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Added on the 05/08/2022 10:56:48 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Vigili del Fuoco rescue boats with divers are returning to shore after carrying out fresh searches for six people, including UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, missing since their yacht capsized off the Italian island of Sicily. The 56-metre British-flagged sailing yacht "Bayesian" was anchored some 700 metres from port with 10 crew and 12 passengers on board when it was struck by a waterspout, a sort of mini tornado, before dawn on Monday. IMAGES
A large crowd of people rallies against racism during a counter-protest in London's Walthamstow area as Britain remains on high alert for more violent far-right protests across the country. Protesters hold signs reading "Refugees welcome, stop the far right" after nightly riots, during which mosques and migrant targets have been attacked, have erupted in English towns and cities since three children were murdered on July 29. IMAGES
Foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meet in Jeddah at the request of "Palestine and Iran", as regional tensions soar following the killing of Hamas chief and Hezbollah top commander. IMAGES
Heavy machinery moves soil at a makeshift dam while workers hoist giant pipes over mounds of earth at two construction sites in the south of Uruguay, as the South American country struggles to enhance its aging water delivery infrastructure to cope with an unprecedented three-year-long drought that has put at risk the supply of tap water for about 60% of the population. IMAGES
Water overflowing from canals struggles to drain away from the fields in the countryside near Ravenna, as Italy struggles with floods described as the country's worst in a century. The disaster has killed more than a dozen people and left thousands stranded in waterlogged homes or in evacuation centres. IMAGES
The riverbed of the Jialing river in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, a tributary of the Yangtze river, runs dry as the country is hit by record temperatures and droughts. IMAGES
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