[ad_1] Image used for representative purposes Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps asserted their sweeping control over the Strait of Hormuz, even as it signalled that civilian maritime traffic remains permitted under regulated conditions.In a statement, quoted by AFP, the Guards’ naval command said, “All traffic… is under the full control of the armed forces,” accompanied […]
[ad_1] In western Norway, a quiet underwater discovery is drawing attention from archaeologists and historians who study early coastal life. Beneath the seabed near a narrow channel in Grindasundet, close to the village of Telavåg in Øygarden, researchers have identified a long stone formation that appears to have been deliberately constructed. It lies not far […]
[ad_1] Photo released by Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) rescuers search for victims in Pasir Langu village after a landslide, in West Bandung district of West Java province, Indonesia, Monday (Credit: AP) A devastating landslide in Indonesia’s Pasirlangu village has claimed 34 lives, with 32 people still missing. The disaster, triggered by heavy rainfall […]
[ad_1] In a freak accident, an Air Canada crew member got trapped in the cargo hold of a flight which was about to take off from Toronto’s Pearson Airport. The incident took place in December but now came to light as travel bloggers on board shared their harrowing experience of being on the flight which […]
[ad_1] At least four people were killed and dozens remained missing after a landfill collapsed in the central Philippines, triggering a major rescue operation that was continuing into Saturday, according to local authorities. The incident occurred shortly after 4 pm on Thursday at a private landfill in Binaliw, a mountainous area on the outskirts of […]
[ad_1] A fire at a retirement home in the Indonesian city of Manado on Sulawesi island killed at least 16 people, a local police official said on Monday.The blaze broke out at the Werdha Damai retirement home and was fully extinguished late on Sunday. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, police official Alamsyah […]
[ad_1] An explosion at a nursing home in Pennsylvania left residents trapped as emergency crews rushed to rescue potential victims of the fire.The blast occurred on Tuesday around 2 pm (local time) at the Silver Lake Nursing Home in Bristol Township, around 30 minutes northeast of Philadelphia. Authorities and first responders described the incident as […]
[ad_1] Firefighter rescuing the trapped puppy Firefighters rescued a puppy from a flood channel in southern California as a strong storm swept through the US state on Tuesday.The incident took place in Oxnard, a city west of Los Angeles, and was captured on video. The small dog was rescued by firefighters of the Ventura County […]
[ad_1] A severe blizzard on Mount Everest has left nearly 1,000 people stranded on the Tibetan side’s eastern slope, with rescue efforts underway amid blocked roads and heavy snowfall.Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams have been deployed to clear snow and restore access to areas above 4,900 metres (16,000 feet), according to Jimu News, […]
[ad_1] What began as another ordinary evening at a cold-storage facility in central China’s Hunan province nearly turned into a tragedy when a 39-year-old woman found herself trapped inside a freezer set at minus 20°C. With no phone, no winter clothing, and no one around to hear her cries, she thought she would never make […]
