Emergency workers have rescued 13 people, and the local governor said they would continue to work into the night.
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5 Soldiers and 3 ISIS-Linked Militants Killed in Clashes in Philippines
The gun battles occurred on Saturday in the southern Philippine island of Jolo, six days after a church attack left 22 dead, the military said.
A Deadly River of Mud: Video of Brazil Dam Collapse Emerges
Footage released a week after the tragedy showed how the dam released 2.5 billion gallons of brown sludge that buried people, cars and buildings in seconds.
Woman Killed by Fire in Menstruation Hut, as Nepal Fights a Tradition
Despite a ban and efforts to educate Nepalese about a centuries-old practice of banishing menstruating women to isolated huts, the tradition stubbornly lives on.
29 Syrian Children Die During Freezing Escape From the Islamic State
Aid groups are struggling to help families who have trekked through freezing conditions out of the Islamic State’s dwindling territory to a refugee camp in northeastern Syria.
‘Along the Main Road You See the Graves’: U.N. Says Hundreds Killed in Congo
United Nations officials attributed three days of horrific violence last month in a northwestern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo to strife between ethnic groups.
ISIS Bombing of Cathedral in Philippines Shows Group’s Reach Into Asia
A deadly church bombing in the Philippines suggests that the extremist group is still able to fan the flames of distant militant movements.
‘It Was Like a Turbine’: Havana Residents React to Deadly Tornado
“It took everything,” one Havana resident said after a tornado hit Cuba’s capital. Another described cars tumbling down streets and roofs falling off buildings.
New Alarms in Brazil as a Second Mining Dam Threatens to Collapse
Two days after a dam break left at least 58 dead, residents of Brumadinho are forced to evacuate again, while experts warn that the regulatory system is flawed.
Death Toll From Indonesia Floods and Landslides Climbs to 68
Nearly 7,000 people took refuge in emergency shelters after the province of Southern Sulawesi was hit by floods and a tornado.