•Police use water cannon to spray people with water as they arrive at the Olympic stadium in Germany for a concert, yesterday Europe’s deadly heatwave pushed east yesterday, with hundreds of millions still sweltering across the continent despite fleeting relief from overnight storms, notably in France and Belgium. The heat remained intense ac...
•Tourists shield themselves from the sun with umbrellas at St Peter’s square in the Vatican during a heatwave, today The heatwave gripping Europe is putting people’s health at risk, and the continent’s leaders must invest in making their health services more climate-resilient, the WHO chief said today. Temperatures climbed across Europe again...
•A woman walks with an umbrella to protect herself during a heatwave in Bordeau, yesterday A 30-year-old man died on an athletics track outside Paris yesterday, as a new heatwave swept across much of France, forcing the cancellation of dozens of trains and the suspension of classes. Although astronomical summer does not begin until Sunday, [&...
•An explosion Following multiple explosions at an ammunition storage facility in Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri, last night, the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has assured the public that the situation is under control and there is no cause for alarm. The explosions, which occurred around 11:30 p.m. on A...
•Morocco climate drought A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in 24 hours in the central city of Beni Mellal, the health ministry announced today. The meteorology department said soaring temperatures affected much of the North African country from Monday to Wednesday, reaching 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some areas, r...
•Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun at Mount Arafat base The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported today included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat […...
Muslims in various parts of Nigeria are observing this year’s Ramadan fasting in the midst of heatwave, high cost of living and power outages. Despite these challenges, Muslims are obligated to fast every day from dawn to sunset during the entire month of Ramadan by abstaining from sex, food, drink and smoking, reports Daily Trust. […]...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says there is a need for the declaration of a state of emergency in some states owing to heatwaves. Many parts of the country are experiencing excessive heat in recent weeks, raising concerns from Nigerians. While speaking about the matter on Channels Television today, NiMet’s Director of Weather Fore...
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