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- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · Analysis
Water under observation: hydrocarbons in the Naviglio, rains in Mali, alert in Japan
A diesel slick has travelled 28 kilometers to Milan's Darsena; in Mali the rainy season death toll rises to 13; the Japanese meteorological agency warns of the risk of linear precipitation bands.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · Analysis
Two fire fronts in Sardinia while the South stays above 35 degrees
Helicopters and Canadair aircraft engaged on two separate fires on September 4th. The tally of the Italian season already showed around 70,000 hectares burned by early August, 133% above the twenty-year average.
- Friday, 4 September 2026 · Analysis
Nepal, flood death toll rises to 1,287: two engineers pulled out alive after nine days
The national disaster authority counts 1,287 victims and 4,216 missing as of September 3, up from 1,114 and 3,916 the previous day. Outside Bharatpur, hundreds of unclaimed bodies have been buried in a mass grave.
- Friday, 4 September 2026 · Analysis
Wildfires in Washington and Oregon, evacuations and closures in the US federal report
The National Interagency Fire Center's operational document of September 3 records active fronts in two national forests, threatened energy infrastructure and a change of command. On the same day, three simultaneous hurricanes in the Pacific and tremors in China and Colombia.
- Thursday, 3 September 2026 · Analysis
Milan, train stopped in the Passante between Bovisa and Lancetti: about 300 passengers evacuated
Story not covered this morning. A train coming from Varese came to a halt after damage to the overhead line; firefighters attribute the fault to falling debris following surface drilling work. No injuries reported.
- Thursday, 3 September 2026 · Analysis
Grand Canyon, two dead in flash flood and alert in place until September 3
The National Park Service has confirmed the recovery of two bodies following the flood that hit the bottom of the canyon on Saturday. The Colorado River remains closed to boat traffic, and the weather service warns of the risk of a second flood on already saturated ground.
- Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · Analysis
Nepal and Tibet, over a thousand dead in the Bhote Koshi flood and nearly four thousand missing-person reports
The Nepalese authority's bulletin at 9am on September 1 counts 987 recovered bodies; with the 16 deaths reported in Tibet, the overall toll exceeds one thousand for the first time. Only 4% of the bodies have been identified.
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · Analysis
Nepal, 1,056 bodies recovered and 4,606 people still missing after Bhotekoshi flood
The count released by the Nepal Police at 2pm local time on September 1 puts the number of bodies recovered at 1,056, with 4,606 people still missing. In Chitwan, 199 bodies were buried over two days. Searches for missing workers ended without result.
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · Analysis
Nepal, flood death toll rises to 903 as searches continue in tunnels
The national disaster management authority has updated the death toll from the August 26 flood on the border with China to 903; more than 900 workers at hydroelectric construction sites remain missing.
- Monday, 31 August 2026 · Analysis
Nepal, flood death toll rises to 903: search continues for workers in tunnels
The national disaster management authority reports 903 dead, 1,473 injured and 4,247 missing. More than nine hundred workers are believed trapped in the tunnels of a dozen hydropower plants. In Tibet, Chinese authorities report 16 dead and 546 missing.
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · Lead Story
Cyprus, ferry capsizes with 267 people on board off Kyrenia
The catamaran had departed from Kyrenia bound for the Turkish port of Taşucu. According to Turkish media, at least eight deaths have been confirmed, with 237 people rescued; the search continues.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Lead Story
Nepal and Tibet, Nepalese police count more than 600 dead and around 2,500 missing
The Chronicle section had remained empty this morning because the death toll did not meet the required threshold of sources. In the afternoon, independent sources numbered four: here is what has been confirmed and what has not.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Analysis
Heat over Central-Southern Italy: Campania alert in force until August 30
A different story from the one opened this morning in this section. The Campania regional Civil Protection has issued an alert for heat waves valid until Sunday, August 30, with peaks expected up to 41 degrees. The available material has a single source and we disclose it as such.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Lead Story
Flood between Nepal and Tibet: 362 bodies recovered, over 1,400 people missing
The collapse of a glacier sent water and mud pouring into the Lhende Khola valley, sweeping away villages along the border. Nepalese and Chinese tolls remain separate and cannot be added together.
- Thursday, 27 August 2026 · Analysis
Nepal, the Bhote Koshi flood and figures that do not match
On the border between Rasuwa and Tibet, the death and missing-persons counts change by an order of magnitude depending on which agency is cited. What is established, what remains an estimate, and why the numbers diverge.
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · Lead Story
Islamabad, fire in public hospital nursery: at least fourteen newborns dead
The blaze broke out at dawn on 26 August in the neonatal ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. The Health Minister confirms fourteen victims, a local broadcaster puts the figure at fifteen. The prime minister has ordered an immediate inquiry.
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · Analysis
Explosion at the Amur gas chemical complex construction site: four different tolls in a single day
On August 25 an explosion followed by a fire hit the plant under construction in Russia's Far East. The company reports one dead and 104 people assisted; a television outlet reports five victims.
- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · Analysis
Two typhoons over East Asia: evacuations in Okinawa, over 28,000 displaced in southern China
Saudel approaches Japan's southern islands with sustained winds of 144 km/h; Narra has flooded Guangxi and forced Vietnam to evacuate 2,314 families. The northwestern Pacific season already counts 21 systems.
- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · Analysis
Five cargo ships hit by drones off Novorossiysk and Tuapse
Between August 17 and 18, at least five merchant vessels linked to the grain trade were attacked near the two Russian Black Sea ports. A Greek bulk carrier was nearly destroyed by fire: all twenty-one crew members on board were saved.
- Monday, 24 August 2026 · Analysis
Conakry, Dar-es-Salam landfill collapses: at least thirty dead after rains
During the night between Saturday and Sunday, part of the disposal site collapsed onto precarious housing on the outskirts of the Guinean capital. The government reports 30 dead and 22 injured, civil protection at least 31 victims, with searches still under way.
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