By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Torrential rains have caused flooding in the Gaza Strip, submerging tens of thousands of makeshift shelters. Five people, including three children, died on Sunday in the bad weather, according to Le Monde.
Six people died in two separate accidents in Kenya, including four in a fire involving two trucks in Makueni and two after a collision in Nakuru. The accidents occurred on Sunday and renewed calls to comply with road safety rules, according to Kenyan police.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen Digital ·
A canoe capsizing on Lake Togo, in Vo prefecture, left two people dead among 17 passengers, while 15 people were rescued. The two girls, aged about 8 and 13, were recovered after searches by rescue services, according to the Togolese Ministry of Security.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: 24 Heure Info ·
A fire in a high-rise building in Taiyuan, in China's Shanxi province, killed 14 people and sent 38 to hospital, according to TimesLIVE. The fire broke out around 5pm on Sunday and search and rescue operations have now ended. An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the blaze.
🇨🇳 China · Source: TimesLIVE ·
Four people have died and another has been seriously injured in a head-on collision between two cars on the R541, between Lochiel and Badplaas, in Mpumalanga. The two drivers were among the victims and the cause of the crash is under investigation, according to provincial authorities cited by SABC News.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: SABC News ·
Russian attack kills three in Odesa, UkraineA Russian attack on infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, killed three people and left one seriously injured, according to the city’s military administration chief, Serhiy Lysak. The attack comes ahead of 10-11 November talks in Abu Dhabi on the war in Ukraine, SABC News reports.
Ebola: first treatment trials begin in BuniaIn Bunia, in eastern DR Congo, clinical trials are assessing several vaccines and medicines against Ebola to protect populations and improve patients’ chances of survival. The research comes as the epidemic is hitting the region hard, reports Le Monde.The week in Africa
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