*In Cyprus, authorities register at least two dead and hundreds evacuated due to raging wildfires in the south. *Philippines’ Schools closed, flights canceled as Typhoon Co-May nears. teleSUR
00:00In Cyprus, authorities registered at least two dead and hundreds evacuated due to raging wildfires in the south.
00:06The victims were found burned to death in a vehicle, while 10 others were injured in the fire.
00:12At least 250 firefighters, 75 vehicles and 14 aircraft continue to be deployed in firefighting operations.
00:18Other countries have joined forces to face the emergency that raised more than 120 square kilometers to the ground.
00:30And the Philippines shut down schools and canceled flight Thursday as typhoon-driven rains hit the northern island of Luzon.
00:36With maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour, the typhoon was expected to make landfall on the west coast in either La Union or Yoko Sur province by Friday morning.
00:49Tens of thousands were evacuated across Manila earlier this week by floodwaters that swam some neighborhoods in waste-deep water
00:56and left residents of nearby provinces stranded and in need of rescue by boat.
01:01Typhoon Komei, upgraded from a tropical storm overnight, follows days of monsoon rains that have killed at least 19 people
01:10and left another 11 missing across the archipelago since July 18th.
