World in brief Tuesday December 10 2024
ITALY: A fuel depot exploded in the central Italian region of Tuscany yesterday, killing at least two people and injuring nine, authorities said.
Italy’s ENI oil company said the cause of the explosion at the depot in Calenzano, near Florence, was under investigation. It said the flames were confined to a loading area and had not spread to nearby tanks.
INDONESIA: Indonesian rescuers recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said yesterday.
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