A gas pipeline exploded during excavation work in Kocaeli, Turkey. A fireball struck the area following the blast, causing panic in the area. The fire was put out by firefighters who arrived on the scene. The crew removed the burning pipes. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
According to the data of the Ministry of Health in Israel, 48.095 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were detected throughout the country in the last 24 hours, reaching a new record in the number of daily cases the second day in a row. With the latest data, total number of cases reached to 1.699.629 in the […]
In Lebanon, public transportation sector workers and unions where hits economic crisis carried out road blockades in response to the price hikes in fuel and the government’s failure to act on the situation. Protesters blocked roads in cities and towns as well as highways in the country. Taxi, bus and truck drivers demanded the reintroduction […]
A fire broke out on the roof of a house in Tokat, Turkey. The fire was extinguished after an hour of effort by firefighters. A 39-year-old father of two children, who wanted to help his neighbour on the damaged roof after the fire, was electrocuted after touching an electric wire on the roof. The man, […]
Thick fog that being effective in several cities in Pakistan’s Punjab state, caused disruptions in daily life. Due to range of visibility dropped to 50 meters, many domestic and international flights were either delayed or canceled in Allama Iqbal International Airport located at Lahor city. Meanwhile, the thick fog in Punjab has also adversely affected […]
An elderly woman Nazife suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes felt unwell in a remote village in Turkey’s Kahramanmaras city. Her relatives reported the condition to Emergency Health Center. The medical teams reached the village, and transferred her to hospital with a snow ambulance. Nazife’s condition is reported to be good.
Heavy rains began yesterday evening and caused flooding in Erbil, Iraq. The city’s schools were closed for one day due to bad weather, and exams were rescheduled, according to the Erbil Ministry of Education. Governor Ümit Hosnav of Erbil warned that the rains have shut down traffic in many parts of the city, that the […]
Two foreign nationals V.Z. and Ö.E.S. stepped on a mine while trying to cross from Syria to Turkey. The incident happened on the border line at Doğançay and Demırışık villages located at Turkey’s city of Kilis, in the 1st Border Regiment 2th Border Battalion Şimşek Border Post’s responsibility area. Both foreign nationals’ right legs severed […]
Fatih Arda Ipcioglu is a Turkish national ski jumper who is 24 years old. With his father’s encouragement, he began skiing at a young age. He has earned the nickname “Flying Turk” and will compete for his country in the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. His biggest dream is to make a perfect jump there. “I’m excited to […]
Flooding occurred in a building of a power station in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, killing seven people and trapping two others, local sources reported. A section of a nearby national highway was also cut off, and some buildings and vehicles around the power station were flooded. More than 400 people have […]