NewsOvernight tragedies: Global incidents claim lives and injuries
Overnight tragedies: Global incidents claim lives and injuries
It happened whilst you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
It happened at night. Anxiety in Africa after the mass prison break.
ed. Maciej Zubel
- In the crash of Jeju Air's South Korean Boeing 737-8AS passenger plane, which occurred on Sunday while landing at Muan Airport with 175 passengers and 6 crew members on board, at least 85 people have died - announced the Yonhap agency.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a plenary session of the Workers' Party of Korea's central committee, announced the adoption of the "toughest" strategy towards the USA and its allies, South Korea and Japan - reported state television KCNA on Sunday.
- A high-speed passenger train collided with a fire engine at a crossing in Florida, resulting in three firefighters and at least a dozen train passengers being injured.
- Criminologists from South Africa and Zambia fear that about 6,000 criminals who escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique a few days ago are likely already trying to cross into neighbouring countries to continue their activities.