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Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

YASHIO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 30, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. A sinkhole opened up on Jan. 28, swallowing a truck and a man believed to be its driver. Another sinkhole appeared during work to rescue him and the two holes later joined to become one large hole. (Kyodo)

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Israeli airstrikes kill nearly 5,800 Palestinians in Gaza: ministry

STORY: Israeli airstrikes kill nearly 5,800 Palestinians in Gaza: ministry DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: GAZA/Jerusalem/Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of bombing sites in Gaza 2. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Gaza 3. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 4. various of Israeli military actions and soldiers STORYLINE: The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 5,791, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. A Palestinian spokesman announced on Tuesday the "total collapse" of the health system in the Gaza Strip due to power outage and the exhaustion of fuel needed to operate generators in hospitals. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Gaza "Health authorities in Gaza said that over 700 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll in Gaza to over 5,700, and over 16,000 people injured as Israel continues heavily poundin

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Death toll rises to 29 as severe weather continues in U.S.

STORY: Death toll rises to 29 as severe weather continues in U.S. DATELINE: April 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: ECOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people busy cleaning up 2. various of damaged house in Little Rock by a deadly tornado STORYLINE: The death toll has risen to 29 after tornadoes and storms touched down in multiple midwestern and southern U.S. states since Friday, authorities said Sunday. In Tennessee, at least 12 people died, including nine in McNairy County where more than 70 buildings were destroyed by severe weather Friday into early Saturday, local officials said. Three others -- two kids and an adult -- were killed in Memphis when a tree fell on a structure. Indiana and Arkansas each reported five deaths, state officials said. At least four people were killed in Illinois, including a 50-year-old man who died on the scene when the roof of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere collapsed on Friday night. Three others were killed following the collapse of a residential

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Lebanon's Valentine's Day gloomy as financial crisis continues

STORY: Lebanon's Valentine's Day gloomy as financial crisis continues DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:25 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a flowers shop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RABIH BOU KHEIR, Flower shop salesman 3. various of street views in Lebanon 4. various of a gift shop 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FADI BOU DARGHAM, Jewelry shop owner STORYLINE: Valentine's Day in Lebanon was usually celebrated enthusiastically in various ways. But this year, the financial crisis prompted many couples to either give up the tradition or turn to less expensive celebrations. Flower shops complained about the low demand for their items on this occasion amid the collapse of the local pound to the U.S. dollar. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RABIH BOU KHEIR, Flower shop salesman "There is no demand because prices are rising and the dollar is expensive. Nobody is buying except for last year and the years before." Lebanon's financial crisis plunged over 80 percent of the population into poverty as sa

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Lebanese protest as financial collapse continues

STORY: Lebanese protest as financial collapse continues DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tires on fire in front of a bank in Beirut 2. various of firefighters putting off the fire 3. various of people marching in protest 4. various of protestors destroying banks STORYLINE: Hundreds of Lebanese people demonstrated in Beirut and other regions of the country on Thursday, burning tires and destroying the doors and fences of the banks to protest against the loss of deposits. Lebanon has been suffering from a steep financial crisis since October 2019, forcing banks to restrict deposit withdrawals in U.S. dollars and Lebanese pounds. This led to plunging over 80 percent of the population into poverty. Lebanon's crisis was further exacerbated by the absence of a president and an effective government capable of implementing structural reforms to unlock aid from the International Monetary Fund and put the country on the path of recovery.

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Research After Building Collapse Continues - Miami

A bucket brigade works to remove debris from the Champlain Towers South Condo collapse on Monday, June 28, 2021, in Surfside. Photo by Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Research After Building Collapse Continues - Miami

Search and Rescue teams look for possible survivors and to recover remains on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at the site of the 12-story oceanfront Champlain Towers South Condo, at 8777 Collins Ave., that partially collapsed around 2 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. Photo by Mike Stocker/Sun Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Research After Building Collapse Continues - Miami

Search and Rescue teams look for possible survivors and to recover remains on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at the site of the 12-story oceanfront Champlain Towers South Condo, at 8777 Collins Ave., that partially collapsed around 2 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. Photo by Mike Stocker/Sun Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Research After Building Collapse Continues - Miami

Search and Rescue teams look for possible survivors and to recover remains on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at the site of the 12-story oceanfront Champlain Towers South Condo, at 8777 Collins Ave., that partially collapsed around 2 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. Photo by Mike Stocker/Sun Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(14)Terrorist attack

NEW YORK, United States - The north tower of New York's World Trade Center continues burning after the collapse of the south tower Sept. 11. The photo was taken by Masaaki Noda at 10 a.m. local time.

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

Shigeru Omi (2nd from R), deputy head of a Japanese government panel of experts working on measures against the new coronavirus, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2020. The panel warned of a healthcare system collapse if the sharp increase in coronavirus infections seen recently in urban areas continues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

Shigeru Omi, deputy head of a Japanese government panel of experts working on measures against the new coronavirus, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2020. The panel warned of a healthcare system collapse if the sharp increase in coronavirus infections seen recently in urban areas continues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

Shigeru Omi, deputy head of a Japanese government panel of experts working on measures against the new coronavirus, attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2020. The panel warned of a healthcare system collapse if the sharp increase in coronavirus infections seen recently in urban areas continues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

Takaji Wakita (3rd from L), head of a Japanese government panel of experts working on measures against the new coronavirus, and his deputy Shigeru Omi (2nd from L) attend a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2020. The panel warned of a healthcare system collapse if the sharp increase in coronavirus infections seen recently in urban areas continues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire fighting continues at a distribution center building of Japanese office equipment supplier Askul Corp. in Miyoshi, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2017, three days after a fire broke out there. The building is in danger of collapse as it is unforeseeable when the fire will be extinguished. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire fighting continues at a distribution center building of Japanese office equipment supplier Askul Corp. in Miyoshi, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2017, three days after a fire broke out there. The building is in danger of collapse as it is unforeseeable when the fire will be extinguished. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire fighting continues at a distribution center building of Japanese office equipment supplier Askul Corp. in Miyoshi, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2017, three days after a fire broke out there. The building is in danger of collapse as it is unforeseeable when the fire will be extinguished. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo