ADDIS ABABA -- At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, have died and more than 116 others remain missing after a boat carrying 350 capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Sunday.
The boat was traveling from Djibouti to Yemen when it capsized during the night between Thursday and Friday. IOM teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency assistance, according to the United Nations organization. (Djibouti-Migrant-Boat)
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RIYADH -- The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has vowed to respond firmly to a Houthi attack on a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday that killed 12 people and injured 309 others.
Coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Malki said early Sunday on social media platform X that the coalition's Joint Forces Command would respond firmly to what he described as a "terrorist attack" in accordance with international humanitarian law. (Saudi-Houthis)
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KATHMANDU -- At least 40 houses and two suspension bridges were swept away by a flash flood in the Kaligandaki River in Nepal's Gorkha district on Sunday morning, a local official said.
A landslide blocked the river in Chumanubri Rural Municipality, causing a flash flood when the blockage broke. (Nepal-Flood-Destruction)
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TOKYO -- Two men were killed and 16 others injured in separate accidents involving traditional festival floats in two cities in Japan's western prefecture of Osaka on Saturday, local police said.
In Izumisano, a 51-year-old man was trapped beneath a float that overturned while he was riding it with other participants. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital, while seven others were injured. (Japan-Festival-Accident) ■
