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"A truck transporting illegal immigrants from Malawi, suspected to be Ethiopians, was stopped at the Mussacana weight bridge in Tete, and 64 people were found dead. Only 14 survived," the official told the media.
The deceased man is of an Asian nationality, with physical description of an average height, thin body built, light-bearded, with thick black hair and wearing a beige-coloured shirt and pants.
President Alejandro Giammattei said on Friday that, about 150 people have died or remain unaccounted for in Guatemala due to mudslides caused by powerful storm Eta, which devastated an indigenous village in the country’s north.
His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has instructed the Urgent Housing Department of Sharjah’s Directorate of Housing to provide appropriate and stable emergency shelter for the inhabitants of areas that may be affected by the Cyclone Shaheen as part of his keenness to provide a decent living for families.
The autopsy results of the young American traveler, Gabby Petito, whose murder sparked an uproar in the United States last September, revealed that she was strangled to death, raising questions about the role of her fiancé, who is still unaccounted for.
Activists demanding the restoration of the elected government of veteran democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi held more demonstrations in several towns and cities on Friday, with a crowd of thousands marching peacefully through the second city of Mandalay.
Earlier on Saturday state news agency PAP reported that the bus, with 57 people on board, fell into a ditch at night. The injured were taken to local hospitals and the remaining passengers were brought to a local school.
“They opened fire on us with live bullets. One was killed, he’s young, a teenage boy, shot in the head,” Moe Myint Hein, who was wounded in the leg, told Reuters by telephone.
The crash happened on Wednesday night in a volatile district in Wardak province, where Afghan forces and local militias have bitterly fought.
Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said an initial investigation showed the negligence of the driver caused the accident. It wasn't immediately clear if the driver survived.