Kuwait Experiences Extreme Heat As Temperature Exceeds 50 Degrees Celsius

KUWAIT CITY, Jul 12 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait was hit by a heatwave yesterday, as the highest temperature exceeded 50 degrees Celsius, according to the Kuwait Meteorological Department. Data released by the department indicated that, the highest temperature in Kuwait yesterday reached 51 degrees Celsius, approaching the country’s historical record of…

Pakistan Monitoring Rainfall, Flood Situation Amid Vigorous Monsoon Activity Prediction

ISLAMABAD, Jul 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), said yesterday that, it is closely monitoring rainfall and flood situation, as vigorous monsoon activity is predicted in the coming days across the country. The PMD is assessing the weather situation promptly, through its over 100 observatories throughout the country, to…

Philippines Raises Quake Magnitude To 7.1 From 6.5

MANILA, Jul 11 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, revised the magnitude of the offshore earthquake that rattled Sultan Kudarat province, in the southern Philippines this morning, from 6.5 to 7.1 The institute initially reported the earthquake, which occurred at 10:13 a.m. local time, as magnitude 6.5.…

22 Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Jul 11 (NNN-PTI) – At least 22 people were killed in rain-related incidents during the past 24 hours, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said today. According to relief department officials, the incessant rains have pushed up water levels in the rivers and inundated over…

Cambodia’s Angkor Botanical Garden Wins Travellers’ Choice Awards 2024

PHNOM PENH, Jul 11 (NNN-AKP) – The Angkor Botanical Garden, in north-west Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park, has won TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2024, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said, in a news release yesterday. The ANA is the government agency responsible for managing, safeguarding and preserving the Angkor Archaeological…

One Dead, Two Toddlers Missing In Southern Philippine Flash Flood

MANILA, Jul 11 (NNN-PNA) – A 14-year-old boy has died and two toddlers, aged 2 and 3, have been reported missing, after a flash flood swept through four towns in Lanao del Sur province, in the southern Philippines, police and local officials said. Jennie Tamano, the provincial information officer, said,…

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Off Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jul 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the western province of Bengkulu in Indonesia, last night, but did not generate significant waves, according to the country’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency. The earthquake occurred at 22:32 Jakarta time (1532 GMT), with the epicentre located 145 km north-west…

Schools Shut, University Exams Postponed In Mumbai Amid Heavy Rains

NEW DELHI, Jul 9 (NNN-PTI) – Schools and other educational institutions in and around India’s financial capital, Mumbai, were closed, and university examinations were postponed today, in view of heavy rains over the past 20 hours, throwing normal life out of gear. Trains and flights services were also hit adversely.…

King Urges Public To Plant Trees To Make Green Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jul 9 (NNN-AKP) – King Norodom Sihamoni, today, called on all people to plant trees, in order to turn Cambodia into a green kingdom. The monarch made the appeal in a speech, on the occasion of the 29th National Arbour Day, held in Tram Kak district’s Khnar village,…

Update: 46 Missing Following Landslides, Flash Floods In Indonesia’s Gorontalo Province

JAKARTA, Jul 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – A senior rescuer said yesterday that, 46 people went missing, following landslides and flash floods at a gold mine in Indonesia’s Gorontalo province. Heriyanto, head of the provincial search and rescue office, reported an increase in the number of residents declaring their family members missing,…
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