Portal:Current events/2022 October 15

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Soloti military training ground shooting
      • At least 11 people are killed and 15 others injured after two shooters open fire on a group of volunteers at a Russian military training ground in Belgorod Oblast, near the border with Ukraine. (Reuters)
• Mahsa Amini protests
  • Evin Prison fire
    • Gunfire breaks out amid a fire at the Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, resulting in the death of eight inmates and the wounding of 61 more. (BBC News)
• Sudanese nomadic conflicts
  • Five people are killed and nine others are injured in tribal clashes in West Kordofan, Sudan. (Reuters)
• Mexican drug war
  • Twelve people are killed and three are injured in a mass shooting at a bar in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Twenty people are killed and 14 others are injured after a bus flips over while travelling between Pasto and Popayan, Colombia. (Reuters)
• Two people are killed by flash flooding in Agia Pelagia, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• Namibia reports an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the northeastern region of Zambezi. (Xinhua)