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Dominican Republic: Tropical Storm Melissa Batters, Causing Damage and Disruptions 2

Tropical Storm Melissa swept through the Dominican Republic, toppling trees, traffic lights, and triggering small landslides. Authorities closed schools and government offices across several provinces as the storm disrupted water systems and threatened severe flooding. Melissa is expected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane this weekend as it lashes the Caribbean with heavy rain and destructive winds.

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Dominican Republic: Tropical Storm Melissa Batters, Causing Damage and Disruptions

Tropical Storm Melissa swept through the Dominican Republic, toppling trees, traffic lights, and triggering small landslides. Authorities closed schools and government offices across several provinces as the storm disrupted water systems and threatened severe flooding before moving toward Jamaica and southern Haiti.

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Train Crosses Yamuna Bridge Amid Rising Waters

A passenger train crosses the old Yamuna Bridge over the Yamuna River in Prayagraj, India, on August 3, 2025, as water levels rise following intense monsoon rains. The annual monsoon season brings both critical rainfall and recurring threats of flooding to northern India. As river levels swell, vital infrastructure such as bridges and railway lines come under increased strain. Despite the rising water, train services continue to operate, highlighting the region’s reliance on rail transport for daily commuting and economic activity. The swollen river beneath the historic bridge creates a dramatic visual contrast, underscoring the intersection of resilience, risk, and infrastructure in flood-prone areas. Authorities remain on alert as continued rainfall poses a threat to low-lying neighborhoods and transport systems across the region. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Water Crisis Takes Toll On Children - Gaza

Children use the underground water line to obtain drinking water in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip struggling with the potentially deadly consequences of a war that has decimated water and sanitation services. The war has left around two-thirds of water systems damaged or destroyed, resulting in plunging water production capacity and forcing children and their families to rely on unsafe water sources. The threat of waterborne diseases has spiraled. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.OM

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Palestinian Girl Reported Killed As Israeli Operation Continues - West Bank

Bulldozers tear up a street during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm continued for a seventh day. The girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed in the town of Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin, where Israeli troops have been operating for days and where they demolished a house on Tuesday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Girl Reported Killed As Israeli Operation Continues - West Bank

A Palestinian man sits on the rubble of a damaged shop, next to a street that was torn up by bulldozers during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm continued for a seventh day. The girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed in the town of Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin, where Israeli troops have been operating for days and where they demolished a house on Tuesday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Girl Reported Killed As Israeli Operation Continues - West Bank

A Palestinian man sits on the rubble of a damaged shop, next to a street that was torn up by bulldozers during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm continued for a seventh day. The girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed in the town of Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin, where Israeli troops have been operating for days and where they demolished a house on Tuesday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Girl Reported Killed As Israeli Operation Continues - West Bank

Bulldozers tear up a street during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm continued for a seventh day. The girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed in the town of Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin, where Israeli troops have been operating for days and where they demolished a house on Tuesday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Girl Reported Killed As Israeli Operation Continues - West Bank

Bulldozer tear up a street during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm continued for a seventh day. The girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed in the town of Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin, where Israeli troops have been operating for days and where they demolished a house on Tuesday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Girl Reported Killed As Israeli Operation Continues - West Bank

Bulldozers tear up a street during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm continued for a seventh day. The girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed in the town of Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin, where Israeli troops have been operating for days and where they demolished a house on Tuesday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Girl Reported Killed As Israeli Operation Continues - West Bank

Bulldozers tear up a street during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm continued for a seventh day. The girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed in the town of Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin, where Israeli troops have been operating for days and where they demolished a house on Tuesday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Girl Reported Killed As Israeli Operation Continues - West Bank

Bulldozers tear up a street during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm continued for a seventh day. The girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed in the town of Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin, where Israeli troops have been operating for days and where they demolished a house on Tuesday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Girl Reported Killed As Israeli Operation Continues - West Bank

A Palestinian man sits on the rubble of a damaged shop, next to a street that was torn up by bulldozers during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm continued for a seventh day. The girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed in the town of Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin, where Israeli troops have been operating for days and where they demolished a house on Tuesday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Girl Reported Killed As Israeli Operation Continues - West Bank

