Heavy rains caused flash floods in Silivri district of Istanbul. Three vehicles submerged and streets were filled with flood waters. Some underground workplaces were flooded. Teams arrived to the area for search and rescue operation. No casualties or injuries have been reported in the incident.
The yellow and green hues of the blooming sunflower fields in Kars offer a visual feast. The farmers planted the sunflowers for the first time in the city, attracting the locals and visitors. People using the Kars highway stop by the field and take lots of photos. Işık Çapanoğlu
A beluga whale was first located in the River Seine, far away from its own habitat, on August 2 and was decided to transport to a salt-water pool to be treated. During the six hours transportation period with the help of nearly 80 people, the beluga whale suffered airway complications and needed moving to safe […]
A single-engine plane crashed on the highway near Buena Vista Street in Corona, California, USA. The plane caught fire following the crash. The pilot and passenger on the plane escaped without injury, Corona Fire Department stated. The fire was quickly extinguished by firefighters. The plane was scheduled to land at Corona Municipal Airport, but it […]
The World Dog Surfing Championship was held at Pacifica state beach in California, USA. Dogs were divided into three groups as small, small and medium, and large and very large breeds. In the competition, a separate category was formed in which dogs compete both individually and with their owners. Jeffrey Niebor’s 7-year-old Labrador dog Charlie, […]
Another forest fire outbreak In Gironde, where the largest fire outbreaks take place in France, caused 6,000 hectares of land and 16 houses to burn. 6,000 people are evacuated. The Gironde governor stated that 500 fire fighter worked on extinguishing the fire. It is also stated that fire spread to the near city Landes and […]
The fire that broke out at the industrial zone of Matanzas in the west of Cuba was brought under control after 5 days of efforts. The fire was described as the worst one in Cuban history, which destroyed 40 percent of the country’s main crude oil storage facilities. Major power outages are experienced across the […]
US President Joe Biden signed the documents that approve the NATO membership of Finland and Sweden in the White House. “It is a significant day. Today, we are taking another important step on including Finland and Sweden to NATO. I’m going to sign the U.S. Instrument of Ratification, making the United States the 23rd Ally […]
Turkey’s new drilling ship, Abdülhamid Han, has been completed and will participate in the country’s hydrocarbon exploration in the east Mediterranean. With its technical equipment and physical features, the ship will be the ‘strongest’ drilling ship of the ‘Blue Homeland’ fleet which arrived in Mersin, Turkey, from South Korea about 3 months ago. The ship […]
Japanese authorities stated that 5 people had died in a week due to an extreme heat wave. During the heat wave, 7,218 people were hospitalized due to symptoms related to heat stroke, with half of them being over the age of 65. Over 2000 people who applied to the health facility were between the ages […]