1,043 people killed in road accidents in Sri Lanka this year

Jun 20,2023
A total of 8,875 road accidents were reported in Sri Lanka so far this year, resulting in the loss of 1,043 lives, Transport Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said on Monday.
1 dead, 17 missing in floods in eastern Nepal
Jun 19
At least one person died and 17 others went missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal, local police said on Sunday.
5 die in bus-truck collision in Japan; police suspect truck veered out of lane
Jun 19
The incident took place at around noon on Sunday in Yakumo Town.
Death toll rises to 13 from devastating cyclone in Brazil
Jun 19
The death toll rose to 13 from the extratropical cyclone that lashed southern Brazil over the weekend with four people still missing, said the country's civil defense agency on Sunday.
Heatwave death toll close to 100 in India
Jun 19
The death toll in India's northern state Uttar Pradesh and its adjoining state Bihar due to the prevailing extreme heatwave conditions rose to 98 over the past three days, local officials said Sunday.
About 35 mln people in U.S. South brace for heat wave
Jun 16
From U.S. south central state of Texas to southeastern Florida, about 35 million people are bracing for a widespread heat wave which is expected to last for days, the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) forecast on Thursday.
3 dead, dozens injured after tornadoes hit U.S. city
Jun 16
At least three people were killed and dozens of others injured Thursday after multiple tornadoes battered Perryton, a small city in south central U.S. state Texas, local authorities said.