Flash floods hit Indian City of Chennai, submerging streets in downtown. Indian meteorologists have announced that the city has received the highest rainfall in a 24-hour period since 2015. Chennai Municipality issued a flood warning, stating that the hatches of two dams in the region will be opened to drain excess water. The municipality has ordered evacuation for residents of the low-altitude Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts before the water is released. Education and training have been suspended for two days in the region.
A bronze statue of US First Lady Melania Trump was stolen near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia. The statue, depicting her waving during Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration, was cut off at the ankles. Police launched an investigation after a tip-off on May 13.
An earlier wooden version of the statue was destroyed by arson in 2020. The current bronze replica, built by US artist Brad Downey, replaced it on a concrete base. Despite her local fame, Melania has never returned to her hometown since leaving Slovenia in the 1990s to pursue a modeling career in the US.
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