HOUSTON -- Up to 80 people have died while more than 40 people remain missing on Sunday, three days after hours of heavy rain led to major flash flooding in the south-central U.S. state of Texas, authorities said Sunday afternoon.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he is planning to visit Texas on Friday, hours after signing a major disaster declaration, unlocking key federal resources as search and rescue efforts continue. (U.S.-Texas-Flooding)
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ABUJA -- At least 21 people died and three others were injured on Sunday after a truck and a bus collided head-on and went up in flames in Nigeria's northern state of Kano.
The accident, which occurred along the Zaria-Kano highway in the Kasuwar Dogo area, was caused by the bus driver's route violation, said Muhammed Bature, sector commander of Kano State Federal Road Safety Corps. (Nigeria-Accident)
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HANOI -- Eight people, including six adults and two children, were killed in a fire late Sunday night at a residential complex in Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam News Agency reported.
The fire broke out at around 10 p.m. local time at a ground-floor unit of an apartment complex in Phu Tho Hoa ward. (Vietnam-Fire)
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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi armed group in a statement on Monday claimed responsibility for launching attacks and damaging the Liberian-flagged commercial vessel "MAGIC SEAS" in the Red Sea that occurred on Sunday, using ballistic missiles, unmanned boats, and drones.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a televised statement, aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, that "The operation was carried out using two unmanned boats, five ballistic and cruise missiles, and three drones." (Yemen-Houthis-Attack) ■
