Colombia Faces Historic Earthquake Disaster
Rescue operations are underway in western Colombia following a major earthquake, testing the new administration’s emergency response capabilities.
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Nine days of heavy rain kill at least 16 across northern Philippines
Floods, landslides and weather-related accidents affected Luzon, with seven deaths in Baguio and three people still missing.
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Manizales landmark loses tower during magnitude 7.4 Colombian earthquake
The August 10, 2026 earthquake damaged the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and numerous other structures across Colombia's west.
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills more than 100 in western Colombia
A deep earthquake centred in Chocó damaged cities hundreds of kilometres away, killing more than 100 people on the event date; a next-day update raised the toll to at least 169, with more than 900 injured.
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Six of one family killed as truck hits car in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district
A container truck collided head-on with a family vehicle in western India, killing six people, according to The Hindu.
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Woman dies while fleeing British Columbia's Summerland wildfire
The out-of-control blaze expanded beyond 13,600 hectares and forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate near Okanagan Lake.
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Typhoon Dolphin triggers mass evacuations and flight cancellations in eastern China
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on August 9, 2026 after displacing hundreds of thousands in China and disrupting travel across the region.
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British Columbia declares emergency as wildfires force mass evacuations
More than 20,000 people were ordered from their homes as 105 fires burned across the Canadian province and the Summerland blaze spread rapidly.
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Grounded sanctioned tanker leaks oil off Oman as spill expands
Satellite imagery indicated that the Caroline Bezengi had sunk lower near Qibliyah Island while crude reached a protected Arabian Sea coastline.
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Four killed in helicopter crash in Rio's Tijuca National Park
Three Colombian relatives and the pilot died when the aircraft came down on a steep, forested hillside near Vista Chinesa.
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National Interagency Fire Center reports that two people were killed yesterday in a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter crash
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Guatemala Issues Nationwide Orange Alert After Fuego Volcano Eruption
Guatemala escalated its emergency posture after Fuego volcano erupted, prompting evacuations, school suspensions and road closures near the country’s most active volcano.
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Indonesia ferry fire leaves five dead and 41 missing off Madura
An Indonesian ferry carrying at least 250 people caught fire off Madura island, killing five people and leaving 41 missing.
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Two killed as firefighting helicopters collide west of Athens
A Danish pilot and Greek fire-service liaison officer died during wildfire operations; two crew on the other aircraft survived.
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Avalanche on Broad Peak kills Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers
The disaster on Pakistan’s 12th-highest mountain killed an expedition team that included veteran Himalayan climbers and first-time 8,000-meter aspirants.
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Evacuations ordered as wildfires threaten communities in eastern Washington
Residents in parts of Spokane and Lincoln counties were told to leave as officials responded to active fires and warned of hazardous conditions.
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Bus Plunges Into Ravine Near Algiers, Killing at Least 25
Algerian authorities said a bus traveling from Sétif to the capital skidded near El Karma and fell into a deep ravine, injuring 44 other people.
Read report »Searchers recover two bodies after Broad Peak avalanche as Nirmal Purja remains missing
Pakistani rescuers suspended the day’s search because of weather after ten climbers went missing on Broad Peak.
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Twelve killed and 66 injured in Free State bus crash
The vehicle overturned on the N1 north of Trompsburg during an overnight journey from Cape Town to Johannesburg, prompting a formal crash investigation.
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Search continues after Broad Peak avalanche leaves climbers dead and others missing
On the July 30, 2026 event date, rescuers were still searching Pakistan's Broad Peak for missing climbers, including renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, after an avalanche killed at least four people.
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Messina Building Collapse Leaves Six Missing and Three Injured
Rescue teams searched the Pistunina district after a three-storey building collapsed, with investigators leaning toward structural failure rather than the gas blast first feared.
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Methane suspected after Pakistan coal mine blast kills 34
Rescuers worked through the night at the Sorange mine near Quetta, with an unknown number of workers still missing.
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Nine killed in collapse of unsafe building in Bhiwandi
Residents heard cracking before part of the four-storey Kohinoor Building gave way, while rescue crews searched debris for missing people.
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Japan earthquake kills at least 14 after 6.8-magnitude quake in Kumamoto
Rescue crews were racing to reach trapped residents after a strong quake in southern Japan triggered a tsunami alert for the western Kyushu coast.
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