In Greece, the fight against forest fires continues in different regions. Five villages were evacuated yesterday due to the fire that broke out in the forest area in the Achaea region, located in the west of the capital Athens. Helicopters and firefighting aircrafts were also participated in extinguishing efforts. Around 110 children affected by the […]
In Bangladesh, the monsoon rains started earlier this week caused floods and landslides in Cox Bazar, and 20 were killed. In the region, 306.000 people were stranded where the refugee camp for Rohingya people is also located. At least 70 villages were flooded, and 36.000 people were evacuated and taken to the schools and shelters […]
In the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, 100 meters of National Highway 707 in Sirmaur district collapsed due to landslides in the area. At least 204 people, including tourists, were stranded in different locations in the Lahaul-Spiti area. The state government has been asked to send helicopters to evacuate the stranded tourists.
In the city of Peshawar in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the unidentified attackers killed a policeman with a grenade, and injured the other two. The policemen were taken to the hospital, and the attackers fled. A large-scale investigation was launched into the incident.
In Turkey, the wildfire started on July 28 in Antalya’s Manavgat district continues at different points. The sky is filled with smoke, and the flames spread rapidly due to fast wind. A couple firefighters injured during the extinguishing efforts which is still continued.
Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) launched the multipurpose laboratory module Nauka into space after 14 years of delay. The module docked with the International Space Station (ISS) successfully after 8 days of journey. With a weight of 22 tons, a length of 13 meters and a diameter of 4.3 meters, the module is Russia’s largest […]
Southern Brazil experiences winter season where the temperature dropped to minus 10 degrees Celsius. Heavy snowfall gripped the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. The streets covered in white in at least 13 cities, including Pelotas, Sao Francisco de Paula and Carlos Barbosa.
In Russia, race between a car and a motorcycle on Tatishchev Street in Ekaterinburg ended in an accident. The motorcycle burst into fireball during the race, and the rider threw himself off the road to survive. The rider is taken to hospital, and in good condition.
In Turkey, forest fires started on 28-29 July in 41 different regions. Three people were killed in the fire in Manavgat, Antalya. Many houses, workplaces, cattle-sheds, agricultural lands, greenhouses and vehicles were damaged due to the fire. The settlements are not under threat yet, and efforts are being made to keep all fires under control […]
A forest fire broke out in the village of Quubaiyat in the Akkar Governorate in northern Lebanon. A firefighter and a baby were killed in the fire, 17 people were hospitalized. The Lebanese army continues extinguishing efforts.