The disaster that killed 14 people in Italy on Sunday struck a small lakeside community just as its tourism-dependent economy was starting to revive. Three people have been arrested.
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Italian Cable Car Tragedy Shakes a Town Already Wounded by the Pandemic
The disaster that killed 14 people in Italy on Sunday struck a small lakeside community just as its tourism-dependent economy was starting to revive. Three people have been arrested.
Chinese Ultramarathon: A Survivor Describes the Deadly Race
After 21 runners died when high winds and freezing rain struck an ultramarathon race, one competitor said he survived only because a shepherd carried his unconscious body to shelter.
Chinese Ultramarathon: 21 Runners Dead After Extreme Weather Hits Event
The 62-mile mountain race in Gansu Province left athletes in shorts and T-shirts facing freezing rain, hail and high winds.
‘I Was Surrounded by Death’: Gaza Father Is Rescued, Emerging to Grief
Riad Ishkontana said that when rescuers pulled him and his 7-year-old daughter from the rubble after an airstrike, he awoke to a new life — one without his wife and four other children.
Man Hangs On for Life After Winds Shatter Glass Bridge in China
Gusts blew out parts of a glass bridge’s flooring in northeast China, trapping a man and raising questions about the safety of similar hair-raising tourist attractions in the country.
At Least 26 Killed in Bangladesh Speedboat Crash
An overcrowded speedboat collided with a sand-laden bulk carrier and sank in the Padma River, the police said.
Peter Warner, 90, Seafarer Who Discovered Shipwrecked Boys, Dies
That story, which has sometimes been called a real-life “Lord of the Flies,” was just one episode in a life filled with adventure.
Indonesia Bus Falls Into Ravine, Leaving Dozens Dead
The brakes on a bus carrying 66 students, teachers and relatives who had visited an Islamic missionary’s tomb appear to have malfunctioned, killing 29.
32 Rescued From Sinking Fishing Boat: ‘Every Moment Counts’
A scallop trawler from Nova Scotia was hit by fire, then lost power and began taking on water in stormy seas. Rescue teams from Canada and the United States mounted a joint operation to save the crew.