Flooding in eastern Congo kills 62 along Lake Tanganyika
Severe flooding after torrential rains washed away villages in South Kivu, leaving dozens dead, fifty missing and rescue operations hampered by damaged communications.
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More than 120 vultures die in mass poisoning at South Africa's Kruger park
Rangers and wildlife workers rescued more than 80 birds but could not save over 120 after the May 8, 2025 poisoning, one of the biggest incidents of its kind in the country.
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Helicopter crash near Bhagirathi River kills five tourists and pilot in Uttarakhand
A Bell 407 helicopter crashed into a gorge near the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand, killing five tourists and the pilot and leaving one other person injured.
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Indonesia Minibus Crash Kills 11 Kindergarten Teachers on Central Java Hill Road
2025-05-07 event: Police said a dump truck lost control on a downhill road in Purworejo and slammed into a minibus carrying teachers to a funeral.
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Four killed as passenger bus plunges into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir
A bus accident in Poonch district on May 6, 2025, killed four people, including an Army soldier on leave, according to The Times of India.
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Panga boat washes ashore near San Diego, leaving three dead and nine missing
Authorities say a panga boat washed ashore near Del Mar with three bodies aboard, four people taken for treatment, and nine others unaccounted for as investigators described the case as human smuggling.
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Head-On Kansas Highway Crash Leaves Eight Dead Near Greeley
2025-05-05 event: Authorities said two vehicles collided on U.S. 169 in eastern Kansas, leaving one survivor hospitalized and devastating school communities in Tulsa.
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Salvage team begins recovery of Bayesian wreck off Sicily
Marine salvage experts started recovery work on the superyacht Bayesian, which sank off Sicily in August 2024 and killed seven people, including tech magnate Mike Lynch and his daughter.
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Iran port blast toll revised to 57 dead as arrests widen probe
Iranian authorities have revised the death toll from the Shahid Rajaee port explosion to 57 and said injuries now exceed 1,000, while arrests point to a widening investigation into what triggered the deadly blast.
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Moscow apartment block explosion kills three and injures 15 as building damage spreads
A gas explosion in a Moscow apartment block killed three people, injured 15, and destroyed several flats, with children among the wounded.
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Ten dead after tourist boats capsize in southwest China
A sudden storm overturned four passenger boats near Qianxi in Guizhou province, sending 84 people into the water and leaving 70 hospitalized.
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Two killed after SUV crashes into entrance at Manila airport
Officials said a vehicle struck an entrance area at Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 1, killing two people and injuring three others.
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Fifteen killed in head-on Eastern Cape crash involving taxi and bakkie
South African authorities said 15 people died after a minibus taxi and a bakkie collided head-on on the R63 between Adelaide and Maqoma in the Eastern Cape.
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Goa temple crush kills six and injures dozens during festival
A crush at a Hindu temple festival in Goa killed six people and injured about 80 more, including five in critical condition, officials said.
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Eight members of same family die after car plunges into Kohistan ravine
Rescue officials in Pakistan said eight people, all from the same family, were killed when their car lost control and fell into a ravine on the Karakoram Highway in Lower Kohistan.
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Woman and three children killed in Dwarka house collapse during thunderstorm
Officials said a portion of a house collapsed in the Chawla area of Delhi after intense rain, killing a woman and her three children and leaving one person critically hurt.
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Seven killed as torrential rain lashes north India
The Hindu reported seven deaths in rain-related incidents across north India as heavy rain flooded roads, uprooted trees and disrupted travel and power supply.
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South African police officers found dead in Hennops River after six-day search
Police in South Africa say the bodies of three missing constables were recovered from the Hennops River, shifting the case from a suspected kidnapping to a widening forensic inquiry.
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10 killed, 37 injured in SCTEX toll plaza collision in Tarlac City
A multiple-vehicle collision at the Tarlac City Toll Plaza on the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway killed 10 people and injured 37, according to police and GMA News.
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Truck and van collision on U.S. highway kills seven, including foreign nationals
A crash between a truck and a van on a U.S. highway killed seven people and injured at least 16 others, some severely, after both vehicles caught fire.
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Wildfires force evacuations and road closures near Jerusalem
On April 30, 2025, wildfires outside Jerusalem spread through dry, windy conditions, forcing evacuations, shutting major roads and prompting emergency response across the area.
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Gas cylinder blast in Lahore shop leaves four dead and six injured
A gas cylinder explosion at a filling shop on Ravi Road in Lahore killed four people, including two children, and injured six others.
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Bus overturns in Turkey’s Side district, injuring at least 18 Russian tourists
Local reporting says a tour bus carrying Russian tourists overturned on the way to Side, leaving at least 18 people injured and triggering an investigation.
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Severe storms leave three dead and power outages across western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania was hit by severe storms that killed three people and left more than 400,000 customers without power, according to the source packet.
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