Journal)
Typhoon Gaemi Metro Manila, Philippines, is placed under a state of calamity due to flash floods caused by Typhoon Gaemi. (Bloomberg) Two people are killed and 266 others are injured by Typhoon Gaemi in northern Taiwan as the typhoon passes through Fujian province, China, and heads inland. (Reuters)
The Brazilian Ministry of Health reports the world's first Oropouche virus deaths of two women in Bahia. (The Telegraph)
At least twelve people are killed by extensive flooding throughout Kassala State in eastern Sudan that submerged several internal displacement camps. (ILKHA)
2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic The World Health Organization reports that it is now "very likely" that poliovirus has infected Gazan citizens and is spreading among the population. The statement was released shortly after the Gaza Health Ministry declared a polio epidemic in the territory. (Reuters) (Barron's)
2024 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Gaemi The death toll from torrential rains and floods caused by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in Hunan, China, increases to 22. (Yahoo! Canada)
A helicopter crashes near Killucan, County Westmeath, Ireland, killing two people. (RTÉ)
The death toll from torrential rains and floods caused by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in Hunan, China, increases to 22. (Yahoo! Canada)
The World Health Organization reports that it is now "very likely" that poliovirus has infected Gazan citizens and is spreading among the population. The statement was released shortly after the Gaza Health Ministry declared a polio epidemic in the territory. (Reuters) (Barron's)
Typhoon Gaemi The death toll from torrential rains and floods caused by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in Hunan, China, increases to 22. (Yahoo! Canada)
One person is killed and at least 40 others are injured when a tent collapses in a windstorm at a Buddhist retreat in Busby, Alberta, Canada. (CBC News)
2024 India–Bangladesh floods At least 12 people are killed and more than 250 people are declared missing after heavy downpours and flooding in northern India, with rainfall amounts of up to 183 millimetres (7.2 in) reported in some areas. (Reuters)
2024 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Gaemi South Korea reports that as many as 1,500 people may have been killed by floods in North Korea caused by the remnants of Typhoon Gaemi. (Terra Daily) (Al Jazeera)
At least 12 people are killed and more than 250 people are declared missing after heavy downpours and flooding in northern India, with rainfall amounts of up to 183 millimetres (7.2 in) reported in some areas. (Reuters)
South Korea reports that as many as 1,500 people may have been killed by floods in North Korea caused by the remnants of Typhoon Gaemi. (Terra Daily) (Al Jazeera)
Typhoon Gaemi South Korea reports that as many as 1,500 people may have been killed by floods in North Korea caused by the remnants of Typhoon Gaemi. (Terra Daily) (Al Jazeera)
Israel returns 89 decomposed, unidentifiable Palestinian bodies to the Gaza Ministry of Health. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli razing of cemeteries in the Gaza Strip Israel returns 89 decomposed, unidentifiable Palestinian bodies to the Gaza Ministry of Health. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Israeli protests Haredi Israelis storm the army base in Tel HaShomer in protest of compulsory conscription. (The Jerusalem Post)
Haredi Israelis storm the army base in Tel HaShomer in protest of compulsory conscription. (The Jerusalem Post)
Five people, including four Chinese nationals, are killed in a helicopter crash in Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. (AP)
Thirty people are killed, five are missing and hundreds are displaced after days of floods in Hodeidah and Hajjah, Yemen. (AP)
A Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR 72-500 aircraft crashes in Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on board. (AP) (G1 Globo)
Nine people are killed and 26 others injured after a bus crash in Polatlı, Turkey. (AP)
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 A Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR 72-500 aircraft crashes in Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on board. (AP) (G1 Globo)
One person is killed and several others are injured when a helicopter stolen from Cairns Airport crashes into a hotel in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. (The Guardian)
2024 Atlantic hurricane season Schools are canceled in Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to strengthen into a hurricane overnight. (USA Today)
2024 Attica wildfires At least one person is killed and dozens of others are injured in wildfires across Greece, with evacuations ordered for residents in at least one area near Athens. (CNN) (DW)
At least one person is killed and dozens of others are injured in wildfires across Greece, with evacuations ordered for residents in at least one area near Athens. (CNN) (DW)
Schools are canceled in Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to strengthen into a hurricane overnight. (USA Today)
2024 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthens into a hurricane north of Puerto Rico. (NBC News)
African mpox epidemic The World Health Organization officially declares a new outbreak of mpox. The strain of this outbreak is different from the primary strain of the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak, which affected thirteen countries and resulted in at least 524 reported deaths, and the new strain is more lethal. (AP)
The World Health Organization officially declares a new outbreak of mpox. The strain of this outbreak is different from the primary strain of the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak, which affected thirteen countries and resulted in at least 524 reported deaths, and the new strain is more lethal. (AP)
Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthens into a hurricane north of Puerto Rico. (NBC News)
A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M crashes due to a "technical malfunction" in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. The pilots safely ejected, according to Russian media. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
2024 Gaza Strip polio outbreak The first case of polio in the Gaza Strip in 25 years is confirmed, coming from an unvaccinated 10-month-old child in Deir al-Balah. (Euronews)
