Brechin on the east coast of Scotland is bracing for more downpours today. It lies within an area covered by a second rare red weather warning. The town saw "unprecedented" rain and flooding on Friday after a river burst its banks, forcing an evacuation order for hundreds of homes. Sky News correspondent Katerina Vittozzi is in … Continue reading Brechin, Scotland bracing for further flood chaos today
Morocco rejected on Saturday remarks by French Foreign Minister Catherina Colonna who said President Emmanuel Macron will visit Morocco. A government official said Macron has neither an agenda nor a planned visit to Morocco, according to the Moroccan official news agency, MAP. "I am surprised that the French foreign minister has taken such a unilateral … Continue reading Morocco rejects French foreign minister’s comments that Macron will visit
The elderly parents of Turkish journalist Turkmen Terzi escaped the deadly earthquakes that struck near the Turkey-Syria border on Monday. More than 6 300 people (at the time of writing) have been reported killed in the disaster. Terzi, a Turkish national and permanent resident in South Africa, told News24 that he received a phone call on Monday, … Continue reading Emotional Turkish journalist narrates how parents survived deadly earthquakes
Criticism against the Greek government is growing as the country continues to battle raging wildfires that have forced thousands to flee. Photo by Stephan Seeber on Pexels.com Authorities on Evia, Greece's second-largest island, have in recent days denounced "insufficient" means to tackle the blazes when the situation was "critical". The fires on Evia, some 200 … Continue reading Criticism grows over Greece’s handling of raging wildfires
The bodies of two young sisters pulled from the rubble of a Florida condo building — so tiny that the 4 and 11-year-olds were placed in the same casket — were buried alongside their parents Tuesday, their white coffin draped with innocent pink and purple ribbons. Pallbearers wheel the casket of Lucia Guara and Emma … Continue reading OMG! 2 Sisters buried in same coffin
An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 47 people and injured more than 600, state media said Friday, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public. The blast occurred Thursday at the Chenjiagang Industrial Park in the city of Yancheng, in Jiangsu province, and the … Continue reading China chemical plant explosion kills more than 40
Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as "an extra safety precaution" following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed, a spokesman said Monday, as Ethiopia marked a day of mourning and the search for remains began for a second day. Although it wasn't … Continue reading The world mourns with Ethiopia as crash investigators probe for answers
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