A Palestinian man sits on the rubble of a damaged shop, next to a street that was torn up by bulldozers during an Israeli raid in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major Israeli operation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm continued for a seventh day. The girl, identified as Lujain Osama Musleh, was killed in the town of Kafr Dan, just outside Jenin, where Israeli troops have been operating for days and where they demolished a house on Tuesday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-developed deepwater gas field reports record gas, oil output

STORY: China-developed deepwater gas field reports record gas, oil output SHOOTING TIME: May 2, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the gas field STORYLINE: China's first independently-developed and built ultra-deepwater gas field, Shenhai Yihao, or Deep Sea No. 1, has recorded an accumulated natural gas output of over 8 billion cubic meters so far, with its oil output exceeding 800,000 cubic meters. The deepest of its kind in China, the Shenhai Yihao ultra-deepwater gas field began operation on June 25, 2021. According to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), its operator, the construction of the phase II project of Deep Sea No. 1, which aims to upgrade the gas field, is underway. Upon completion, it will control 23 deep-water gas wells and two sets of underwater production systems. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from China. (XHTV)

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Lack Of Clean Water Brings Disease And Suffering - Gaza

A palestinian child carries the bottles filled with clean drinking water in Rafah, Gaza strip on March 16, 2024. Since the war began in Gaza four months ago, little infrastructure has been spared by the near-incessant airstrikes that have struck the enclave, including water pipes. According to UNICEF, at least half of the water and sanitation facilities in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, while UNWRA reports that around 70 per cent of people in Gaza are drinking salinised or contaminated water. Palestinians in Rafah on the Egyptian border, once a town of 300,000, but now hosting 1.5 million displaced people from all over Gaza, struggle to find clean water for drinking, cooking or washing. Living conditions for people in this part of the enclave are desperate – a result of the overcrowding and of the lack of clean water, toilets, showers and sewerage systems, aggravated by the cold winter weather. Photo by Yasser Qudaih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lack Of Clean Water Brings Disease And Suffering - Gaza

A palestinian child carries the bottles filled with clean drinking water in Rafah, Gaza strip on March 16, 2024. Since the war began in Gaza four months ago, little infrastructure has been spared by the near-incessant airstrikes that have struck the enclave, including water pipes. According to UNICEF, at least half of the water and sanitation facilities in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, while UNWRA reports that around 70 per cent of people in Gaza are drinking salinised or contaminated water. Palestinians in Rafah on the Egyptian border, once a town of 300,000, but now hosting 1.5 million displaced people from all over Gaza, struggle to find clean water for drinking, cooking or washing. Living conditions for people in this part of the enclave are desperate – a result of the overcrowding and of the lack of clean water, toilets, showers and sewerage systems, aggravated by the cold winter weather. Photo by Yasser Qudaih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lack Of Clean Water Brings Disease And Suffering - Gaza

A palestinian girl carries the bottles filled with clean drinking water in Rafah, Gaza strip on March 16, 2024. Since the war began in Gaza four months ago, little infrastructure has been spared by the near-incessant airstrikes that have struck the enclave, including water pipes. According to UNICEF, at least half of the water and sanitation facilities in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, while UNWRA reports that around 70 per cent of people in Gaza are drinking salinised or contaminated water. Palestinians in Rafah on the Egyptian border, once a town of 300,000, but now hosting 1.5 million displaced people from all over Gaza, struggle to find clean water for drinking, cooking or washing. Living conditions for people in this part of the enclave are desperate – a result of the overcrowding and of the lack of clean water, toilets, showers and sewerage systems, aggravated by the cold winter weather. Photo by Yasser Qudaih/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Record heat driving severe storms, droughts, fires: study

STORY: Record heat driving severe storms, droughts, fires: study SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 12, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australians enduring hot weather 2. Footage of Parliament House under the sun 3. various of a forest fire STORYLINE: Record-high global temperatures in 2023 exacerbated droughts, floods and wildfires, an Australian-led international research has found. The study, which was published by the Global Water Monitor Consortium led by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) on Thursday, found that rising sea surface and air temperatures are driving the growing intensity and strength of monsoons, cyclones and other storm systems. Albert van Dijk, lead author of the study from ANU's Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics and chair of the consortium, said in a media release that their findings prove that recent intense storms around the world are part of a global pattern. "In 2023, we saw cyclones behave

