Restaurant Fire in Northeast China Kills 22
The blaze erupted at lunchtime in Liaoyang city, about 580 kilometres (360 miles) northeast of the capital Beijing, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Category: Accidents
Interior Minister Blames ‘Negligence’ For Iran Port Blast that Killed 46
It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion but the port’s customs office said it likely resulted from a fire that broke out at the hazardous and chemical materials storage depot.
Myanmar Quake Victim Rescued After 5 Days as Aid Calls Grow
Dazed and dusty but conscious, the man was pulled through a hole in the rubble and put on a stretcher, video posted on Facebook by the Myanmar Fire Services Department showed.
Myanmar Holds Minute of Silence for More Than 2,000 Quake Dead
Outside the Sky Villa apartment complex, one of the city’s worst-hit disaster sites, rescue workers stopped and lined up with hands clasped behind their backs to pay their respects.
Woman Rescued Alive From Collapsed Mandalay Apartment Block: AFP
Applause rang out as Phyu Lay Khaing, 30, was brought out of the Sky Villa Condominium by rescuers and carefully removed from the rubble by stretcher.
UK Announces £10 Million for Myanmar Quake Relief
The UK pledged £10 million ($12.9 million) in humanitarian aid for Myanmar on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,600 people and caused widespread damage in the war-torn country.
Massive Quake Kills Nearly 150 in Myanmar, Thailand
The shallow 7.7-magnitude early afternoon tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock.
At Least 25 Bodies Retrieved from Pakistan Train Siege
Death tolls have varied, with the military saying in an official statement that “21 innocent hostages” were killed by the militants as well as four soldiers in the rescue operation.
Japan Wildfire Evacution Orders Partially Lifted
The fire had raged in the mountains around the northern city of Ofunato for over a week, killing one person and forcing more than 4,200 residents to flee their homes.
Japan’s Worst Wildfire in Half a Century Spreads
As of Tuesday morning, the wildfire had engulfed around 2,600 hectares (6,400 acres), the fire and disaster management agency said — over seven times the area of New York’s Central Park.
