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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 5

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 4

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 3

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 2

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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China: Typhoon Bavi Rips Metal Roof Off Residential Building in Shanghai

Typhoon Bavi tore the metal roof off a residential building in Chongming District, Shanghai on July 12, 2026, with footage showing the structure shaking violently before being ripped apart and blown to the ground by powerful gusts.

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China: Quick-Thinking Bystanders Save Child From Reservoir in Ningbo

On April 19, 2026, in Ningbo, Zhejiang, a video captured a tense rescue after a child accidentally fell into a reservoir about two meters deep near a restaurant. Several people quickly gathered around the reservoir, with some lying flat on the ground and reaching down while others coordinated efforts to pull the child out. Their swift and instinctive response created a chain of support, as bystanders worked together to secure the child and lift them safely back to the surface. The video ended with the child being successfully rescued and brought to safety, surrounded by relieved onlookers.

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Japan: Volcanic Ash Blankets Vehicles in Kagoshima Following Eruptions at Sakurajima

Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted multiple times starting Saturday, April 11, sending ash columns thousands of meters into the sky. A Level 3 eruption alert remained in effect, warning of large volcanic rocks and pyroclastic flows within approximately two kilometers of the crater, with ashfall reported in surrounding areas.

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Japan: Two Dead as Heavy Snow Triggers Building Collapses in Niigata 2

Across Niigata Prefecture, multiple structures collapsed following heavy snowfall from February 2 to 3, killing two people in Kashiwazaki and Joetsu. As of February 3, snow accumulation in Nagaoka had reached about 1.4 meters, roughly 2.6 times the seasonal average. This video shows a house in Tokamachi believed to have collapsed under the weight of snow.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Triggers Building Collapses in Niigata

Across Niigata Prefecture, multiple structures collapsed due to heavy snowfall between Monday, February 2 and Tuesday, February 3, leaving two people in critical condition. This video shows a house in the Hanazono area of Nagaoka City that is believed to have collapsed under the weight of snow. As of February 3, snow accumulation in Nagaoka had reached about 1.4 meters, roughly 2.6 times the seasonal average.

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

  •  
Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

  •  
Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

  •  
Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

  •  
Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

  •  
Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

  •  
Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

  •  
Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dea

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Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Fatal vehicle pileup on eastern Japan expressway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a 67-vehicle pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Minakami in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. The pileup occurred on the evening of Dec. 26, after vehicles lost traction on the icy road surface, triggering collisions stretching over about 300 meters and leaving two people dead.

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China: Vehicle Spins 360 Degrees Into Oncoming Lane After Aggressive Cut-Off

On September 1, 2025, in Liaoning, China, a video filmed from inside a car shows the vehicle losing control after another driver abruptly cut in front of it. The sudden maneuver caused the driver to swerve, sending the car into a full 360-degree spin before skidding across the center line toward the oncoming lane. The spinning vehicle startled two small trucks approaching from the opposite direction, forcing both drivers to brake sharply. In the footage, the trucks appear frozen in place as the car spins to a halt just meters away.

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Beam Rotation Construction

Beam Rotation Construction

The double turn cast-in-place T-shaped beam of the Yongliu Expressway crossing the Hengliu Railway in Guangxi is undergoing rotation construction in Nanning, Guangxi, China on the early morning of December 12, 2025. The rotating section is 160 meters long for each piece, with a total weight of 32200 tons for the two pieces.

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Beam Rotation Construction

Beam Rotation Construction

The double turn cast-in-place T-shaped beam of the Yongliu Expressway crossing the Hengliu Railway in Guangxi is undergoing rotation construction in Nanning, Guangxi, China on the evening of December 11, 2025. The rotating section is 160 meters long for each piece, with a total weight of 32200 tons for the two pieces.

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Beam Rotation Construction

Beam Rotation Construction

The double turn cast-in-place T-shaped beam of the Yongliu Expressway crossing the Hengliu Railway in Guangxi is undergoing rotation construction in Nanning, Guangxi, China on the early morning of December 12, 2025. The rotating section is 160 meters long for each piece, with a total weight of 32200 tons for the two pieces.

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Beam Rotation Construction

Beam Rotation Construction

The double turn cast-in-place T-shaped beam of the Yongliu Expressway crossing the Hengliu Railway in Guangxi is undergoing rotation construction in Nanning, Guangxi, China on the early morning of December 12, 2025. The rotating section is 160 meters long for each piece, with a total weight of 32200 tons for the two pieces.

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Beam Rotation Construction

Beam Rotation Construction

The double turn cast-in-place T-shaped beam of the Yongliu Expressway crossing the Hengliu Railway in Guangxi is undergoing rotation construction in Nanning, Guangxi, China on the early morning of December 12, 2025. The rotating section is 160 meters long for each piece, with a total weight of 32200 tons for the two pieces.

  •  
Beam Rotation Construction

Beam Rotation Construction

The double turn cast-in-place T-shaped beam of the Yongliu Expressway crossing the Hengliu Railway in Guangxi is undergoing rotation construction in Nanning, Guangxi, China on the early morning of December 12, 2025. The rotating section is 160 meters long for each piece, with a total weight of 32200 tons for the two pieces.

  •  
Beam Rotation Construction

Beam Rotation Construction

The double turn cast-in-place T-shaped beam of the Yongliu Expressway crossing the Hengliu Railway in Guangxi is undergoing rotation construction in Nanning, Guangxi, China on the early morning of December 12, 2025. The rotating section is 160 meters long for each piece, with a total weight of 32200 tons for the two pieces.

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Beam Rotation Construction

Beam Rotation Construction

The double turn cast-in-place T-shaped beam of the Yongliu Expressway crossing the Hengliu Railway in Guangxi is undergoing rotation construction in Nanning, Guangxi, China on the evening of December 11, 2025. The rotating section is 160 meters long for each piece, with a total weight of 32200 tons for the two pieces.

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