Dozens die of thirst in the Sahara as city fires and crashes add to the toll

Authorities in Niger said at least 49 people died of dehydration in an isolated part of the Sahara near the borders with Algeria and Mali. Their truck had broken down on the way back from Mali and they were stranded for days. Only two survived after trekking to Assamakka in the Agadez Region.

In India at least 23 people were killed and 40 injured in a fire at a building in New Delhi. At least four people were killed and more than 13 injured in a fire at a private hospital in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The two Indian fires were separate from the desert deaths.

A nursing-home fire in Sri Lanka killed twelve people and injured eight, and the toll later rose to 13 in Galpatha. Three Royal Navy crew were killed when an AgustaWestland AW101 crashed into a field in Sourton, Devon. More than 60 people were reported missing after a boat sank on the Aruwimi River in Congo's Tshopo province.

The Angeles building collapse in the Philippines continued to yield bodies. Seven more were recovered, raising the death toll to 21. That count had climbed through the previous two weeks from the May 24 collapse.

Tropical Storm Jangmi injured at least 15 people and brought rain, landslides, floods, and wind from Kyushu and Okinawa toward the Tokyo area. Evacuation advisories covered more than 800,000 residents. In Iraq, 21 people were killed and 19 injured when a bus overturned and caught fire near Nasiriyah.

Other crashes were smaller and still deadly. Fifteen people were killed and 25 badly injured in a head-on collision in Ghana's Volta Region. Eleven people died in a landslide at an illegal mining site in Vatomandry, Madagascar. Seven people were killed in an unauthorized coal-mine blast in Sutatausa, Colombia, and four workers were killed and 11 injured in a shipyard explosion in Cartagena.