Author: Phoebe Brooks
Vietnamese state media has reported that following devastation caused by Typhoon Yagi, a bridge has collapsed and a bus has been swept away in the flood water. The death toll has increased to at least 59 people in the aftermath of the storm. Saturday Sees Asia’s Most Powerful Storm of 2024 Make Landfall Wikimedia Commons The Indo-Pacific Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre said that Typhoon Yagi made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday with winds of up to 126-mph. Typhoon Yagi made history as the strongest storm to hit Northern Vietnam on record. Damage and Devastation In Its Wake Phu Le…
One U.S tourist has died and another seriously injured in Iceland when part of an ice cave collapsed. Icelandic police said on Monday that a tour group of “several nationalities” were involved in the incident. American Couple Involved in Incident Getty Images Europe In the southeast of Iceland, the glacier Breidamerkurjokull collapsed on a group of 23 people and a guide who were part of an organized tour. An American couple were hit by the collapsing ice. Ice Cave Fatality and Injury Getty Images Europe Police for the Sudurland region said that the American man was killed in the incident…
NASA has confirmed the decision to bring home two stranded astronauts on a SpaceX spacecraft next year and let the Boeing Starliner fall to earth uncrewed. Sunita “Suni” Williams, 58, and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, 61, have so far spent over 80 days in space after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft experienced severe mechanical issues. Test mission Getty Images North America The astronauts were taking part in a test mission for the first ever crewed flight on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. During the flight, several issues with thrusters and leaking helium systems developed, with NASA deeming it too dangerous to fly the…