Second cold wave envelops China’s Beijing in snow, ice

Second cold wave envelops China’s Beijing in snow, ice

Blizzard and heavy snow forecast in Beijing Wed to Thu China issues first freezing alert since 2013 Cumulative snowfall in some areas by Fri could be highest in 10 yrs BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Snow, blizzards and plunging temperatures swept northern China in what could be one of its most severe cold snaps in … Read more

Temperatures in Siberia dip to minus 56 Celsius as record snow blankets Moscow

Temperatures in Siberia dip to minus 56 Celsius as record snow blankets Moscow

[1/2]A communal worker cleans snow at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNH) during a heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia December 3, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Acquire Licensing Rights MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Temperatures in parts of Siberia plummeted to minus 56 degrees Celsius (minus 69 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday while blizzards blanketed Moscow … Read more

Munich flights, long-distance trains cancelled due to snow

Munich flights, long-distance trains cancelled due to snow

A person walks past a departures board inside the Munich Airport in Munich, Germany, March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Lukas Barth/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 2 (Reuters) – Long-distance trains and hundreds of flights in and out of the German city of Munich were cancelled on Saturday because of heavy snowfall, according to statements by Deutsche … Read more

All trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel, say officials

All trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel, say officials

SILKYARA, India, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Indian rescuers on Tuesday pulled out all 41 construction workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days, hours after drilling through the debris of rock, concrete and earth to reach them, officials said. The evacuation of the men – low-wage workers from some of India’s … Read more

Indian capital resumes some activities despite hazardous air, river foam

Indian capital resumes some activities despite hazardous air, river foam

NEW DELHI, Nov 20 (Reuters) – India’s capital Delhi re-opened schools and some building sites on Monday amid signs of receding air pollution, although it remained classified as hazardous, while a toxic foam besmirched stretches of the Yamuna river flowing through the city. The world’s most polluted capital resumed its annual battle on pollution this … Read more

Renewed drilling begins to rescue 40 men trapped in Indian tunnel for fifth day

Renewed drilling begins to rescue 40 men trapped in Indian tunnel for fifth day

[1/4]Members of rescue teams stand at the entrance of a tunnel where 40 road workers are trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed, in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Shankar Prasad Nautiyal Acquire Licensing Rights UTTARKASHI, India, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Rescue workers renewed efforts on Thursday to … Read more

Heavy machinery brought in to pull out Indian workers from collapsed tunnel

Heavy machinery brought in to pull out Indian workers from collapsed tunnel

[1/3]Workers prepare an auger during a rescue operation after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 14, 2023. Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights LUCKNOW, India, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Excavators began drilling with heavy machinery on Tuesday to fix a … Read more

Indian scientists hope cloud seeding can clean Delhi’s toxic air

Indian scientists hope cloud seeding can clean Delhi’s toxic air

NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Indian scientists plan to seed clouds for the first time to trigger heavy rain in some areas of New Delhi, hoping this will be enough to tackle the smog gripping the world’s most polluted capital for a week, the project’s head said on Thursday. Air quality dips in Delhi … Read more

Blizzards in China’s northeast ground flights, force school closures

Blizzards in China’s northeast ground flights, force school closures

BEIJING, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Unseasonably cold weather and blizzards hit northeast China on Monday, forcing hundreds of flights to be rescheduled and closing schools as several cities issued heightened weather alerts and warned people to stay indoors. As of 10:30 a.m. (0230 GMT), 405 flights were cancelled at Harbin Taiping International Airport in the … Read more

California wildfire, fueled by desert winds, forces evacuations

California wildfire, fueled by desert winds, forces evacuations

TEMECULA, California, Oct 31 (Reuters) – A Southern California wildfire fueled by desert winds burned 2,487 acres (1,010 hectares) and prompted evacuation orders for more than 4,000 people in Riverside County, officials said on Tuesday. The Highland Fire nearly doubled in size from Monday night to Tuesday, blowing toward the west by Santa Ana winds. … Read more