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US: Massive Junkyard Fire Breaks Out in Opa-locka, Prompting Evacuations

A massive junkyard fire that broke out on Monday, May 25, in Opa-locka, Florida, continued to smolder on Tuesday, with crews still pouring water on the blaze. The fire spread to six businesses, forced residents to evacuate, and left air quality concerns lingering in the area, though no injuries were reported.

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US: Massive Junkyard Fire Breaks Out in Opa-locka, Prompting Evacuations 2

A massive junkyard fire that broke out on Monday, May 25, in Opa-locka, Florida, continued to smolder on Tuesday, with crews still pouring water on the blaze. The fire spread to six businesses, forced residents to evacuate, and left air quality concerns lingering in the area, though no injuries were reported.

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China: Pet Fish Tucks Itself Into Favorite Leaf Bed in Hebei

This is the adorable moment that a pet fish in China insisted on swimming onto a leaf before going to sleep, leaving viewers amused by its bedtime routine. On May 6, 2026, in Hebei, China, the video captured a small fish carefully swimming around its tank before finally settling itself onto a leaf floating in the water. Instead of resting freely in the tank, the fish appeared determined to find its favorite “bed” before falling asleep. The footage showed the tiny creature slowly approaching the leaf and adjusting its body position several times as if trying to get comfortable. After finding the right spot, the fish remained motionless on top of the leaf, looking as though it had peacefully drifted off to sleep. The video ended with the fish quietly resting on the leaf while the water around it remained still.

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China: Tibetan Mastiff Puppy Falls Into Ditch While Attempting to Jump Across in Sichuan

On May 10, 2026, in Sichuan, southwestern China, a video captured a small black Tibetan mastiff trying to cross a ditch. The person filming stood on the other side of the ditch. The puppy wanted to come over, so it walked along the grass for a moment and then jumped hard. Because its body was still too small, the puppy fell into the water instead of reaching the other side. The person filming quickly picked it up from the ditch.

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China: Tired Lizard Revived With Refreshing Mist in Jiangsu

On April 2, 2026, in Jiangsu, a video recorded a lizard resting weakly on a platform. At first, the reptile appeared tired and inactive, lying still with little visible movement. The filmer then picked up a manual spray bottle and gently sprayed water over the lizard’s body. Almost immediately, the lizard became alert and lifted its head. It closed its eyes while receiving the mist, looking as if it were enjoying the moisture.

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China: Ice Slowly Forms Over Flowing Water, Creating Natural Topographic Map

This is the mesmerizing moment that a thin sheet of ice slowly take shape, revealing flowing water beneath and turning an ordinary surface into something that looked like a natural contour map. On February 8, 2026, in Henan, China, the video captured a quiet winter scene as a fragile layer of ice formed over shallow water. The camera showed the surface changing minute by minute, with clear channels still moving underneath while the top gradually stiffened. Ripples traced soft lines, and the freezing process followed the subtle height differences of the ground, creating patterns that resembled the lines on a topographic chart. As the cold tightened its grip, the translucent sheet thickened, and the movement below became slower and more deliberate. The contrast between motion and stillness made the process easy to follow, and the viewer could see where water continued to run and where it had already been sealed by ice.

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China: Man Hurls Burning Gas Cylinder Out of Home, Bystander Shuts Valve by Hand

This is the heart-stopping moment that a Chinese resident hurled a burning liquefied gas cylinder out of his home as flames burst from the valve, triggering a chaotic scramble before another man intervened. On December 29, 2025, in Shandong, China, a household gas tank suddenly caught fire inside a room. As thick flames shot upward, a man rushed toward the cylinder, grabbed it with both hands and threw it out through the doorway to keep the blaze away from the house. He then snatched up a basin of water and prepared to douse the fire. Moments later, a second man approached calmly, stepped close to the still burning tank and quickly shut the valve by hand, stopping the fuel flow. The video ended with the flames fully extinguished and both men standing safely outside.

