More than 200 inmates escaped from a prison in Karachi, Pakistan, after they were temporarily moved from their cells due to earthquake tremors, officials said.

French authorities launched a large-scale operation on Tuesday to target the use of miniature mobile phones in prisons across the country, conducting searches in 66 facilities in an effort to seize thousands of the illicit devices.

At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Borno state, Nigeria, following severe flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service has announced.

At least 129 people have been killed in an attempted jailbreak at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s main prison, largely due to a stampede, authorities said.