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Added on the 12/08/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Chandrayaan-3 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. IMAGES
Thousands of people in India's northeastern state of Manipur have taken refuge in military camps after being evacuated by soldiers following deadly unrest that kicked off after a protest march by a tribal group last week sparked clashes, with vehicles and houses set on fire. Authorities have not given an official death toll but hospital morgues in the state capital Imphal and Churachandpur had reported a combined total of 54 dead, according to local media. IMAGES
Columns of smoke rise over the largest prison in Guayaquil as gunshots are heard after a riot breaks out where six police have been wounded, as Ecuador is gripped by violence blamed on organised crime groups waging a deadly drug war. IMAGES
Chennai, Aug 7 (EFE/EPA).- A reptile park, home to several endangered and unique species like iguanas and cobras, in southern India, is on the verge of a shut down due to an ongoing financial crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.Its keepers say that over the last one year or so, it has become a challenging task to keep afloat the park, a go-to spot to get close with threatened reptile species, situated inside the Guindy National Park in Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state."The park faces a serious financial crisis due to a prolonged closure that resulted in completely draining the revenues over the past more than 16 months," its executive chairman S. Paulraj told EFE. (Camera: IDREES MOHAMMED). B-ROLL OF A REPTILE PARK IN CHENNAI, INDIA.
Kolkata (India), May 12 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Piyal Adhikary) India broke a new record of deaths in one day due to Covid-19 this Wednesday, with 4,205 deaths, and already exceeds 250,000 deaths since the pandemic started.FOOTAGE OF KOLKATA STREETS IN CONFINEMENT.