BRAZZAVILLE -- At least 23 people were killed by floods caused by heavy rains across the Republic of the Congo, government spokesperson Thierry Moungalla said Friday.
The 23 deaths were recorded in the departments of Likouala, Cuvette and Niari. According to an updated assessment, nine of the country's 12 departments have been affected, especially those bordering the Congo River. (Congo-Flooding-Damage)
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JAKARTA -- Two people died and 22 others were injured in a study tour bus accident on a toll road in Indonesia's East Java.
East Java regional police head Alex Sandy Siregar said the bus carrying a group of high school students and teachers on their way home from a study tour to a university in Yogyakarta rolled over on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. local time. (Indonesia-Bus Accident)
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MANILA -- The death toll from a landslide that hit a mining village in the southern Philippines on Thursday has risen to 10, with one other missing, police and local officials said Friday.
In a report posted on social media, the municipality of Monkayo said rescuers recovered three more bodies near the houses buried by the mud and heaps of debris. (Philippines-Landslide-Death)
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VIENTIANE -- The Office of the Supreme People's Prosecutor of Laos reduced the sentences or freed 1,824 prisoners in 2023, including 238 women and 16 foreigners, on the grounds of good behavior during their time in prison.
A report on the pardons was presented at a meeting of the Office of the Supreme People's Prosecutor of Laos, held in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday, Lao national TV reported on Friday. (Laos-Pardons-Prisoners-2023) ■
