A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dead, and the search for them was suspended until Wednesday morning.
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Fifth body found in Sicily yacht wreck
A fifth body has been found in the search for those missing from the Bayesian superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily earlier in the week. It had been located on the yacht but has not yet been recovered or identified. The news comes after four bodies were found by divers earlier Wednesday.
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The death toll from the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria passed 35,000
On Monday, The death toll from the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria passed 35,000 as only a handful of survivors were pulled from the rubble more than a week after the disasters that devastated swaths of both countries.
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The North Atlantic is experiencing a marine heat wave
Temperatures in parts of the North Atlantic Ocean are soaring off the charts, with an exceptional marine heat wave happening off the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland, sparking concerns about impacts on marine life. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, parts of the North Sea are experiencing a category 4 marine heat wave defined as extreme. In some areas, water temperatures are up to 5 degrees Celsius or 9 Fahrenheit hotter than usual.
