[World Briefing] Brazil, cave collapses during rescue team training, 9 dead
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World briefing.
1. First, Brazil. Rescue work is in full swing as rescuers are busy in the cave. Paramedics are treating and transporting the injured. A cave collapsed while Brazilian fire authorities were conducting rescue training to volunteer firefighters. 28 volunteer firefighters participated in the drill conducted in the cave to simulate the real situation. Unfortunately, the cave collapsed during training, leaving nine people dead and six injured. The cause of the collapse is unknown, but it is believed that the recent rains in the area have weakened the ground. 2. The United States. Passengers line up for check-in at Charlotte Airport, North Carolina. However, flight cancellation notices continue to appear on the flight information board. American Airlines canceled more than 1,800 flights over the three days Friday through Sunday. Yesterday, the last day of October, 480 flights were canceled. U.S. airlines are experiencing severe manpower shortages recently, and bad weather has also added to the manpower shortage. Flights were canceled due to bad weather, and the crew could not go to work. The airline explained, "It was difficult to deploy crew members due to bad weather, but it will be resolved soon." 3. Francs. Dozens of people lie at the entrance of a shopping center in Westfield, Paris. They put on makeup on their faces, some wear bat clothes, and so on. The French branch of the environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion held a Halloween-themed protest. It's a warning sign of the fear of climate change. Activists hold up the phrase 'heat and floods are frightening' and argue that in order to survive, we must act now on climate change. The protests came after the G20 summit, which was held in Rome, ended empty-handed on climate change. The G20 summit agreed to take effective measures to reduce global warming, but there was no consensus on how to do it in detail. 4. Spain. Firefighters and soldiers climb to the roof of the building and clear volcanic ash. Volcanic ash is covering the buildings where residents live. As it piles up so much, there are signs of building collapse. Military and firefighters are all mobilized to remove the ash and sprinkle water to remove it. The volcanic eruption of La Palma, in the Canary Islands of Spain, has caused many people to suffer. The Spanish government said the volcanic eruption damaged more than 2,600 buildings and displaced more than 7,000 people. Residents are living in pain every day with the fear of when another volcano may erupt. 5. Finally, Nordic Iceland. A giant green aurora slowly moves over Reykjavik, Iceland on a dark night. Plasma blown with the solar wind collides with the air in the Earth's atmosphere to generate light. It reminds us of a sci-fi movie. A powerful solar explosion created a spectacular view of the Northern Lights over Iceland. The U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center explained that the impact of a solar explosion reached Earth last Saturday night, making the 'aurora' visible in lower latitudes brighter. As a result, it is expected that the aurora can be observed from Oregon to New York City in the US, Melbourne in Australia and New Zealand as well. So far, it's been a world briefing.