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Pakistan
Military Plane Crash
A small Pakistani military plane crash near the city of Rawalpindi left 18 dead and several injured on Tuesday. The aircraft was on a routine training flight at the time of the accident. Two of five people on board were pilots. Witnesses said the plane was flying unusually low before crashing into a family home in the village of Mora Kalu, close to the army’s headquarters. The cause of the accident was not immediately released.
This map depicts the location of the accident in Pakistan. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Brazil
Prison Riot
At least 57 people were killed yesterday during a prison riot in Altamira, Brazil. The violence began when a group of inmates from the Comando Classe A (CCA) gang stormed a prison block containing members of the rival Comando Vermelho gang. Sixteen people were decapitated, while many more suffocated when CCA members started a fire in one of the cells. The fire was eventually extinguished, but the heat prevented police from entering some of the buildings for several hours. Two prison officers were taken hostage during the violence, but were soon released, as the attack was directed at the rival gang rather than the guards. More than 300 people are held at the prison, though the capacity is set at 200. The inmates had no access to firearms, but many were armed with improvised knives. The Ministry of Justice said ringleaders from the two groups will be transferred to more secure units at federal jails.
This map depicts the location of the prison in Altamira, Brazil. Click on the map to expand.
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Graphic Source: The Sun
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India
Tiger Population Jumps
Nearly 3,000 tigers live in India, according to a new census report revealed yesterday on International Tiger Day. The number shows the endangered species grew by more than 30% in the last four years. The global tiger population fell to a record low of 3,200 in 2010 due to high rates of poaching, retaliatory killings, and widespread habitat losses. The record prompted India and 12 other countries to sign an agreement to double their tiger populations by 2022. The recent survey is conducted every four years and is the one of the world’s largest wildlife protection initiatives. However, scientists estimate the number of tigers once living on the planet has diminished by 95%, and there are fewer than 4,000 tigers left in the wild.
This map depicts the results of the recent tiger census in India, which has shown a population increase over the last four years. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What Eurasian country is home to the Gagra mountain range, which houses the world’s deepest known cave, at 7,257 feet?
A: Georgia
The Gagra Range, located near the Black Sea in Georgia, is an offshoot of the Caucasus Mountains, the major range that runs along Eastern Europe and Western Asia. The range contains the Veryovkina Cave, which is accessible from Arabika Massif near the city of Gagra.
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Q: Approximately 85 miles long, which US river is known as the “river that caught fire” and helped start a nationwide environmental movement in the late 1960s?
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