Portal:Current events/2016 September 3

September 3, 2016 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte declares a nationwide "state of lawlessness" after yesterday's bombing in Davao City that has killed at least 14 people. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Bees and toxic chemicals
- Over 3 million bees die in South Carolina after being exposed to pesticides intended for mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus. (NPR)
North Korea says that at least fifteen people are missing and thousands left homeless in the city of Hoeryong after the Tumen River floods. (Reuters)
2016 Oklahoma earthquake
- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Pawnee, Oklahoma, tying the record for the strongest in state history. At least one person was injured. (CNN) (KOKI-TV)
- State officials order closure of three dozen wastewater disposal wells by oil and gas operators. (The New York Times)
- Governor Mary Fallin declares a state of emergency for Pawnee County. (KOTV 6)

Politics and elections

Indian general strike of 2016
- Around 180 million people are claimed to be striking in India against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic privatization plans. The strike is allegedly the largest in human history. (Al Jazeera)