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Added on the 08/05/2023 04:05:42 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Hundreds of villagers participate in a traditional mass fishing event during Bhogali Bihu celebrations at Bamuni Lake, near Guwahati, the capital city of India's northeastern Assam state, to mark the end of the harvesting season. IMAGES
Villagers flee their homes with their belongings a day after gunmen killed 16 people in their village of Tiortyui, some 30 kilometres away from Makurdi, in Nigeria's central Benue state. Eight people were killed in another attack in a village nearby, bringing the toll to 24, as violence caused by heavily armed criminal gangs intensifies across the region. IMAGES
Caracas, July 9 (EFE).- Dozens of Caracas residents have fled their homes to escape raging gun battles between security forces and organized crime gangs in the Venezuelan capital region that have killed many.Nonprofit Otro Enfoque has opened doors of its headquarters to accommodate about 30 children and young people from the areas worst affected by the violence in Caracas.The violence broke out on Wednesday evening in several areas after the police started an operation to dismantle the armed groups. (Camera: IVÁN CÁRDENAS). SHOT LIST: VIEW OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE COTA 905 NEIGHBORHOOD IN CARACAS, AND CARACAS RESIDENTS IN GANG CONFLICT ZONES SEEK SHELTER FROM SHOOTINGS AT NGO OTRO ENFOQUE HEADQUARTERS, IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA.SOUND BITES: CAROLINA TERÁN, WHO WORKS FOR NONPROFIT OTRO ENFOQUE (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: They (the youngsters) could see some of the wounded dying. They could see bodies being taken away. Then they became very nervous and began to leave the community.
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Jun 27 (EFE) .- Hundreds of Haitians with disabilities have survived since June 20 in inhumane conditions in a communal school in Pétion-Ville, in the capital, devoid of basic social services such as water, hygiene and food.FOOTAGE FROM THE STREETS IN PORT AU PRINCESOUNDBITES FROM SAMUEL JEAN AND PHILOGNE GESNER, BLIND PEOPLEJean: When we got here, there was dust everywhere. So far the space is dirty. We are packed like sardines to sleep on. This is our situation here. For me, the state does not exist, "said the blind man, well known in areas of Port-au-Prince for the song he uses when he begs for alms.These refugees with special needs spent several days in the courtyard of St. Yves Parish before being brought to this school by the Office of the Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities.HOW DID THEY GET THERE?"It was an event that happened that made us be here today. Our house was consumed by fire. We have nowhere to sleep. In this school we have come to take refuge," continued Samuel Jean.Gesner: This is a criminal action that we deplore. That is why we demand justice and reparation. Because we are vulnerable people," said Philogène Gesner, who heads an organization that defends the rights of the disabled.This is at least the second time that the camp, located in a precarious area of the capital, has been burned. This time, people accuse the National Police. Because of this, Gesner wonders if they are acting criminally to exterminate the disabled."It is an arson. The camp was set on fire by the specialized unit (of the Police) called CIMO on the pretext that the place was a hiding place for bandits. Without any professionalism, they decided to burn the space," complained the activist.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (EFE/EPA).- India on Thursday added a record-high of more than 126,000 new Covid-19 cases as several states announced restrictions, causing hundreds of migrant laborers to flee cities over fears of job losses.The federal health ministry said 126,789 new patients tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours from Wednesday morning, while some 685 lost their lives in the same period.India has been struggling with a second wave of the coronavirus with a steep rise in the daily numbers after infections had plummeted to less than 10,000 cases and 100 deaths a day in February. (Camera: HARISH TYAGI). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE ARRIVE TO CATCH A BUS AT A BUS STATION IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
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