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Catalonian collapse claims a life; wildfires rage in Canada

Tragedy in Spain. A terrace under construction has collapsed.
Tragedy in Spain. A terrace under construction has collapsed.
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Katarzyna Bogdańska

26 July 2024 07:01

It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies recorded on the night from Thursday to Friday.

  • One person died, and three were injured after a makeshift viewing terrace collapsed in the Catalonian municipality of Vall de Boi, in the northeastern part of Spain. The condition of two of the injured is critical. According to Catalonian police, the tragic incident occurred due to the collapse of the makeshift structure of the viewing terrace. The site was under construction. Regional services reported that after the structure collapsed, four people fell from a height of 50 metres onto a rocky slope. A helicopter operation was necessary to retrieve the body of the victim and the three injured. All were construction workers.
  • 76-year-old Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, leader of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel, and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of the cartel's second founder currently serving a prison sentence in the USA, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested in Texas - announced the U.S. Department of Justice.
  • Wildfires are threatening Canada's largest Jasper National Park in the Rocky Mountains. The fire destroyed half of the town located there. In Alberta, Canada, firefighters are battling 176 wildfires. The fire is spreading rapidly.
  • U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced she is ready for a televised debate with Donald Trump. She criticised him for attempting to back out of previous agreements to conduct such a debate on ABC News on 10 September.
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