Flash flood tears through Nepal, killing scores and leaving over 400 tourists missing, including 33 Americans

Flash flood tears through Nepal, killing scores and leaving over 400 tourists missing, including 33 Americans

At least 160 people were killed in Nepal and more than 400, most of them foreigners, were listed as missing on Wednesday after flash flooding tore through valleys in the Himalayan country’s northern border areas, according to authorities.  The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants. Videos broadcast by regional…

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Africa: Sharks, Seals, Hunters, Tourists – How Wildlife-Human Interactions Matter for Conservation

Africa: Sharks, Seals, Hunters, Tourists – How Wildlife-Human Interactions Matter for Conservation

Our relationships with wildlife are dynamic. They can change rapidly and unexpectedly. In South Africa, these changes are visible in tourists searching kelp forests in Cape Town for octopuses and communities contesting baboon management in suburbs. Similar changes are playing out worldwide as people and wildlife increasingly share space and as wildlife communities, human practices,…

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Africa: Sharks, Seals, Hunters, Tourists – How Wildlife-Human Interactions Matter for Conservation

Africa: UAE to Cover Extended Hotel Accommodation for Tourists Stranded in Abu Dhabi

The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority says the country’s airports and national carriers have handled approximately 20,200 passengers affected by recent flight changes. The United Arab Emirates has announced it will cover the cost of extended hotel accommodation for tourists unable to depart Abu Dhabi due to large-scale flight disruptions caused by the war that…

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