Hong Kong: Long Lines of Mourners at Tai Po High-Rise Fire Site

On November 30, near the site of the high-rise apartment fire in the Tai Po district that occurred on Wednesday, November 26, a long line of people visiting to pay their respects was seen. Hundreds laid flowers, wrote messages, and prayed for the victims, The Wang Fuk Court fire has so far claimed 159 lives, and around 30 people remain unaccounted for. This video shows the line of people stretching all the way to Lam Tsuen River.

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Firefighters recover tourist bus that fell from the bridge in Piazza Vittorio Veneto and ended up in the Po River, accident costing the life of driver Nicola Di Carlo, in Turin, Italy on March 27, 2025. Photo by Costantino Sergi/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Firefighters recover tourist bus that fell from the bridge in Piazza Vittorio Veneto and ended up in the Po River, accident costing the life of driver Nicola Di Carlo, in Turin, Italy on March 27, 2025. Photo by Costantino Sergi/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Firefighters recover tourist bus that fell from the bridge in Piazza Vittorio Veneto and ended up in the Po River, accident costing the life of driver Nicola Di Carlo, in Turin, Italy on March 27, 2025. Photo by Costantino Sergi/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Firefighters recover tourist bus that fell from the bridge in Piazza Vittorio Veneto and ended up in the Po River, accident costing the life of driver Nicola Di Carlo, in Turin, Italy on March 27, 2025. Photo by Costantino Sergi/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Firefighters recover tourist bus that fell from the bridge in Piazza Vittorio Veneto and ended up in the Po River, accident costing the life of driver Nicola Di Carlo, in Turin, Italy on March 27, 2025. Photo by Costantino Sergi/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Firefighters recover tourist bus that fell from the bridge in Piazza Vittorio Veneto and ended up in the Po River, accident costing the life of driver Nicola Di Carlo, in Turin, Italy on March 27, 2025. Photo by Costantino Sergi/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Tourist Bus Crashes Into River - Turin

Firefighters recover tourist bus that fell from the bridge in Piazza Vittorio Veneto and ended up in the Po River, accident costing the life of driver Nicola Di Carlo, in Turin, Italy on March 27, 2025. Photo by Costantino Sergi/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainer Wang Chaoqun trains a Yangtze finless porpoise at the Baiji Dolphin House under the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 12, 2023. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Baiji dolphins to their "cousins" - Yangtze finless po

ITALY-LOMBARDY-MANTOVA-DROUGHT

ITALY-LOMBARDY-MANTOVA-DROUGHT

(220812) -- MANTOVA (ITALY), Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2022 shows low water levels of the Po River in Mantova, Lombardy region, Italy. More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy's environmental lobby group Legambiente said in a report released on Aug. 10, 2022. The lack of fresh water coming from glacial reserves is a major contributor to the drought gripping most of Italy and threatening to reduce agricultural output, especially in northern Italy, where water from glaciers is a key part of the area's ecosystem, noted the report. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

Italy declares state of emergency to confront drought

STORY: Italy declares state of emergency to confront drought DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tiber River 2. various of people under the hot sun STORYLINE: The Italian government on Monday declared a state of emergency related to the prolonged heatwave and drought conditions that have badly hit the country, particularly its north. The state of emergency, which will remain in force until at least the end of the year, will give the government extra funds and power to deal with the hot and dry conditions that threaten to reduce the country's agricultural output by as much as a third. The government also earmarked a total of 36.5 million euros (38.1 million U.S. dollars) for the northern regions of Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto to tackle their water shortages. Focus will be placed on easing droughts along the Po River -- Italy's longest waterway that is running 85 percent below its normal wate

ITALY-TURIN-HEAT WAVE

ITALY-TURIN-HEAT WAVE

(220618) -- TURIN, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 18, 2022 shows the Po river in Turin, Italy. A heatwave swept across Italy this week, sparking emergencies in at least four cities and putting half of the agricultural production in the north at drought risk. (Str/Xinhua)

ITALY-TURIN-HEAT WAVE

ITALY-TURIN-HEAT WAVE

(220618) -- TURIN, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 18, 2022 shows the Po river in Turin, Italy. A heatwave swept across Italy this week, sparking emergencies in at least four cities and putting half of the agricultural production in the north at drought risk. (Str/Xinhua)