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☆ Mount Ruang: Indonesia volcano eruptions force thousands to evacuate as airlines cancel flights
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Mount Ruang, a 725-meter (2,400-foot) volcano on Ruang Island, North Sulawesi, has been erupting in spectacular fashion on and off since mid-April, posing a growing threat to those living nearby and to air traffic in the region. Nearby schools have also been shut to protect children from volcanic ash, BNPB said. Video Ad Feedback Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano continues to shoot volcanic ash 02:29 - Source: CNNMount Ruang is a stratovolcano, which are typically conical and relatively steep-sided due to the formation of viscous, sticky lava that does not flow easily. Volcanic ash from Ruang has reached eastern Malaysian airspace, Malaysia’s meteorological department said. Mount Ruang previously erupted in April, disrupting more than 200 flights on April 18 and 19 and affecting tens of thousands of passengers, officials said.

Persons: Mount Ruang, Ruang, Sam, BNPB, ”, Muhammad Helmi Abdullah Organizations: CNN, Reuters, National Disaster Management Authority, International, Met Malaysia, Muhammad Helmi Abdullah Regional, Air Asia, “, Malaysia Airlines Locations: Mount, North Sulawesi, Manado, Ruang, Malaysian, Malaysia, Indonesia, Asia

☆ India election 2024: Voters battle extreme temperatures as intense heat wave hits region
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New Delhi CNN —Indian voters are battling sweltering conditions to take part in the world’s biggest election as a severe heat wave hits parts of the country and authorities forecast a hotter-than-normal summer for the South Asian nation. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said a heat wave will affect parts of south and east India until the end of the week, including four states that are voting on Friday. Climate politicsIndia, the world’s most populous nation with 1.4 billion people, often experiences heat waves during the summer months of May and June. But in recent years, they have arrived earlier and become more prolonged, with scientists linking some of these longer and more intense heat waves to the climate crisis. Last year successive heat waves hit India again, closing schools, damaging crops and putting pressure on energy supplies.

Persons: Gandhi Ray, ”, “, Noemi Cassanelli, Narendra Modi, ” Ray, Commision, Aditya Valiathan Pillai, climatologist Maximiliano Herrera Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN —, South, India Meteorological Department, IMD, CNN, National Disaster Management Authority, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Indian National Congress, World Meteorological Organization Locations: New Delhi, India, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Baripada, Khammam, Banka district, Maharashtra, Pakistan, Mumbai, Bangladesh, Asia, Thailand, Philippines, Mekong, Vietnam

☆ Southern Africa’s drought and floods could push tens of millions into hunger
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Sarah Dean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The country’s top priority “is securing food for all Zimbabweans,” the president told journalists at the state house in Harare. Kb Mpofu/ReutersIn Zambia, Malawi and Central Mozambique, extreme drought has damaged more than 2 million hectares of crops, Oxfam said. Zambia declared its drought a disaster on February 29. In Mozambique — a country accounting for only 0.2% of global emissions — 3 million people face hunger, according to Oxfam. The country’s capital, Maputo, experienced devastating floods in March, after Tropical Storm Filipo hit followed a few weeks later by further intense rainfall.

Persons: South Africa CNN —, Emmerson Mnangagwa, El Niño, Zimbabwe —, Filipo, ” Teresa Anderson, Machinda Marongwe, ” Marongwe Organizations: South Africa CNN, Oxfam, Reuters, Democratic, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, United States Agency, International, Systems Network Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Harare, “, Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Pumula East, Bulawayo, Central Mozambique, ” Southern Africa, Maputo

☆ Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse reverberates around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

StreamTimeLive StreamTimeLive StreamTimeLiveAround the same time, numerous audible alarms were recorded on the ship’s bridge audio. The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge. “Once you get here, I’ll go grab the workers on the Key Bridge and then stop the outer loop,” an officer said. When the Key Bridge was built decades ago, container ships were a fraction of the size and weight they are today. Miguel Luna, a native of El Salvador, was also working on the Key Bridge.

