NewsOvernight chaos: Blasts, tremors, and tragedy unravel globally
Overnight chaos: Blasts, tremors, and tragedy unravel globally
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
- Early in the morning, an explosion and fire occurred at a thermal power plant in Orenburg, a regional city in western Russia. Many homes in the city are without power. The cause of the explosion is unknown. According to information provided by city authorities, "a short circuit occurred in the transformer station." Numerous photos and videos showing flames and a column of smoke over the city have appeared on local Telegram channels.
- Early Sunday morning, two Israeli missiles hit a building at the main hospital in Gaza, destroying the emergency department and reception area, and damaging other rooms, hospital staff reported. No casualties have been reported. Medical services at the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist hospital evacuated patients from the building after receiving a phone call from the Israeli military warning of the attack. Israel has not commented on the attack.
- Once again, the earth shook in Myanmar. The tremor was recorded on Sunday at 3:25 AM GMT, 84 kilometres south of Mandalay, with about 1.2 million residents. The magnitude of the tremors was 5.5. The epicentre of the earthquake was located at a depth of 35 kilometres. There are no reports of possible fatalities or damage.
- The death toll from the collapse of a nightclub roof in the Dominican Republic's capital, Santo Domingo, rose to 225 on Saturday. Local services reported that four people who were injured in Tuesday's accident and were in hospitals have died. Dominican medical services reported that 189 people were rescued alive from the rubble of the Jet Set club in the country's capital, and of the more than 200 injured, 15 remain hospitalised; five of them are in critical condition. Health Minister Victor Attalah stated that the identification of the victims is progressing slowly because, in most cases, verification using biometric data is necessary.
