At least 17 people have died in a landslide at a garbage dump in the Ugandan capital Kampala, according to Red Cross officials.
Rescuers continue to look for survivors after torrential rain in recent weeks caused the city's only landfill site to collapse on Friday.
Houses on the edge of the site were destroyed, leading to a high death toll.
Two passengers were hospitalised after the plane landed in Taiwan
STORY: Axel Baheu is one of the fishermen from the northern French town Boulogne-sur-mer who were out at sea on Tuesday (September 3) when an alert came through about a potentially capsized boat. A 33-foot dinghy had set off from a beach into the choppy waters of the Channel for Britain, with dozens of migrants aboard. At least 12 people lost their lives. As Baheu and the crew aboard the Murex arrived, they started collecting drifting objects until they came across lifeless bodies."It shocked me, but what shocked me the most was (the body of) a 15-20 year old girl with the phone around her neck in a waterproof pouch. When we got her out of the water the phone was ringing and the whole time she was on board the phone was ringing."Baheu says the Murex pulled three bodies on board, and the Bretonne, another ship, pulled up one. Gaetan Baillet was aboard the Bretonne."I didn't say anything (at home). I'd spoken to my wife on the phone but when I got home I didn't say anything to the boy."French Secretary of State for the sea and biodiversity Herve Berville visited to thank the men on Wednesday.“I really thanked them on behalf of the government, to tell them all our gratitude and tell them that we will be by their side because there are images, there are moments that will come back, and I imagine it will not be easy."The Channel is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and currents are strong, which makes crossing on small boats dangerous.In August, two people were found dead after a boat carrying migrants trying to cross the Channel ran into difficulties.
Steve Atencio and J.R. Larsen were hunting sheep when they heard the crash on Sept. 1
An oil spill off the Spanish island of Gran Canaria forced local authorities to close several beaches in the popular holiday destination on Thursday and declare an environmental emergency. Emergency services said on social messaging platform X that they were alerted on Wednesday night of the accidental spill during a vessel's refueling stop at La Luz port of Las Palmas, the island's capital. It involved a maximum of 3 metric tons of IFO 180, which is designated as a Very Low Sulphur Oil.
Millions of people in Pakistan continue to live along the path of floodwaters, showing neither people nor the government have learned any lessons from the 2022 devastating floods that killed 1,737 people, experts said Thursday, as an aid group said half of the victims among 300 people killed by rains since July are children. Heavy rainfall is currently drenching those areas that had been badly hit by the deluges two years ago. The charity Save the Children said in a statement that floods and heavy rains have killed more than 150 children in Pakistan since the start of the monsoon season, making up more than half of all deaths in rain-affected areas.
An “evil” people smuggler who left migrants screaming and gasping for air after cramming them into a tiny concealed space in his van has been jailed. Staff at Newhaven Ferry Port discovered seven terrified people stuffed into the two-metre compartment of Anas Al Mustafa’s vehicle earlier this year. The group were standing in the miniscule gap and shouting for help because they had no access to clean air, food or water for hours, the Home Office said. One of the victims had a stroke and has since developed a long-term memory issue as a result of the conditions and one woman suffered from acute kidney injuries, Lewes Crown Court heard.
Super Typhoon Yagi uprooted thousands of trees and swept ships and boats out to sea, killing one person, as it made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, after leaving at least 23 dead through southern China and the Philippines. Southern China is frequently hit by typhoons in the summer and autumn, which form in the warm oceans east of the Philippines and Thailand.
The home secretary will meet with ministers and members of law enforcement on Friday for an operational summit that will set out the government's plan to tackle small boats in the Channel.
At least 17 children were killed and another 13 seriously injured after a fire ravaged the dormitory of a boarding school north of Nairobi, police said Friday. An investigation has been launched into the deadly primary school blaze, and Kenya’s president has vowed that those responsible for the tragic incident will be “held to account”. At least 17 young children were killed in a fire that ripped through their primary school dormitory in central Kenya overnight, with initial reports Friday indic
Princess Anne is said to have been unimpressed with Meghan Markle when they first met, with an insider claiming that she knew that the Duchess of Sussex's time in the Royal Family was limited
A couple gave their baby a soon-to-be extinct name and say he'll be the only child at school with it - despite trolls claiming he'll be bullied. Casey Hennessy, 21, and her partner, Zacchaeus Harper, 25, have always been fans of more traditional names. When they found out they were expecting a baby boy, they floated the names Winston, Axel and Finnegan but only one name came out on top. Casey gave birth to little Arnold on December 9, 2023, weighing 8lbs 3oz, at 23.13pm. She said as soon as she looked down at him she knew he was an Arnold.
Ami Wheeler, 32, was discovered to be involved in the dealing of cocaine and crack cocaine after officers raided her home in Church Village, near Pontypridd
The chancellor and prime minister are braced for another backbench rebellion.
The Chase set a brand new record this week as two players won the biggest ever jackpot in the ITV show's history.
The Duke of Sussex has released a new video message about the 2025 Invictus Games, just days after he was pictured with brother Prince William at the funeral of their uncle
Tourist hotspots in Wales are “haemorrhaging” money after a 200pc council tax rise forced holiday homeowners to sell up.
Sir Ian McKellen described the late Queen Elizabeth II as “quite rude” and said the British royal family “can’t do anything normal,” declaring in a recent interview that he was siding with Prince Harry in his rift with the crown. In a lengthy interview with The Times in which the legendary actor held little back, McKellen said that whenever he met the late queen, she would shake his hand like she was pushing him away. “It meant, ‘Go! Go!’” McKellen said. “The Queen, I’m sure she was quite mad at
New video footage appears to show Ukrainian soldiers being executed as they surrender to Russian troops after an ambush.
When news broke that a jumbo jet full of hardened criminals had taken off from Leipzig, in eastern Germany, to Kabul in the early hours of Aug 30, the world was caught by surprise.
An angry resident in Bushey, Hertfordshire, has started blocking a footpath to deter parents from parking on a cul de sac to drop their children off at school.
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