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Spain: Sudden Heat Gust Hits Granada Beaches, Forcing Evacuation and Rescues 2

A sudden thermal gust hit the beaches of Motril, Salobreña, and Torrenueva in Granada on Sunday evening, August 17, causing umbrellas, inflatables, and paddleboards to fly and prompting authorities to evacuate the sand and advise residents to stay indoors. The Civil Guard rescued three bathers, and two more were assisted by a rescue boat. The phenomenon coincided with a rapid temperature rise to 40.1°C and wind gusts up to 86.8 km/h, which also produced a small waterspout over Torrenueva.

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF POINTE DU HOC. IT OVERLOOKS A CLIFF 25 TO 30 METRES HIGH WITH A PEBBLE BEACH AROUND TEN METRES WIDE AT ITS FOOT. SITUATED BETWEEN UTAH BEACH (TO THE WEST) AND OMAHA BEACH (TO THE EAST), THE POINTE HAD BEEN FORTIFIED BY THE GERMANS AND, ACCORDING TO ALLIED AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE, WAS EQUIPPED WITH HEAVY ARTILLERY WHOSE RANGE THREATENED THE TWO NEIGHBOURING BEACHES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) GOLD BEACH - REMAINS OF THE ALLIED ARTIFICIAL PORT B (FOR BRITISH) AT ARROMANCHES LES BAINS. MULBERRY HARBOUR WAS BUILT TO SUPPLY THE ALLIED ARMIES IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE NORMANDY LANDINGS. IN FACT, TWO PORTS WERE ASSEMBLED OFF THE BEACHES OF CALVADOS, BUT ONLY THE ONE AT ARROMANCHES WAS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL, THE SECOND OFF OMAHA BEACH BEING DESTROYED BY A STORM ON 19 JUNE 1944. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PORT MEANT THAT THE ALLIES DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE A DEEP-WATER PORT DIRECTLY. MULBERRY HARBOUR WAS MADE UP OF SEVERAL LARGE ELEMENTS PREFABRICATED IN ENGLAND, TRANSPORTED AND ASSEMBLED ON THE NORMANDY COAST. THIS ARTIFICIAL PORT HAS OFTEN BEEN CREDITED WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY AND PRESENTED AS AN EXAMPLE OF LOGISTICAL AND MILITARY GENIUS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Pellets Polluting Spanish Beaches After Container Ship Spill

Two men carry a bucket full of pellets on the beach Do Dique, January 13, 2024, in Queiruga, A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Already known as the "white tide", it is expected to come from the six containers from the ship Toconao that fell into the sea in Portuguese waters. At least one of the six containers, weighing around 20 tons, is believed to contain between 800 and 1,000 25-kilogram sacks of pellets. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products. Because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are scattered on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Pellets Polluting Spanish Beaches After Container Ship Spill

Two volunteers from the Noia Limpa organization participate in the collection of pellets on Bos beach, January 13, 2024, in Noia, A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Already known as the "white tide", it is expected to come from the six containers from the ship Toconao that fell into the sea in Portuguese waters. At least one of the six containers, weighing around 20 tons, is believed to contain between 800 and 1,000 25-kilogram sacks of pellets. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products. Because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are scattered on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Pellets Polluting Spanish Beaches After Container Ship Spill

Two volunteers from the Noia Limpa organization participate in the collection of pellets on Bos beach, January 13, 2024, in Noia, A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Already known as the "white tide", it is expected to come from the six containers from the ship Toconao that fell into the sea in Portuguese waters. At least one of the six containers, weighing around 20 tons, is believed to contain between 800 and 1,000 25-kilogram sacks of pellets. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products. Because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are scattered on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Pellets Polluting Spanish Beaches After Container Ship Spill

Two volunteers from the Noia Limpa organization participate in the collection of pellets on Bos beach, January 13, 2024, in Noia, A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Already known as the "white tide", it is expected to come from the six containers from the ship Toconao that fell into the sea in Portuguese waters. At least one of the six containers, weighing around 20 tons, is believed to contain between 800 and 1,000 25-kilogram sacks of pellets. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products. Because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are scattered on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Pellets Polluting Spanish Beaches After Container Ship Spill

