A stampede during a mountainside religious celebration in Israel on Thursday night left at least 45 people dead and scores more injured. Here is what we know so far.
Tag: Accidents and Safety
Israel Mourns After Stampede at Religious Festival Kills 45
As Israelis mourned one of the nation’s deadliest peacetime tragedies, they learned that officials had warned that the venue on Mount Meron, where 45 died, could not handle so many pilgrims.
Baghdad Hospital Fire Kills at Least 82, Many of Them Coronavirus Patients
A blaze set off by an exploding oxygen cylinder swept through a hospital that lacked smoke detectors or sprinklers. More are expected to die from severe burns.
Baghdad Hospital Fire Kills at Least 82, Many of Them Covid Patients
A blast caused by an exploding oxygen cylinder swept through a hospital that lacked smoke detectors and spread partly because of flammable false ceilings.
Climbers Return to Mt. Everest Despite Covid-19
Nepal, desperate for tourist money, says it has taken steps to prevent a coronavirus outbreak, including social distancing at base camp and evacuation plans in case Covid-19 flares up.
Taiwan Crash Investigators Focus on How Truck Fell in Train’s Path
Officials were trying to determine why the truck slid downhill from a construction site on Friday, resulting in the island’s deadliest rail disaster in decades.
They Survived Taiwan’s Train Crash. Their Loved Ones Did Not.
A woman lost her husband and their two children, who were athletes at a university. A man held his 5-year-old daughter in his arms in the minutes before she died.
Taiwan Train Crash Kills At Least 36 People, Injuring Dozens
The Taroko Express train derailed and crashed in a tunnel on the first day of a long holiday weekend.
Julie Pomagalski, Former Olympic Snowboarder, Is Killed in an Avalanche
The 40-year-old competed for France in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and at the Turin Games in 2006.
Is ‘Avalanche’ the Answer to a 62-Year-Old Russian Mystery Over 9 Deaths?
Was it U.F.O.s? Yeti? The K.G.B.? The riddle of who or what killed nine young hikers has inspired conspiracy theories for decades. Two scientists now say a natural disaster may be to blame.