Portal:Current events/2024 September 14
September 14, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War
- At least five people were killed and eight others injured following Al-Shabaab IED serious roadside explosions in Mogadishu. (Garowe Online)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Brazil wildfires
- The estimated area burned by 2024 wildfires in Brazil reaches 37.6 million hectares (~92.9 million acres). This area is larger than the size of Germany and over double the average of the same period in 2012–2023. (Financial Times)
- 2024 European floods
- At least four people are killed and thousands of homes are damaged in floods in Galați County, Romania, and northern Czech Republic. (Reuters)
- At least 15 people are killed and about 40 injured after a tank truck explodes in Miragoâne, Haiti. (Al Jazeera)
- At least three people have been killed and 49 injured in a train collision in the city of Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Tunisian presidential election
- Tunisian police arrests over 80 members of the opposition Ennahda Movement party amidst protests against President Kais Saied in the capital city Tunis. (Al Jazeera)
- 2026 South Sudanese general election
- The government of South Sudan and the President Salva Kiir postpone the general election originally scheduled for December 2024 to December 2026, citing a need for additional time to complete a census, register political parties, and draft a permanent constitution. (Al Jazeera)