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Number of flood victims rises in Turkey

Number of flood victims rises in Turkey

At least 55 people died in floods in northern Turkey, the government's emergency management agency informs. "As a result of the floods, 46 people died in Kastamonu, 8 people in Sinop and one person in Bartin," RIA Novosti …

13 families in Almaty lost their homes due to fire

13 families in Almaty lost their homes due to fire

A fire broke out in an apartment building at 12 Aktolkyn Street in the Zhetysu district, as a result 13 families were left homeless. Seven of them are staying with relatives, and six are in hotels. Akim of Almaty instructed to establish …

Annual rainfall floods Anapa and Temryuk

Annual rainfall floods Anapa and Temryuk

The Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Veniamin Kondratyev, reported that the annual precipitation rate in Anapa and Temryuk fell in 24 hours. ”Over 24 hours, both Anapa and Temryuk were flooded with annual rainfall,” he …

Head of EMERCOM reports Putin on pace of evacuation in Kuban

Head of EMERCOM reports Putin on pace of evacuation in Kuban

Emergency Situations Minister Yevgeny Zinichev, during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the elimination of the consequences of flooding and forest fires in a number of regions of Russia, said that 1 540 people, including 995 …

Crimean rescuers save fishermen on broken boat

Crimean rescuers save fishermen on broken boat

Today, Crimean rescuers returned two fishermen to the shore, the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the region reports. At 11:34 am, the Crisis Management Center received a message that in the area of ​​the villages of Vitino and …

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expresses his condolences to Merkel

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expresses his condolences to Merkel

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed condolences to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in connection with the death of people as a result of downpours and floods caused by the Cyclone Bernd. "Sharing your grief at …

Explosion in park in north Tehran, no one hurt

Explosion in park in north Tehran, no one hurt

A loud blast heard in north Tehran early on Saturday was caused by an "unknown object" exploding in a park but no-one was hurt, Reuters reports citing Iranian state television.  "An unknown object exploded ...There …

Abkhaz rescuers stop searching for Russian tourist

Abkhaz rescuers stop searching for Russian tourist

After ten days of the search operation, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Abkhazia stopped searching for a Russian tourist from Yekaterinburg, Vladimir Ulyanov, who got lost in the upper reaches of the Gumista River, the press service of …

Kuban firefighters extinguish landfill near Anapa

Kuban firefighters extinguish landfill near Anapa

This morning, a landfill located near the Verkhniy Chekon farm caught fire to the northeast of Anapa, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry's Main Directorate for the Krasnodar Territory informed. The dispatcher of …

Natural fire brakes out in Kuban

Natural fire brakes out in Kuban

Rescue services are trying to extinguish the forest litter, which caught fire near Gelendzhik, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the region reports. According to the department, an emergency call was received …

Gas station exploded in Dushanbe

Gas station exploded in Dushanbe

A powerful explosion occurred in Dushanbe at a gas station located in the western outskirts of the city, the fire department of the Tajik capital informs. "A powerful explosion occurred at a gas station located in the Zarafshon …

Tick season begins in Stavropol Territory

Tick season begins in Stavropol Territory

As of April 30, 311 people turned to medical institutions in the Stavropol Territory after tick bites. About half of the victims are children. The department of Rospotrebnadzor in the region noted that this figure is 1.8 times lower …

3.1-point earthquake hits Georgian village

3.1-point earthquake hits Georgian village

Today, a 3.1-point earthquake took place three kilometers away from the village of Mamishlari, located in the Kvemo Kartli region (59 kilometers from Tbilisi). According to the website of the National Center for Seismic Monitoring, the …

Crimean firefighters extinguish fire in Saki

Crimean firefighters extinguish fire in Saki

Today, in the Crimean city of Saki, a fire broke out on the 7th floor of a residential high-rise building, the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Crimea reports. "The fire was accompanied by strong smoke. The department of the gas …

Cargo ship in Suez canal budged

Cargo ship in Suez canal budged

Experts working to free a cargo ship - which has been jammed in the Suez Canal for five days - have managed to budge its stern and get its rudder and propeller to work again, Sky News informs. Some 9,000 tonnes of ballast water were removed from …

Avalanche cut off villages in Dagestan

Avalanche cut off villages in Dagestan

As a result of an avalanche in the Tlyaratinsky district of Dagestan, a section of the road that leads to three settlements was blocked. According to the regional emergency department, the avalanche blocked the passage to 29 settlements in the …

Airbus makes emergency landing at Sheremetyevo airport

Airbus makes emergency landing at Sheremetyevo airport

The commander of an Airbus A320, which took off from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport to Amsterdam, decided to land at the airport of departure due to a malfunction of the radio communication system, the Flightradar24 online service reports. …

Two children die in fire in Moscow

Two children die in fire in Moscow

This afternoon, in the village of Mosrentgen in New Moscow, a "balcony" fire broke out in a nine-story residential building, the press service of the Russian EMERCOM reports. The fire broke out in one of the apartments on the …

Four die as dry cargo ship sinks in Black Sea off Turkey

Four die as dry cargo ship sinks in Black Sea off Turkey

At least four crewmembers of the bulk carrier that sank on Sunday in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast have died, the local authorities reported. "The vessel sank because of the bad weather conditions. Four people died. Six …