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Aftermath of Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Municipal workers pump out water from an inundated underground passage after a water supply network was damaged by falling missile debris on Voskresenskyi Avenue, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. On Wednesday night, December 13, Russian troops launched allegedly 48Í6 ballistic missiles from the S-400 missile system at the Ukrainian capital. All 10 projectiles were intercepted by Ukrainian air defence systems. As reported, 53 people sustained injuries. Twenty people, including two children, were admitted to hospital.

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Aftermath of Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - Municipal workers pump out water from an inundated underground passage after a water supply network was damaged by falling missile debris on Voskresenskyi Avenue, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. On Wednesday night, December 13, Russian troops launched allegedly 48Í6 ballistic missiles from the S-400 missile system at the Ukrainian capital. All 10 projectiles were intercepted by Ukrainian air defence systems. As reported, 53 people sustained injuries. Twenty people, including two children, were admitted to hospital.

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Aftermath of Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - An inundated underground passage is seen after a water supply network was damaged by falling missile debris on Voskresenskyi Avenue, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. On Wednesday night, December 13, Russian troops launched allegedly 48Í6 ballistic missiles from the S-400 missile system at the Ukrainian capital. All 10 projectiles were intercepted by Ukrainian air defence systems. As reported, 53 people sustained injuries. Twenty people, including two children, were admitted to hospital.

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 12,000

STORY: Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 12,000 SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Ramallah/Jerusalem/Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 3. STANDUP 3 (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "Al-Shifa Hospital has become a big prison and a mass grave, said its director as they lost all patients in intensive care units. The Israeli soldiers continue their raid of the medical compound for the third day (Nov. 17), while about 7,000 patients and displaced Palestinians are still trapped inside. Israeli media reports said the cabinet will allow two trucks of fuel to be entered into southern Gaza daily, to prevent the spread of epidemics, and minimally support water, sewage and sanitation systems." STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG

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Salt water moving up U.S. Mississippi River threatens drinking water supplies

STORY: Salt water moving up U.S. Mississippi River threatens drinking water supplies DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:29 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mississippi River related footage STORYLINE: Salt water moving up the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico is threatening drinking water supplies in and around New Orleans, the biggest city of U.S. state Louisiana, triggering a big concern of potential lead contamination. As of Friday afternoon, New Orleans' drinking water was safe, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a news release. "We have been and will remain in daily, close coordination with local, regional and state agencies to actively monitor the salt water wedge moving up the Mississippi River," said Cantrell. "The most important thing for residents at this time is to stay informed and remain calm." The salt water intrusion has already tainted water systems in Plaquemines Parish and is now nearing various water intakes around the New Orl

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China's urgent relief supplies arrive in floods-hit Libya

STORY: China's urgent relief supplies arrive in floods-hit Libya DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:54 LOCATION: TRIPOLI CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cargo plane 2. various of the supplies arriving 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): LIU JIAN, Chinese Charge d'Affaires to Libya 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KHALED AL-SAYAH, Libyan Charge d'Affaires to China STORYLINE: Carrying 90 tons of emergency humanitarian aid to floods-hit Libya, a Chinese cargo plane arrived Sunday at the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. First aid kits, water purifiers, tents, blankets, ultrasound diagnostic systems, life jackets, and other relief materials were unloaded at the Benina International Airport, in the presence of Omar Abu-Dabous, the secretary-general of the Libyan Red Crescent, as well as senior Libyan and Chinese diplomats. On Sept. 10, Mediterranean storm Daniel triggered Libya's worst floods in decades, resulting in the death of thousands and widespread damage to the region's infrastructure, especially water

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Eric Volk, Executive Director, North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association, appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine implementing IIJA, focusing on perspectives on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, September 7, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-THE FORBIDDEN CITY-DRAINAGE SYSTEM-RAINSTORMS WITHSTANDING (CN)

