In Antalya’s Alanya district, a forest fire that started in the Esentepe area of Incekum District is now under control. The fire, whose cause remains unknown, prompted a response from local authorities, including two helicopters from the Regional Directorate of Forestry, water trucks, and fire trucks from the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality. With the help of […]
In Hatay, Türkiye, efforts are underway to repair roads damaged by large rocks following an earthquake. Hatay has experienced significant earthquake-related damage, and the Hassa district was particularly affected. One of the damaged areas is a group road connecting Yeniyapan, Akbez, and Gazeluşağı Districts, which was blocked by massive rocks falling onto it. Hatay […]
An Airbus A320-type passenger plane belonging to Ural Airlines, which took off from Sochi to go to Omsk in Russia’s Siberian Federal District with 161 passengers and 6 crew on board, made an emergency landing on a cropland in the Novosibirsk region due to a malfunction. The airline company said in a statement that the […]
Russia sent a humanitarian aid truck to Armenians in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan under a joint cooperation agreement with the Azerbaijani Red Crescent and the Russian Red Cross. The truck entered Azerbaijan on September 9 through the Agdam-Askeran road after a brief delay in Berde. Meanwhile, two Azerbaijani aid trucks with 40 tons of […]
The American scientist Mark Dickey who went down to the 1276 meters-deep Morca Cave in Türkiye for exploration with a group of 15 people on September 3 and got trapped due to stomach bleeding was successfully removed out of the cave. As a result of the rescue effort initiated by 196 personnel from 8 countries, […]
Preparations for Sabiha Gökçen Airport’s second runway, set to double its capacity, are in their final stages. The new runway, planned to increase passenger capacity from 30 million to 70 million, is nearing completion after starting construction in 2014. A new terminal will also be added to the airport, designed to improve passenger flow and […]
Lightning struck the 33-meter statue of Jesus Christ in the town of La Concordia in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The fire that broke out after the lightning burned the statue, which was made of fiberglass and resin, into ashes in a short time. The statue named “El Cristo Pescador”, meaning Fisherman Jesus, was made […]
On the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, US President Joe Biden, speaking at a commemoration ceremony in Alaska, reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to preventing future attacks on the United States, its people, and its allies. He highlighted the resilience of American democracy and emphasized the importance of unity, especially in the face […]
Ossama Hamad, the head of government in eastern Libya, has expressed grave concerns about the aftermath of Storm Daniel. He fears that around 2,000 lives may have been lost in the floods it caused, particularly in the hard-hit city of Derna, which he has declared a disaster area. Meanwhile, Ahmed al-Mosmari, spokesperson for the […]
A waterspout, visible from many points nearby, appeared off the coast of Trabzon’s Sürmene district in the Eastern Black Sea region in Türkiye. Even though it did not reach the land, the waterspout caused panic among the citizens on the shore. “I used to watch those on TV. I saw one live for the first […]