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☆ Maco, Philippines landslide: Girl’s ‘miraculous’ rescue offers hope for families of dozens buried
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

In a statement on Facebook, the Davao de Oro provincial government said at least 11 people were killed Tuesday when the landslide swept Maco, including the remote gold mining village of Masara on the island of Mindanao, following intense rains. The girl is in a stable condition, the government added, with Davao de Oro Gov. Dorothy Gonzaga saying her rescue had provided a “sign of hope.”Rescue teams search for missing miners in Maco, Davao de Oro, Philippines on February 8, 2024. The long wait for news of his missing son had become unbearable, resident Wilfredo Pilones told state broadcaster PTV on Thursday. “They’ll get buried deeper even more.”The region is resource-rich, with raw metals buried under sprawling mountainous highlands dotted with agricultural villages.

Persons: Dorothy Gonzaga, Jeoffrey, Wilfredo Pilones, ”, “ They’ll Organizations: CNN, Facebook, Davao de, Davao de Oro Gov, ”, Getty, PTV, Apex Mining, National Disaster Locations: Philippines, Davao, Davao de Oro, Masara, Mindanao, Maco, Davao de Oro , Philippines, Anadolu

☆ Chile Ex-President Sebastian Pinera Dies in Helicopter Crash, Local Media Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean ex-President Sebastian Pinera died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday in the south of the country, local news outlet La Tercera said. Government sources cited by La Tercera said four people were traveling on the helicopter when it crashed, and that three had been "found by first responders." Chile's national disaster agency SENAPRAD confirmed that a helicopter crash had occurred in the southern town of Lago Ranco and that one person had been killed and three people injured. The government did not immediately name who was aboard. (Reporting by Santiago bureau; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle and Lisa Shumaker)

Persons: Sebastian Pinera, Brendan O'Boyle, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: La Tercera, SENAPRAD Locations: SANTIAGO, Chilean, Lago, Santiago

☆ Landslide in Southern Philippines Buries Two Buses, Injures 11
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

MANILA (Reuters) - A landslide triggered by heavy rains in a southern Philippine province buried two buses, injuring at least 11 people, disaster officials said on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear how many passengers were on board the buses. Those injured, including one in critical condition, were taken to a hospital, Maco town's disaster agency said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. The disaster agency also issued evacuation orders in five villages in Maco, located on the island of Mindanao. A northeast monsoon and a trough of low pressure has brought rains in southern Mindanao region from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, resulting in deadly floods and landslides, data from the national disaster agency show.

Persons: Karen Lema, Himani Sarkar Organizations: Apex Mining Locations: MANILA, Philippine, Maco, Davao de Oro, Mindanao, Jan

☆ Floods, Landslides Kill at Least 20 People in Southern Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

MANILA (Reuters) - At least 20 people have died after days of torrential rains in parts of the southern Philippines, provincial disaster agencies said on Monday. Thirteen people died in Davao de Oro province while two were missing, and seven people were killed in neighbouring Davao del Norte, disaster agency officials said. A northeast monsoon and trough of a low pressure area brought rains in southern Mindanao region from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, resulting in deadly floods and landslides, data from the national disaster agency show. In mid-January, 18 people died due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in southern Philippines. Landslides and floods are frequent in the Southeast Asian nation, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands that is hit by about 20 tropical storms annually.

Persons: Neil Jerome Morales, Bernadette Baum Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Mindanao, Jan

☆ Colombia, a Usually Wet Nation, Reels Amid Widespread Wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Annie Correal | Genevieve Glatsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Helicopters hauling buckets of water fly toward the mountains where fires burn, a thick haze periodically covers the sky, and residents have been ordered to wear masks and limit driving because of the poor air quality. For a full week, firefighters have been battling fires in the mountains around Bogotá, Colombia’s capital, as dozens of other blazes have burned across the country, in what officials say is the hottest January in three decades. The president has declared a national disaster and asked for international help fighting the fires, which he says could reach beyond the Andes Mountains and erupt on the Pacific Coast and in the Amazon. Colombia’s fires this month are unusual in a country where people are more accustomed to torrential rain and mudslides than fire and ash. They have been attributed to high temperatures and drought exacerbated by the climate phenomenon known as El Niño.

