16 killed due to rain, winds in Sri lanka
Colombo: Sixteen people have been killed and over one lakh affected due to heavy rains and strong winds in Sri lanka in a week, even as the Army was deployed for rescue and relief operations.
Uganda bus rams into tractor: 22 dead killed
Kampala: At least 22 people including three children died when a bus hit a tractor driving with no lights at night and a truck in northern Uganda, police said on Saturday.
One dead as Mekunu hits southern Oman
Salalah: Cyclone Mekunu lashed southern Oman with high winds and rain, killing at least one person and wounding three a day after wreaking havoc on the Yemeni island of Socotra.
Oman’s directorate general of meteorology said the centre of the cyclone struck west of Salalah.