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DisasterAug 4KAU warns farmers of rising crop disease risk amid heavy rainsUniversity urges immediate drainage measures and timely disease prevention to protect paddy, banana, spices and vegetable crops from prolonged monsoon damageThe Hindu
DisasterAug 4Lucky escape for boy, 7, after wheel comes off KMB double-decker bus in Hong KongA seven-year-old boy escaped with minor injuries on Tuesday after a rear wheel came off a double-decker bus travelling on a busy road in Hong Kong’s Kowloon district. Police received a report at 3.25pm that the KMB route 86 bus was travelling along Cheung Sha Wan Road towards Kwai Chung when its rear-left wheel became detached, just outside Cheung Sha Wan Plaza. The wheel struck and dented a metal railing, which in turn hit the boy as he waited for a bus. The boy was conscious and complained of...South China Morning Post
DisasterAug 4After the deadly Ceuta crossing, Moroccan parents search for their childrenFrance 24 [en]
DisasterAug 4French, UK vessels save 157 migrants from burning boat in ChannelSouth China Morning Post
DisasterBreakingAug 4Typhoon Dolphin hurtles towards Japan: Tracker, updates and what to expectAl Jazeera [en]
DisasterBreakingAug 4Drama en el Canal de la Mancha: se prende fuego un bote repleto de inmigrantes frente a Gran BretañaClarín
DisasterAug 4Derogar las Appa mientras afrontamos El Niño podría ser una necedadDerogar las Áreas de Protección para la Producción de Alimentos, como anunció De la Espriella, priorizaría otros usos del suelo sobre la seguridad alimentaria. The post Derogar las Appa mientras afrontamos El Niño es una necedad appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
DisasterAug 4Heavy rains trigger deadly landslide at Ethiopian monastery, killing 14 worshippersAfricanews [en]
DisasterBreakingAug 4More than 150 people rescued in English Channel after boat catches fireRescue boats from both France and the UK took part in the operation to evacuate passengers from the stricken vessel.Al Jazeera [en]
DisasterBreakingAug 4Alerta roja en Guatemala: evacúan aldeas por fuerte erupción del volcán de FuegoEl Tiempo
DisasterAug 4Wildfire prevention requires 'nature-based solutions': Land 'treating us' the way we treat the landCarys Garland is pleased to welcome Alexander Held, Senior Expert of the Resilience Programme for Integrated Fire Management. Held explains how Europe's escalating wildfire crisis is exposing the limits of a response model built around emergency suppression rather than long-term resilience. He argues that while the European Union has significantly improved its capacity to coordinate firefighting efforts, it continues to intervene only after the fact: once wildfires have already become uncontrollable. His central thesis is that the challenge is no longer primarily one of firefighting but of lanFrance 24 [en]
DisasterAug 4How a Tamil Nadu GO and Tavarekere quarry mishap may affect Bengaluru commutersAccording to estimates, Bengaluru is receiving about 80,000 to one lakh tonnes less construction material, especially jelly stones and M-Sand, every day compared with the usual inflow.The Hindu
DisasterAug 4Riverfront works threaten Godavari embankment at Rajamahendravaram, says former MPThe former MP said sandbags had failed to hold the embankment near the Markandeya temple after the river carried over 14 lakh cusecs on August 2, and that the pumping station at Kambalacheruvu was lying idleThe Hindu
DisasterAug 4Farmer killed by wild elephants near Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu borderThe herd has been moving through the contiguous forest along the border for days; farmers blocked the Madanapalle-Krishnagiri highway at midnight, and forest officials said a kumki operation would be launched soonThe Hindu
DisasterAug 4Afghanistan hunger crisis intensifies as millions left without food aidUN News
DisasterBreakingAug 4Guatemala: Towns evacuated as Fuego volcano eruptsDW News [en]
DisasterAug 4Romania, Hungary, France... Europe's nuclear power plants tested by heatwaveRecord low water levels in Europe's major rivers have ​reduced electricity output and shrunk company earnings, stoking fears about the economic impact of searing heat and erratic rainfall. Governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low water levels on the Danube River have forced power plants to the brink of shutting down.France 24 [en]
DisasterAug 4Greece: Firefighters battle major wildfire as strong winds fuel flamesHundreds of firefighters, backed by helicopters and water-dropping aircraft, are battling a major wildfire west of Athens.EuroNews [en]
DisasterAug 4Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homesWildfires in Greece are easing, allowing residents to return to their damaged homes. This reports on the aftermath and recovery efforts following a natural disaster.bordermail.com.au · Australia
DisasterAug 4Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homesWildfires in Greece are reportedly subsiding, allowing residents to return to their homes, many of which have been severely damaged. This marks a transition from active disaster to recovery phase.sconeadvocate.com.au · Australia
DisasterAug 4 Several heads hit overhead bins , baby hurt : Air India Phuket - Delhi flight passengers recall horrorPassengers on an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi recounted a frightening experience where several individuals, including a baby, were injured by hitting overhead bins. This highlights a significant in-flight incident causing passenger distress and harm.hindustantimes.com · India
DisasterBreakingAug 4Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceutasantamariatimes.com · United States
DisasterAug 4Amid successive energy blackouts, frustration grows in cut-off CubaSome Cubans stood on balconies on August 3, banging pots and pans, to make their frustration known after the sixth nationwide power outage of the year. The national grid had begun to restore electricity across the island when adverse weather conditions caused a second collapse. Successive outages lead to food spoiling, are causing the supply of treated drinking water to dwindle and are compromising public services.France 24 [en]
DisasterAug 4Europe’s hydropower nears ‘all-time-low’ as summer drought worsens. Is gas the only backup?“We are simply missing one-third of the water volume that our hydropower plants would normally process.”EuroNews [en]
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