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China: Live Fish Found Trapped Inside Solid Block of Ice in Zhejiang

A Chinese resident in Zhejiang discovered a small fish still alive inside a thick block of ice on Monday, January 5. Although completely encased in the frozen water, the fish's body continued to twitch and quiver as if struggling to survive.

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

A person stays still in the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

UME soldiers in a street flooded with water after the rains on October 1, 2025, in Ibiza, Balearic Islands (Spain). Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cleanup Work In Ibiza After Floods - Spain

UME soldiers in a street flooded with water after the rains on October 1, 2025, in Ibiza, Balearic Islands (Spain). Floods in Ibiza have left 1,200 people without electricity in the municipality of Vila. In addition, there are still several roads cut off and the UME continues to collaborate, along with firefighters in the cleaning tasks. Until midday yesterday more than 200 liters per square meter fell in twelve hours. Photo by German Lama/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bualoi Death Toll - Vietnam

A drone photo taken on on September 30, 2025 shows houses partially submerged in flood water in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam. The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi and subsequent floods and landslides in Vietnam has risen to 27, with 21 people still missing and 112 others injured across 17 northern and central provinces, Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bualoi Death Toll - Vietnam

Vehicles are submerged in flood water in Cao Bang Province, Vietnam, on September 30, 2025. The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi and subsequent floods and landslides in Vietnam has risen to 27, with 21 people still missing and 112 others injured across 17 northern and central provinces, Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bualoi Death Toll - Vietnam

A drone photo taken on on September 30, 2025 shows houses partially submerged in flood water in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam. The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi and subsequent floods and landslides in Vietnam has risen to 27, with 21 people still missing and 112 others injured across 17 northern and central provinces, Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bualoi Death Toll - Vietnam

A pedestrian street is submerged in flood water in Cao Bang Province, Vietnam, on September 30, 2025. The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi and subsequent floods and landslides in Vietnam has risen to 27, with 21 people still missing and 112 others injured across 17 northern and central provinces, Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

A seaplane picks up water to help extinguish the fire on August 18, 2025, in Jarilla, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fire that originated in Jarilla is currently the only one that is still active in the autonomous community of Extremadura, after having devastated more than 12,000 hectares. This Monday, August 18, 20 aerial resources are fighting it and efforts are concentrated on its northern flank, which continues to advance and threatens Navaconcejo, Tornavacas, Jerte and Rebollar. This locality, of about 200 inhabitants, has been evacuated. Photo by Gustavo Valiente / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

A seaplane picks up water to help extinguish the fire on August 18, 2025, in Jarilla, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The fire that originated in Jarilla is currently the only one that is still active in the autonomous community of Extremadura, after having devastated more than 12,000 hectares. This Monday, August 18, 20 aerial resources are fighting it and efforts are concentrated on its northern flank, which continues to advance and threatens Navaconcejo, Tornavacas, Jerte and Rebollar. This locality, of about 200 inhabitants, has been evacuated. Photo by Gustavo Valiente / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 300 Killed in Pakistan Floods

This photo taken with mobile phone shows people wading through flood water following flash floods in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan, Aug. 16, 2025. At least 313 people have died and over 150 others are still missing in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the past three days after flash floods triggered by days of torrential monsoon rains, a senior official said on Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Vehicles Drive Through Flooded Intersection in Williamson County, Texas

Severe weekend flooding along the San Gabriel River in Williamson County, Texas has left two people dead and one still missing. Torrential rain on Saturday morning (July 5) caused the river to surge over 36 feet (approx.10 meters), submerging popular swimming areas and drastically altering the landscape. This video, taken on Sunday, captures vehicles driving through a flooded intersection in Leander, where water was rapidly flowing.

