A bus overturned near Kavar in southern Iran, killing at least 21 people and injuring 34 others as rescue crews continued their work, state media and local officials said.
Mumbai fire officials suspected a cylinder blast may have triggered the collapse, while eyewitnesses described people trapped inside as the structure gave way.
Torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan’s Punjab province have killed at least 63 people in 24 hours, closing roads, disrupting flights and triggering evacuations.
Authorities said a sudden lightning strike at a riverside resort in Russia’s Tula region killed three people and injured four others during severe weather that followed a heat wave.
Park officials said the North Rim’s only lodge was consumed along with visitor facilities and housing as the Dragon Bravo Fire forced a season closure.
A blaze at a 26-story building in Turkey’s capital has left three people dead, including a three-and-a-half-month-old baby, and sent 20 more people to hospital.
A fire and explosion at a fireworks factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, killed 10 people and triggered a collapse of eight rooms, according to local reporting.
The July Fourth weekend floods have left at least 104 dead in central Texas, with children among the victims and more rain still threatening the region.
A truck and a passenger vehicle collided on the Zaria-Kano expressway in northern Nigeria, killing 21 people and injuring three others, according to local officials and a rescue response cited in the report.