Tag: Accidents and disasters
Father recounts Iowa amusement ride accident that killed son
ALTOONA, Iowa — The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park...
Croatia police say 1 killed in chase with people smugglers
ZAGREB, Croatia — One person was killed and several were injured when two cars used by suspected people smugglers to carry migrants crashed during...
Explosion kills 3 oil workers, injures more in south Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — An explosion ripped through a gasoline pipeline and oil pump house in Iran's southwest Tuesday, killing three oil workers and injuring...
911 callers urge help for hockey player killed by fireworks
A woman told a 911 dispatcher that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was “getting ready to go into convulsions” after he was struck...
Sisters in Florida condo collapse buried in same coffin
SURFSIDE, Fla. — The bodies of two young sisters pulled from the rubble of a Florida condo building — so tiny that the 4...
5 dead in southern Mexico from mudslide, drowning
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Four residents of the southern Mexico state of Chiapas died when a landslide caused by heavy rains collapsed their house,...
Mexico: Lightening storm ignited gas leak in Gulf
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Monday that a bizarre chain of events, including a lightening storm and a simultaneous gas pipeline...
Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers
This summer is already shaping up to be a difficult one for air travelers.
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Tropical Storm Elsa headed to landfall on central Cuba coast
HAVANA — Tropical Storm Elsa swept along Cuba's southern coast early Monday, and forecasters said it could make landfall on the island's central shore...
Coach: Mother, daughter rescued after falling several floors
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When 16-year-old rising volleyball star Deven Gonzalez was pulled from the rubble of her Miami condo building, her initial reaction...
