Monday, May 27, 2024

Israel's deadly attack on tent camp confirms 'there is no safety' in Gaza, survivors say

A woman in a blue shirt with a pink headscarf stands in what was once a tent camp in Gaza.

Families who survived a deadly Israeli airstrike on a tent camp in southern Gaza described a horrific scene of scorched tents and burning bodies on Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rafah-tent-fire-gaza-israel-war-1.7215999?cmp=rss

Memorial Day weekend storms kill at least 20 people in U.S.

A man and a woman look at a church that lost part of its roof during a storm in Oklahoma.

A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend killed at least 20 people. Forecasters said the severe weather could shift to the East Coast later Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-states-weather-storm-1.7215884?cmp=rss

Israel widely condemned, including by allies, for airstrike killing 45 at Rafah tent camp

Two cleanshaven men, one wearing glasses, embrace in an outdoor photo whose background includes large pieces of debris.

An Israeli airstrike triggered a massive blaze killing 45 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from global leaders who urged the implementation of an International Court of Justice ruling to halt Israel's assault.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-war-day-234-1.7215629?cmp=rss

More than 2,000 buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide, government says

People walk amid boulders and rocks in a mountainous setting.

More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the national disaster centre said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/papua-new-guinea-landslide-1.7215586?cmp=rss