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Nepal
Plane Crash Kills 22 People
A plane crashed into a Himalayan mountainside in Nepal and killed 19 passengers and three crew members Sunday morning. The 43-year-old Tara Air plane lost contact with the airport tower five minutes before its scheduled landing in Jomsom, a tourist spot about 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Pokhara. Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of all 22 people from the accident site. Air accidents are not uncommon in Nepal, given the unpredictable weather in the mountainous areas. In 2018, 51 out of 71 passengers and crew members lost their lives in a flight by US Bangla Airlines going from Dhaka to Kathmandu.
This map depicts the route and crash location of a Tara Air flight that crashed in Nepal on Sunday morning. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Reuters
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Nigeria
Deadly Church Stampede
At least 31 people were killed and seven injured in a stampede at a church charity event in southern Nigeria’s city of Port Harcourt on Saturday. Hundreds of people gathered at the Kings Assembly Pentecostal church’s annual “Shop for Free” charity event, with many lining up ahead of time to secure a good spot in line. The stampede began after a locked gate was broken open, causing the crowd to rush in. The event was suspended while authorities investigated how the stampede took place. “Shop for Free” events are common in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy where more than 80 million people live in poverty. In recent years, Nigeria has seen several stampede tragedies over food distribution, including at a program in the northern Borno State last year where seven women were trampled to death.
This map depicts the country of NIgeria and the location of the city of Port Harcourt, where a stampede at a church charity event killed 31 people on Saturday. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Yahoo! News
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Australia
Record May Cold
Australia has been experiencing all-time record cold temperatures for the month of May across the continent. The eastern states have recorded temperatures 9°-18°F (5°-10° C) below average in their alpine regions, while some locations in Western Australia are forecast to reach temperatures as low as 27°F (15°C) below average under thick cloud cover. While summer heat is just around the corner for much of the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere is entering the winter season. The effects of La Niña, an atmospheric anomaly that occurs roughly every 3 years, is on track to having a lasting impact through Australia’s winter. In recent weeks, rains brought record-breaking floods to the states of New South Wales and Victoria. The effects of snow are expected to extend far past the most mountainous regions as forecasters project snow in all areas 2,300 feet (700 meters) above sea level.
This map depicts cold temperature anomalies across Australia. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What lake in Southeast Asia is protected by prohibition of gambling and arguments?
A: Yeak Loam, Cambodia
A volcanic crater lake with crystal clear water around 160 feet (48 meters) deep and forming almost a perfect circle, Yeak Loam sits in the middle of the territory of the Tampoun indigenous community in Cambodia’s eastern Ratanakiri province. The lake and the surrounding forests are protected by Cambodian federal law, and besides the typical prohibitions on pollutants like detergents, the banning of gambling and arguments in the lake reflect the values of the Tampoun, who view Yeak Loam as sacred. Indigenous communities in Cambodia make up less than 2% of the country’s total population, and it was considered a major boost for the region when the Ministry of Environment protected the area for the local community in the face of significant international interest in logging the forests.
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Q: At 50 miles (80 km) wide, what is the name of the strait in the Caribbean Sea connecting shipping between the Panama Canal and the eastern United States?
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