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Added on the 04/05/2022 14:52:35 - Copyright : France 24 EN
UN is "doing everything" it can to save civilians from Mariupol, says Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres during a press conference in Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
A Red Cross bus convoy evacuating civilians from southeast Ukraine reaches Zaporizhzhia. The ICRC has had difficulties operating in the country, with one of its teams detained for a few days after trying to get a team to Mariupol to help provide safe passage for thousands of civilians seeking to leave the beleaguered city. IMAGES
Red Cross volunteers evacuate mothers with babies from a hospital in Havana as a rare and powerful tornado hit the Cuban capital, killing three people and leaving 172 injured. IMAGES of mothers and babies being evacuated
A huge wildfire broke out in the hills near Santa Paula, California on Monday. It's rapid spread is helped along by gusts sweeping through the area at 50 miles per hour. At least 27,000 have been evacuated as of Tuesday. One person was killed when their car rolled over as they attempted to evacuate. California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for Venture County. Over 1,100 firefighter have gathered to battle the blaze.
Residents of the besieged town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine are taken to safety by convoys of buses but some 3,000 people are reportedly staying behind. Mana Rabiee reports.
A Red Cross convoy with Israeli hostages onboard leaves the Gaza Strip for Egypt via the Rafah border crossing as more hostages were released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners under an extended truce that has paused weeks of deadly fighting. The armed wing of Hamas said six Israelis had been handed over to the Red Cross in the latest release, after two women were released earlier, which the militant group said "completed" the seventh handover of hostages under the truce deal. IMAGES