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At least 19 dead after catastrophic torrential rain
today at 02.09 Johan Edgar
At least 19 people have died in connection with floods and landslides in the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil.
338 people have been evacuated in the coastal region north of the city of Sao Paulo, local authorities said in a statement. It is unclear how many are missing.
Images from the town of Sao Sebastiao show heavy flooding with floating rubble from houses swept away in the landslides. 60 centimeters of rain fell in 24 hours in the city, the authorities said. (TT)
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North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles
South Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong. Photo: 朝鮮通保社 / Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles off the country’s east coast, according to South Korea’s military Reuters.
At the same time, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, warns that the increased US presence in the area could lead to the Pacific turning into a “shooting range”.
On Saturday, North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed in the Sea of Japan. In response, South Korea and the United States held a joint military exercise.
Kim Yo Jong says in a statement that it is “carefully investigating what influence the increased US presence will have on the security of our state”.
Two women assaulted in Malmö
Two women were assaulted by a masked man on Söderkulla in Malmö on Sunday evening.
First, a woman in her 40s was attacked on a cycle path. The man kicked the woman, but she managed to get away and called the police when she got home.
Afterwards, a man and woman aged 18 were assaulted by a man with the same description. The man hit the woman in the head and pulled her in the face. She finally managed to tear herself away from the man and ran home and raised the alarm.
Shortly afterwards, the police were able to arrest a man under the influence at a bicycle lane.
He is suspected of two counts of assault.
The police warn: The electricity subsidy attracts fraudsters
The police and the Social Insurance Agency see an increased risk of fraud now that the electricity subsidy is to be paid out, report DN.
Starting on Monday, SEK 17 billion will be paid out to over 4 million Swedish households.
Some fraud attempts have already been reported to the police. Then it was about the fraudster calling and pretending to be someone who should help with the payment of the electricity subsidy.
The goal is to get the victim to sign with a bank ID or key in codes in the bank box that can get the fraudster to access one’s internet bank.
– If you get a call that you somehow need to help or do something to get the money, it’s a fraud and then you should hang up, says Lotta Mauritzson, national coordinator at the police’s national fraud center, to DN.
The electricity subsidy will be paid out automatically to everyone who will receive it.
EU summit: Acute ammunition shortage in Ukraine
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell. Photo: Jean-Francois Badias/AP
The Ukrainian forces are acutely short of ammunition and Europe must urgently send more.
This was said by EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell when he spoke at the security conference in Munich, according to CNN.
He criticizes the countries for spending too much time on decisions about tanks, while the urgent issue of ammunition has been neglected.
He says it must be fixed “within a few weeks”.
– Ukraine gets a lot of applause but not enough ammunition. That is the paradox. They need less applause and more arms deliveries, says Borrell.
Meta launches payment service
CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Eric Risberg/AP
Facebook and Instagram’s ownership company Meta will introduce a paid service for its users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a post on Facebook.
The service is a voluntary addition and is called Meta Verified. This means that users, after verifying their account, will receive a blue verification symbol on their account.
The cost will be $11.99 a month.
“This new feature is about strengthening the reliability and security of our platforms,” writes Mark Zuckerberg.
Missing girls found at friend’s house
The police received an alarm at 2.50 pm that three little girls had disappeared in Linköping during the afternoon.
A large search effort was launched with, among other things, drones and dog patrols.
But by 5 p.m. the girls had been found.
– They were at a friend’s house, says Torbjörn Lindqvist at the police command centre.
The text is updated.
Body found in search for Nicola Bulley
On Sunday, police searched with divers in the River Wyre. Photo: Jason Roberts/PA via AP
Mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, 45, disappeared without a trace after going for a walk with her dog on January 27.
Now The Guardian reports that a body has been found in the search for Nicola Bulley but has not yet been identified. The body was found near the River Wyre where she had last been seen.
At this time there is no cause of death, according to Lancashire Police.
“Nicola’s family have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time,” Lancashire Police said.
Nicola Bulley had joined a team meeting during the walk. Five minutes after the meeting ended, her dog and cellphone were found on a park bench.
But there was no trace of Nicola.
Turkey ends relief efforts in earthquake-hit areas
Turkey stops looking for survivors among the racial masses. Photo: Bernat Armangue/AP
Almost two weeks after the catastrophic earthquake, Turkey has ended rescue efforts with the exception of the two worst-hit provinces, TT reports.
– In many of our provinces, search and rescue efforts have ended. They continue in the provinces of Kahramanmaras and Hatay, said Yunus Sezer, head of the Turkish disaster agency.
Over 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria have lost their lives in the natural disaster according to the official count. The real death toll is feared to be considerably higher.
Eleven people shot in Memphis
The nightclub Live Lounge in Whitehaven in Memphis. Photo: google
One person has died and ten have been injured in a new mass shooting at a nightclub in Memphis, Tennessee, reports say Fox News.
Shots have been fired at two different locations close to each other. The police suspect that the events are connected, they write in a statement on Twitter.
The alarm about the shooting at the Live Lounge nightclub came at 00:43 local time.
Two people with serious gunshot wounds were found at the scene and taken to hospital by ambulance. Another five people took themselves to hospital.
While the police were on the scene at the nightclub, they received a call about more shooting victims nearby.
There, one man was found dead, and three critically injured people.
The perpetrator or perpetrators are still at large.
It is unclear what had happened before the shots were fired.
Villa on fire at Orust – knocks out flames
A villa in Orust is on fire, reports the GP.
When the emergency services arrived at the scene, the villa was engulfed in flames.
– It was a fully developed fire and flames shot out of a window when we got to the scene. The fire has spread to a car in the driveway, says Tero Paakki, interior commander at the rescue service.
Emergency services, police and ambulance are on the scene.
– Our focus is now to protect a nearby garage with quite a lot of stuff and gas cylinders.
There is no information yet on whether anyone has been or is in the home, according to the emergency services.
Boy shot with air gun
A boy has shot another boy with an air pistol in the area of Hovsjö in Södertälje.
The boy who was shot was hit in the leg and has been taken to hospital.
The police have drawn up a report of assault and weapon crime and have informed Social Services.
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Has Turkey sent anything to Ukraine?
Erik
Yes, they have sent drones that have become very popular with the Ukrainian military. At the same time, Turkey, unlike the other NATO allies, has not imposed sanctions against Russia.
I wonder if the electricity price support that is paid out is a lump sum? Will people get it every month or?
Erica
It is a one-time payment.
“Meta launches payment service” And you pay for WHAT exactly…?
Magnus Nybom
According to Meta, you pay to (after showing them your ID) get a mark on your Facebook/Instagram profile where Meta verifies that the account is not a fake account.
And better customer service than others.
Why didn’t you write anything about the poison disaster after the train clock derailment in East Palestine in the USA? It has been burning and leaking toxic gas into the air and water for days? One of the worst pollutions in years
Håkan Friberg
We have so far written six articles about it. Here you will find them.
What has happened since the last update about the murder of Tove in Småland? Have they been convicted?
Elisabeth Karlsson
Hello! What will happen next is that the prosecutor will bring charges against the suspected women.
It is a little unclear when that will happen. On January 25, prosecutor Adam Rullman told TT that it is doubtful that it will happen within a month.
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