Category 2 Hurricane Francine hit the southern US state of Louisiana yesterday at 17:00 local time. Strong winds of 155 kilometers per hour caused damage to buildings and roads in the city, while heavy rain caused flooding in the streets. The hurricane weakened towards the night and became a tropical storm.
Lightning struck the roof of the 4-story apartment building belonging to Hüseyin Ç. during the downpour in Bolu last night, causing a fire that spread rapidly. Firefighters who arrived at the scene upon receiving a report from citizens intervened in the flames, while the electricity distribution company SEDAŞ cut off the street’s electricity as a […]
The death toll from Typhoon Yagi, which has caused the most damage in Asian countries, has risen to 197 in Vietnam. Authorities say 800 people were injured and 128 people are missing. A total of 200,000 hectares of agricultural land in the north of the country were destroyed by the floods. Many countries, including Australia, […]
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 34 Palestinians lost their lives and 96 Palestinians were injured in Israel’s 3 attacks on the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours. It was added that the number of Palestinians who lost their lives in the attacks carried out since October 7 has increased to 41,118 and […]
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi and an unidentified person from his team saved a woman who attempted suicide by jumping off the John Seigenthaler pedestrian bridge in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, where he went to shoot a video on Tuesday night. Being slowly approached and persuaded, the elderly woman hugged the famous rock legend and left […]
Three rapidly growing wildfires that have been raging in the US state of California for a week have reduced more than 100,000 acres to ashes and dozens of homes have been burned. It was reported that 5 firefighters and 2 civilians have been injured so far due to the “Airport” fire, which started in Orange […]
A 100-meter section of the Carola Bridge over the Elbe River in Dresden, Germany, containing train tracks, collapsed overnight. The collapse damaged pipes that provide the city’s heating system and caused disruption in traffic. Officials said the last tram had passed over the bridge 10 minutes before the incident and there were no casualties or […]
The rain that started the previous night and continued until the morning hours caused flooding in some districts of Izmir, Türkiye. The muddy waters flooded some houses and businesses and caused some retaining walls to collapse alongside cars nearby. Teams continue to work on damage assessment in the region.
Masoud Pezeshkian, who was elected as the 14th President of Iran, went to Iraq for his first official overseas visit upon the invitation of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Sudani. The Iranian leader, who was greeted with an official ceremony by Prime Minister Sudani at the Baghdad International Airport, headed to the Government Palace to […]
People in New York, United States, commemorated the victims who were killed in the attack on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 1999. A commemoration ceremony was held at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York.