Heavy rainfall displaces thousands in southern Myanmar

STORY: Heavy rainfall displaces thousands in southern Myanmar DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people wading through flood water in Bago 2. various of people rowing boats through floodwater STORYLINE: Heavy rainfall hit Bago Region of southern Myanmar on Sunday, displacing thousands and disrupting rail traffic, local authorities said on Monday. U Thaung Shwe, director of Bago Region's Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, told Xinhua on Monday that a total of 14,304 people were taking shelter in 36 relief camps because of the floods. Rescue operations were underway as the water level continued to rise, he said. Nearly 800 passengers from the two passenger trains en route to Yangon were transported with vessels to Yangon on Sunday evening due to the floods, the country's Ministry of Transport and Communications reported. The trips of four passenger trains that ran through Bago township on Sunday were also canceled

First commercial flight from Libya to Italy in almost 10 years takes off

STORY: First commercial flight from Libya to Italy in almost 10 years takes off DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. various of passengers 3. various of the flight 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED ABDUSSALAM AL-ABELEK, Passenger STORYLINE: A Rome-bound flight took off Saturday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, resuming direct scheduled flights between Libya and Italy after a nearly 10-year halt. Operated by Libya-based Medsky Airways, the flight took off from Tripoli's Mitiga International Airport for Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino International Airport. The airline offers a roundtrip flight on Saturdays and Wednesdays between Tripoli and Rome, Medsky Airways announced on its Facebook account. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED ABDUSSALAM AL-ABELEK, Passenger "As a resident of Rome, I used to travel to Rome through Tunisia. I thank Medsky and all the airport staff for this service and wish them good luck." Meanwhile, the

LIBYA-ITALY-FLIGHT-RESUMPTION

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(231001) -- TRIPOLI, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board a flight of Medsky Airways at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 30, 2023. A Rome-bound flight took off Saturday here in the Libyan capital, resuming direct scheduled flights between Libya and Italy after a nearly 10-year halt. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

Turks fleeing Sudan clashes arrive in Istanbul: media

STORY: Turks fleeing Sudan clashes arrive in Istanbul: media DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish citizens evacuated from Sudan arriving at the airport STORYLINE: Nearly 500 Turkish citizens who were in Sudan when clashes broke out earlier this month arrived in Türkiye's Istanbul on Wednesday, the state-run Anadolu agency reported. According to the agency, the first plane carrying the evacuees landed at Istanbul Airport at 01:10 a.m. local time (2210 GMT) and the second at 9:30 a.m. local time. The passengers travelled by bus from Sudan to Addis Ababa in neighboring Ethiopia, where they were transferred to Istanbul by planes of Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier. According to Anadolu, evacuated Turks faced many difficulties in entering Ethiopia as many countries try to evacuate their citizens at the same time. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, whi

Holiday travel resumes in Zimbabwe

STORY: Holiday travel resumes in Zimbabwe DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various buses, travelers, rank marshals loading bags on bus rooftop carriers, grocery vendors, and passengers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): FELISTAS MUSENGEZI, Passenger 3. various of a passenger holding a chicken, buses, and travelers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): HASHEM KAZEMBE, Passenger 5. various of people at the bus terminus 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): FUNLESLEY KAMBEYA, Bus conductor 7. various of a vendor holding foreign currency money 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Shona) PATIENCE MOYANA, Vendor 9. various roadside boutiques with people shopping for Christmas clothing 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Shona): LOICE GAZA, Customer 11. various of a vendor counting foreign currency money STORYLINE: Nearly three years into the pandemic, the holiday travel rush has resumed in Zimbabwe this Christmas season as many people go back to their home in rural areas to celebrate the holiday. At the Mbare Musika long-dist

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

KYOTO, Japan - A Kyoto city bus smashed into an electricity pole in the city's Nakagyo Ward on Jan. 25, 2010. Nearly 10 passengers and pedestrian were injured in the accident.

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

KYOTO, Japan - A Kyoto city bus smashed into an electricity pole in the city's Nakagyo Ward on Jan. 25, 2010. Nearly 10 passengers and pedestrian were injured in the accident.

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

KYOTO, Japan - A Kyoto city bus smashed into an electricity pole in the city's Nakagyo Ward on Jan. 25, 2010. Nearly 10 passengers and pedestrian were injured in the accident. (Kyodo)

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

Kyoto bus smashed in crash to electric pole

KYOTO, Japan - A Kyoto city bus smashed into an electricity pole in the city's Nakagyo Ward on Jan. 25, 2010. Nearly 10 passengers and pedestrian were injured in the accident. (Kyodo)