Two volunteers from the Noia Limpa organization participate in the collection of pellets on Bos beach, January 13, 2024, in Noia, A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). Already known as the "white tide", it is expected to come from the six containers from the ship Toconao that fell into the sea in Portuguese waters. At least one of the six containers, weighing around 20 tons, is believed to contain between 800 and 1,000 25-kilogram sacks of pellets. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters that are used to manufacture plastic products. Because of their small size and light weight, it is "almost impossible to clean them up" once they are scattered on the beaches. Photo by Elena Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collect plastic pellets on the beach - Spain

TRAGSA workers collect plastic pellets on the beach of Aguilar, January 9, 2024, in Muros de Nalón, Asturias (Spain). The Principality of Asturias has activated the level two emergency due to the dumping of plastic pellets on the region's beaches. This situation contrasts with the Galician case, where the Xunta maintains the Camgal anti-pollution plan at level one. The State points out that the Galician Government must raise this level in order to be able to collaborate with resources. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters, used to manufacture plastic products. Photo by Jorge Peteiro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collect plastic pellets on the beach - Spain

TRAGSA workers collect plastic pellets on the beach of Aguilar, January 9, 2024, in Muros de Nalón, Asturias (Spain). The Principality of Asturias has activated the level two emergency due to the dumping of plastic pellets on the region's beaches. This situation contrasts with the Galician case, where the Xunta maintains the Camgal anti-pollution plan at level one. The State points out that the Galician Government must raise this level in order to be able to collaborate with resources. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters, used to manufacture plastic products. Photo by Jorge Peteiro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collect plastic pellets on the beach - Spain

TRAGSA workers collect plastic pellets on the beach of Aguilar, January 9, 2024, in Muros de Nalón, Asturias (Spain). The Principality of Asturias has activated the level two emergency due to the dumping of plastic pellets on the region's beaches. This situation contrasts with the Galician case, where the Xunta maintains the Camgal anti-pollution plan at level one. The State points out that the Galician Government must raise this level in order to be able to collaborate with resources. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters, used to manufacture plastic products. Photo by Jorge Peteiro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collect plastic pellets on the beach - Spain

TRAGSA workers collect plastic pellets on the beach of Aguilar, January 9, 2024, in Muros de Nalón, Asturias (Spain). The Principality of Asturias has activated the level two emergency due to the dumping of plastic pellets on the region's beaches. This situation contrasts with the Galician case, where the Xunta maintains the Camgal anti-pollution plan at level one. The State points out that the Galician Government must raise this level in order to be able to collaborate with resources. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters, used to manufacture plastic products. Photo by Jorge Peteiro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collect plastic pellets on the beach - Spain

TRAGSA workers collect plastic pellets on the beach of Aguilar, January 9, 2024, in Muros de Nalón, Asturias (Spain). The Principality of Asturias has activated the level two emergency due to the dumping of plastic pellets on the region's beaches. This situation contrasts with the Galician case, where the Xunta maintains the Camgal anti-pollution plan at level one. The State points out that the Galician Government must raise this level in order to be able to collaborate with resources. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters, used to manufacture plastic products. Photo by Jorge Peteiro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collect plastic pellets on the beach - Spain

TRAGSA workers collect plastic pellets on the beach of Aguilar, January 9, 2024, in Muros de Nalón, Asturias (Spain). The Principality of Asturias has activated the level two emergency due to the dumping of plastic pellets on the region's beaches. This situation contrasts with the Galician case, where the Xunta maintains the Camgal anti-pollution plan at level one. The State points out that the Galician Government must raise this level in order to be able to collaborate with resources. Pellets are small plastic balls of less than five millimeters, used to manufacture plastic products. Photo by Jorge Peteiro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Night Of San Juan Celebration In Barcelona

Two women dance around the bonfire in the Sant Antoni neighborhood during the night of San Juan, June 23, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The city of Barcelona commemorates this celebration mainly on its beaches, next to the Mediterranean. The night of San Juan is the shortest night of the year. It is one of the most deeply rooted popular festivities in the Països Catalans, where it begins with the reception of the Flama del Canigó. Photo by Kike Rincón / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Night Of San Juan Celebration In Barcelona

Two boys throw a wooden pallet to the bonfire in the Sant Antoni neighborhood during the night of San Juan, June 23, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The city of Barcelona commemorates this celebration mainly on its beaches, next to the Mediterranean. The night of San Juan is the shortest night of the year. It is one of the most deeply rooted popular festivities in the Països Catalans, where it begins with the reception of the Flama del Canigó. Photo by Kike Rincón / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Night Of San Juan Celebration In Barcelona

