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AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Safari vehicle packed with tourists plunges into crocodile-filled river in Tanzania Thu Sep 3 18:40:36 2026

A safari Jeep carrying four Swiss tourists lost control and plunged nose-first into the crocodile-infested Mara River in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, and every passenger walked away unharmed. The vehicle was racing along rough terrain in the Kogatende area of the park on Sunday afternoon when the driver lost control. Eyewitnesses in a nearby safari […] The post Safari vehicle packed with tourists plunges into crocodile-filled river in Tanzania appeared first on American Almanac .

A safari Jeep carrying four Swiss tourists lost control and plunged nose-first into the crocodile-infested Mara River in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, and every passenger walked away unharmed. The vehicle was racing along rough terrain in the Kogatende area of the park on Sunday afternoon when the driver lost control. Eyewitnesses in a nearby safari vehicle watched the Jeep sway to one side before it careened off a cliff and dropped into the river below. Multiple tourists fell from the vehicle before it hit the water. All four Swiss nationals and the driver survived. Tanzania's national park authority confirmed no one was injured, though the incident raised immediate questions about reckless driving by safari operators during one…Open

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - State Department says 80 Americans are still unaccounted for in Nepal flood Tue Sep 1 00:00:00 2026

Last week's flooding has resulted in 903 bodies recovered so far and more than 4,200 people still unaccounted for, according to a spokesperson for Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday.

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Rescuers scramble to reach workers believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels amid Nepal floods Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 2026

One expert told the Associated Press that the tunnels offer enough space for people to take refuge and some could have access to oxygen. Other experts said the chances of finding survivors are falling.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Max Rego and The Hill) - 85 Americans still missing after Nepal flash flooding, State Department says Mon Aug 31 11:40:09 2026

State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said he is “currently unaware of any U.S. citizen deaths at this time.”

NEWSNATIONNOW (Associated Press) - Nepal, Tibet flood death toll tops 900, thousands missing Mon Aug 31 05:14:15 2026

At least 90 people remain trapped in multiple hydropower plant tunnels as foreign rescue teams assist local crews.