Tag: people killed
22 people killed in devastating Turkey earthquake
Chief Assignment Editor- January 25, 2020 17:01At least 22 people were killed in a devastating 6.8 earthquake that struck Turkey's province of Elazig on Friday. The powerful earthquake, that caused many buildings to collapse, trapping people ... Read More
Deadly Christmas: Typhoon Phanfone kills 16 people in central Philippines
Chief Assignment Editor- December 26, 2019 18:30According to Philippine government officials, at least sixteen people were killed, when Typhoon Phanfone pounded the central Philippines with heavy rain and strong winds. The Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction ... Read More
One killed, two wounded in central Moscow tourist area shooting
Chief Assignment Editor- December 19, 2019 18:38Central Moscow area, popular with Moscow residents and tourists for its restaurants, high-end shops and various attractions for the holidays, has became a gun battle scene today. At about 6pm ... Read More
Oregon shopping center attack leaves one person dead, several wounded
Chief Assignment Editor- December 18, 2019 22:00According to police, a number of people have been stabbed and at least one killed in a knife attack at the Murray hill Marketplace shopping center in Beaverton, Oregon. The ... Read More
At least 7 dead, over 100 houses and koala habitat destroyed in Australia wildfires
Chief Assignment Editor- November 9, 2019 16:22Over seventy fires continue to rage in New South Wales, with seventeen of them declared to be an emergency level, Australian fire officials say, as high winds and dry weather ... Read More
Plane crashes into busy intersection in Brazil killing at least three people
Chief Assignment Editor- October 21, 2019 15:26A small plane crashed into a street in the Caicara area in in Belo Horizonte, Brazil just minutes after taking off from the nearby Carlos Prates Airport on Monday morning. ... Read More
2 people killed, 70 injured, 3 missing as Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan
Chief Assignment Editor- October 12, 2019 17:00Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on the Izu Peninsula on Japan's main island at 7:00 p.m. Saturday local time, bringing heavy downpours and winds. A a man in his 50s was ... Read More
Nearly 100 people killed in Mali’s Sunday massacre
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 15:10An overnight attack on Sunday targeting an ethnic Dogon village in Mali left 95 people dead, local mayor Moulaye Guindo told Reuters. “Armed men, apparently Fulanis, fired at the population ... Read More
17 passengers killed, 9 injured in Muscat-Dubai bus crash in UAE
Chief Assignment Editor- June 7, 2019 15:3617 people were killed when a bus from Oman crashed in the United Arab Emirates, according to Dubai police. At least 12 Indians were among the 17 people killed police ... Read More
Four people killed, two wounded in Australia hotel shooting
Chief Assignment Editor- June 4, 2019 21:58At least four people were killed and one injured in the hotel attack in the city of Darwin in northern Australia. The attack took place at five different locations across ... Read More
Police: 11 people killed, 6 wounded, suspect shot dead in Virginia Beach bloodbath
Chief Assignment Editor- May 31, 2019 23:19Eleven people have been killed and six more injured, including a police officer, at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The suspect, identified as a disgruntled city employee, was ... Read More
20 people killed, 31 injured in fiery Mexico bus crash
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2019 23:30A crash involving a bus and a tractor-trailer in Mexico's eastern state of Veracruz on Wednesday left 20 people dead, the local government said. The bus was traveling from Mexico ... Read More
New lawsuits filed against Boeing in Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash
Chief Assignment Editor- May 22, 2019 00:35Additional wrongful death lawsuits in the crash of the Boeing 737-8 MAX, operated as Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, were filed in Chicago, IL, in the deaths of Virginia Chimenti, originally ... Read More
Shocking: Aviation law firms react to US House Transportation Committee hearing on Boeing 737-8 MAX
Chief Assignment Editor- May 16, 2019 01:55Justin Green, military-trained pilot and partner at law firm Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, reacted to today's U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on the Status of the Boeing ... Read More
No survivors: 11 people killed in Mexico private jet crash
Chief Assignment Editor- May 6, 2019 23:25The wreckage of a private jet en route from Las Vegas to Monterrey, Mexico, has been located in a mountainous region of the state of Coahuila, according to Mexican media ... Read More
Three people killed in Hawaii tour helicopter crash
Chief Assignment Editor- April 29, 2019 22:08Honolulu Fire Department officials say that three people were killed in a fiery helicopter crash in a suburban Honolulu community of Kailua. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said a ... Read More
At least 55 people killed in Tigris river tourist ferry disaster near Iraq’s Mosul