Two women throw wishes to the bonfire in the Sant Antoni neighborhood during the night of San Juan, June 23, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The city of Barcelona commemorates this celebration mainly on its beaches, next to the Mediterranean. The night of San Juan is the shortest night of the year. It is one of the most deeply rooted popular festivities in the Països Catalans, where it begins with the reception of the Flama del Canigó. Photo by Kike Rincón / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Night Of San Juan Celebration In Barcelona

Two people add fuel to the bonfire in the SAnt Antoni neighborhood during the night of San Juan, June 23, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The city of Barcelona commemorates this celebration mainly on its beaches, next to the Mediterranean. The night of San Juan is the shortest night of the year. It is one of the most deeply rooted popular festivities in the Països Catalans, where it begins with the reception of the Flama del Canigó. Photo by Kike Rincón / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fukushima beach kicks off sea-bathing season

IWAKI, Japan - Local tour guides frolic in the water at the Nakoso swimming beach, one of two beaches open to bathers in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in a ceremony marking the formal start of the sea-bathing season on July 20, 2014.

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Stranded N. Korean freighter dismantled

HITACHI, Japan - The Chilsong, a 3,144-ton North Korean freighter stranded off the port of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture since December 2002, is seen dismantled in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 14. The ship broke into two parts in March 2003, with fuel remaining in it spilling and reaching preseason Pacific coastal beaches.

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Ibaraki Pref. begins dismantling stranded N. Korean freighter

MITO, Japan - Work begins May 27 to dismantle the North Korean cargo ship Chil Song that has been stranded since December off Hitachi in the prefecture. The 3,144-ton ship broke into two parts in March, with fuel remaining in the vessel spilling and reaching preseason Pacific coastal beaches in the eastern Japan prefecture.

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Panjin's stunning scenery in all seasons

STORY: Panjin's stunning scenery in all seasons DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:44 LOCATION: PANJIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Panjin STORYLINE: Panjin, a scenic city located at the mouth of the Liaohe River in the northeastern Liaoning Province, was accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. Boasting scenic "red beaches" and a healthy wetland ecosystem, the coastal city is also an important transit location and destination for migratory birds of the East Asian-Australasia flyway. Panjin has nearly 1,100 square km of nature reserves and important wetlands in the ecological protection red line over the past two decades, restoring 85,900 mu of wetlands and 15.77 km of the natural coastline. In all seasons, the city's breathtaking scenery and unique wetland ecosystem make it a popular tourist destination. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Panjin, China. (XHTV)

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Turkish tourism recovery slowed by Russia-Ukraine conflict: industry professionals

STORY: Turkish tourism recovery slowed by Russia-Ukraine conflict: industry professionals DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of some Russian and Ukrainian tourists at Istanbul Airport (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of some tourists in a hotel in Antalya, Turkey (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of some Russian and Ukrainian tourists at Istanbul Airport (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of some tourists at one of the beaches of Antalya, Turkey (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 5. various of some tourists in a hotel in Antalya, Turkey (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The unfolding conflict between Russia and Ukraine may hamper Turkey's recovering tourism industry as holidaymakers from the two countries constitute around a quarter of foreign arrivals to Turkish resorts, industry professionals said. The current situation in Ukraine is posing risks to Turkey's tourism industry as travelers from the conflict-r

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Stranded N. Korean freighter dismantled

HITACHI, Japan - The Chilsong, a 3,144-ton North Korean freighter stranded off the port of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture since December 2002, is seen dismantled in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 14. The ship broke into two parts in March 2003, with fuel remaining in it spilling and reaching preseason Pacific coastal beaches. (Kyodo)

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TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN

TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN [US 1962] KIRK DOUGLAS Date: 1962

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Fukushima beach kicks off sea-bathing season

IWAKI, Japan - Local tour guides frolic in the water at the Nakoso swimming beach, one of two beaches open to bathers in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in a ceremony marking the formal start of the sea-bathing season on July 20, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Ibaraki Pref. begins dismantling stranded N. Korean freighter

MITO, Japan - Work begins May 27 to dismantle the North Korean cargo ship Chil Song that has been stranded since December off Hitachi in the prefecture. The 3,144-ton ship broke into two parts in March, with fuel remaining in the vessel spilling and reaching preseason Pacific coastal beaches in the eastern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)