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Aerial images show two cars inside a giant sinkhole that opened up on Tuesday during the relentless storms ravaging California. According to local media, the passengers were rescued and hospitalized with minor injuries. Torrential downpours in the US state have caused flash flooding, closed key highways, toppled trees, and swept away drivers and passengers. IMAGES
Montevideo, Sep 15 (EFE) .- The Uruguayan trade union PIT-CNT carried out Wednesday a massive strike in Montevideo bringing together thousands of people from the countryside and the city.During the day, which had a first concentration in front of the Legislative Palace and then a central stage a few blocks from there, the focus was on demands for more work, a better educational budget and a look into the situation of rural wage earners.(Camera: FEDERICO ANFITTI)SHOT LIST: URUGUAYAN TRADE UNION PIT CNT DURING A STRIKE IN THE STREETS OF MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY.
Greenville/Plumas County, Aug 11 (EFE/EPA).- The huge wildfire that has been burning for four weeks in northeastern California has already destroyed more than 550 homes and firefighters have only managed to get it 30 percent contained, authorities reported on Wednesday.So far, the Dixie fire, dubbed thusly because of the name of the mountain highway along which it began, has burned 202,700 hectares (some 510,000 acres), according to the latest figures from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).The blaze, which has been raging since July 14 over a mountainous area near Lassen Volcanic National Park, is already the second largest fire ever registered in California, surpassed only by the August Complex fire last year, although that fire was actually 38 separate fires all burning in the same general area. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).SHOT LIST: HOMES AND BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY THE DIXIE FIRE IN GREENVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AND THE DIXIE FIRE IN PLUMAS COUNTY NEAR TAYLORSVILLE, CALIFORNIA, US.
Pasadena, Jan 15 (EFE/EPA).- Families are welcome to experience the dinosaur exhibit from the comfort of their vehicles at the Rose Bowl Stadium, starting Friday.The exhibition, organized by Jurassic Quest, runs from 15 January through to 31January 2021. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT). SHOT LIST: VISITORS DRIVE PAST REAL-SIZE ANIMATED DINOSAURS AT THE JURASSIC QUEST ATTRACTION AT THE ROSE BOWL IN PASADENA, NORTH-EAST OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US.
Just like not wearing white shoes after Labor Day, another American unwritten rule is to wait until after Thanksgiving to start decorating for the December holidays. But according to HuffPost, people seem to be breaking with tradition in 2020 and are putting up their decorations early. Mental health experts say that could be a very good thing. As many of our beloved holiday traditions may be on pause because of COVID-19, decorating is one way we can safely and healthfully lift our spirits. Decorations can remind you of happier times, give you something to look forward to, and give you a greater sense of control in a frightening time. “Drop the judgment. If it makes you feel good, this is the year to do it. Ryan Howes, Psychologist Author, “Mental Health Journal for Men"