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October 11, 2018 (Thursday)

Disasters and accidents

At least 41 people are killed after a river bursts its bank in Bududa, Uganda. Many more are injured and dozens are displaced. (BBC)
2018 European floods
- Heavy floods affect France and Italy: in the French city of Sainte Maxime, two people drown after their vehicle is swept away by floodwater. In the Italian city of Cagliari, a woman is found dead inside her car, while another man is missing. A bridge also collapses and roads are damaged. (BBC)
2018 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Michael is downgraded to a tropical storm, but tornadoes are spotted in Georgia and Florida. (Business Insider)
Eight children die and three are injured when the wall of a house collapses in the suburban area of Sukkur, Pakistan. (Dawn News) (Samaa TV)
A mudslide in the central Colombian town of Marquetalia results in at least twelve deaths. (AP via ABC America)
The collapse of a shopping mall under construction in the Mexican city of Monterrey results in at least seven deaths and nine people missing. 15 others are injured. (AP via ABC News America)
Three people are killed and two are injured after a lorry crashes into a minibus in Thatcham, England. (BBC)

International relations

Law and crime

Keiko Fujimori, leader of the opposition in the Congress of Peru and daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, is arrested on charges related to illicit campaign finance received from the Odebrecht corporation. (BBC News)
Arrest of Juan Requesens, Human rights in Venezuela
- The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights releases an official charge for the protection of Juan Requesens, laying out actions that the Venezuelan government must take to ensure the imprisoned politician's welfare, specifically stating that he must not be "object to acts of violence against [his health]". This comes after a two-month investigation, and days after the death in custody of another Venezuelan politician. (Voice of America), (Inter-American Commission for Human Rights)

Science and technology

Soyuz MS-10, carrying a cosmonaut and an astronaut to the International Space Station, is forced to make an emergency landing in Kazakhstan after a failure with its Soyuz-FG rocket. (Reuters)
Discoveries of exoplanets
- Kepler 159d, an exoplanet with the same size as Saturn, is discovered by University of Western Ontario student Chris Fox and professor Paul Wiegert. (Phys.org) (CBC CA)

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