Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) has been experiencing extreme weather conditions as record rainfall is triggering burst riverbanks, dam spillover, roadblocks and evacuations.
Fire and rescue teams rescued more than a hundred people in the past 30 hours. Evacuation orders have been issued for more than 4,000 people in NSW.
The severe weather condition also affected the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccines in Sydney and across multiple regional NSW locations.
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At least 5 people were killed and 34 injured in Kharkiv after Russian drone strikes hit residential areas, causing fires and heavy damage. Ukraine’s Air Force reported intercepting 42 of 78 drones overnight.
In retaliation, Ukraine targeted Russia’s Bryansk region, killing one person and injuring another, according to local officials. A separate Ukrainian drone heading toward Moscow was shot down by Russian air defenses, temporarily disrupting operations at three major airports.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed it intercepted 107 Ukrainian drones overnight.