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AU sends condolences to victims of South Africa fire

Published on: August 31, 2023
15:39

Addis Ababa, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat offered condolences to the Government and people of South Africa on Thursday, following a fire that killed 73 people in Johannesburg.

Greece continues to fight fires and intensifies arrests

Published on: August 24, 2023
10:09

Athens, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) The Greek authorities continue the extinguishing of several fires that destroyed tens of thousands of hectares in different parts of the country, while they develop investigations to arrest people allegedly related to the fires.

Dozens of suspected migrants killed by fires in Greece

Published on: August 22, 2023
15:24

Athens, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) Firefighters carrying out firefighting work in northeastern Greece found the charred bodies of at least 26 people, possibly migrants in an irregular situation, the agency reported.

Government to declare Tenerife a disaster zone due to fires

Published on: August 21, 2023
16:07

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Acting President of the Spanish Government Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday that Tenerife will be declared a disaster zone due to fires.

Egypt to send helicopters to Greece to help fight fires

Published on: July 24, 2023
08:36

Cairo, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Egypt will send three helicopters to assist in putting out several fires that have been affecting Greece for days, and which have devastated the island of Rhodes, the Armed Forces announced.

Gang attack leaves three dead in Haitian commune

Published on: July 24, 2023
07:43

Port-au-Prince, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, armed gangs attacked Liancourt, a commune of Artibonite in northeastern Haiti, and killed at least three people, in addition to setting fire to several houses.

Cuban PM regrets fire at provincial shipyard

Published on: July 13, 2023
16:53

Granma, Cuba Jul 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Thursday regretted a fire occurred at a shipyard in this eastern province. Local authorities reported five people injured.

Heat wave affects all of Syria

Published on: July 13, 2023
09:35

Damascus, Jul 13 (Prensa Latina) The first heat wave in the current summer season is affecting most of Syria's provinces, with temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius in some areas.

Cuban President regrets deaths caused by fire in Havana

Published on: June 28, 2023
09:45

Havana, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today regretted the human losses caused by a fire in a house in the capital and sent condolences to the families and friends of the victims through his Twitter account.

Attempt to attack with drones against Russian refinery in Krasnodar

Published on: May 28, 2023
10:13

Moscow, May 28 (Prensa Latina) Local authorities reported today that several drones tried to fly over the territory of the Ilski oil refinery in the Russian region of Krasnodar, but they were repelled and the infrastructure of the plant was not damaged.

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