Lebanon pine forest blaze begins wildfire season

Beirut, June 8 (AFP/APP): Emergency teams brought under control a massive blaze in Lebanon’s largest pine forest on Wednesday that authorities said could be deliberate, as the country braced for another summer of fires. The fire in the northern Dinniyeh region broke out on Tuesday […]

Hot, dry weather prevailed in Balochistan

QUETTA, Jun 06 (APP): The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather in most parts of Balochistan during the next 24 hours. According to the Met Office, the minimum temperature in Quetta was recorded at 14.5 degrees centigrade and 7.1 degrees centigrade in Ziarat […]

Fear of landslides haunts Brazil survivors

Recife, Brazil, June 2 (AFP/APP): While firefighters search for missing people under thick mud, residents in the Brazilian city of Recife can barely sleep: they fear landslides like the ones that claimed 120 lives in recent days. “We have children; we have all our things […]

Beijing ramps up flood control preparations

BEIJING, Jun 1 (XINHUA/APP): Beijing has intensified its flood control efforts as the city entered this year’s flood season Wednesday, authorities told a press conference. From June to August, the precipitation in Beijing is forecast to be 450 mm to 530 mm, 20 to 40 […]

Brazil storm death toll rises to 100

Recife, Brazil, May 31 (AFP/APP):Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 100 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers searched for bodies and survivors. The force of the landslides ripped apart houses in neighborhoods including Jardim Monteverde, […]

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