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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 Minas Gerais road crash. Forty-one people are killed and seven more are injured when a bus collides with a granite block that fell from a truck on a highway in Minas Gerais, Brazil. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents. 2024 Russian botulism outbreak. At least 139 people suffer from botulism in Russia believed to be caused by eating ready-made salads, leading to a nationwide recall of the salads. 2024 West Bengal train collision
Disasters and accidents. 2024 European floods. 2024 Spain floods. Flooding caused by torrential rainfall in parts of southern and eastern Spain causes a train to derail in Andalusia. Seven people are reported missing in the towns of Letur and L'Alcúdia. (The Guardian)
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 ...
Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024. Disasters and accidents. 2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Tropical Cyclone Chido makes landfall over Agaléga, Mauritius. Seven people, including a child, are killed and 35 others are injured in a fire at a private hospital in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India.
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.
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