Whole Streets Burn as Fires Rage Around Los Angeles
Up to 1,500 buildings have burned in fires that have broken out around America’s second biggest city, forcing over 100,000 people from their homes.
Category: Accidents
Indian Maoist Roadside Bomb Kills Nine Troops
The attack on Monday in the central state of Chhattisgarh took place as soldiers were returning from an anti-Maoist operation on Saturday, where four rebels and a police officer were killed.
S. Korea Extends Closure Of Airport Where Plane Crashed
The closure of Muan International Airport has been extended until January 14, the ministry of land said in a statement to AFP on Monday.
Jeju Air flight 2216’s last moments: What we know
The government has ordered an emergency inspection of all Boeing 737-800 models flown by Korean airlines, and also of runways at national airports.
179 Dead in South Korea’s Worst Plane Crash
Video showed the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 landing on its belly at Muan International Airport, skidding off the runway as smoke streamed out from the engines, before crashing into a wall and exploding in flames.
Acid Complicates Search After Deadly Brazil Bridge Collapse
At least two people are confirmed dead from the collapse, which occurred late Sunday on the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira bridge linking the states of Maranhao and Tocantins.
Nine Allegedly Killed in Iran as Bus, Fuel Truck Collide
At least nine people were killed on Monday when a bus collided with a fuel truck in Iran’s southeast, state media reported, the second mass casualty road accident within days.
Seven Dead in Small Plane Crash in Western Mexico
At least seven people died when a light aircraft crashed Sunday in a heavily forested area of Jalisco in western Mexico, local authorities reported.
Brazil plane crash Reportedly killed family of 10
The plane, a Piper Cheyenne 400 turboprop, was being flown by a businessman named Luiz Claudio Salgueiro Galeazzi, police confirmed to AFP, and the passengers were all family members of his.
Ukraine Drone Attack Causes Fire at Russian Oil Refinery
Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on a neighbouring Russian region had been “neutralised”, the area’s governor said Thursday, but they caused a brief fire at a local oil refinery.
