Six more bodies recovered after hippo capsized boat in Malawi | CNN
CNN — Rescuers have recovered six more bodies from a river in southern Malawi days after a boat carrying about 37 people was capsized by a hippo on Monday. Police…
Toddler dead, 23 others missing as hippo capsizes boat in Malawi | CNN
CNN — A toddler has died after a boat ferrying more than 30 villagers across the Shire River in Malawi’s Nsanje district was attacked by a hippo, causing it to…
Cyclone Freddy survivors dig with bare hands for victims as death toll reaches 326 | CNN
Chilobwe, Malawi CNN — Tropical Cyclone Freddy has killed at least 326 people after it ripped through southern Malawi, the country’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs told CNN Thursday. The…
Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu found alive in Turkey earthquake rubble | CNN
CNN — International football player Christian Atsu has been found alive and is in “stable condition” at a local hospital following Monday’s earthquake in southern Turkey, the Ghana Football Association…
Floods kill at least 120 in Kinshasa | CNN
CNN — More than 120 people have died in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa after torrential rains caused severe flooding in the city, according to a government statement issued Wednesday.…
Kenyan double Olympic gold medalist David Rudisha survives plane crash | CNN
CNN — Kenyan runner David Rudisha, a two-time Olympic 800m gold medalist, survived a plane crash in Kenya on Saturday, according to a statement from the non-profit conservation organization Big…
Three people found sitting on ship’s rudder survived an 11-day voyage from Nigeria | CNN
The Spanish coast guard has rescued three people who were stowed on top of the rudder of a ship that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria. In a photograph…
Landslide kills at least 14 attending funeral in Cameroon capital | CNN
Reuters — A landslide in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde on Sunday killed at least 14 people who were attending a funeral, the region’s governor said. “We are carrying the corpses to…
Passengers rescued after commercial aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania | CNN
CNN — Several passengers on board a commercial flight operated by Precision Air which crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday have been rescued, according to officials. Boats with…
As countries convene at climate summit in Egypt, reports show the world is wildly off track. Here’s what to watch at COP27 | CNN
CNN — As global leaders converge in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the UN’s annual climate summit, researchers, advocates and the United Nations itself are warning the world is still wildly…