International News Morning Post

International News Morning Post:

【Heavy rains in the capital of Madagascar and other places killed 10 people】

Madagascar's Ministry of Interior said on the 18th that the continuous heavy rainfall in the capital Antananarivo and surrounding areas from the evening of the 17th to the early morning of the 18th caused flooding and other disasters, which have caused 10 deaths, 2 injuries, and about 500 others have been evacuated.

Sonia Ray, a spokeswoman for the Office of Risk and Disaster Management of the Ministry of the Interior of Madagascar, told the media on the 18th that the casualties were mainly caused by house collapse and landslides caused by floods.

[At least 6 people died in a suicide bomb attack in Somalia]

Somali police said on the 18th that a suicide bomb attack occurred in the capital Mogadishu that night, killing at least 6 people and injuring 10 people.

A police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said in a telephone interview with Xinhua news agency that a suicide attacker detonated a bomb at a restaurant near a military barracks in Mogadishu, killing and injuring many people. The extremist group Al-Shabaab has announced that it had created the bomb attack, saying it targeted Somali soldiers in restaurants.

【Paraguayan president tests positive for COVID-19】

Paraguay's Ministry of Health said on the 18th that the country's President Benitez tested positive for the new crown virus on the same day.

The Ministry of Health of Pakistan said on social media that Benitez tested positive for the new crown virus on the 18th, had mild symptoms, and would be isolated according to the current health regulations. According to reports, Benitez's wife was confirmed to be infected with the new crown virus on the 16th. Both husband and wife have completed two doses of COVID-19 vaccination.