Portal:Current events/2018 July 23
July 23, 2018
(Monday)
Disasters and accidents
- The death toll from an intense heat wave in Japan rises to 77. (The Straits Times)
- Wildfires in east and west Attica, Greece, kill at least 20 people, injure another 56, and burn hundreds of houses and vehicles, prompting a state of emergency. The Greek government requests help from European Union countries. (Reuters) (Sky News)
Law and crime
- 2018 Toronto shooting
- The gunman in a deadly shooting at Danforth Avenue in Toronto, Canada, is identified by police as Faisal Hussain. Investigators are still determining a motive; his family claims he had severe mental health problems. (CBC)