Locations: Bogotá, Coast

CNN —Colombia declared a disaster situation on Thursday due to wildfires raging across several parts of the country, as the president warned the conditions could get worse. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro declared a “situation of disaster and calamity,” telling reporters that funds previously approved for other purposes are being redirected to deal with the crisis. The government is also seeking international help, he said, adding that the United States, Chile, Peru and Canada, “which has enormous experience [fighting fires],” have responded to the call. Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty ImagesAt least 25 active fires were reported on Thursday by the National Disaster Risk Management Unit. “We estimate that the phenomenon is composed of 70% fog and 30% smoke,” the Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia said on X.

Persons: Gustavo Petro, ”, Petro, he’s, El Niño, Raul Arboleda Organizations: CNN —, United Nations, European Union, Getty, National Disaster Risk Management Unit, Civil Aviation Authority Locations: CNN — Colombia, United States, Chile, Peru, Canada, Bogota, AFP, El Dorado, Colombia

☆ ‘No one will remember us’: India’s hero ‘rat hole miners’ who helped rescue 41 men from the Himalayan tunnel
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Aishwarya Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Rat hole mining may be illegal,” Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain, a retired official from India’s National Disaster Management Authority told reporters shortly after the rescue. “But a rat miner’s talent and experience is not.”Bottom of the hierarchyWorkers employed in the dangerous profession are among the most vulnerable and marginalized in India, hence the unflattering local moniker. But some of the “rat miners” said they are still waiting for details of the compensation. Conspicuously missing were the names of the 12 “rat miners” who put their lives on the line to complete that final breakthrough. Two “rat miners” went in at a time on rotating four-hour shifts, with one cutting the stone and the other pulling the debris out of the pipe.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, Munna Qureshi, “, ” Qureshi, Qureshi, General Syed Ata Hasnain, Slimly, Hasina Kharbhih, ”, Roberto Schmidt, ” Kharbhih, Nasir Khan, B.P, Katoki, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Mohammad Irshad Ansari, Monu Kumar, crouch, Khan, Kumar, Sajjad Hussain, Ansari, ” Kumar Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Engineers, National Disaster Management Authority, Workers, National Green Tribunal, AFP, Getty, CNN, ” Locations: New Delhi, Uttarakhand, India, Meghalaya, Rimbay, Uttarkashi, Uttar Pradesh, AFP

☆ Experts say they warned of dangers of climbing Indonesia's Mt. Marapi after 13 die in eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 4, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. The 2,891-metre high volcano in West Sumatra erupted on Sunday, spewing gray clouds of ash as high as 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) into the sky. Search operations for 10 missing climbers were under way on Tuesday, local authorities said, with about 200 local rescuers involved. For more than a decade, Indonesia's volcanology agency had sent monthly letters warning the environment ministry and local conservation agency that climbers should keep a safe distance from the volcano's peak, said agency head Hendra Gunawan. The volcano erupted several times in January and February 2023, but its relatively infrequent eruptions during the past decade have made it difficult to analyse, said Ahmad Basuki of the volcanology agency.

Persons: Antara, el, Indonesia's, Hendra, Rescuers, Marapi, Ahmad Basuki, Ananda Teresia, Kate Lamb Organizations: Rights, Reuters, West, Thomson Locations: Batu, Agam , West Sumatra, Indonesia, Rights JAKARTA, West Sumatra, West Sumatra's, Mt

☆ East Africa floods: More than 300 killed as heavy rains wreak havoc
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Bethlehem Feleke | Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The unusually heavy rains are largely caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon and are forecast to continue into the new year by the Kenya Meteorological Department. This phenomenon has been associated with severe flooding in eastern Africa, resulting in landslides, elevated waterborne diseases, and food shortages. Meanwhile, the northern and southern regions of the continent often endure prolonged periods of severe drought during El Niño events. That means the Horn of Africa may experience more drought as well as floods from heavy rain. In northern Tanzania, authorities said 49 people were killed by floods accompanied by mudslides following heavy rains in the country’s Manyara province.