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation - Indonesia

Using conventional method equipment, an expert and his colleague, Suhendi, 45, are searching for the depth of a drilled well to get a source of clean water in the USU Residence III complex, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) Medan cluster, Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 5, 2025. The availability of clean water for subsidized houses in Indonesia is a crucial issue that is closely related to the existence of water throughout the world, which globally 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, although only about 3% is fresh water, and most of it is bound in glaciers and ice sheets, defining the amount of fresh water that is easily accessible for human needs is very limited. Globally, billions of people still do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Efforts to provide clean water for subsidised houses in Indonesia are part of Target 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

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Ten Dead After Tourist Boats Capsize in China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 5, 2025 shows rescuers carrying out search and rescue operations for the last missing person after a boat capsize accident in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The last missing person in a boat capsize incident in southwest China's Guizhou Province has been confirmed dead, according to local rescue headquarters. All those involved in the boat capsize accident have been found as of 12:45 pm local time on Monday, with 10 people dead, 70 injured and 4 uninjured. Four boats capsized in sudden strong winds in a river of Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province on Sunday afternoon, plunging 84 individuals into the water. Provincial authorities have deployed nearly 500 emergency responders to coordinate rescue efforts. The aftermath handling of the accident is still proceeding. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Xu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ten Dead After Tourist Boats Capsize in China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 5, 2025 shows rescuers carrying out search and rescue operations for the last missing person after a boat capsize accident in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The last missing person in a boat capsize incident in southwest China's Guizhou Province has been confirmed dead, according to local rescue headquarters. All those involved in the boat capsize accident have been found as of 12:45 pm local time on Monday, with 10 people dead, 70 injured and 4 uninjured. Four boats capsized in sudden strong winds in a river of Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province on Sunday afternoon, plunging 84 individuals into the water. Provincial authorities have deployed nearly 500 emergency responders to coordinate rescue efforts. The aftermath handling of the accident is still proceeding. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Xu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Explosion At Rajaie Port In Bandar Abbas - Iran

A fireman pours water on his head as firemen are still trying to extinguish the persisting fire at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on April 28, 2025. According to the latest reports, so far more than 1,200 people were injured and at least 65 people were killed in the explosion and the resulting fire, blamed on dangerous chemical materials. Photo by Rahim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced Families Suffer from Bad Weather in Camps - Gaza

A child uses a broom to clean mud and water near their tent in a camp for displaced families in Gaza on February 11, 2025. After Al-Qassam announced a delay in the truce because of the occupation’s refusal to follow through, displaced families still suffer in bad weather without the promised shelters. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced Families Suffer from Bad Weather in Camps - Gaza

A child clears water from the ground near his tent after heavy rains in a makeshift camp in Gaza on February 11, 2025. After Al-Qassam announced a delay in the truce because of the occupation’s refusal to follow through, displaced families still suffer in bad weather without the promised shelters. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced Families Suffer from Bad Weather in Camps - Gaza

A child cleans water from a flooded area while a man washes items in a camp in Gaza on February 11, 2025. After Al-Qassam announced a delay in the truce because of the occupation’s refusal to follow through, displaced families still suffer in bad weather without the promised shelters. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced Families Suffer from Bad Weather in Camps - Gaza

A child clears water from the ground near his tent after heavy rains in a makeshift camp in Gaza on February 11, 2025. After Al-Qassam announced a delay in the truce because of the occupation’s refusal to follow through, displaced families still suffer in bad weather without the promised shelters. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslides And Flash Floods Hit Java - Indonesia

A woman touches her cat as they wade through flood water in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia, on December 12, 2024. Indonesian rescuers recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Monday. Two people are still missing. Torrential rains since last week have caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through more than 170 villages in Sukabumi district of West Java province, as mud, rocks and trees tumbled down mountainside hamlets, said Lt. Col. Yudi Hariyanto, who heads a rescue command post in Sukabum. Photo by Saddam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslides And Flash Floods Hit Java - Indonesia

People wade through flood water with their belongings in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia, on December 12, 2024. Indonesian rescuers recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Monday. Two people are still missing. Torrential rains since last week have caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through more than 170 villages in Sukabumi district of West Java province, as mud, rocks and trees tumbled down mountainside hamlets, said Lt. Col. Yudi Hariyanto, who heads a rescue command post in Sukabum. Photo by Saddam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslides And Flash Floods Hit Java - Indonesia

