Засу́ха в Шри-Ла́нке: фе́рмам и диким животным не хвата́ет воды́
A months-long drought in Sri Lanka has dried up wells and ponds, damaged crops, and left wild animals with fewer places to find water.
A months-long drought in Sri Lanka has dried up wells and ponds, damaged crops, and left wild animals with fewer places to find water.
A police sergeant noticed a hospital car waiting outside a home in Bryansk Region. The paramedic and two residents were found unconscious and taken to hospital after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
Neighbors and rescuers helped two young children after one was seen outside an open third-floor window in Pyatigorsk. Both children were taken to hospital.
Four sailors were rescued after their yacht struck a whale and sank in the South Pacific. A New Zealand aircraft helped a cargo ship find them in their life raft.
Two brothers and their neighbors carried 75-year-old Tatyana Ebitova out of a burning home in Shakhty. The fire left her apartment unlivable, but she is now staying with her son and hopes to thank her rescuers in person.
Volunteers and rescuers found a 91-year-old man in a bog near Podolsk. While they waited for help, a volunteer held his hand and sang his favorite song.
Two women in Novosibirsk rushed an injured dog named Hamon to a veterinary clinic after a road accident. His condition later improved, while witnesses continued to seek information about the driver.
Rescuers in Tosno found two men who did not return after entering the Sablino caves on September 19. Reports showed them in pink jackets, but their jobs were not officially identified.
An 81-year-old mushroom picker became stuck in a bog in Sverdlovsk Oblast. After a bear prevented rescuers from reaching her on foot, a helicopter team located her by the white handkerchief she waved.
A 35-year-old electrician in Sochi walked into a forest after an electric shock and a fall from a pole. Rescuers searched for him, and he later came out of the forest safely.