Persons: William Ruto, Niño, Ruto, ”, Queen Sendiga, Samia Suluhu Hassan Organizations: CNN, Interior Ministry, Kenya Meteorological Department, Disaster, Communication, Somali, Afi, United, International Rescue Locations: East Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mombasa, El, Africa, COP28, Dubai, Horn of Africa, Manyara, Hagadera

☆ Mount Marapi: 11 climbers killed, 12 missing following Indonesian volcano eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Jakarta, Indonesia CNN —Eleven climbers have died and another dozen are missing in Indonesia following the eruption of a highly active volcano in the province of West Sumatra, officials told CNN on Monday. Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia has 127 active volcanos – more volcanoes than anywhere else in the world – and Mount Marapi is among the country’s most active. A student walks as Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 4, 2023. Officials monitoring Marapi’s movements told CNN affiliate CNN Indonesia of potential dangers from Sunday’s eruption, including flowing molten lava which could reach roads and nearby rivers. It is Mount Marapi, not Mount Merapi

Persons: Marapi, Abdul Malik, Malik, Antara, el Fitra, Ada Setiawan, Merapi Organizations: Indonesia CNN —, CNN, Reuters, National Disaster Management Agency Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, West Sumatra, Batu, Agam , West Sumatra, CNN Indonesia, Marapi

MANILA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Philippines lifted a tsunami alert early on Sunday as waves receded from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the south of the country, triggering coastal evacuations and some waves in there and in Japan. More than 500 aftershocks were recorded, and the Philippines' Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) urged caution as people resumed normal activities. "The tsunami threat associated with this earthquake has now largely passed the Philippines," Phivolcs said in a statement but advised people in threatened communities to heed the instructions from local authorities. [1/4]People gather at an evacuation center, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines December 2, 2023. Japan's Hachijojima island, some 290 km (180 miles) south of Tokyo, recorded waves of 40 cm (1.3 feet), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Persons: Phivolcs, Bicap, Hinatuan, Philvolcs, James Soria, Cosme Calejesan, Karen Lema, Neil Jerome Morales, William Mallard Organizations: Institute of, Philippine Coast Guard, Reuters, REUTERS Acquire, Centre . Earthquakes, Japan Meteorological Agency, U.S ., Thomson Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Japan, Mindanao, Surigao Del Sur, Davao Oriental, Bislig, Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Handout, Centre, Hinatuan province, Tokyo, U.S, Surigao City, Manila

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's Mount Marapi erupted with white-and-gray ash plumes Sunday, stranding and injuring climbers and spreading volcanic ash over several villages. About 75 climbers started their way up the nearly 2,900-meter (9,480-foot) mountain on Saturday and became stranded. Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesThe eruption sent ash plumes more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the air and hot ash clouds spread several miles (kilometers). Falling ash blanketed several villages and blocked sunlight, National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said. Authorities distributed masks and urged residents to wear eyeglasses to protect them from volcanic ash, he said.

Persons: Marapi, Ahmad Rifandi, Indonesia’s Volcanology, Hari Agustian, Abdul Muhari, Gobah Cumantiang, Niniek, Mari Yamaguchi Organizations: Hazard Mitigation, Rescue Agency, Disaster Management Agency, Associated Press Locations: PADANG, Indonesia, Marapi, Padang, West Sumatra, Rubai, Jakarta, Tokyo

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano as Indonesian rescuers searched for at least 22 others reportedly missing. About 75 climbers started their way up the nearly 2,900-meter (9,480-foot) mountain on Saturday and became stranded. West Sumatra’s Search and Rescue Agency head Abdul Malik said rescuers on Monday morning found 11 bodies of climbers as they searched for those who still missing and rescued three others. Political Cartoons View All 1277 Images“The evacuation process of the bodies and survivors are still ongoing,” he said, adding that rescuers are still searching for 22 climbers reportedly still missing. Authorities distributed masks and urged residents to wear eyeglasses to protect them from volcanic ash, he said.

