2023-09-13 21:55:48 Cairo ∙ The death toll in Libya’s floods has crossed 5,000. The official estimate is that 5100 people died in Derna alone, where an entire area of the town was wiped out after the dams collapsed. More bodies were recovered after rescuers reached the isolated town after traffic was blocked. Officials said the … Read more
2023-09-13 19:00:49 Tripoli: In Libya, the death toll in the Mediterranean city of Derna is rising sharply. More than 6,000 people have been confirmed dead. Reports quoting hospital sources said the number could go up to 20,000. More than 7,100 people were injured. Thousands are missing. Rescue operations continue to be extremely difficult in the … Read more
2023-09-12 02:52:49 More than 70 crocodiles escaped from a mainland farm. (Image/Pexels) Recently, a mainland netizen posted a video on social media claiming that 75 crocodiles escaped from a crocodile farm in Guangdong. The authorities have called on people to try not to go out, and the work of catching crocodiles is also ongoing. Netizens … Read more
2023-08-21 19:25:50 Four of the 16 Chilean regions were declared on Monday as disaster areas due to the damage caused by the intense rains that affected the center-south of the country and left a partial balance of two deaths and more than 30,000 isolated people. The rainfall began over the weekend and only gave a … Read more
2023-08-13 00:55:01 Oman: One person died in flash floods due to heavy rains in Oman. Two people are missing. The search for the missing persons is ongoing. The victim was found due to waterlogging during a search conducted with the cooperation of the Buraimi Governorate Police Command and the citizens. Two vehicles were washed away … Read more
2023-08-08 14:32:04 ÖVP budget spokesman surprised at the ignorance of the SPÖ governor in the handling of crisis funds – disasters know no parties Vienna (OTS) – “Now is the time to help and not to fetch political change. And this federal government is helping the affected regions and people,” said the Carinthian ÖVP budget … Read more
2023-08-05 11:00:13 Hundreds of Red Cross forces, mostly volunteers, have been helping in Styria, Carinthia and Slovenia since yesterday. Donations are requested! Vienna (OTS) – Last night, numerous houses in the Leibnitz region had to be evacuated due to the heavy rainfall. This includes a nursing home and a retirement home. Emergency shelters have been … Read more
2023-08-05 11:44:09 Significant loss of time between Walserberg and Karawanken tunnel, A1 roadblock in Slovenia, several border crossings and roads in the lower-level network impassable Vienna (OTS) – The ÖAMTC reported that Saturday travel continued with long traffic jams. There were massive delays, especially on the Tauern Autobahn (A10), and accidents caused additional obstructions. “For … Read more