WorldPingAsh spewing from Sicily's Mount Etna has closed the Italian island’s largest airport for the fifth consecutive day, stranding hundreds of summer holiday travellers during the busiest travel week of the year.
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WorldPingFlights at Catania airport in Sicily remain suspended because of ongoing volcanic activity from Mount Etna. But for those already on the island, the spectacular lava flows have become a major attraction, drawing crowds of tourists to safe viewing points.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingRussia is losing 30,000 casualties a month, and the country’s regions are under pressure to feed the ‘meat-grinder’.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingMore than 180 minors among those detained, as firefighters tackle blazes across Europe amid record-breaking heatwave Europe heatwave – latest updates Almost 500 people have been arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France since the start of…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingA large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures in parts of France soaring to 40 degrees Celsius.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingDrifting ash caused by an eruption from Mount Etna has led to hundreds of flights being cancelled in the past week.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Sky News
WorldPingThere are parched fields, overheating sheep and potentially the worst cereal harvest since detailed records began – but it’s a good year for cider apples As parts of the UK swelter through a fifth successive climate crisis-driven heatwave and nearly…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
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