CAPE TOWN -- At least nine people have died due to heavy floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, local authorities said Wednesday morning.
According to a statement issued by the Eastern Cape provincial government, two more bodies have been recovered, bringing the death toll following the torrential rain and severe weather conditions from seven to nine. (South Africa-Eastern Cape-Floods)
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ADDIS ABABA -- At least eight migrants have died and 22 others are missing after smugglers forced them to disembark off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.
According to a statement by the United Nations migration agency, the boat, carrying around 150 people, was stopped at sea on June 5 by smugglers who forced the passengers to disembark far from the coast. The passengers "were left to swim for their lives in open water" after the incident. (IOM-Djibouti-Incident)
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GAZA -- At least 28 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday by the Israeli army near an aid distribution center in the central Gaza Strip, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported.
The attack also injured dozens of others, WAFA said. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)
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KIEV -- At least three people were killed and 60 others injured in Russian drone strikes on Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv early Wednesday, Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov said.
Nine children, aged between 2 and 15 years old, were among those injured, Synegubov said on Telegram. (Ukraine-Russia-Conflict)
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BOGOTA -- Eight people were killed and 28 others injured Tuesday in a wave of terrorist attacks in southwest Colombia, local authorities confirmed.
The latest terrorist attack occurred in a rural area in Jamundi, a town in western Valle del Cauca department, which claimed three lives. (Colombia-Terrorist attack-Casualties) ■
