Disasters and accidents

At least 60 people are killed, 11 are reported missing and many others are injured in a fire at a shopping mall in Kut, Wasit Governorate, Iraq. Three days of mourning are declared and lawsuits are made against the owner of the building and the mall. (The Jerusalem Post) (CNN) (NDTV)

• https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-861305
• https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/middleeast/iraq-kut-building-deadly-fire-intl-hnk?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_google
• https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/50-killed-many-injured-as-huge-fire-breaks-out-at-shopping-mall-in-iraq-8891556

Disasters and accidents

At least three people are killed, buildings are submerged and more than 1,000 others are evacuated after torrential rainfall in South Korea. (MSN) (Agence France-Presse)

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/south-korea-lashed-by-heavy-rain-two-dead-and-more-than-1-000-evacuated/ar-AA1IKYzz
• https://x.com/AFP/status/1945746403046666392