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8th international ice climbing held in turkey
The 8th International Emrah Özbay Ice and Rock Climbing event, held in Turkey’s Erzurum, has ended. The public interest was high in the event, where athletes climbed 300 meters high ice waterfalls for a week. 16 professional mountaineers…
Cyclone Batsirai: 21 killed, thousands displaced
The death toll in Madagascar have risen to 21 after cyclone Batsirai hit the country last Saturday, where more than 60,000 people were displaced, officials reported. Many houses were destroyed and trees were uprooted in Mananjary, one of…
turkish teams feed wild goats wandering in winter conditions
Following heavy snowfall in Turkey, teams, non-governmental organizations, and citizens are mobilizing to leave food for wild animals that are struggling to find food. The wild goats, which move in herds on the snow in search of food, were…
Cyclone Batsirai kills at least 10 people in Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone Batsirai made landfall in eastern coast of Madagascar, on Saturday that has killed at least 10 people. It caused heavy rains, flooding, strong winds and power outage. According to the National Office for Risk and Disaster…
Ebeko Volcano eruption in Russia
On Sunday, a big eruption took place on the Ebeko Volcano in the Kuril Islands located in Sakhalin Oblast of Russia. After the eruption, the volcano spewed ash and smoke meters high in to the sky. On the other hand, in the last eruption of…
4.4 million people under risk after Cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar
Less than two weeks after hit by Storm Ana, Cyclone Batsirai struck Madagascar. On Saturday, Cyclone Batsirai made its landfall in Madagascar's Mananjary city. The cyclone is expected to cause winds that have speed reach up to 250…
Annual Kew Orchid Festival in London
The Kew Orchid Festival is going to start at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens in London, where the unique flowers will be showcased in a glasshouse pond. A series of installations of monkeys, sea turtles and the native quetzal bird that is…
power outage, flight cancellations in US Texas amid snowstorm
A snowstorm hit the US state of Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster statement covering 17 districts across the state as the snowstorm caused power outages and canceled hundreds of flights. Abbott said in a statement that…
ongoing forest fire in chile sweeps lenga forest
The fire that broke out on January 25 in a forest area in Chile's Tierra del Fuego province continues. The flames burned 1,235 hectares of land in the commune of Timaukel, according to a statement by the National Forest Corporation (CONAF).…
Earthquake hits northern Peru
An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude hit the northern Peru. The epicenter of the earthquake was 90 kilometers away from the city of Santa Maria de Nieva in the Amazon region, the Peruvian Geophysics Institute stated. No casualties or material…