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Turkish Town Holds Honoring Ceremony for Retired Donkeys

A man guides donkeys through a mountainous road covered by snow east of Srinagar, India. Reuters
A man guides donkeys through a mountainous road covered by snow east of Srinagar, India. Reuters
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Turkish Town Holds Honoring Ceremony for Retired Donkeys

A man guides donkeys through a mountainous road covered by snow east of Srinagar, India. Reuters
A man guides donkeys through a mountainous road covered by snow east of Srinagar, India. Reuters

In a rare occasion, a ceremony has been held for three garbage pick-up donkeys who have completed their tenure in the southeastern province of Mardin.

The ceremony was organized in Artuklu district of Mardin State, where the municipality uses 40 donkeys to collect garbage from narrow alleys featuring ladders obstructing the activity of garbage pick-up vehicles.

Turkish TV channels showed reports on the concert, which saw segments of international classical music of Mozart and Beethoven. Cleaning workers in the municipality also served some melon and vegetables for the three retired donkeys in honor of their efforts.

Municipal official Kadri Toparlı said: “The municipality was obliged to use donkeys in collecting garbage because many of the district’s alleyways are narrow and include ladders, making it difficult to collect waste through vehicles intended for that purpose.”

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Leslie Strengthens into a Hurricane in the Atlantic but Isn’t Threatening Land

An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)
An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Leslie Strengthens into a Hurricane in the Atlantic but Isn’t Threatening Land

An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)
An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)

Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said.

The storm was located Saturday about 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Kirk remained a Category 4 major hurricane, and waves from the system were affecting the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, and the Greater Antilles, forecasters said. The storm's swells were expected to spread to the East Coast of the United States, the Atlantic Coast of Canada and the Bahamas on Saturday night and Sunday.

Forecasters warned the waves could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Kirk was expected to weaken starting Saturday, the center said.

Though there were no coastal warnings or watches in effect for Kirk, the center said those in the Azores, where swells could hit Monday, should monitor the storm's progress.

Kirk was about 975 miles (1,570 kilometers) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (209 kph).

The storms churned in the Atlantic as rescuers in the US Southeast searched for people unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene struck last week, leaving behind a trail of death and catastrophic damage.