Dense fog shrouds Indian capital affecting flights, trains

STORY: Dense fog shrouds Indian capital affecting flights, trains SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenes of dense fog in New Delhi STORYLINE: Dense fog Wednesday shrouded the Indian capital territory and outskirts impacting flight and train services, officials said. Reports said over 100 flights were affected at the Delhi airport as visibility dropped to just 25 meters. The low visibility also disrupted the movement of vehicular traffic on roads and train services. According to railway officials, over two dozen trains approaching Delhi or passing through it are running late due to the dense fog. In the wake of foggy conditions, several collisions were reported across the neighboring Uttar Pradesh. According to the India Meteorological Department, dense to very dense fog is likely to continue over northwest India during the next three to four days. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New De

China prepares for restart of vehicle transport services to N. Korea

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Radioactive bottles removed from Tokyo house

Radioactive bottles removed from Tokyo house

TOKYO, Japan - Drums containing bottles with radioactive substances are loaded into a vehicle beside a house (L) in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Oct. 14, 2011. Several dozen bottles deemed to be the source of high levels of radiation detected in the area were found under the floor of the house by government officials. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is almost certain the powder inside the bottles is radium, easing public anxiety that the radiation could have been related to the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant over 200 kilometers away.

Radioactive bottles removed from Tokyo house

Radioactive bottles removed from Tokyo house

TOKYO, Japan - Drums containing bottles with radioactive substances are loaded into a vehicle beside a house (L) in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Oct. 14, 2011. Several dozen bottles deemed to be the source of high levels of radiation detected in the area were found under the floor of the house by government officials. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is almost certain the powder inside the bottles is radium, easing public anxiety that the radiation could have been related to the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant over 200 kilometers away. (Kyodo)