Brazil and Ecuador, in Latin America, were sites of disasters, where a fire engulfed a national museum and a bus crash killed at least 11 people. India and Japan, in Asia, were sites of natural disasters, where some of the worst typhoons and floods struck. In Brazil, a fire engulfed the National Museum of Brazil - which had fallen into disrepair in recent years - threatening the collection of more than 20 million items. in Ecuador, a bus driver driving over the speed limit resulted in a bus crash which killed at least 11 people. In Japan, Typhoon Jebi, one of the strongest in 25 years, killed at least six people. Days later, a powerful earthquake hit Hokkaido, killing at least nine people. And in Kerala, India, as the death toll from the worst floods in the state’s history continued to increase, the state is now battling an outbreak of bacterial diseases, transmitted via the urine of infected animals. Continue reading →