nine people injured in avalanche in Nepal
Kathmandu: At least nine people, including eight teachers and a student, were injured on Sunday in an avalanche in Nepal. The avalanche at the Tukuche mountain hit the Thisang Rural Municipality of the country’s northwestern Mustang district.
The eight teachers and one student of Jana Adarsha Secondary School were injured in the incident, an official said.
Storms in Egypt leave 3 dead, unleash scorpions
Cairo: Heavy rain and flooding in a southern province in Egypt have left three people dead and more than 500 others hospitalised from scorpion stings, state-run media reported.
Downpours, hail and thunder in the province of Aswan over the weekend forced local authorities to suspend school classes Sunday, Gov. Ashraf Attia said. The storms forced scorpions from their hiding places into many houses across the province, Attia added. He said at least 503 people were hospitalised after suffering scorpion stings and that all of them were discharged after they were given anti-venom doses.
Austria orders curbs for unvaccinated
Berlin: The Austrian Government ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting midnight Sunday to slow the fast spread of the coronavirus in the country.
The move prohibits unvaccinated individuals older than age 12 from leaving their homes except for basic activities such as working, grocery shopping, going for a walk — or getting vaccinated.
2 moderate quakes jolt southern Iran
Tehran: At least one person died after two moderate earthquakes struck the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, state
TV reported Sunday. State TV quoted Azizollah Konari, the Bandar Abbas governor, as saying a 22-year-old man died when an electric pole fell on his head as a result of the earthquake.