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 […]
A fire broke out in a forest area in the Dulkadiroğlu district of Türkiye’s Kahramanmaraş. The fire is currently being responded to by the firefighter teams that were dispatched to the scene upon locals’ notice. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Protesters came together in Seoul to denounce Japan’s dumping of radioactive water. During a rally, members of civic groups march with placards reading “No Fukushima radioactive water.”
The French Meteorological Administration has issued an orange alert for seven regions due to the extreme heat. It was said that the temperature could reach 40 degrees in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur and 38 degrees in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. The French Public Health Administration warned people over the age of 60 to stay at home. The French […]
A firefighter died during the response to the fires that broke out at 676 points, spreading from Canada’s British Columbia region to Nova Scotia in the east. The firefighter, who was hospitalized after getting injured in the British Columbia region, lost her life in the hospital. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his condolences to […]
A forest fire has ignited in the Dursunbey district of Balikesir, within the Naipler District. Response teams from the Alaçam Forestry Operations Directorate, along with 2 firefighting planes and 7 helicopters, are tackling the blaze. Additionally, 20 sprinklers and 7 water supply vehicles have been dispatched to support the firefighting efforts.
The room used as an office by Mehmet Çetin, President Erdoğan’s martyred bodyguard, during the attempted coup on July 15, 2016, remains untouched at the Turban Grand Yazıcı Hotel in Marmaris. Despite seven years passing, two rooms, bearing the scars of 120 bullet holes, have been preserved by the hotel management as reminders of […]
India has successfully launched the unmanned spacecraft, Chandrayaan-3, marking its potential to become the fourth nation to achieve a controlled lunar landing. The spacecraft, developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), is set to collect data and conduct experiments on the Moon. The $75 million mission follows India’s earlier lunar expeditions: Chandrayaan-1, which discovered […]