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China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu talks on the phone with a local farmer about the service terms for agricultural machines in Shiqiao Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation o

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - A woman holding a boy has a placard reading Everyone Likes to Thank ZSU, but Noone Wants to Hear That They Are Tired in Maidan Nezalezhnosti during the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - A woman holds a placard in Maidan Nezalezhnosti during the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian military hold picket in support of discharge in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 27, 2024 - Activists are gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the 10th All-Ukrainian Peaceful Picket to advocate for fair maximum terms of service and the immediate adoption of a law on the establishment of terms of service, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Families of Ukrainian defenders demand to establish clear terms of military service

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 11, 2024 - Families of Ukrainian soldiers hold placards as they block the street during a picket to demand clear terms of military service, outside the Valerii Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Trains Ahead of the Eid Mubarak 2024 Transport Season - Indonesia

The atmosphere of the Indonesian railway seen at the station in Medan, Indonesia at the peak of the Eid al-Fitr homecoming flow on April 06, 2024. Vice President of PT KAI (Persero) Divre I North Sumatra, Mohamad Arie Fathurrochman told to journalists, that to face the 2024 Eid Mubarak transport season, PT KAI Divre I North Sumatra has made many preparations in terms of service, safety and comfort, both at the station and on the train. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trains Ahead of the Eid Mubarak 2024 Transport Season - Indonesia

The atmosphere of the Indonesian railway seen at the station in Medan, Indonesia at the peak of the Eid al-Fitr homecoming flow on April 06, 2024. Vice President of PT KAI (Persero) Divre I North Sumatra, Mohamad Arie Fathurrochman told to journalists, that to face the 2024 Eid Mubarak transport season, PT KAI Divre I North Sumatra has made many preparations in terms of service, safety and comfort, both at the station and on the train. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM