Air ambulance plane crashes in Colombia, killing four
A Cessna 206 air ambulance crashed in Colombia's Vaupés department, killing all four people on board, according to Blu Radio.
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Seven students die and 28 are injured on school trip at Abu Talat beach in Alexandria
A school outing to Abu Talat beach ended in tragedy when students drowned and dozens more were hurt, according to BBC Arabic.
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Twelve killed after bridge section collapses into China's Yellow River
A steel cable failure brought down part of an under-construction rail bridge in northwest China, leaving 12 people dead and four missing as rescue teams raced to the site.
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Fireworks warehouse explosion in Mexico kills at least four
An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Puebla state killed at least four people and injured four more, according to Municipios Puebla.
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Tour bus crash in New York kills five and injures dozens
Officials said a bus carrying 54 people lost control on Interstate 90 near Pembroke after returning from Niagara Falls.
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Six die in confined-space accident at Colorado dairy farm
Authorities say six people were found dead after crews were called to a confined-space rescue at a dairy farm in Weld County, while OSHA opened an investigation.
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Pakistan flood toll rises as Karachi shuts schools and north reels from landslides
Authorities in Pakistan say 21 more people died in rain-related incidents as monsoon flooding, landslides and infrastructure failures continue to hit both the north and Karachi.
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Karachi fireworks warehouse blast kills five and injures 34
Firefighters battled intermittent explosions on MA Jinnah Road near Sea Breeze Plaza as police and Rangers sealed the area after the blast.
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Rockfall on Égratz viaduct kills two and injures two
A rockfall on the RN 205 near Chamonix killed two people and injured two others, according to Le Dauphiné libéré.
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Warehouse fire in Venezuela kills four, injures nearly a dozen
A fire at an industrial warehouse in Los Guayos, Venezuela, killed four people and injured nearly a dozen, according to Cedar News.
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Bus carrying Afghan returnees crashes in Herat, killing 79
A passenger bus travelling from the Iran border toward Kabul collided with a truck and motorcycle before catching fire in western Afghanistan.
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Ryazan plant blast death toll rises to 24 as Russia declares day of mourning
Russian officials said a factory fire and explosion in the Ryazan region had killed 24 people and injured at least 157, with rescue crews still searching through debris.
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Spain sends 500 more troops as wildfire death toll rises to four
With 1,900 troops now deployed, Spanish authorities were still battling major fires across the northwest and west of the country.
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At least 25 missing after boat capsizes on a river in northwestern Nigeria
Authorities said a boat carrying passengers to a market in Sokoto state capsized on August 17, leaving at least 25 people missing in a region where such accidents are common.
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Seven killed as flash floods and landslides hit India's Kathua district
Five children were among the dead after intense rain struck remote communities in Jammu and Kashmir, cutting access and prompting a joint rescue operation.
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One Dies After Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Central Sulawesi
The undersea quake injured 29 people, most of them attending a church service near Poso, and was followed by at least 15 aftershocks.
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Erin weakens after becoming a rare early Category 5 hurricane
On August 16, 2025, Hurricane Erin had already surged to Category 5 strength before easing to Category 3 while still threatening nearby islands.
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Pakistan flash-flood death toll climbs to at least 321 after days of heavy rain
Pakistan’s disaster authority says heavy monsoon rains, landslides and flash floods have killed at least 321 people, with the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bearing most of the losses.
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Erin becomes first Atlantic hurricane of 2025 as it spins away from the East Coast
On August 15, 2025, Hurricane Erin emerged as the Atlantic’s first hurricane of the season and remained dangerous to swimmers along the coast.
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Ten pilgrims from Bihar killed when bus hits parked truck in West Bengal
A bus carrying pilgrims returning from Gangasagar crashed into a parked truck in Bardhaman, killing ten people and injuring 35 others, Hindustan Times reported.
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One dead and 27 injured after train hits tanker and derails in Denmark
The derailment near the German border left a 60-year-old woman dead, with two of five seriously injured passengers in critical condition.
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Five killed as Pakistan rescue helicopter crashes in severe weather
A Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government helicopter carrying relief goods crashed in Pakistan's north, killing five people during monsoon-response operations.
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Floods across Pakistan’s north and northwest leave hundreds dead and many missing
Flash flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains killed hundreds across Pakistan and neighboring India, with rescue crews still searching for the missing.
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Russian gunpowder plant fire kills 11 and injures 130
Russian officials said a fire at an industrial plant in Ryazan region on the event date caused 11 deaths and 130 injuries.
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