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On December 18, 2023 local time, in Tehran, Iran, vehicles queued up outside a gas station in Tehran, the capital of Iran, waiting to refuel.
On December 18, 2023 local time, Tehran, Iran, on December 18, vehicles were refueled at a gas station in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
On December 18, 2023 local time, Tehran, Iran, due to a hacker attack, the gas station stopped service.
According to Xinhua news agency, the Shana news agency affiliated with Iran's oil ministry said fuel supplies at some gas stations in Iran were temporarily halted on December 18 due to technical failures.
According to Israeli media reports on December 18, a hacker group that "used to have ties to Israel" claimed to have attacked Iran's gas station system. The hacker group previously claimed to have launched cyberattacks against gas stations, railway systems, and steel mills in Iran in late 2021. The group posted on social media on Dec. 18 that it had launched another cyberattack against Iran that day, paralyzing most gas stations across Iran.
On December 18, 2023 local time, in Tehran, Iran, cars queued outside a gas station.
On December 18, 2023 local time, in Tehran, Iran, motorcycles waited outside a gas station in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
Jalil Salari, Iran's deputy minister of oil and chief executive of Iran's National Refining and Marketing Company, said in an interview with the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network that 60 percent of gas stations in Iran have lost fuel supplies due to problems with the point-of-sale system and online payment functions. He assured that all gas stations would resume supplies that night.
A closed gas station photographed in Tehran, Iran, December 18, 2023 local time.
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Flood levels continue to rise in Queensland, Australia, and the airport is closed again
On December 18, 2023 local time, the flood damage was photographed at Cairns Airport in Queensland, Australia.
On December 18, 2023 local time, vehicles were immersed in rising floodwaters at Cairns Airport in Queensland, Australia.
Queensland has been hit by the biggest flood on record, with severe water at Cairns International Airport and some planes on the runway flooded, Xinhua news agency reported on December 18.
According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, on December 18, local time, the flood water level in Cairns, Port Douglas and other places in Queensland continued to rise, and in the past 40 hours, the local rainfall has exceeded 600 mm, of which 307 mm of rainfall was recorded in the past 24 hours.
Residents displaced by flooding in Queensland, Australia, December 18, 2023 local time.
According to statistics, from the night of the 17th to the early morning of the 18th, the Queensland emergency department carried out about 300 rescue assistance. The famous tourist city of Cairns has been besieged by once-in-a-century floods, and residents of many surrounding towns have been evacuated, and the local airport is now closed and all international and domestic flights have been cancelled.
On December 18, 2023 local time, in Queensland, Australia, flooding caused a road collapse.
On December 18, 2023 local time, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, residents were transferred by small boat.
An explosion at an oil depot in the Guinean capital has killed 13 people
On December 18, 2023 local time, Conakry, Guinea, the scene of a fuel depot fire.
On December 18, 2023 local time, Conakry, Guinea, the scene of a fuel depot fire.
According to Xinhua News Agency, an explosion and fire broke out in a large fuel depot in Conakry in the early morning of the 18th, and a large number of buildings and vehicles were burned. In the immediate aftermath of the explosion, rescue efforts were brought into the rescue efforts to contain the fire and minimize the damage.
The explosion at the fuel depot has killed 13 people and injured more than 170 others, most of whom have been hospitalized, with 89 of them being discharged after receiving treatment.
On December 18, 2023 local time, in Conakry, Guinea, residents watched as smoke billowed from the burning oil depot.
On December 18, 2023 local time, in Conakry, Guinea, the scene of a fuel depot fire, the scene of flames rising.
The transitional government of Guinea said in a statement that the rest of the public and private sector workers in Conakry, with the exception of the defence and security sectors and the medical industry, will remain at home, and all schools and petrol stations will be closed. The Government will investigate the cause of the incident and those responsible.
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