A herd of 14 wild Asian elephants in southwestern China’s Yunnan province are returning to their nature reserve after 17 months of wandering. Monitored by a center, the herd crossed the Yunjiang River with human assistance. More than 150,000 residents were evacuated in order to avoid a possible conflict among the people. In addition, more […]
Wildfires broke out at 31 different points in 14 different provinces across Algeria. Four people were killed and 3 were injured in Tizi Ouzou and Setif provinces, where the air and land crews intervened the fires. Tizi Ouzou province was the most affected by the fires, and people were evacuated to safe areas as the […]
Anti-vaccine protesters in England tried to break into the television studios of the British media outlet BBC in the White City, west of the capital, London. Large numbers of demonstrators gathered in Shepherds Bush Green Square to protest vaccination passports and vaccination for children, before marching to the BBC building. Official Voice, the organizer of […]
A rare summer flood submerged the famous Piazza San Marco square in Venice, Italy. People in the square had to take off their shoes, and some couples also danced on the water with the piano being played in the background. Venice experiences the floods called “acqua alta” (high water) mostly during the autumn and winter […]
In Greece, hundreds of people gathered in Syntagma Square in the capital Athens to protests against government due to inability of the government to fight wildfires in the country. Protesters said they would hold larger demonstrations to remind the responsibility of the government to tackle the fires. In his address to the nation, the Greek […]
The wildfires in the north of Greek island of Evia that started last Tuesday got out of control. Due to inadequacy and late intervention of the firefighters, the remained residents of the island took action and joined the extinguishing efforts. More than 2,000 residents have been evacuated so far. The situation is critical due to […]
Typhoon Lupit has been effective in the western and southern regions of Japan since yesterday. In the coastal provinces of the country, 300,000 people were asked to evacuate their homes. One person went missing in river flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Shimane prefecture. Due to strong winds, the bridge connecting Osaka city and Kansai […]
The wall paintings and ancient ruins found in the ancient tombs discovered in the Saqqara complex, located 30 kilometers south of the city of Cairo and on the west bank of the Nile River in Egypt, still preserve their bright colors although their more than 4,000 years age. The paintings and reliefs vividly depicts how […]
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis was attacked with egg by anti-vaccine protesters at an event that organized as part of the promotion of his new book and election campaign in the capital Prague. Babis was taken to a nearby restaurant for safety. Two people were detained in connection with the incident.
The firework show of the traditional Ignis Brunensis Fireworks festival named “Messages from the Continents to the Continents” lighted up the skies over Spilberk Castle in the Czechia city of Brno. Hundreds of drones were used for the first time to mark the 60th anniversary of Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s journey into the space. Artistics […]