Day: July 28, 2025

Accra: Czech rescue teams have brought 238 children and adults to safety from two holiday camps after heavy rainfall. The camps in the Jesen­k region, near the border with Poland, were threatened by flooding from the Cern½ river, Radio Prague reported on Sunday, citing the authorities. According to Ghana News Agency, up to 130 millilitres of rain were expected in Jesen­k by Sunday evening, prompting a flood warning. In neighbouring Poland, around the southern cities of Krak³w and Katowice, the highest storm warning level was in effect. From Sunday to Monday morning, a total of 150 millilitres of rain was

Stuttgart: Several people were killed and many others injured, after a passenger train derailed in south-western Germany on Sunday, security sources told dpa. According to Ghana News Agency, initial findings by the federal police in Stuttgart, the capital of the state of Baden-Wrttemberg, indicated that some 100 people were on the derailed train. So far, the police are assuming at least three people have been injured, said a spokesman. At least two carriages of a regional express train derailed at around 6:10 pm (1610 GMT) near the town of Riedlingen in Baden-Wrttemberg. There had been a storm there beforehand. Video

Athens: Firefighting planes and helicopters were in continuous operation in Greece, where emergency services continued to battle fierce forest fires across several parts of the country on Sunday. The area north of Athens, the islands of Euboea, Kythira and Crete, and the Peloponnese peninsula are particularly affected, the meteorological service said on Sunday. According to Ghana News Agency, several houses have been destroyed or damaged by the flames in northern Athens since Saturday. Authorities say there is no longer an active fire front in the area, but individual pockets of embers continue to flare up. The situation on Euboea remained

Bursa: Flames from forest fires came close to residential neighborhoods in the western Turkish province of Bursa, resulting in more than 1,700 people being brought to safety and an animal shelter evacuated, according to official reports. According to Ghana News Agency, three firefighting planes and three helicopters were in use from early Sunday morning, the Forestry Ministry said. Fires cannot be fought from the air at night because the operation is too dangerous. More than 1,000 volunteers are reported to be fighting the flames. The fire broke out on Saturday evening and spread quickly due to winds. In the north-west

Accra: The Entrance University Hospital, a part of the Tobinco Group of Companies, has officially launched a state-of-the-art eye care unit, providing a range of eye care services to the public. In celebration of the opening, the hospital offered free eye screenings to over 300 individuals, as well as discounts ranging from 20 to 35 percent on eye glasses and up to 50 percent on various services, including laboratory tests and scans. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Emil Opeku, the Hospital Administrator, explained that the establishment of the modern eye clinic is part of the hospital’s expansion plans aimed

Haridwar: At least six people have died in a stampede at a Hindu temple in India, authorities said on Sunday. The incident occurred on a staircase in front of the Mansa Devi Temple in the northern Indian city of Haridwar. According to Ghana News Agency, a police statement on Instagram indicated that the stampede was possibly triggered by a rumor about the risk of electrocution from an exposed wire. Media reports also mentioned numerous injuries resulting from the incident. The chief minister of the state of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, announced on X that an investigation would be conducted and

Warsaw: A Catholic priest in Poland is facing dismissal from the clergy after admitting to the murder of a homeless man. The archbishop of Warsaw, Adrian Galbas, has sought the Vatican’s approval for the highest ecclesiastical penalty due to the grave nature of the crime and the resulting public outrage, a church spokesman informed PAP news agency on Sunday. According to Ghana News Agency, the public prosecutor’s office revealed that the 60-year-old priest, who headed a small parish south of Warsaw, confessed to the crime. Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for an initial three-month period as the murder investigation