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Helicopter crashes at Mount Ololokwe in Kenya, killing six people
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department tells the BBC the identities of those on board are not yet known.
August 19, 2026Boat sinks in Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba with 95 people on board
The vessel is said to have overturned after being hit by strong waves.
August 12, 2026Panic attacks and fractures - Venezuela hospital treats earthquake victims
The BBC travelled to a Caracas hospital that is treating people from the worst affected areas.
June 27, 2026Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman
India's government said three Indian sailors were missing and 21 crew had been rescued after the hit on the Settebello off the coast of Oman.
June 10, 2026Earthquake of magnitude 8.2 strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says - Reuters
Earthquake of magnitude 8.2 strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says Reuters
June 7, 2026Rescuers pull four from flooded cave in Laos, two still missing - Reuters
Rescuers pull four from flooded cave in Laos, two still missing Reuters
May 30, 2026Bodies of Italian divers did not have optimal equipment, says rescuer
Images from a cave where the four Italians were found reveal the difficulty that rescuers had in recovering their bodies.
May 22, 2026Rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes
A girl, 12, is among the dead after Russia launched attacks across Ukraine overnight, officials say.
May 14, 2026More than 200 rescued from IS-linked group in DR Congo
The youngest of those freed from an Allied Democratic Forces camp is a girl aged just 14, Uganda's army says.
April 20, 2026Severe flooding kills 62 in Kenya, as heavy rains continue
Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.
March 15, 2026Death toll from Ethiopia floods and landslides rises to more than 100
Forecasters say storms are becoming more intense in the region, partly due to global warming.
March 12, 2026Heavy rains and flooding kills at least 23 in Nairobi
Flights in and out of Nairobi Airport have been disrupted while some roads in the capital are submerged.
March 7, 2026Floods and landslides in Brazil kill at least 20
Hundreds of people have been displaced and dozens are missing, with rescue operations still ongoing in Juiz de Fora.
February 24, 2026Avalanches kill five in Austrian Alps, officials say
A man skiing with his son was among the victims on Friday, bringing the region's avalanche death toll this season to at least 21.
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Six tourists and pilot killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Rescue officials at the crash site in Samburu County Six tourists and a pilot have been killed after a helicopter crashed at Mount Ololokwe in central Kenya, air accident officials have told the BBC.
At least 15 die as boat sinks in Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba
Lake Kariba, which sits on Zimbabwe's border with Zambia, is one of the world's largest man-made reservoirs At least 15 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of people sank on Lake Kariba in
Panic attacks and fractures - Venezuela hospital treats earthquake victims
The fallout from two deadly earthquakes in Venezuela on Wednesday continue to be felt across the country. Officials said the death toll has reached 1,430 with 3,238 injured. Rescue operations are sti
Three Indian seafarers missing after tanker attack off Oman
Mansour Al-Maswari ALBAWABA- India’s foreign ministry says three Indian seafarers remain missing after an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman. Twenty-one other Indian crew members have been
Death toll in Philippine quake rises to at least 35
Asia Tsunami warnings were issued after a strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday (Jun 8). A drone view shows a collapsed building after a mag
Severe flooding kills 62 in Kenya, as heavy rains continue
At least 62 people have died in Kenya over the past week after heavy rains caused widespread flooding, the authorities say. The previous death toll, released a week ago, was 42. Overnight, 11 people
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At least 25 dead in Kenya after heavy rain brings flash floods and flight disruption to Nairobi
Volunteers carry the body of a man recovered after heavy rains in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku) Cars are seen submerged after heavy rains flooded roads in Nairobi,
Floods in Brazilian state of Minas Gerais kill at least 14 and force hundreds to leave homes
Severe floods in southeastern Brazil have killed at least 14 people SAO PAULO -- Severe floods in southeastern Brazil have killed at least 14 people, municipal officials in the city of Juiz de Fora s
Severe floods in southeast Brazil kill at least 25 and force hundreds to evacuate
Firefighters and civil defense workers help at the site where homes collapsed due to heavy rains and severe flooding in the Parque Burnier neighborhood of Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, T
Avalanches kill five in Austrian Alps, officials say
Five people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps as heavy snowfall hit the region on Friday. A 42-year-old German man, caught in an avalanche with his 16-year-old son, was among