Portal:Current events/2016 September 3
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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)