March 13, 2023 (Monday)

Disasters and accidents

One person is killed and three others are injured by an apparent gas explosion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.

(BBC News)

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Cyclone Freddy kills at least 99 people in Malawi, including 85 people in Blantyre. It is the longest-lived tropical cyclone on record, according to the WMO, having formed on February 4.

(The Guardian)

Cyclone Freddy2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

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Thirty-four people are killed after a boat carrying migrants from Madagascar to the island of Mayotte sinks.

(Arab News)

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Law and crime

Two people are killed and nine others are injured when a truck strikes a group of pedestrians in Amqui, Quebec, Canada.

(CBS News)

Amqui truck crash

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Politics and elections

Kerisiano Kalolo becomes the new Head of Government of Tokelau.

(RNZ)

2023 Tokelauan general election

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