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☆ Kyiv warns of evacuations as Russian attacks threaten a winter without power
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Mithil Aggarwal | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

During winter, Kyiv sees temperatures plunge below the freezing point, making the potential for power outages in the coming months particularly alarming. Vita Spivakovska, who has a 6-month-old daughter, is facing power cuts each day that last up to 15 hours. Freezing is not the only problem that would face Kyiv’s residents if this scenario was repeated in the thick of winter. People eating lunch by candlelight due to a power cut at a bar in Kyiv on Oct. 24. “These points are equipped with everything necessary: heat, lighting, bathrooms, dining rooms, places to rest, banks of warm clothes and warm blankets,” he added.

☆ Kyiv preparing for possible total evacuation of its 3 million residents if the city loses electricity supply, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia is attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure with missiles and drones. A total blackout could leave residents without electricity, water or heat, as a very cold winter sets in. The attacks have damaged or destroyed nearly 40% of its energy infrastructure, the paper reported. A total blackout could leave residents without electricity, water, or heat, as the typically harsh winter sets in. Officials in Ukraine's capital city are now preparing for the possibility of a complete evacuation if Kyiv is unable to maintain its electricity grid.

MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 (Reuters) - At least three people died from destruction caused by intense rainfall unleashed by Storm Roslyn, which provoked flooding along Mexico's Pacific coast when it made landfall as a powerful hurricane on Sunday. Local civil protection officials confirmed that two women died as their homes collapsed in the town of Rosamorada in Nayarit. State authorities added that a 74-year-old man died some 25 miles (40 km) away in Santiago Ixcuintla, when a beam fell on his head. National power company CFE said on Monday it had restored power to 71% of around 180,000 users affected across Nayarit, Jalisco and Sinaloa states, along Mexico's hurricane-prone Pacific coast. The storm also sidestepped the major beach resort of Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco state, though it still generated strong winds and flooding in the area.

☆ Hurricane Roslyn batters Mexico's Pacific coast with damaging winds, major rainfall
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Fishermen upload an outboard motor to a pickup as Hurricane Roslyn approaches tourist zones along Mexico's Pacific coast, in San Blas in Nayarit state, Mexico October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Hugo CervantesMEXICO CITY, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Roslyn, a powerful Category 3 hurricane, made landfall in Mexico's Nayarit state on the Pacific coast Sunday morning, dumping a life-threatening storm surge with damaging winds in its path, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA hurricane warning was in effect for the coast from Playa Perula to Escuinapa and Las Islas Marias. Up to 8 to 10 inches of rainfall was expected in Jalisco, the upper coast of Colima, western Nayarit and southeastern Sinaloa. A video posted by Mexico's civil protection agency showed trees swaying in strong winds and gusts of rainfall as Roslyn touched down in Nayarit.

☆ Storm Roslyn likely to strengthen to hurricane near Mexican tourism spots
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Tropical storm Roslyn is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by late on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, as it moves up central Mexico towards tourist resorts on its Pacific coast. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe NHC said tropical storm conditions could hit the coast down from Perula to Manzanilla, a port city in Colima state. This would make Roslyn a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It said the storm could bring strong winds and a dangerous storm surge, while heavy rains could cause flash-flooding and landslides. The NHC expects Roslyn will also bring heavy rain to Nayarit, the Islas Marias archipelago and parts of southern Sinaloa.

☆ Quake strikes in Pacific off Central America, no reports of damage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 16 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean between Central America and the Galapagos Islands on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no initial reports of damage. The quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), according to the USGS, and the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said no warning had been issued for a potential tsunami. A spokesperson for civil protection authorities in Panama said they had not received word of any impact. Authorities in Ecuador, of which the Galapagos Islands are part, likewise did not have any immediate reports of damage from the quake. Earlier, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre had reported the quake at a magnitude of 6.4.

☆ Over 200 buildings damaged in Mexico quake that killed two
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Employees remove debris at a damaged mall after an earthquake on Monday, in Coalcoman, Michoacan, Mexico September 20 2022. REUTERS/Henry RomeroRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMEXICO CITY, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A major earthquake that killed two people in Mexico on Monday also damaged more than 200 buildings and injured 10 people, Laura Velazquez, the head of Mexico's civil protection agency, said on Tuesday. The magnitude 7.6 quake struck in western Mexico and most of the damage was concentrated in the states of Colima and Michoacan. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Valentine HilaireOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Similar numbers fled in Greece as a blaze fuelled by gale-force winds raged in mountains north of Athens. ABOVE 40CIn Spain, where emergency crews were fighting fires in five regions, national weather service AEMET also forecast higher temperatures. REUTERS/Stelios MisinasTreasury Minister Simon Clarke said Tuesday's "remarkable, unprecedented" record served as "a reminder ... of the importance of tackling climate change." British engineers raced on Wednesday to fix train tracks that buckled in the heat after firefighters worked through the night to damp down wildfires. In southern Europe, far larger wildfires continued to rage.

Persons: Armando Silva, Stephen Belcher, Stelios Misinas, Simon Clarke, Tuesday's, Emmanuel Macron, Eugenio Giani, Christos Stylianides, Marc Fesneau, Manuel Lopes, Renee Maltezou, Angeliki Koutantou, Karolina Tagaris, Dominique Vidalon, Mathieu Rosemain, Sudip Kar, Gupta, Kate Holton, William James, Emma Pinedo, Catarina Demoney, John Stonestreet, Nick Macfie, Alex Richardson, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: China, Emergency, Science, Technology, Britain's Met, REUTERS, European Union, Fincantieri, Thomson Locations: Tuscany, Athens, ATHENS, LONDON, Europe, London, Italy, Lucca, Greece, China, Texas , Louisiana, Arkansas, Central U.S, Portugal, Spain, Portugal's, Murça, Trieste, Rome, Milan, Florence, Britain, Pallini, France, Croatia, Slovenia, Monfalcone, Penteli, Gironde, Paris, Madrid, Lisbon

☆ Глава Еврокомиссии поблагодарила Румынию за помощь Молдове в борьбе с коронавирусом
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-28 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +1 min

Глава Европейской комиссии Урсула фон дер Ляйнен поблагодарила Румынию за помощь Молдове в борьбе с коронавирусом, после того как 27 марта в Кишинев доставили вторую партию вакцины AstraZeneca. Сегодня мы доставили вакцину в Молдову благодаря Румынии и механизму гражданской защиты ЕС. Только вместе мы сможем победить эту пандемию», — написала фон дер Ляйнен. We are #StrongerTogether https://t.co/mUO6odQKrk — Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) March 27, 2021Напомним, что накануне в Молдову прибыла из Румынии еще одна партия вакцины от коронавируса — 50,4 тыс. Около 75% стоимости этой партии покрыла Еврокомиссия через механизм гражданской защиты Евросоюза.

Persons: ong, Ley, Урсула фон дер Ляйнен, фон дер Ляйнен Organizations: AstraZeneca, EU, —, Европейская комиссия, Еврокомиссия Locations: Moldova, Румыния, Молдова, Кишинев, ЕС, Евросоюз

☆ UNDP Moldova: Project Associate/Administrative/Finance - Promotion of climate change and disaster risk reduction solutions in the water and civil protection sectors for enhanced rural resilience Proje
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-20 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: 1 min

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