A BEST bus smashed into vehicles and pedestrians in Mumbai on December 9, killing at least six people, injuring dozens and triggering a chaotic scene in the city’s Kurla area.
Police in New Zealand have ended the search for two Americans and a Canadian who went missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook, saying evidence indicates they died in a fall.
On ${rows[3].event.eventDate}, Ivory Coast authorities said a fiery collision between two minibuses in the village of Brokoua killed at least 26 people and injured 28 more, underscoring how deadly road accidents remain in the country.
Authorities said the boat was carrying about 200 passengers to a market when it overturned in central Nigeria, leaving rescuers searching for the missing.
On ${rows[7].event.eventDate}, a launching gantry crane and precast concrete segments collapsed on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province, killing six people and injuring eight others in one of Thailand’s latest construction-site disasters.
Authorities in Malaysia moved disaster crews and froze ministerial leave after heavy monsoon rains displaced more than 90,000 people and flooded large parts of the country, with Kelantan hit hardest.
Holly Bowles died in a Bangkok hospital after methanol poisoning linked to drinks consumed in Vang Vieng, Laos, according to Australian media and officials.
Destructive winds, fallen trees and wintry conditions struck Washington and neighboring regions as hundreds of thousands of customers lost electricity.