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death toll rises to 20 in flooding and landslides in bangladesh
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…
Huge landslide blocks highway in india stranding 204 people
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.…
policeman killed in grenade attack in pakistan
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…
russia launches Nauka module into ISS
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…
heavy snowfall grips southern brazil
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…
a motorcycle bursts into fireball in russia
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…
Two dies in forest fire in lebanon
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.
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small plane crashes into house in Ukraine, killing 4
In the Prikarpatya region of Ukraine, a small plane crashed into a house due to a technical failure, 4 people were killed. The crash caused fire in the house, and a large number of firefighters and police were dispatched to the area.
forest fires continue in the island of sardinia, Italy
In Italy, a fire broke out at two different points continue in the province of Oristano, located on the Sardinia Island in the Mediterranean. About 500 people were evacuated from their homes, and 20,000 hectare of land burned down.…
UNESCO registers saudi cultural area Hima to the world heritage list
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added the Hima Cultural Area in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia to the World Heritage List at the 44th session held in Fuzhou, China. Located in an arid and…