Cyclone Kompasu, which was effective in the Philippines and Hong Kong, made a landfall in the island province of Hainan in the south of China. Hainan Meteorological Service stated that the typhoon began to take effect at 15:30 local time on the coastline of Boao town in Qionghai city and brought winds of up to […]
Dozens have lost their lives and scores were injured in the fire broke out in a 13-story building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan authorities say. The incident took place around 3am local time in country’s southern city of Kaohsiung. 46 bodies of the victims and 51 wounded were sent to hospital from the site of the blaze. […]
A man carried out bow and arrow attack at a school in Kongsberg city of Norway, killing 5 and wounding several others. “The man was arrested. Current evident shows the man conducted the attack alone” Kongsberg Police chief Oeyvind Aas said. The perpetrator was arrested and Police is investigating the crime scenes around the city […]
Footage of surveillance cameras of the accident in which 5 people were killed and 25 others injured has emerged. Four of those killed were passerby and a passenger, according to authorities. Azerbaijan’s ministry of interior shared the footage of the accident shows the fatality caused as a result of overturning a passenger bus hit by […]
A man in the northern Spanish city of Leioa was detained by police after he opened fire on the Del Pais Vasco University building with a shotgun. The Police Service of the Spanish Basque Country (Erzaintza) announced that there were no casualties or injuries in the attack, and that the university was evacuated. Eyewitnesses said […]
Cumbre Vieja Volcano on La Palma has been spewing ash and lava since September 19. The intense eruptions caused volcanic ashfall in the southwest of the island. Households in the village of La Mancha were completely covered in ash, while ash hills were formed on the streets. Spanish Ministry of Defense reported that the Military […]
Hurricane Pamela made landfall near the city of San Ignacio in the Mexican state of Sinaloa at 07:00 local time on Pacific coast. According to the Mexican Civil Defense Coordination, the states of Sinaloa and Durango will be most affected by the category 1 hurricane. The authorities stated that the rainfall caused by the hurricane […]
Star Trek’s Captain Kirk William Shatner has become the oldest person to go to space aboard Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin capsule. Blue Origin made its second touristic flight into space about 3 months later. The New Shepard rocket developed by the Blue Origin company was launched from the state of Texas in the USA and […]
Wildfires has been ongoing since last Monday in US state of southern California, causing suspension of train services and closure of highways to traffic. The flames could not be brought under control due to strong winds, officials stated. Approximately 5,500 hectares of land were burnt out. More than 700 firefighters are participating in extinguishing efforts. […]
A fire broke out in the area of the El Gouna Film Festival, which will be held tomorrow in the resort city of Hurghada on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. A large number of firefighters, health and police teams were sent to the scene. It was stated that the fire in the hall reserved […]