Portal:Current events/2019 August 8
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Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kyrgyzstan's security forces storm the compound of former President Almazbek Atambayev on the outskirts of Bishkek for the second time after a failed overnight raid left one officer dead. Atambayev and his loyalists are "putting up severe armed resistance", according to President Sooronbay Jeenbekov. Atambayev is detained, ending a two-day standoff. One officer was killed, while 80 people were injured. (Reuters) (BBC News)
- War in Catatumbo
- The Human Rights Watch breaks a report on violence around the Colombia—Venezuela border since the Colombian peace process, announcing that there has been an ongoing War in the Catatumbo region [es] since early 2018. (The Guardian) (Human Rights Watch)
Disasters and accidents
- Floods hit the states of Karnataka and Kerala in India, resulting in 11 dead and 43,000 people being evacuated. (Gulf News)
Health and environment
- Dengue fever outbreaks
- The Department of Health of the Philippines declares a national dengue epidemic in the country, as cases spike to 622 deaths. (Gulf News)
Law and crime
- Uruapan massacre
- Jalisco New Generation Cartel massacres 19 people, hanging 9 of their desecrated bodies from a bridge in Uruapan. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Matteo Salvini, Italian Deputy Prime Minister, announces the collapse of the coalition government with the Five Stars Movement, opening the possibility of holding a snap election. (Politico)
- Marek Kuchciński, speaker of the Sejm in Poland, announces his resignation after admitting the use of a government jet for 23 personal flights. (Euractiv)