Floods occurred in the town of Asha in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia as the Sim River, which was frozen, melted due to the above-seasonal temperatures.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations announced that 275 people, including 68 children, were evacuated.
The Russian Ministry of Defense took action to prevent flooding in the Sim River and started to work to break the ice in the river.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Aleppo to meet with a delegation of scholars to discuss ways to strengthen the committee’s role in Syria. Later, he attended the “Aleppo is the Key to Victory” event at Aleppo Castle, honoring Syrian soldiers and families of martyrs.
In his speech, al-Shara stated, “Our war against oppressors has ended, but our war against poverty has begun,” emphasizing Aleppo’s critical economic importance in Syria’s recovery.
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