Sunday

December 4, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in the North Caucasus

Syrian Civil War

At least 21 people are killed in suspected Russian airstrikes on Idlib, Syria. (RFERL), (The Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

At least 12 people, including 10 children, are killed in a bus crash in Siberia, Russia. (RFERL)

Human remains are found in the sea near where an Indonesian police plane carrying 13 people crashed. The plane was traveling to the island of Batam. (AP via Daily Mail)

Floods caused by heavy rain over the past week has caused at least 13 deaths in central Vietnam with more heavy rain forecast. (Reuters via Jerusalem Post), (Reuters)

2016 Oakland warehouse fire

The confirmed death toll in Friday night's warehouse fire in Oakland, California rises to 33 with several people still missing. (NBC News) (ABC News)

2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires

The death toll in the town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee rises to 14. (The Tennessean)

Pollution in China

Sixty cities in the People's Republic of China issued smog alerts between December 2 and 4. (CCTV via Twitter)