Two Killed as Hurricanes Rage in Russia's Siberia

Specialists gather near buses during a rescue operation following a fire in the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 25, 2021. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Specialists gather near buses during a rescue operation following a fire in the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 25, 2021. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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Two Killed as Hurricanes Rage in Russia's Siberia

Specialists gather near buses during a rescue operation following a fire in the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 25, 2021. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Specialists gather near buses during a rescue operation following a fire in the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 25, 2021. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Two people were killed when a tree crushed their car as hurricanes with winds reaching 38 meters per second hit several regions in Russia's Siberia on Sunday.

Another two people were hospitalized by the falling tree in the Russian city of Novokuznetsk, TASS news agency quoted a regional official.

Sergei Kuznetsov, the head of Novokuznetsk, said an emergency had been declared in the city after strong winds damaged electricity lines and buildings, adding that local schools and kindergartens would not work on Monday, according to Reuters.

A large sign fell on a woman near a shopping center in Novokuznetsk, a video on social media showed. According to a local official, cited by RIA Novosti, the woman was hospitalized. Kuznetsov said six people in total were injured in the city.

According to Russian media, winds caused damage in Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Omsk regions, Altai Krai, Republic of Altai, Republic of Khakasia.

 

 

 

 

 



Nigerian Troops Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims

A Nigerian soldier watches while people are rescued from flooded areas in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi
A Nigerian soldier watches while people are rescued from flooded areas in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi
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Nigerian Troops Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims

A Nigerian soldier watches while people are rescued from flooded areas in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi
A Nigerian soldier watches while people are rescued from flooded areas in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi

Nigeria's army has rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped in northwest Kaduna state, following a military operation prompted by a tip-off, a government official said on Saturday.

After receiving information that the kidnappers were about to relocate the six men and seven women, the military launched an operation at a camp near Chigulu village, in the Kachia local government area of Kaduna state.

Following a gun battle the bandits fled into the surrounding forest and abandoned their captives, Kaduna's security commissioner Samuel Aruwan said in a statement.

Kidnappings in northern Nigeria, particularly in schools and on highways, have become frequent as criminal gangs seek ransom payments.

Abductions often force families to sell land, cattle, and grain to secure the release of their loved ones.

The freed hostages were taken to a military facility for medical assessment and debriefing before being reunited with their families.