Faenza (Italy) (AFP) – Italian coastguard rescues two elderly people who took refuge on the roof of their flooded house in Faenza, as heavy rains cause devastation across the northern Emilia Romagna region. At least eight people have died and thousands have been evacuated, according to officials
Forlì (Italy) (AFP) – Images show firefighters searching for and helping people in flooded areas of Italy’s northern Emilia Romagna region. Authorities say the flooding has so far killed three people, with local mayors warning residents they are still in danger.
Hiroshima (Japan) (AFP) – Security is tight at every G7 summit, but this year’s host Japan has more to prove than most, after an attack last month on the prime minister and the 2022 assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe. Some 24,000 security personnel are reportedly being deployed to Hiroshima during the summit, most dispatched from other parts of the country.
Taipei (AFP) – Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party picks Hou Yu-ih, the island’s popular mayor of New Taipei City, as the presidential candidate.
Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) – Rohingya families in the Ohn Taw Chay camp pick through the piles of debris that had once roofed their homes after Cyclone Mocha snapped bridges, downed power lines and ruptured close-lying huts in displacement camps and villages across Rakhine state, leaving tens of thousands of the persecuted minority even more on the edge. +ALSO SEE VIDI33F89VZ_EN+
Jakarta (AFP) – Hundreds of exuberant Indonesians fill the city centre of Jakarta, igniting flares and passionately chanting in the capital, as they celebrate their first footballing gold at the Southeast Asian Games after 32 years.
Cairo (AFP) – Egyptian jewellery, fashion and high-end home ware makers are trying to bring their age-old designs to a global luxury goods markets, while the sector suffers severe modern-day restraints. Many struggle to keep alive traditional craftsmanship and to crack into a highly competitive international market at a time of deep economic crisis at home and a lack of government support.
Mhamid el Rhozlane (Morocco) (AFP) – In a Moroccan oasis town on the edge of the Sahara, nomads in turbans and tunics thwack a camel-wool ball across the desert in a traditional pastime: sand hockey.
Beit Lahia (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – After his family home was levelled by an Israeli strike, Belal Nabhan wonders what will become of her and dozens of relatives left homeless by the latest fighting to hit Gaza. “Forty-five family members need shelter… they sleep here under the house” says Belal. Dozens of residences were destroyed during five days of fighting between Israeli military and the Islamic Jihad.
Reykjavik (AFP) – Participants in the 4th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe pose for a family photo in Reykjavik, Iceland. IMAGES
Tanthirimale (Sri Lanka) (AFP) – Angry villagers brandishing placards storm the office of divisional secretary Manjari Chandradasa in Sri Lanka, a day after a herd of up to 50 elephants ravaged farmers’ fields near a wildlife reserve. Local farmers say the incident is the biggest involving the protected animals in recent memory, as the elephants munch through nearly half their crops across seven villages in the island’s north. “They destroyed much of what I have planted. It is very difficult to earn a living like this,” explains one of the local farmers.
Vienna (AFP) – At an environmental summit in Vienna founded and hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-born actor and former Governor of California calls for urgent action on the climate “emergency”, adding that “lives depend” on tackling the issue. Schwarzenegger, a seven-time Mr Olympia champion widely recognised as one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time, founded the annual Austrian World Summit in 2017 to bring together a broad coalition for climate action.
