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Disasters and accidents Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Azerbaijani government officials tell Reuters that a Russian military surface-to-air missile launched from a Pantsir-S missile system was responsible for the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people yesterday.
Disasters and accidents. 2024 California wildfires. In Malibu, California, United States, the Franklin Fire spreads to more than 2,800 acres, prompting over 20,000 people to evacuate. A six-story apartment building collapses in Waili, Cairo, Egypt killing eight people and injuring three others. (U..S. News & World Report) International relations
The Albanian government announces a one-year ban on the social media platform TikTok beginning in 2025, following a fatal stabbing of a teenager in November in connection to a confrontation on the platform. (Türkiye Today) Politics and elections. 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election
Disasters and accidents. 2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. The death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Chido increase to 34, with more than 23,000 homes destroyed. 2024 Port Vila earthquake. A 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, with at least fourteen people killed and more than 200 others injured.
Disasters and accidents Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev says that Russia accidentally shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, accusing Russia of trying to "hush up" the crash, and demanding from Russia a full admission of guilt, punishment for those responsible, and compensation for the victims.
The 10 costliest climate disasters in 2024 racked up damage totalling more than 200 billion US dollars, Christian Aid has warned. A report from the charity on hurricanes, floods, typhoons and ...
Disasters and accidents. 2024 Cape Mendocino earthquake. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes offshore near the northern coast of California, United States. (Weather Channel) Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip. Heavy winter rainfall causes extensive flooding across Gaza, with a majority of tents in several refugee camps being destroyed.
The climate crisis took a hefty economic toll in 2024, with just 10 disasters causing over $200bn in damage, according to a new report by Christian Aid.. The report, released on Monday, lists the ...