14 dead, 26 missing as boat sinks off Northern Brazil. An illegal passenger boat sank Thursday along Brazil’s northern coast, killing at least 14 people with another 26 still unaccounted for, officials said. Local media carried images of rescuers using a canoe to bring victims to shore near Belem, the capital of Para state, and […]
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14 dead, 70,000 displaced in Malaysian floods
The Malaysian military used boats Tuesday to distribute food to desperate people trapped in their homes after massive floods, as the death toll rose to 14 with over 70,000 displaced. Days of torrential rain triggered some of the worst flooding in years across the country at the weekend, swamping cities and villages and cutting off […]