More than 600,000 people in Mozambique could be affected by Cyclone Freddy, which is expected to make landfall in the coastal provinces this week. The authorities said that the areas considered most at risk are the Zambezi valley, central regions and the southern Inhambane province. According totThe water resources head department, Agostinho Vilanculos, at least 100,000 people will require state assistance should the cyclone hit at full strength.
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To save a dying man, surgeons perform second pig heart transplant
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair.
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Ukrainian soldiers are being pummelled on three sides by Russian forces
Ukrainian soldiers are being pummelled on three sides by Russian forces who are trying to capture Bakhmut, a city in the eastern Donetsk region that has become the focus of the longest and one of the bloodiest battles since the war began. Ukraine’s authorities insist they will continue to try to hold the city despite them suffering an estimated 100-200 casualties a day.
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Number of deaths in Derna, Lybia could reach 20,000
The number of deaths in the Libyan city of Derna could range from 18,000 to 20,000 following catastrophic flooding. Abdulmenam Al-Ghaithi told al-Arabiya TV today this could be based on the number of wiped-out districts in the city.
