The death toll in floods and landslides in South Korea due to heavy rains in the country increased to 37 and the number of missing people to 10, according to Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters. A total of 561 thousand animals perished and 20 thousand hectares of agricultural land were flooded in the country. […]
A fire broke out in a degraded forest in Antalya’s Manavgat district in Türkiye at around 11:30 local time. The fire was brought under control shortly after it started thanks to the quick response of firefighters. An area of 1.5 hectares was damaged.
The fire that broke out in the forest area of Dereköy, Gökçeada district of Çanakkale province in Türkiye yesterday was brought under control after 16 hours. A total of 110 hectares were damaged, according to authorities.
The fire, which started in the forest area of El Pinar de Puntagorda in the north of Spain’s La Palma Island, reached the southern town of Tijarafe. Authorities evacuated 4,255 people from the region. The Head of the Regional Government of the Canary Islands said that the fire was triggered by wind and climatic heatwave.
Following two mass shootings in Serbia, opposition parties called for a peaceful demonstration against violence in the streets. Protesters blocked the E-75 freeway in Belgrade during a march against violence.
SpaceX, the US-based space transportation company owned by entrepreneurial businessman Elon Musk, has sent 54 more Starlink satellites into orbit. The Falcon-9 rocket carrying the satellites was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States (USA) at 23:50 local time. The satellites will be used in different parts of the world […]
A forest fire broke out on La Palma, the fifth largest island of the Canary Islands in Spain. The head of the Autonomous Administration of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, announced that 140 hectares of land was destroyed, at least 11 houses were burned and 500 people were evacuated. Four helicopters and four firefighters were […]
A tornado caused chaos in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. The roofs of some houses were blown away by the tornado, while some trees were ripped away by the strong winds. At least 125 houses were damaged, while nearly 1,600 buildings were left without power, according to the Ottawa Fire Service. The blown away debris […]
Floods and landslides occurred in South Korea after 3 days of heavy rains. Authorities announced that 22 people lost their lives as of 6 pm. Crews are searching for 14 missing persons. At least 59 public facilities and roads and 80 private properties were damaged by landslides and flooding. While 6,400 people were evacuated due […]
Some rivers overflowed in Japan’s Akita Prefecture due to heavy rains that have been hitting the country for three weeks. Two people were seriously injured in a landslide in the region. Floodwaters covered settlements and roads and sabotaged high-speed train services. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that Happo town and Oga city in the prefecture […]