The first winter storm of the season takes hold in Washington DC, the capital of the USA. National Weather Service stated that heavy snowfall is expected in the capital and the snow thickness could reach 17 centimeters, while the air temperature could drop to minus 7. The service warned of a blizzard, and added that […]
Al-Shabab militants attacked a village in Kenya’s coastal county of Lamu on Monday, killing at least six villagers, local officials stated. The attackers, who are believed to have crossed over from Somalia, set fire to several houses in Lamu County, according to Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia. Residents said tensions in the area remained high […]
A landslide struck a construction site in Bijie City, Guizhou Province, southwest China, on Monday, killing ten people and leaving four others missing, local authorities said. A total of eight people have been rescued. Three of them were taken to a local hospital for treatment and are in stable condition, while five others were confirmed dead. […]
An Israeli military helicopter Eurocopter Panther, with three crew members, crashed off the coast of Haifa in the north of Israel. While a large number of search and rescue teams were sent to the scene, the work continued from the air, land and sea. The cause of the helicopter’s crash and the crew’s condition have […]
After the fire, which was put out yesterday in the parliament building in Cape Town, the capital of South Africa, another fire broke out again on the roof of the building that hosts the National Assembly, the lower house of the parliament. The fire was the third fire in the parliament building in less than […]
Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in southern Iran killed 2 people and injured 7 others, officials said. Search and rescue teams are helping the locals in Fars, Kerman, Hormozgan, Sistan and Balochistan provinces. A 50-year-old woman died after her house was flooded by the river overflowing, the fire chief said. He added that 4 […]
Two dogs chasing a fox in the town of Lomazzo in the Lombardy region of Italy fell into the fox’s nest and were trapped under the ground. Lomazzo and Bergamo firefighters, who came to the scene, used 2 off-road vehicles to reach the dogs. As part of the rescue operation, which lasted about 5 hours, […]
Gliding down a 423-meter ice slide in an amusement park in Harbin, northeast China, has become a fascinating experience. The facility has become a focal point at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, northeast China. During the winter, Harbin, which is known for its ice and snow industry, attracts a large number of […]
The phases of the moon revealed unique landscapes with images taken from Turkey for one year. It is possible to understand the importance of the moon in human life and nature, as Native Americans derive names for each month in The Old Farmer’s Almanac. The names they give to the moon remind of a feature […]
Anatolian Wonderland Zoo in Turkey’s Kayseri have prepared special areas for tropical animals to keep them warm during extreme winter. The zoo veterinarian Kaan Erkek stated that necessary precautions were taken to prevent the hot climate animals from being adversely affected by the cold. “There are 1,600 animals of 153 species in the zoo which […]