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Seoul, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea continued to impose Tuesday the Level 4 of social distancing restrictions, which ban the private meetings of three or more people from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. in Seoul, Incheon and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province amid concerns of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEVEL 4 SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES.
Seoul, Apr 19 (EFE/EPA).- Dozens of South Korean activists gathered in Seoul again on Monday to protest against the release of radioactive water into the ocean from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Last week, Japan formalized its to decision to release over 1 million tonnes of contaminated water stored in the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, after treating it to remove most radioactive elements. The contentious measure is aimed at solving the accumulation of radioactive water at the Daiichi nuclear facilities, one of the most pressing problems in the complex process of dismantling the plant that was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: PROTEST AGAINST THE RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE WATER INTO THE OCEAN FROM THE DAMAGED FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Uttarakhand, Feb 9 (EFE/EPA).- The recent Himalayan disaster in north India that killed 29 may have been caused by a landslide and not a glacial rupture as believed earlier, a geologist said on Tuesday after analyzing satellite imagery.The images captured before and after the disaster indicate that the massive flooding in the northern state of Uttarakhand was triggered by a pile of freshly-accumulated snow that collapsed into a ridge area, bringing columns of mud and rocks downstream.Santosh Kumar Rai, who heads the glacial studies at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in the state capital Dehradun, told EFE that it might not have been because of part of a glacial lake outburst as was widely reported earlier. (Camera: RAJAT GUPTA). SHOT LIST: THE AREA WHERE THE DISASTER OCCURRED IN UTTARAKHAND, INDIA.
Bangkok, Jan 6 (EFE/EPA).- Whilst schools in Thailand have been ordered to close as part of the current COVID-19 control measures, some monastic schools are allowed to continue teaching their resident monks and novices under strict health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Hundreds of monks and novices residing in Wat Molilokayaram, equipped with personal protective masks and sanitizer, have remained in Bangkok during the new year, and as stricter measures have been imposed in interprovincial travel, they continue their studies until the new wave of infections allows for easier traveling. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL).SHOT LIST: THAI BUDDHIST NOVICE MONKS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS ATTEND A LESSON AT WAT MOLILOKAYARAM MONASTIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Algiers, Nov 18 (EFE) .- (Camera: Nacera Ouabou) The Algerian capital is carrying out an operation to disinfect public roads and schools this week after the country recorded the highest number of daily infections with 1,002 new cases, which brings the official balance to 68,589 positives and 2,168 deaths.FOOTAGE OF THE DISINFECTION.SOUNDBITES OF HAKIM BETTACH, MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF THE CITY CENTRE.Translation:"It is worrying. Above all, because geographically speaking, the district is in the heart of the capital. It is estimated that one and a half million citizens come here every day, so the virus can spread even more. From there, authorities have announced the closure of all gardens, public places, terraces, cafes and restaurants."
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