Peruvian government counts “unofficially” 6 dead in shopping mall collapse

Aerial photograph of the roof of a collapsed shopping mall on Saturday, in Trujillo, Peru. EFE/Steffano Palomino

Lima (EFE).- The Peruvian government has “unofficial” information that six people have died due to the collapse of a dome in the Real Plaza shopping mall in the city of Trujillo, said Defense Minister Walter Astudillo on Saturday. “According to unofficial information from the departmental commander of the Fire Department of La Libertad, there are … Read more

Black boxes recovered from plane in Potomac River

A handout photo made available by the US Coast Guard shows a United States Coast Guard vessel with the wreckage of a commercial airplane that collided with an US Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night in the Potomac River in Washington, DC, USA, 30 January 2025. EFE/EPA/PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS TAYLOR BACON / US COAST GUARD HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Washington, Jan 30 (EFE).- Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes of a passenger plane that crashed into Washington DC’s Potomac River after it collided midair with a military helicopter, with all 67 on board both aircraft believed to have been killed. American Eagle Flight 5342, a regional subsidiary of American Airlines from Wichita, Kansas, … Read more

Workers across Greece strike over fatal train collision

A woman runs in front of a ship docked during a strike announced by the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation at the port of Piraeus, Greece, 08 March 2023. EFE/EPA/GEORGE VITSARAS

Athens, Mar 8 (EFE).- Public sector workers in Greece went on strike on Wednesday in response to the deadly train collision that killed 57 people last week. The strike was called by the Greek civil servants’ confederation (ADEDY) and has been backed by maritime and public transport workers, doctors, teachers and actors. Railway workers were … Read more

Experts comb Greece train wreckage for DNA to identify victims

Firefighters work in the aftermath of a train collision near Larissa, Greece, 03 March 2023.  EFE/EPA/APOSTOLIS DOMALIS

 Athens, Mar 3 (EFE).- Forensic experts on Friday were scouring for biological samples in the mangled wreckage of two trains that collided head-on in central Greece this week killing at least 57 people. Officials are now working on identifying passengers who remain unaccounted for or those confirmed to have died in what was Greece’s deadliest … Read more