Cross
Good Weather Conditions for Mountain Tourism in Bulgaria
Sofia. There are good conditions for tourism on the mountains, the Mountain Rescue Service to the Bulgarian Red Cross told Focus News Agency. Morning temperatures in the high mountain areas between 5°C and 10°C.
Wildfire kills at least 60 near Athens; three days of mourning called
Wildfires sweeping through a Greek resort town killed at least 60 people, officials said, including families with children found clasped in a last embrace as they tried to flee the flames.
Dozens are the Victims of Fires near Athens
MATI, Greece (Reuters) - A wildfire killed at least 50 people and injured more than 150 as it swept through a small resort town near Athens, with huge flames trapping families with children as they fled.
- Read more about Dozens are the Victims of Fires near Athens
- Log in to post comments
Red Cross Apologise for Losing $5m of Ebola Funds to Fraud
The Red Cross has confirmed that more than $5m (£3.8m) of aid money was lost to fraud and corruption during the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
Auditors found overpriced supplies, salaries for non-existent aid workers and fake customs bills.
The disease, which raged between 2014 and 2016, claimed at least 10,000 lives.
Colombia mudslides kill more than 200
Mudslides killed more than 200 people after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow late Friday in Colombia’s Putumayo province, authorities said Saturday.
Gabriel Umaña, a spokesman for the Colombian Red Cross, told CNN 234 people had died and 220 are missing.
- Read more about Colombia mudslides kill more than 200
- Log in to post comments
Bosnia Urged to Intensify Hunt for Wartime Missing
Twenty years after the Dayton peace agreement ended the war, the International Committee of the Red Cross urged the authorities to intensify the search for around 7,000 people who are still missing.
- Read more about Bosnia Urged to Intensify Hunt for Wartime Missing
- Log in to post comments
Turkey 'strongly condemns' lethal ISIL attack in Lebanon
Turkey has "strongly condemned" a twin bombing by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that claimed the lives of 43 people in South Beirut, while pledging to continue its support for the people and the state of Lebanon for maintaining peace, stability and security in the volatile country.
First aid teams reach Vanuatu, find widespread devastation
The first aid teams to reach Vanuatu reported widespread devastation on March 15 as authorities declared a state of emergency after a "monster" cyclone tore through the vulnerable Pacific island nation.