Chief Assignment Editor- March 21, 2019 15:33At least 55 people died when an overloaded ferry sank in the Tigris river near Mosul in northern Iraq on Thursday, according to local officials. The boat was reportedly carrying ... Read More
10 people killed, dozens wounded in school shooting in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Chief Assignment Editor- March 13, 2019 15:53At least 10 people were killed in a school shooting in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, law enforcement has confirmed. The suspects are believed to be two teenagers, who shot themselves ... Read More
Inferno: 25 people killed, 50 injured in Cairo’s Ramses Train Station blaze
Chief Assignment Editor- February 27, 2019 18:36According to Egyptian media, at least 25 people were killed and 50 injured after a train crash ignited a massive blaze at Cairo's main train station. The train hit a ... Read More
American tourists killed in Kenyan plane crash
Chief Assignment Editor- February 13, 2019 23:50According to Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, a light aircraft crashed in Great Rift Valley region of Kenya on Wednesday. Kenyan pilot and four foreigners, including three Americans, died in the ... Read More
Seven people killed, dozens injured in India train derailment
Chief Assignment Editor- February 3, 2019 16:54Nine cars of the Seemanchal Express train have derailed in India’s Bihar state, about 30 km from provincial capital Patna, local media report citing a railway spokesman. The incident resulted ... Read More
Global Tourism Resilience Center offers assistance for Kenya
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 17, 2019 07:28The official opening for the Global Tourism Resilience Center is planned on January 20, and the center is busy already reaching out to Kenya. In a statement today Crisis Management Centre ... Read More
Special Forces unit deployed after Cologne train station shooting
Chief Assignment Editor- January 4, 2019 18:10German police have deployed a Special Forces unit to central Cologne following a shooting incident that took place near the central railway station. At least one person found in possession ... Read More
Over 20 people killed or injured in Denmark train disaster
Chief Assignment Editor- January 2, 2019 15:34At least six people were killed and sixteen injured in a train accident in Denmark. The disaster came amid a powerful storm that is devastating Northern Europe. The accident happened ... Read More
6 people killed in Democratic Republic of Congo plane crash
Chief Assignment Editor- December 21, 2018 15:35A Russian-made plane with 23 people were onboard crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Gomair’s An-26 plane, which had been chartered by the Independent National Electoral Commission of the ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Tornado emergencies in Oklahoma and Missouri
editor- June 1, 2013 11:01After the May 20 deadly tornados Oklahoma got hit for a second time and was victimized by deadly tornados and torrential rain today, Friday. Read More
Tourism officials: Las Vegas is safe, despite all recent shootings and stabbings
editor- February 23, 2013 09:17LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Three people were killed and at least six more injured after an unidentified individual in a black Range Rover opened fire on the occupants of a ... Read More
Brazilian nightclub fire kills hundreds
editor- January 28, 2013 06:40SAO PAULO, Brazil - Workers combing through the charred wreckage of Kiss nightclub in southern Brazil on Sunday encountered the eerie sound of ringing cell phones. Read More
Post-earthquake rescue operations end in Iran
editor- August 13, 2012 07:27TEHRAN, Iran - Rescue operations have ended in Iran after two strong earthquakes that killed at least 250 people, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday. Read More
Two people killed in Fiji floods, tourists evacuated
editor- January 24, 2012 09:00Two people are dead and tourists have had to be rescued as heavy flooding continues to hammer Fiji's tourist belt. Read More
Nigeria’s president tours Kano after deadly bombings
editor- January 23, 2012 03:00LAGOS, Nigeria - - Nigeria's president toured his nation's second largest city Sunday after blasts there killed at least 157 people, and left the police headquarters and other government buildings ... Read More
Second blast in Nairobi kills one, injures dozens
editor- October 25, 2011 07:10Nairobi was stunned by a second attack yesterday evening. This time at least one life has been lost and at least 13 innocent bystanders were injured following the attack at ... Read More
1 killed, 2 injured in Turkish tourist resort explosion
editor- October 3, 2011 04:38An explosion at a holiday resort near to the Turkish city of Antalya has killed one person and injured two others. Read More
7 people die in tourist bus rollover in southwest China
editor- September 19, 2011 08:03CHENGDU - Seven people were killed while 30 others were injured after the tourist bus they boarded overturned on a road in southwest China's mountainous region, local officials said Saturday. Read More
Norwegian cruise ship explosion, fire kill two
editor- September 16, 2011 05:36The three couples, in their 50s, were among more than 200 passengers evacuated, many on lifeboats, after the blaze in the engine room sent smoke billowing through the ship. Read More