Persons: Marapi, Hari Agustian, Abdul Malik, ”, Ahmad Rifandi, Indonesia’s Volcanology, Abdul Muhari, Gobah Cumantiang Organizations: Sunday, Rescue Agency, Hazard Mitigation, Disaster Management Agency Locations: PADANG, Indonesia, Agam district, West Sumatra, Padang, Marapi, Rubai

☆ After 16 Days, Rescue Near for Workers Stuck in Tunnel, Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Mujib Mashal | Suhasini Raj | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After a 16-day effort to free dozens of Indian construction workers trapped inside a Himalayan road tunnel, rescuers were finally preparing to pull the men out on Tuesday as diggers labored to clear a final stretch of debris by hand, the authorities said. The rescue operation had hit repeated roadblocks, with officials ultimately trying multiple ways to reach the 41 stranded men. But a breakthrough came on Tuesday afternoon, as trained miners using hand tools made rapid progress after picking up at the point where a drilling machine had failed. “The work of putting in the pipe to rescue the workers has been completed,” Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of the northern state of Uttarakhand, the site of the tunnel, said in a brief statement on social media. “Soon, all the worker brothers will be taken out.”Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of India’s National Disaster Management Authority, gave a less definitive assessment and said that about two meters, or six feet, of drilling remained.

Persons: Pushkar Singh, ” Syed Ata Hasnain Organizations: Disaster Management Authority Locations: Uttarakhand

☆ Indian tunnel rescue set to take much longer after drill damaged
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Pushkar Singh Dhami, chief minister of Uttarakhand state said on Saturday the damaged drilling machine would be taken out by Sunday morning, allowing manual drilling to start. On Saturday morning the trapped workers, all migrants, were "very worried", said Sunita Hembrom, whose brother-in-law Birendra Kishku, 39, is in the tunnel. A rescue mission is currently underway at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand to free 41 workers who are stuck inside following a landslide. The rescue plan involves pushing a pipe wide enough to pull the trapped men out on wheeled stretchers. Rescue workers rehearsed the evacuation by going into the pipe and being pulled out on stretchers, a video clip provided by the authorities showed.

Persons: Shankar Prasad Nautiyal, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Syed Ata Hasnain, Sunita Hembrom, Birendra Kishku, Rohit Gondwal, Narendra Modi's, Saurabh Sharma, Krishn Kauhsik, Jacqueline Wong, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Authorities, National Disaster Management Authority, Thomson Locations: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India

☆ Indian rescuers hope to reach 41 trapped in tunnel on Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SILKYARA, India, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Rescuers in India hope to finish drilling through debris on Thursday and free 41 men trapped in a highway tunnel in the Himalayan region after a metal obstacle slowed progress, officials said. The men began the twelfth day of their ordeal confined in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on Nov. 12. Once the drill breaks through, officials said they plan to send rescuers through the evacuation pipe, using stretchers on wheels, to bring out the trapped men. [1/2]An ambulance arrives at the tunnel where workers are trapped after the tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Shankar Prasad Nautiyal Acquire Licensing RightsA rescue mission is currently underway at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand to free 41 workers who are stuck inside following a landslide.

Persons: Atul Karwal, Bhaskar Khulbe, Shankar Prasad Nautiyal, Pushkar Singh, Gabbar Singh Negi, Saba Ahmed, Narendra Modi's, YP Rajesh, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Authorities, Force, Rescuers, REUTERS, National Highways Authority, YP, Thomson Locations: SILKYARA, India, Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi, Pushkar

☆ Uttarakhand, India tunnel collapse: Rescuers scramble to reach up to 40 workers trapped in Uttarkashi
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Rhea Mogul | Aishwarya Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

As many as 40 men were working in the tunnel, part of an ambitious Himalayan highway project in town of Uttarkashi, when part of the passageway leading to the entrance gave way, authorities said. “We are all working hard to get them all out,” Uttarkashi superintendent of police, Arpan Yaduvanshi, told CNN on Monday. Rescuers have been supplying oxygen and water to the men through the debris, Yaduvanshi added. The Char Dham Highway project is expected to be nearly 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) long, improving access to the state from India’s capital New Delhi. In August, more than a dozen workers were killed after a bridge under construction collapsed in the northeastern state of Mizoram.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, ”, Arpan Yaduvanshi, Anuj Kumar, Narendra Modi’s Char Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, CNN Locations: New Delhi, India, Uttarkashi, State, Narendra Modi’s Char Dham, Uttarakhand, China, Mizoram, Bihar, Morbi, Gujarat