People ride a rubber boat in flood water in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia, on December 12, 2024. Indonesian rescuers recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Monday. Two people are still missing. Torrential rains since last week have caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through more than 170 villages in Sukabumi district of West Java province, as mud, rocks and trees tumbled down mountainside hamlets, said Lt. Col. Yudi Hariyanto, who heads a rescue command post in Sukabum. Photo by Saddam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Mysterious Cloud Spotted Over Sky Of Jinan, Shandong

This is the unusual moment that a perfectly rectangular "bilayer cloud" floating solo in a clear sky, resembling a "placed" object. On November 26, 2024, in Jinan, Shandong, the video clearly showed the cloud’s edges sharply defined against the backdrop of blue, sparking intrigue and speculation. Experts suggested that the shape might have been due to the contrails of a high-speed aircraft. When aviation fuel, primarily composed of hydrocarbons, burned, the hydrogen in the fuel combined with oxygen to form water vapor. This vapor rapidly condensed into ice crystals in the cold upper atmosphere, creating a streaking effect that from the ground appeared smooth and thread-like. While the exact cause was still a topic of discussion, it left a lasting impression on those who saw it.

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Eucharist in the parish of St. Anthony of Padua, on November 10, 2024, in Catarroja, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. The DANA, which devastated the province of Valencia on October 29, has already left more than 220 dead and more than 40 missing. In addition, five of the municipalities affected by the storm are still without drinking water, in another 60 it is recommended to boil it before consumption and 7,000 homes are still without water supply. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Members of the BRICA in one of the areas affected by the DANA, on November 10, 2024, in Catarroja, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The DANA, which devastated the province of Valencia on October 29, has already left more than 220 people dead and more than 40 missing. In addition, five of the municipalities affected by the storm are still without drinking water, in another 60 it is recommended to boil it before consumption and 7,000 homes are still without water supply. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Eucharist in the parish of St. Anthony of Padua, on November 10, 2024, in Catarroja, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. The DANA, which devastated the province of Valencia on October 29, has already left more than 220 dead and more than 40 missing. In addition, five of the municipalities affected by the storm are still without drinking water, in another 60 it is recommended to boil it before consumption and 7,000 homes are still without water supply. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Two people clean up in one of the areas affected by the DANA, on November 10, 2024, in Massanassa, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The DANA, which devastated the province of Valencia on October 29, has already left more than 220 people dead and more than 40 missing. In addition, five of the municipalities affected by the storm are still without drinking water, in another 60 it is recommended to boil it before consumption and 7,000 homes are still without water supply. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Members of the BRICA in one of the areas affected by the DANA, on November 10, 2024, in Catarroja, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The DANA, which devastated the province of Valencia on October 29, has already left more than 220 people dead and more than 40 missing. In addition, five of the municipalities affected by the storm are still without drinking water, in another 60 it is recommended to boil it before consumption and 7,000 homes are still without water supply. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

A man carries out cleanup work in one of the areas affected by the DANA, on November 10, 2024, in Massanassa, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The DANA, which devastated the province of Valencia on October 29, has already left more than 220 dead and more than 40 missing. In addition, five of the municipalities affected by the storm are still without drinking water, in another 60 it is recommended to boil it before consumption and 7,000 homes are still without water supply. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

A soldier in one of the areas affected by the DANA, on November 10, 2024, in Massanassa, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The DANA, which devastated the province of Valencia on October 29, has already left more than 220 dead and more than 40 missing. In addition, five of the municipalities affected by the storm are still without drinking water, in another 60 it is recommended to boil it before consumption and 7,000 homes are still without water supply. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Eucharist in the parish of St. Anthony of Padua, on November 10, 2024, in Catarroja, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. The DANA, which devastated the province of Valencia on October 29, has already left more than 220 dead and more than 40 missing. In addition, five of the municipalities affected by the storm are still without drinking water, in another 60 it is recommended to boil it before consumption and 7,000 homes are still without water supply. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM