Portal:Current events/2023 August 13

August 13, 2023 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

The Miss Universe and Miss Indonesia contests cut ties after six Miss Indonesia contestants allege sexual misconduct at the beauty pageant. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

2023 Hawaii wildfires
- In the United States, Maui County officials announce that more than 93 people have died in the wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, making it the deadliest American wildfire since 1918, surpassing the death toll of the 2018 Camp Fire in California. (Washington Examiner) (People.com)
- Hawaii Governor Josh Green says that the banyan tree in Lahaina was damaged by the wildfires, but has survived. (The Messenger)
- Two restaurants in Lahaina, the Mala Ocean Tavern and Duckine, are reported to have survived the wildfires. The two restaurants confirmed this in a joint statement on Instagram, but also stated that they won't be able to open "any time soon". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Four people are killed and four others are injured in separate accidents involving lightning strikes in the Yemeni governorates of Al Bayda, Al Hudaydah, and Raymah. (Xinhua)
Three people are killed and eighteen others are injured in a fire at an apartment complex in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France. (NOS)

Politics and elections

2023 Argentine primary elections
- Argentines head to the polls to vote in the primaries before the October general election. (WION)
- Libertarian Party candidate Javier Milei wins the primaries, with around a third of the votes. (Financial Times)