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Portal:Current events/2017 September 21

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • Syrian Civil War
  • Russian and Syrian warplanes carry out airstrikes in southern Idlib, killing three civilians and wounding others. [https://www.iraqinews.com/arab-world-news/russian-syrian-warplanes-bombard-idlib-3rd-day/ (Iraqi News)]

;Business and economy

;Disasters and accidents

  • European migration crisis
  • At least five migrants have died and ninety are missing after their boat sinks off the western coast of Libya. [https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-09-21/some-100-migrants-missing-after-shipwreck-off-libyas-coast (AP via U.S. News and World Report)]
  • 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Maria
  • Maria, now a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h), is passing offshore of the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, expected to impact the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeastern Bahamas later tonight and Friday. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5+shtml/212356.shtml? (National Hurricane Center)]
  • Casualty reports indicate at least 15 people have been killed on Dominica and two on Guadeloupe. The casualty report for Puerto Rico is now two deaths, including a man from a capsized boat near Vieques, Puerto Rico. Power remains out for an estimated 3.4 million Puerto Ricans as the energy grid is all but destroyed. Guajataca Dam in Puerto Rico will experience an "imminent dam break" according to the National Weather Service which will threaten 70,000 residents. In addition, more than 95 percent of the island’s wireless cell sites are out of service. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/us/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico.html (The New York Times)]
  • Puerto Rico is forecast to get an additional {{convert|4|in|cm}} to {{convert|8|in|cm}} of rain through Saturday, on top of the several feet of rain that has fallen on parts of the island. Caguas has received the most, {{convert|37.9|in|cm}}. The NHC expects {{convert|8|in|cm}} to {{convert|16|in|cm}} rain for the Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, and Mayaguana in the southeast Bahamas. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5+shtml/212356.shtml? (National Hurricane Center)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/us/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico.html (The New York Times)]
  • 2017 Central Mexico earthquake
  • Rescuers are focusing on 10 collapsed buildings where people may still be alive. Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera reports the death toll is now at least 273, with 50 people still missing. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-quake/mexico-focuses-on-10-buildings-in-search-for-quake-survivors-273-dead-idUSKCN1BW0YK (Reuters)]

;International relations

;Law and crime

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