Cal Fire says Palisades and Eaton fires are fully contained
The two destructive Los Angeles-area fires that killed at least 29 people and damaged more than 18,000 structures are now fully contained.
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Philadelphia Air Ambulance Crash Kills Seven and Injures 19
A Learjet 55 operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crashed shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, killing the six people aboard and a person in a car on the ground.
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No survivors expected after Washington area midair collision
A fire chief said no survivors were expected after a plane and a military helicopter collided in the Washington area.
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Fire at hotel resort in Mozambique kills at least three people and injures more
A fire at a resort hotel in Mozambique has killed at least three people, with emergency crews still checking for anyone trapped inside the building.
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Five skiers die in separate avalanches in the French Alps
2025-01-29 event: Four Norwegians and one Swiss skier were killed in two avalanches while skiing off-piste in the French Alps.
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Kumbh Mela crush kills at least 30 in Prayagraj as inquiry ordered
Indian officials said at least 30 people died and 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, prompting a judicial inquiry and renewed scrutiny of crowd control.
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Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20, CNN reports
A plane crash in South Sudan killed 20 people, according to the CNN report supplied in the evidence.
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Pilot ejects safely before F-35 crashes at Alaska air base
The fighter went down at Eielson Air Force Base during a training mission after an in-flight emergency while preparing to land.
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Seven injured after Air Busan jet catches fire before takeoff
An Air Busan aircraft caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, forcing an evacuation and leaving seven people with minor injuries.
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Four killed in landslide in West Sulawesi as rain-soaked slopes give way in Mamuju Regency
Four people died when a landslide struck Tamasapi in Mamuju, with the disaster unfolding in a residential area of West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on the event date.
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Pakistan Gas Tanker Blast Death Toll Rises to 18 in Multan
Officials in Pakistan said the death toll from a liquefied petroleum gas tanker explosion in Multan had climbed to 18, with seven injured people still in critical condition.
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Nigeria tanker blast kills 18 on Enugu-Onitsha expressway
A gasoline tanker lost control, hit 17 vehicles and burst into flames, leaving 18 people dead and 10 injured in southeastern Nigeria.
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Storm Éowyn leaves hundreds of thousands without power across Ireland and Northern Ireland
Storm Éowyn caused unprecedented damage to electricity networks, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.
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Storm Éowyn kills one in Donegal as Ireland records its strongest gust
2025-01-24 event: A man died in County Donegal after a tree fell on his car as Storm Éowyn brought record-breaking winds across Ireland and the UK.
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Mass dolphin stranding near Bosaso prompts laboratory investigation
At least 140 dolphins came ashore at Mareero in Puntland; officials returned 30 to the sea, confirmed about 60 dead and collected animal and environmental samples.
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Bus overturns in Ethiopia’s Dawunt district, killing 25 and injuring 14
At least 25 people were killed and 14 injured when a bus overturned in northern Ethiopia’s Dawunt district, with injured passengers taken to hospitals in Delanta and Dessie.
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Four die in Phnom Penh crush during Lunar New Year giveaway
A cash-and-rice handout at the compound of Cambodian businessman Sok Kong turned deadly when a crowd surged through the gates, leaving five others injured and forcing police to halt the distribution.
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Israeli strike in Gaza kills dozens at aid checkpoint, officials say
A strike in Gaza has killed dozens of people near an aid distribution point, according to the local rescue service and hospital officials cited in the report.
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Kwara road crash kills 15 in Ilorin after trailer and Canter truck collide
Fifteen people died and three others were injured in a multiple collision at Oko Olowo in Ilorin, according to local reporting and a confirmation from the FRSC in Kwara State.
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Winter storm pushes Gulf Coast into rare cold and deadly disruption
CNN said at least nine people were believed dead as a once-in-a-generation storm brought dangerous cold and heavy snow to the Gulf Coast.
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India train disaster near Jalgaon kills 13 after fire rumour
2025-01-22 event: Passengers fled a Mumbai-bound train after an emergency cord was pulled, only to be struck by another train on the adjacent track.
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Hughes Fire Rapidly Expands Near Castaic Lake as Evacuations Shift With Containment
A wind-driven wildfire north of Castaic spread rapidly after igniting near Castaic Lake, prompting evacuation orders and warnings before conditions improved enough for some restrictions to be reduced.
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San Diego County fires force evacuations as violent winds batter Southern California
Brush fires in San Diego County erupted amid hurricane-force winds, adding to a regional wildfire emergency that kept crews and residents on alert.
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Cold wave deepens across North America as winter storm threatens the US South
A hard freeze spreading across Canada and the contiguous United States has already been linked to a death near Milwaukee, while forecasters warned of historic snow and dangerous blizzard conditions farther south.
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