The Karen National Union captures the town of Myawaddy in Kayin State as hundreds of junta troops surrender and hand over their weapons to rebel forces.
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April 6, 2024 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv kills eight civilians and injures ten others. At least nine high-rise buildings and a petrol station are badly damaged.
Disasters and accidents
Around 2,500 houses are flooded and at least four people are killed after the Orsk dam in Orenburg, Russia, bursts due to maintenance errors following heavy rainfall. Around 47,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are evacuated. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls it one of the "worst natural disasters in the past 80 years".
International relations
Law and crime
Two people, including the perpetrator, are killed and seven others are injured in a mass shooting at a bar in Doral, Florida, United States.
Politics and elections
Slovaks vote in the second round of the presidential election between Ivan Korčok and Peter Pellegrini. Peter Pellegrini wins with over 53% of the vote.
Sports
In association football, Athletic Bilbao win their first major trophy in 40 years after defeating Mallorca in the Copa del Rey final.
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