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At least 4 dead and 64 injured when a fence collapsed over a gas station in India
At least 4 people have died, another 64 were injured and it is feared that dozens have been trapped when a billboard collapsed on a gas pump in the city of Mumbai, in western India, on Monday.
The sign, about 30 meters high located in the suburb of Ghatkopar, was torn off by a wind storm and fell on a gasoline pump.
As a result, 64 people have been admitted to a hospital, one of them in critical condition, “and a total of four people have died in this incident,” the commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Bhushan Gagrani, told the press.
In addition, it is believed that there are between 20 and 30 more people trapped, he added.
The emergency teams are in the area carrying out the rescue operations and an investigation has been ordered to know the nature of the event, the deputy head of government of the state of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, told the press.
“It was an unprecedented windstorm. Our priority is to rescue those trapped and the operation has to be extremely careful,” Fadnavis added.
Images shared on social networks show the moment when the irons that hold the billboard give way to the pressures of the winds and fall on several rows of vehicles behind.
A dust storm shook the city of Bombay, paralyzing public transport and causing power outages in several districts of the financial capital.
Bombay airport canceled several flights due to inclement weather and dust storms that occurred in the early afternoon.
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Zelenski urges global action after russian ballistic missile strike
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski called on the international community Thursday to “respond” to Russia’s ballistic missile strike on Ukraine, which he said has heightened the “escalation and brutality” of the conflict.
“The world must react. So far, there has been no strong response,” Zelenski lamented in a social media statement.
“We must act. We must pressure. We must push Russia towards real peace, which is only achievable through strength,” he added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Thursday that Russia had launched a new type of hypersonic ballistic missile against Ukraine in its “non-nuclear configuration.”
International
Elon Musk plans sweeping cuts to U.S. bureaucracy and spending
Elon Musk has pledged massive cuts to government programs, subsidies, and bureaucracy in his anticipated role as a “State Efficiency” leader, according to an article published Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal.
The billionaire entrepreneur plans to target hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending, including funds for public broadcasting and Planned Parenthood. Musk called government bureaucracy an “existential threat” to American democracy.
Teaming up with fellow businessman and Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk aims to streamline federal regulations and implement significant administrative and cost reductions.
“We are entrepreneurs, not politicians. We will serve as external volunteers, not federal officials or employees,” Musk and Ramaswamy stated in the article.
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Putin warns of escalation, suggests strikes on western weapon suppliers
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the conflict in Ukraine is taking on the characteristics of a “global war,” warning that Russia might target Western nations supplying Ukraine with weapons used in attacks on Russian territory.
These remarks come after a day of heightened tensions, during which Russia launched a state-of-the-art medium-range missile designed to carry a nuclear warhead. However, this particular missile was loaded with conventional explosives.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the missile strike, calling it the action of a “deranged neighbor” using Ukraine as a “military testing ground.”
Earlier, Ukraine accused Russia of attacking the central-eastern city of Dnipro with a missile exhibiting “all the characteristics” of an intercontinental missile, an unprecedented development in the ongoing conflict.
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