Two ferries collided in Sierra Leone’s Bonthe region. The ferry, carrying about 100 passengers, collided with another ferry traveling in the opposite direction, carrying only the crew. Some passengers were reported missing following the accident, and the bodies of at least three people were found. The passengers in the sea were rescued by boats and rescue […]
Heavy rains hit the northeastern region of Japan. Due to torrential rains in the states of Aomori, Iwate and Akita, water levels in many rivers in the region rose to critical levels. Floods occurred in some rivers. Landslides caused disruptions in road traffic. Japan Railways (JR) has temporarily suspended high-speed train services between Akita Station […]
Heavy rains in the Mexican state of Sinaloa caused flooding. Flood waters reached a height of 40 centimeters in Culiacan, the city most affected by the rains, and closed some city roads. Electricity services were disrupted in many areas due to power line damage, according to authorities. A tree fell in the city of Navolato […]
The ship Razoni, loaded with 27 thousand tons of corn and sailing from the Ukrainian port of Odessa, arrived at the Black Sea coasts of Istanbul yesterday evening and anchored in the designated area. Today, a 20-person delegation from the United Nations, Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine departed from Sarıyer Coastal Security General Directorate Port to […]
Due to the ongoing extreme heat in Japan, 7,116 people have been hospitalized. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) predicted that the extreme heat would last until next week. Officials issued a heatstroke warning. On the other hand, the maximum temperature in the Kanto and Tokai regions of the country, where thermometers read 39.5 degrees yesterday, […]
A fire broke out at a facility in the Mitras industrial zone in Garcia, Mexico, in the state of Nuevo Leon, where petroleum products are stored. A firefighter was slightly injured, and 280 people at the facility and nearby were evacuated for safety reasons. Fire officials stated that they had difficulty in controlling the fire […]
A man narrowly saved his child from getting crashed in the Brazilian state of Para. The man rushed to grab his child sitting on the motorbike seat right after noticing a speeding vehicle. Thankfully, the man saved his child before the car crashed into the motorbike. The father and his son escaped uninjured in the […]
A fire broke out in the playground of a hotel on Cozumel Island, one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations. Due to the non-functioning of the fire-extinguishing system and the strong wind, the flames spread rapidly in a short time. The hotel’s residents and employees were evacuated and transferred to another accommodation facility by the […]
Enver Yılmaz, who went to his garden in Akyazı district of Sakarya, Turkey, to check on the potatoes he planted, was surprised to see tomato-looking fruits. According to Agricultural Engineer Nur Noyan, the tomato-like fruit that grows from the planted potato is poisonous and should not be consumed. “A fruit that turns into a fruit […]
A Pakistani military helicopter crash killed all six passengers aboard the helicopter, including an army commander in the country’s southwest Balochistan province, according to the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The helicopter was on a flood relief mission in Balochistan on Monday evening when it crashed due to bad weather, the ISPR said. […]