After heavy rains, the Asi River, which pours into the Mediterranean, dragged the water hyacinths that covered the surface of the sea off the coast. Water hyacinths covered the whole beach in Samandağ. A local resident said that water hyacinths should be cleaned as soon as possible and that hyacinths harm nature, environment and sea […]
Monsoon rains caused flooding in Karachi, Pakistan. Many vehicles and pedestrians were stranded on the roads, and streets are submerged in water. Heavy rains in the city are reported to continue today and Saturday. Residents of the low-lying areas of the city have been warned of the flooding.
In Brazil, the Homeless Workers Movement raided the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange with pots and pans. The Homeless Workers Movement stated that food insecurity in Brazil affects more than 116 million people, and more than 19 million people in the country live below the hunger line. The movement also brought forward that with the Covid-19 […]
On the Russia’s highest mountain Elbrus, 19 climbers were stranded at the altitude more than 5000 meters. Due to worsening conditions, the group of climbers asked for help. After reaching the foothills of Mount Elbrus, Russian Emergency Situations Ministry teams started search and rescue operations. 5 of 19 climbers were found dead. The remaining 14 […]
The 3,763-meter-high Fuego Volcano has erupted, which is located approximately 16 kilometers west of Antigua, one of the famous and touristic cities of the Central American country Guatemala. The National Institute of Volcanology of Guatemala (Insivumeh) reported that the lava flowing from the volcano has already covered a distance of 6 kilometers. The Institute advised […]
A giant moon balloon got out of control last Monday at the Moon Festival held in China’s Henan province. In the incident that took place in the morning, the balloon went out of control and got onto the highway and caused a chaos in traffic. Two people were seen running behind the balloon tried to […]
Hunting for whales and dolphins at the traditional Grindadrap Festival held annually in Denmark’s Faroe Islands continues. 53 more dolphins were killed after killing of 1,428 whales and dolphins on 14 September 2021. Dolphins killed off Kollafjordur were seen lined up near shipping containers on a harbor. Reactions to the hunts from international community and […]
The lightning strikes in the gulf of İskenderun, Turkey, served up visual feast on the sky. The images showing lightning flashing on the ships off the coastal Iskenderun were taken with time-lapse and slow-motion techniques. The lightings illuminated the sky throughout the night in the area, where torrential rain reduced the air temperature.
Farmers protested the Ministry of Agriculture with their tractors, arguing that they did not receive sufficient support from the state during the Covid-19 pandemic in Kosovo. Hundreds of farmers, dissatisfied with the wheat subsidy criteria, gathered in the streets of the capital Pristina with nearly 200 tractors. The demonstrators forwarded a petition to the Minister […]
Two people made a parachute jump in the morning hours in Moscow, the capital of Russia. The parachutists, who did not take the weather into account, were caught in storm. While the parachutists were trying to land in a safe place in the heavy storm, they found the way down to the side of the […]