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Flashpoints-Current Items for Urgent Prayers: Sudan crisis: Dozens of bodies pulled from Nile, opposition says 193 0
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Forty bodies have been pulled from the River Nile in the Sudanese capital Khartoum following a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests, opposition activists said on Wednesday. Doctors linked to the opposition said the bodies were among 100 people believed killed since security forces attacked a protest camp on Monday. Reports said a feared paramilitary group was attacking civilians. Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) vowed to investigate. Residents in Khartoum tol...
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06/05/2019 8:37 AM |
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Flashpoints-Current Items for Urgent Prayers: Lake Mai-Ndombe accident: 45 dead, 200 missing in DR Congo 162 0
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At least 45 people have died after a boat sank on Lake Mai-Ndombe in western Democratic Republic of Congo. The provincial governor, Antoine Masamba, said the vessel was carrying more than 400 people, with reports that about 200 passengers are still missing. The majority of those on board were teachers going to collect their salaries, a local mayor told the BBC. He said 11 children were among those who died when the old and overcrowded boat went down in strong waves. The vessel, bound...
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05/27/2019 1:47 PM |
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Flashpoints-Current Items for Urgent Prayers: Cyclone Kenneth: Storm-battered Mozambique hit again 224 0
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Cyclone Kenneth has made landfall in northern Mozambique, a country still recovering from another huge storm. The cyclone has brought 220km/h (140mph) winds and has already killed three people on the island nation of Comoros. Mozambique's National Institute of Disaster Management (INGC) said 30,000 people had been evacuated from areas likely to be hit. Last month, Cyclone Idai caused hundreds of deaths in the region. More than 900 people died when the storm brought devastation to Moz...
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04/25/2019 10:36 PM |
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