Real Event Log

DRIE Digest Real Event Log
June 2021 - November 2021

Date Location Event / Threat / Developing Situation 4-Jun-21 Burkina Faso Over 100 civilians murdered by Islamic State extremists in Solhan village; homes burned 6-Jun-21 Toronto Statue of Egerton Ryerson toppled and decapitated by racism protesters  6-Jun-21 Ontario Truck runs down a family in London, in a possibly hate-based attack 7-Jun-21 Pakistan Express train crashes at speed into derailed train in Ghotki, killing over 40, injuring 100  8-Jun-21 Internet Huge outage takes down web sites worldwide, including major retailers and governments 9-Jun-21 Colorado Meat supplier JBS discloses it paid $11 million cyberattack ransom after a shutdown 14-Jun-21 Canada Country reaches top of the global list for administration of Covid vaccine first doses 16-Jun-21 Canada CBC commences 1 month shutdown of allowing comments on its Facebook posts 21-Jun-21 BC Two catholic churches destroyed in separate arson fires around Penticton 24-Jun-21 Florida Hundreds trapped in an apartment building collapse in Miami; at least 9 dead 28-Jun-21 BC National record high temperature of 49.6C set in Lytton; heat wave spreads east 30-Jun-21 BC Lytton evacuated as the whole town is consumed by human-caused wildfire; 2 dead 4-Jul-21 Philippines Air force troop carrier crashes near Jolo airport, killing at least 45, injuring dozens  8-Jul-21 BC Century old Anglican church burned down by arsonists in Gitwangak  9-Jul-21 Ontario Province attains 50% full adult vaccination milestone in ongoing Covid pandemic response  9-Jul-21 Bangladesh Fire destroys food and beverage factory in Dhaka, killing at least 52 10-Jul-21 Ontario Province announces pandemic reopening Step 3 and first case of Lambda variant   12-Jul-21 BC Crane collapse at a downtown Kelowna construction site kills 5 13-Jul-21 Iraq Fire in the Covid ward of a Nasiriyah hospital kills at least 92; dozens more injured 15-Jul-21 Germany Severe flooding kills at least 180, scores missing in North Rhine-Westphalia and Belgium 15-Jul-21 Ontario Wide-path tornado rips through Barrie destroying homes, leaving at least 11 injured 16-Jul-21 Ontario Premier Ford denounces vaccine passport concept as Step 3 reopening begins  19-Jul-21 New York Dow Jones stock market index drops over 2% in reation to Covid Delta variant spread 20-Jul-21 BC Province-wide state of emergency declared as nearly 300 wildfires keep spreading 22-Jul-21 Internet Cloud company Akamai has massive outage, disabling thousands of web sites globally 29-Jul-21 Australia City of Sydney calls for military asssistance to enforce continuing lockdowns  6-Aug-21 Japan National Covid cases reach 1 millon in the middle of the Tokyo Olympics 9-Aug-21 World UN's IPCC issues a new report with dire warnings about runaway global warming 11-Aug-21 Canada Despite continued increases in vaccinations, evidence of a 4th pandemic wave emerges 13-Aug-21 Canada Federal government announces plans to implment vaccine mandates and passports

 

 

14-Aug-21 Haiti Major earthquake M7.2 kills over 2,000 and causes widespread damage 17-Aug-21 Haiti Earthquake death toll climbing as search operations hampered by storm conditions 21-Aug-21 Tennessee Torrential rain causes catastrophic flooding, killing at least 10; dozens missing 22-Aug-21 Afghanistan 7 civilians killed in chaotic evacuations at Kabul airport ahead of military withdrawals  22-Aug-21 Rhode Island Tropical storm Henri makes landfall, knocking out power for over 100,000 29-Aug-21 Louisiana Hurricane Ida hits New Orleans on anniversary of Katrina, damaging the power grid 29-Aug-21 Afghanistan Drones intercept and kill multiple suicide bombers on their way to attack Kabul airport 1-Sep-21 Ontario Province sets new Covid vaccination target of 85% for avoidance of another lockdown 1-Sep-21 Ontario In an about-face, province announces planned introduction of a Covid vaccine passport 2-Sep-21 US East Coast Hurricane Ida aftermath kills at least 46 from Maryland to New York 8-Sep-21 Toronto Chemical spill triggers a fire at a plant in Leaside, killing 1, injuring another 11-Sep-21 New York Twenty years on …. We will never forget ….. 20-Sep-21 Russia Shooting at Perm State University leaves 6 dead and dozens injured 20-Sep-21 Quebec 3 dead, 3 seriously injured in an explosion at a wood manufacturing plant in Beauceville 22-Sep-21 Ontario Vaccine passport implemented for entry into non-essential venues, including restaurants 24-Sep-21 Spain Volcanic explosions on La Palma evacuate towns and halt air traffic  29-Sep-21 Ontario Province recommends Pfizer vaccine over Moderna for young adults due to heart issues 30-Sep-21 Hawaii Volcano Kilauea begins erupting with spectaular lava fountains and gas plumes 2-Oct-21 California Offshore oil spill caused by an anchor dragging a pipeline for over 1km  5-Oct-21 Internet Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer a 6 hours+ global outage, affecting millions 6-Oct-21 Canada Mandatory vaccination for federal employees and travellers by month end is announced 12-Oct-21 US/Canada US announces qualified reopening of land border in November, after 18 months of closure 14-Oct-21 Taiwan Huge fire in a dilapidated mixed use building in Kaohsiung kills at least 46, injures dozens 15-Oct-21 England Long-time Conservative MP stabbed to death at a constituency meeting in Leigh-on-Sea 21-Oct-21 Canada Employment Minister says those who lose jobs for not being vaccinated will not receive EI 21-Oct-21 New Mexico Accidental shooting and death on a movie set attracts extensive media coverage 22-Oct-21 Australia Melbourne residents return to bars and restaurants after 262 days of pandemic lockdown 23-Oct-21 BC Entire crew evacuated to Victoria from container ship Zim Kingston due to a fire 24-Oct-21 BC "Weather bomb" brings heavy rain to island and south coast; sets low pressure record 29-Oct-21 US American Airlines cancels 1,500 flights in 3 days, due to weather and staff shortages 1-Nov-21 World Global Covid death toll reaches 5 million; third behind heart disease and stroke 6-Nov-21 Texas Crowd surge at Astroworld music festival in Houston crushes at last 8 people to death 7-Nov-21 BC A rare waterspout, then funnel clouds affect lower mainland. disrupting transportation 12-Nov-21 Canada FINTRAC reveals organized crime stole significant amounts of pandemic relief funds

13-Nov-21 Ecuador Gang shootout in the Litoral penitentiary kills at least 68, injures 25 14-Nov-21 BC Torrential rain and mudslides damage and close multiple highways in southern areas 18-Nov-21 BC Cleanup and rebuilding commences after extensive flooding; supply chains impacted 21-Nov-21 Wisconsin Man drives his SUV into a Christmas parade in Milwaukee, killing 6, injuring 48 23-Nov-21 Bulgaria Bus crash and consequent fire kills at least 45 on a highway west of Sofia 24-Nov-21 England At least 31 are drowned when a migrant boat sinks in the English channel 24-Nov-21 South Africa First report of the latest Covid variant, Omicron, is acknowledged by WHO 28-Nov-21 Canada Two confirmed cases of Omicron in Ottawa; variant is highly transmissible, but mild  30-Nov-21 BC Yet another heavy rainstorm brings renewed flooding to the lower mainland