Portal:Current events/2024 March 3

March 3, 2024 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Haitian crisis
- Thousands of prisoners escape from the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after it was stormed by armed gangs. (BBC News) (CNN)
- Haiti declares a state of emergency in response to the attacks on the country's two largest prisons. (The Guardian)
Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
- Russian special forces conduct a counter-terrorism operation in Karabaluk, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia, killing six militants. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Pakistan floods
- Thirty-six people are killed and 50 others are injured across Pakistan by heavy rainfall, which has also caused landslides. (AP)

Law and crime

At least four people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a house party in King City, California, U.S.. Three suspects are arrested and unharmed.(CNN)
One woman killed and twelve others injured in a mass shooting at a night club in West Point, Mississippi, U.S. Suspect(s) remains at large. (CNN)

Politics and elections