Sunday

August 7, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

2016 stabbing of Charleroi police officers

ISIL claims responsibility for the machete attack in Belgium. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2016 Macedonian floods

Floods in Macedonia's capital, Skopje, kill at least 21 people with six others missing and dozens injured following torrential rain and strong winds late Saturday. (BBC) (AP)

2016 Atlantic hurricane season

The death toll from mudslides in Eastern Mexico triggered by Hurricane Earl rises to 38, with 28 people killed in Puebla, and 10 others in Veracruz. (Reuters)

Incidents at independent amusement parks

A ten-year old boy dies after suffering a neck injury while riding the 168-feet tall Verrückt water slide at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. The boy is identified as Caleb Schwab, son of Kansas Rep. Scott Schwab. (USA Today) (Global News)