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ADF attack in DRC province leaves eight dead

Published on: March 31, 2024
09:41

Kinshasa, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) An attack perpetrated by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the province of Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), today left eight civilians dead and a dozen wounded.

Ninth victim of Salcedo carnival fire dies in Dominican Republic

Published on: March 27, 2024
10:28

Santo Domingo, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The ninth victim of the fire that occurred during the Salcedo carnival in the Dominican Republic died early this morning after being hospitalized for 16 days with severe burns.

Death toll rises to 11 due to a fire in Dominican jail

Published on: March 20, 2024
14:34

Santo Domingo, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) The number of deaths in the fire that occurred this week in La Victoria prison, in this capital, rose today to 11, announced the Attorney General's Office of the Republic.

Fire breaks out at Sweden´s water park under construction

Published on: February 12, 2024
12:01

Stockholm, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) Black smoke rose over Sweden’s second-largest city on Monday after a fire broke out at a water park under construction at one of the country’s biggest amusement centers.

Several people injured in fire in Serbian defense company

Published on: February 8, 2024
13:21

Belgrade, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) At least five workers of a defense company were injured by a fire in a gunpowder workshop in southwestern Serbia, local media reported on Thursday.

Chile: Forest fires to impact on economy

Published on: February 6, 2024
13:25

Santiago, Chile, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The forest fires, the largest disaster in Chile in the last 14 years, will impact the economy, whose damages are being calculated in the public and private sectors. Finance Minister Mario Marcel announced a plan to mitigate the damages, including the first delivery to affected families of a bond of 1.5 million pesos (about 1,700 dollars) to purchase household goods and equipment lost in the fire.

Fire in southern China kills 35 people, injures nine

Published on: January 24, 2024
13:36

Beijing, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) China confirmed on Wednesday that a fire in the basement of a street store in Xinyu city, in southern Jiangxi province, has killed 39 people and injured nine.

UNICEF supports response to fire at Rohingya refugee camp

Published on: January 11, 2024
15:30

United Nations, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday supported the response to a major fire in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, considered the largest refugee camp in the world.

Díaz-Canel sends condolences and solidarity to Brazil due to fire

Published on: December 11, 2023
11:30

Havana, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed on Monday his condolences and solidarity to his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, and also to his people, due to the fire that occurred in the Amazonian state of Pará.

119 deaths in Iraqi wedding ceremony fire

Published on: October 4, 2023
10:06

Baghdad, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) As a result of burns suffered in a fire that occurred in Iraq during a wedding, the death toll raised to 119, it was reportedly stated.

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