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Added on the 31/10/2022 10:09:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The death toll after a floor collapsed at a Hindu temple in India had risen to 35 on Friday with rescue operations ongoing. Dozens of worshippers celebrating a major religious holiday on Thursday plunged into the stepwell after the floor covering it collapsed in the central city of Indore. IMAGES
Eight people including two children have been killed by mountains of garbage collapsing at a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala, the city authority has said. Local media says homes, people and livestock animals were engulfed in the landslide at the vast garbage dump in Kiteezi, a district in the north of Kampala, after heavy rainfall. IMAGES
Relentless downpours and howling winds hamper search for survivors of landslides that struck Indian tea plantations and killed 126 people, most believed to be labourers and their families. IMAGES
Rescuers work to pull survivors from landslides triggered by pounding monsoon rains in India's southern coastal state of Kerala. The landslides have killed dozens, with hundreds more feared trapped under mud and debris. IMAGES
Search and rescue workers probe the site of a pedestrian bridge collapse in the Indian state of Gujarat on Tuesday. At least 137 people died after the bridge collapsed on Sunday evening, sending hundreds tumbling into the river. Nine people were arrested on Monday in connection with the disaster.