(230731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Inner Golden River is seen inside the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2023. As the city of Beijing was hit by rainstorms in recent days, the Forbidden City remained free of flooding thanks to the sound drainage system. The system, first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), still retains ancient rain ditches adding up to 15 kilometers in length, 13 kilometers of which are hidden. All those ditches lead to the Inner Golden River connected to the surrounding moat outside the Forbidden City as well as the Outer Golden River and the Zhonghai-Nanhai water systems. The foundation of the Forbidden City follows the sloping terrain of Beijing, which is higher in the north and lower in the south. It is also higher along the central axis and lower on both wings, which is ideal for natural drainage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-THE FORBIDDEN CITY-DRAINAGE SYSTEM-RAINSTORMS WITHSTANDING (CN)

(230731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rainwater is spilt from gargoyles in the shape of Chi, a legendary dragon in Chinese culture, inside the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2023. As the city of Beijing was hit by rainstorms in recent days, the Forbidden City remained free of flooding thanks to the sound drainage system. The system, first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), still retains ancient rain ditches adding up to 15 kilometers in length, 13 kilometers of which are hidden. All those ditches lead to the Inner Golden River connected to the surrounding moat outside the Forbidden City as well as the Outer Golden River and the Zhonghai-Nanhai water systems. The foundation of the Forbidden City follows the sloping terrain of Beijing, which is higher in the north and lower in the south. It is also higher along the central axis and lower on both wings, which is ideal for natural drainage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-THE FORBIDDEN CITY-DRAINAGE SYSTEM-RAINSTORMS WITHSTANDING (CN)

(230731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A shoal of koi carp swim in the Inner Golden River inside the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2023. As the city of Beijing was hit by rainstorms in recent days, the Forbidden City remained free of flooding thanks to the sound drainage system. The system, first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), still retains ancient rain ditches adding up to 15 kilometers in length, 13 kilometers of which are hidden. All those ditches lead to the Inner Golden River connected to the surrounding moat outside the Forbidden City as well as the Outer Golden River and the Zhonghai-Nanhai water systems. The foundation of the Forbidden City follows the sloping terrain of Beijing, which is higher in the north and lower in the south. It is also higher along the central axis and lower on both wings, which is ideal for natural drainage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-THE FORBIDDEN CITY-DRAINAGE SYSTEM-RAINSTORMS WITHSTANDING (CN)

(230731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A journalist works in rainfall inside the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2023. As the city of Beijing was hit by rainstorms in recent days, the Forbidden City remained free of flooding thanks to the sound drainage system. The system, first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), still retains ancient rain ditches adding up to 15 kilometers in length, 13 kilometers of which are hidden. All those ditches lead to the Inner Golden River connected to the surrounding moat outside the Forbidden City as well as the Outer Golden River and the Zhonghai-Nanhai water systems. The foundation of the Forbidden City follows the sloping terrain of Beijing, which is higher in the north and lower in the south. It is also higher along the central axis and lower on both wings, which is ideal for natural drainage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-THE FORBIDDEN CITY-DRAINAGE SYSTEM-RAINSTORMS WITHSTANDING (CN)

(230731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rainwater is spilt from gargoyles in the shape of Chi, a legendary dragon in Chinese culture, inside the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2023. As the city of Beijing was hit by rainstorms in recent days, the Forbidden City remained free of flooding thanks to the sound drainage system. The system, first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), still retains ancient rain ditches adding up to 15 kilometers in length, 13 kilometers of which are hidden. All those ditches lead to the Inner Golden River connected to the surrounding moat outside the Forbidden City as well as the Outer Golden River and the Zhonghai-Nanhai water systems. The foundation of the Forbidden City follows the sloping terrain of Beijing, which is higher in the north and lower in the south. It is also higher along the central axis and lower on both wings, which is ideal for natural drainage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-THE FORBIDDEN CITY-DRAINAGE SYSTEM-RAINSTORMS WITHSTANDING (CN)

