Three Missing People In Western Japan Landslide Confirmed Dead

TOKYO, Jul 14 (NNN-NHK) – Three people have been confirmed dead, after they were trapped in a landslide in the early hours of Friday, in western Japanese prefecture of Ehime, according to local authorities. Firefighters and police searched the disaster-hit area in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, and found two men and…

Man Dead, Another Rescued After Boat Capsized In Australia’s New South Wales

SYDNEY, Jul 13 (NNN-AAP) – One man has died and another has been rescued, after their boat capsized when crossing the Tweed River bar, in far north of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state today. At around 6:00 a.m. local time, emergency services were called to the north wall of…

Cambodia Advises Fishermen, Tourists Not To Venture Out To Sea Due To Bad Weather

PHNOM PENH, Jul 13 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia today, advised fishermen and travellers not to venture out to sea until Jul 15, as the kingdom is suffering from the impact of a depression. Cambodia will be affected by a tropical depression, which is brewing over the Gulf of Thailand, the Ministry…

At Least Nine Killed Due To Landslide In Vietnam’s Mountainous North

HANOI, Jul 13 (NNN-VNA) – At least nine people on board a minibus died, after being buried by a landslide, in Vietnam’s northern province of Ha Giang early this morning, while four others were critically injured. When the vehicle was trapped by a landslide on a road in Bac Me…

Fatalities Of Indonesia’s Gold Mine Landslides Rise To 26 With 19 Still Missing

JAKARTA, Jul 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from landslides and flash floods in the mining areas of Bone Bolango regency, in Indonesia’s Gorontalo province, has risen to 26, with 19 people still missing, a rescuer said, yesterday. Bagus Asrama, head of the operational unit of the provincial search and…

Egypt Green Hydrogen Secures 397-Million-Euro Contract To Export Green Ammonia To Europe

CAIRO, Jul 13 (NNN-MENA) – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), announced that, the Egypt Green Hydrogen project in the SCZone, has secured a 397-million-euro (about 433-million-U.S. dollar) contract to export green fuel to Europe, said a statement by the Egyptian cabinet, yesterday. Under the contract, the Egypt Green Hydrogen…

Deaths From West Nile Fever In Israel Surge To 31 With 12 New Fatalities

JERUSALEM, Jul 13 (NNN-MA’AN) – With 12 new fatalities confirmed yesterday, Israel has recorded 31 deaths from the West Nile fever, since an outbreak in the country in early May, health authorities said. The Ministry of Health in a statement reported 49 new infection cases, bringing the country’s tallies to…

Kuwait Experiences Extreme Heat As Temperature Exceeds 50 Degrees Celsius

KUWAIT CITY, Jul 12 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait was hit by a heatwave yesterday, as the highest temperature exceeded 50 degrees Celsius, according to the Kuwait Meteorological Department. Data released by the department indicated that, the highest temperature in Kuwait yesterday reached 51 degrees Celsius, approaching the country’s historical record of…

Pakistan Monitoring Rainfall, Flood Situation Amid Vigorous Monsoon Activity Prediction

ISLAMABAD, Jul 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), said yesterday that, it is closely monitoring rainfall and flood situation, as vigorous monsoon activity is predicted in the coming days across the country. The PMD is assessing the weather situation promptly, through its over 100 observatories throughout the country, to…

Philippines Raises Quake Magnitude To 7.1 From 6.5

MANILA, Jul 11 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, revised the magnitude of the offshore earthquake that rattled Sultan Kudarat province, in the southern Philippines this morning, from 6.5 to 7.1 The institute initially reported the earthquake, which occurred at 10:13 a.m. local time, as magnitude 6.5.…
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