Amid record-high temperatures, residents of the southern Russian city of Krasnodar held a rare protest on Saturday about power outages and disruptions to the water supply caused by a power grid breakdown, according to CNN.
Amid the hot and humid weather in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, the residents are facing power outages of two to three hours, adding to their woes. Due to the power outages, the residents are also facing water shortage problems, the Dawn reported.
Residents of the Harbandas area in Chilas, located in Pakistan occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, organized a protest recently, expressing their frustration over prolonged power outages.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will hold an urgent meeting today (Tuesday) at 12 noon, regarding the power outages across various regions in Pakistan, reported ARY News, citing sources.
In the northeast, Governor Oleh Syniehubov lamented the loss of a 19-year-old individual following an air assault that struck a petrol station in the Kharkiv region.
While addressing a press conference on Friday, HRCP co-chairperson Munizae Jahangir, regional coordinator Israruddin Israr, political leader Baba Jan, and women's rights activist Yasmin Kareem, spoke about human rights violations in Gilgit-Baltistan.
People in Gilgit-Baltistan have been facing the issue of severe load-shedding for a long time. The agitation of the people recently turned into a massive protest, resulting in scores of women and children organising a rally to express their anger.
After the powerful earthquake and aftershocks on Monday, more than 32,500 homes in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture are without power, CNN reported citing Hokuriku Electric Power.
As the state is bracing for the cyclone, the Tamil Nadu government has declared a public holiday on Monday.
Thennarasu said that the officials are instructed to take necessary action to avoid a power outage in the coastal areas in the district during the heavy rain expected to be brought by
New Delhi [India], August 28: DG sets are widely used in the industrial and commercial sectors in Delhi-NCR, especially during power outages, providing a crucial backup power source. However, these sets contribute significantly to the alarming air pollution levels in the region. The emission