(230731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Forbidden City is seen in rainfall in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2023. As the city of Beijing was hit by rainstorms in recent days, the Forbidden City remained free of flooding thanks to the sound drainage system. The system, first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), still retains ancient rain ditches adding up to 15 kilometers in length, 13 kilometers of which are hidden. All those ditches lead to the Inner Golden River connected to the surrounding moat outside the Forbidden City as well as the Outer Golden River and the Zhonghai-Nanhai water systems. The foundation of the Forbidden City follows the sloping terrain of Beijing, which is higher in the north and lower in the south. It is also higher along the central axis and lower on both wings, which is ideal for natural drainage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-THE FORBIDDEN CITY-DRAINAGE SYSTEM-RAINSTORMS WITHSTANDING (CN)

(230731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rainwater is spilt from gargoyles in the shape of Chi, a legendary dragon in Chinese culture, inside the Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2023. As the city of Beijing was hit by rainstorms in recent days, the Forbidden City remained free of flooding thanks to the sound drainage system. The system, first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), still retains ancient rain ditches adding up to 15 kilometers in length, 13 kilometers of which are hidden. All those ditches lead to the Inner Golden River connected to the surrounding moat outside the Forbidden City as well as the Outer Golden River and the Zhonghai-Nanhai water systems. The foundation of the Forbidden City follows the sloping terrain of Beijing, which is higher in the north and lower in the south. It is also higher along the central axis and lower on both wings, which is ideal for natural drainage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-THE FORBIDDEN CITY-DRAINAGE SYSTEM-RAINSTORMS WITHSTANDING (CN)

(230731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Forbidden City is seen in rainfall in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2023. As the city of Beijing was hit by rainstorms in recent days, the Forbidden City remained free of flooding thanks to the sound drainage system. The system, first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), still retains ancient rain ditches adding up to 15 kilometers in length, 13 kilometers of which are hidden. All those ditches lead to the Inner Golden River connected to the surrounding moat outside the Forbidden City as well as the Outer Golden River and the Zhonghai-Nanhai water systems. The foundation of the Forbidden City follows the sloping terrain of Beijing, which is higher in the north and lower in the south. It is also higher along the central axis and lower on both wings, which is ideal for natural drainage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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Heavy rains break 41-year record in Indian capital, waterlogging reported in several areas

STORY: Heavy rains break 41-year record in Indian capital, waterlogging reported in several areas DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of heavy rains 3. various of waterlogging STORYLINE: Heavy rains lashed the Indian capital of New Delhi on Sunday, breaking a 41-year record for rainfall in a single day. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi recorded a rainfall of 153 mm within 24 hours, ending at 8:30 am on Sunday. This marked the highest rainfall ever recorded in the month of July since 1982, shattering the previous 41-year record. The heavy downpour caused waterlogging in several areas of the city, making it difficult for vehicles to move and impacting the public transportation system. The city's infrastructure, including the drainage systems designed to handle rainfall, faced a significant challenge as they struggled to cope with the large volume of water. The heavy rain is the result

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Fully Automatic Intelligent Live Fish Transport Ship Put Into Use

YANTAI, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - Various types of equipment are seen on the "Jinghai No.1" live fish transport ship at Bajiao Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 5, 2023. The ship can transport up to 60 tons of live fish fully loaded. It has functions such as remote fish collection and driving in the fish tank, and is equipped with environmental control and maintenance systems such as water circulation, carbon dioxide removal, water temperature regulation, water quality monitoring and automatic pollution cleaning, which can effectively ensure the high survival rate of live fish when they are transferred from the deep-sea cages of Marine pastures to the land, and improve the economic benefits of far-reaching Marine aquaculture industry.

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Fully Automatic Intelligent Live Fish Transport Ship Put Into Use

YANTAI, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - The "Jinghai 1" live fish transport ship docked at Bajiao Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 5, 2023. The ship can transport up to 60 tons of live fish fully loaded. It has functions such as remote fish collection and driving in the fish tank, and is equipped with environmental control and maintenance systems such as water circulation, carbon dioxide removal, water temperature regulation, water quality monitoring and automatic pollution cleaning, which can effectively ensure the high survival rate of live fish when they are transferred from the deep-sea cages of Marine pastures to the land, and improve the economic benefits of far-reaching Marine aquaculture industry.