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After a flood disaster hit six different states in the north and south in Sudan on Sunday, the Sudanese Council of Ministers declared a state of alert and an emergency. These states are River Nile, Gezira, White Nile, West Kordofan, South Darfur, as well as Kassala province, all of which were affected by the flood disaster. It was reported by the Sudan News Agency (SUNA), that the Council stressed the importance of mobilizing popular efforts to attract both internal and external humanitarian support from official bodies as well as more grassroots organizations in order to provide assistance to those affected…

It was reported on Thursday by the Algerian Civil Protection Directorate that 37 people had died in wildfires throughout Algeria, according to Algerian TV station Ennahar, which has reported the findings. There were also 183 people who were injured as a result of the incident, according to the report. In the eastern part of Africa’s largest arid and semi-arid country, the wildfires are burning in mountainous areas and claiming the lives of people from Al Taref and Setif provinces. Many of the wildfires have been put out or brought under control in most provinces. However, firefighters and helicopters are still…

There has been confirmation of the first monkeypox infection in Indonesia, according to the Health Ministry on Saturday. Reuters reported that neighboring Singapore reported its first monkeypox case last month and had confirmed 15 cases as of August 5 as a result of the outbreak. Several other countries in Southeast Asia have also confirmed cases of the disease, including the Philippines and Thailand. A worldwide health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the fact that there have been more than 40,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox in over 80 countries where the virus is not…

In the wake of weeks of baking drought across Europe, water levels in rivers and lakes have dropped to levels few have seen. This reveals treasures long submerged and poses some dangers. Spain’s most severe drought in decades has prompted archaeologists to discover a prehistoric stone circle dubbed Spanish Stonehenge which is usually covered by dam waters. Authorities say the water level has fallen to 28% of capacity in the Valdecanas reservoir in central Caceres. This is where the stone circle is officially known as the Dolmen of Guadalperal. Under Franco’s dictatorship, the area was flooded in 1963 as part…

As a follow-up to the successful first International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2017), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is organizing the Second International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2022) from 22-26 August 2022 in Vienna, Austria. Radiation and radioactive materials have been artificially produced since X-rays and radioactivity were discovered more than 100 years ago. Radiation science and technology have advanced dramatically thanks to the studies of ionizing radiation and radioactive materials. They are used for a variety of procedures in industry, agriculture, and research. A number of human needs have been…

As part of its humanitarian aid and relief mission, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 2,070 food baskets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, yesterday, benefiting 14,490 individuals from the neediest groups, widows, orphans, and disabled individuals. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports that the aid has been sent within the context of the center’s food security project that is currently being implemented in Pakistan in order to alleviate the sufferings of the needy and those who have been affected by the floods in the country.

An emergency press conference was held at a local police station in northwest China’s Qinghai Province after sudden mud-rock flows triggered by torrential rain struck villages early on Thursday. Local authorities said 17 people were dead and 17 others were missing. Twenty people who had been reported missing have been rescued. Han Xianghui, vice head of the provincial emergency management department, said about 4,500 firefighters, policemen, servicemen, emergency response personnel, and local residents are still searching for the missing people. Heavy rain started at 10:25 pm Wednesday in the Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous Counties in Xining, the provincial capital,…

There have been two deaths in central Italy caused by falling trees on Thursday after strong storms battered several regions after weeks of punishingly high temperatures. This is according to rescue services cited by Reuters. There has been an announcement by the Italian Civil Protection Unit that the severe weather would sweep south overnight and has issued weather warnings for 11 of the country’s 20 regions for Friday. In some parts of northern Italy, the wind blew more than 140 km/h, causing damage to beach resorts in Liguria and Tuscany. Much of southern Italy remained under a heatwave, with temperatures…

There will be more travel misery for passengers traveling by rail, tube, and bus in London as tens of thousands of workers stage a strike over pay, jobs, and conditions in the wake of long-running disputes. A walkout of employees in Network Rail, train companies, London Underground, and bus companies in the UK capital is expected to occur in the next few days. This will cause travel chaos for workers, holiday makers, and fans en route to events, including a cricket Test match at Lord’s. In addition to RMT union members, the Transport Salaried Staff’s Association (TSSA) and Unite union…

It has been reported that 16 people have been killed by a mountain torrent disaster triggered by heavy rain in northwest China’s Qinghai Province as of Thursday noon. Another 36 are still missing, according to a report from the Xinhua News Agency. Following a sudden heavy rainstorm that started at 10:25 p.m. on Wednesday, flash floods and mudslides caused rivers to change course in Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County. There have been 6,245 people affected by the natural calamity in six villages, according to the publicity department. Immediately, the province activated its Level II emergency response for disasters, the…