Egyptian officials said six tourists died and 39 people were rescued after a Sindbad submarine sank off Hurghada, prompting an investigation into the cause of the accident.
South Korea's acting president said the fires have caused unprecedented damage, with at least 24 dead, evacuation orders widening and a helicopter crash adding to the toll.
A search was still under way on March 26 after four American soldiers vanished near Belarus during tactical training and NATO walked back an earlier death statement.
Fast-moving fires forced evacuations, disrupted transport and damaged historic sites as dry, gusty conditions frustrated a large national firefighting response.
A dinghy carrying 56 people sank off Lampedusa after departing Sfax, with six dead, 10 rescued, and 40 still missing as search teams resumed operations on 2025-03-19.
Authorities in Rio temporarily shut access to Christ the Redeemer after a tourist died on the monument’s stairs and regulators found problems with the site’s services.
Officials said the cross-country severe weather outbreak had killed at least 40 people by March 16, with Missouri, Kansas, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Alabama among the affected states.
Event date 2025-03-16: A concert fire at the Pulse club in Kocani killed at least 59 people and injured more than 150 after indoor pyrotechnics ignited flammable ceiling material.
A section of an under-construction expressway bridge in Bangkok collapses onto a busy road, killing seven people and triggering a large rescue operation.
A tailings dam collapse at a Chinese-owned copper mine released an estimated 50 million litres of acidic waste into a Kafue River tributary, prompting fears of long-term damage.
Officials said at least 40 people were killed across seven states as the cross-country storm system continued to move east and bring new tornado watches.