☆ Fact Check: Miscaptioned video of Kim Jong Un does not mention Biden or Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The clip shows Kim speaking at a military parade in 2020, but he did not discuss the Israel-Hamas or Russia-Ukraine wars, nor mention Biden or former President Trump, according to a transcript of the speech. “I’m afraid that if the Biden admin does not cease to exist in the next election, World War 3 may begin. I support Donald Trump for President in 2024. An English transcript of the full speech, published by the National Committee on North Korea, a U.S. non-governmental organization, does not include the terms “Biden,” “Trump,” “Israel,” “Palestine,” “Russia” or “Ukraine.”VERDICTFalse. A video with fabricated subtitles falsely claims to show Kim Jong Un criticizing Joe Biden and expressing support for Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Persons: Kim Jong, Joe Biden, Republican Donald Trump, Kim, Biden, Trump, “, Donald Trump, ” “ Trump, ”, Kim Jong Un, Read Organizations: North, U.S, Republican, Reuters, People's Army, Workers ' Party of Korea, National Committee, Thomson Locations: Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Palestine, North Korea, U.S, ”

Lhonak Lake in Sikkim state overflowed on Wednesday, causing major flooding that authorities said had impacted the lives of 22,000 people. The latest flooding was exacerbated by water released from state-run NHPC's Teesta V dam, local officials said. As of Thursday evening, 98 people were missing, 17 of whom were army personnel, state chief secretary V.B. "Due to bad weather conditions we cannot have air service towards the northern part of the state," Rai told Reuters. [1/4]An area affected by the flood is seen in this undated handout image released on October 4, 2023, in Sikkim, India.

Persons: V.B, Pathak, Prabhakar Rai, Rai, G.T, Dhungel, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Jatindra, Tanvi Mehta, Krishn Kaushik, Sarita Chaganti Singh, Ruma Paul, Rajendra Jadhav, YP Rajesh, Robert Birsel, Michael Perry, Kim Coghill, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: NEW, Authorities, Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics, Disaster Management Authority, Reuters, India Army, REUTERS Acquire, Army, National Disaster Management Agency, Nature Communications, YP, Thomson Locations: NEW DELHI, KOLKATA, India, Sikkim, Asia's, Bangladesh, Chungthang, Mangan, Gangtok, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Siliguri, West Bengal, Pakistan, Peru, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, New Delhi

NO ARCHIVES Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Early Warning System GmbH FollowNEW DELHI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeast India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences. If fully operational, the warning system could have given people more time to evacuate, scientists said. One scientist said glacial early warning systems can typically give residents a few minutes to an hour of notice. Details of the Lhonak Lake warning system have not previously been reported. "Such kind of events are so fast that even if we have some kind of early warning system ... we may only gain some minutes, maybe an hour," he said.

Persons: Wang Chen, geoscientist Simon Allen, Kamal Kishore, Farooq Azam, Ali Withers, Gloria Dickie, Shivam Patel, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Adarsh gaon, REUTERS, NEW, Reuters, University of Zurich, Disaster Management Authority, Indian Institute of Technology, Thomson Locations: Teesta, Singtam, Sikkim, India, NEW DELHI, Swiss, Lakes, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Shako Cho, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Delhi

☆ 'Atypical' rains kill at least 8 in Mexican state of Jalisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Sept 25 (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed and another three were injured after a river in the Mexican state of Jalisco burst its banks following unusually heavy rains, another extreme weather event as climate change helps whip up ever deadlier storms. The "atypical" rains completely destroyed four houses and another 50 homes were being evaluated for damages, Gustavo Robles, who heads the municipality of Autlan de Navarro, said at a press conference on Monday. With climate change rainfall can increase or become more erratic, as a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor – allowing more moisture to build up before clouds finally break. Elsewhere in the region, Guatemalan authorities said on Monday that at least six people were killed after a river burst its banks in the midst of heavy rains that poured over the Central American country on Sunday. Before the Sunday rains, at least 29 people had been killed due to flooding in Guatemala this rainy season, data from its national disaster agency Conred shows.

Persons: Gustavo Robles, Autlan de Navarro, Valentine Hilaire, Michael Perry Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Local, Central American, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexican, Jalisco, Autlan, Guatemala

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