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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1441, Kyōgoku Takakazu, Japanese nobleman passed away. In 1917, The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. In 1918, The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621. In 1930, Guy Ligier, French race car driver and team owner (died 2015) was born. In 1948, Elias Khoury, Lebanese intellectual, playwright and novelist (died 2024) was born. In 1961, Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people. In 1995, Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11. In 1998, The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers. In 2012, A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria. In 2013, Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Kawerau river tragedy: A local’s warnings months before bank collapse killed two boys
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Related coverage for "Kawerau river tragedy: A local’s warnings months before bank collapse killed two boys": Vanguard News — Torrential downpour pulls down house, kills five in Calabar. Daily Finland — 6 killed in building collapse in Cameroon's commercial hub. 9 News Australia — Incredible stories of survival in Venezuela | 9 News Australia. TRT World — Deadly clashes at Sri Lankan prison leave at least 23 dead. DW News — Suspicious explosion in Monaco hits Kyiv-sanctioned millionaire | DW News. South Africa Today — Ratanda Water Protests Escalate: Two Dead, Mayor’s House Torched Amid Service Delivery Crisis