Guests can expect a winter wonderland on arrival, with the venue fully decorated for the festive season, alongside and airstream trailer serving festive food and drink.

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Rivers of mud destroyed towns and villages. People drowned in their homes and cars. The damage is estimated at £8.3bn.

The longest road route in Asia is not for the faint hearted with one stretch tackling a staggering 15 countries.

The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia has been released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach

French lawmakers from across the political spectrum voted in favor of a government declaration condemning as “unacceptable” a proposed trade agreement between the European Union and the South American countries of the Mercosur bloc on Tuesday.

• Mammals: Populations of elk, deer, and wild boar have increased to levels similar to nearby reserves. The wolf population is over seven times larger than elsewhere. 

• Birds: Some species of birds have returned to the area. 

• Other animals: Eurasian lynx, brown bear, black storks, and European bison have been photographed in the area. 

The removal of humans from the area has allowed wildlife to return. Some say that the effects of human habitation, such as hunting, farming, and forestry, are worse than the effects of radiation. 

However, there is scientific debate about the health of the animals that live around Chernobyl. Some scientists have found that radiation has had negative effects on the health and abundance of animals. 

These cavities in the earth trap time, preserving unique, delicate ecosystems for centuries. Their discovery, however, has begun to draw tourists and developers, raising fears that these incredible, rare finds could be lost forever.

“The alarming rate of deterioration of the quality of air in Delhi due to air pollution [is] caused by, but not limited to, traffic congestion, dust from widespread construction, industrial pollution and the seasonal use of firecrackers,” his petition said.

The court issued guidelines to regulate the use of crackers but Delhi's air continued to deteriorate.

In November 2022, Mr Bhasin's daughter was diagnosed with asthma. Earlier this year, he and his family left for the coastal state of Goa, around 2,000km (1,242 miles) away, where they live now.

It's not a choice available to millions in Delhi, who cannot leave their livelihoods and are forced to live through the smog.

• Deforestation

  Soy farming is the second largest agricultural driver of deforestation worldwide, after beef. In tropical countries like Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay, soy production has destroyed vast areas of natural habitat and biodiversity hotspots. 

• Greenhouse gases

  Soy production generates greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. 

• Soil erosion

  Converting natural vegetation or grazing lands to crops increases soil erosion. 

• Soil compaction

  Heavy farm vehicles and machinery compact the soil, making it lower in quality and less productive. 

• Water quality and quantity

  Soybean cultivation negatively affects water quality and quantity. 

• Indirect impacts

  Soybean production negatively affects cultural value, social relations, and sense of security.

Italy and Norway quickly mobilized jets after Russian aircraft were spotted over the Baltic Sea and along the Norwegian coast on Tuesday. 

The Italian Air Force intercepted a Russian Coot-A jet over the Baltic Sea, NATO Allied Air Command said in a post on social media.

Norwegian Air Force F-35s identified multiple Russian aircraft flying in international airspace off the country's coast, NATO said. 

• The Maldives

  The Maldives are the lowest lying islands on Earth, and 80% of the island nation could become uninhabitable by 2050. The coral reefs are also deteriorating, which threatens the country's economy, biodiversity, and existence. 

• Kiribati

  The nation of Kiribati is losing land every year, and many of its islands are becoming uninhabitable. The majority of the country's population lives on just a few islands, including Tarawa, where more than half of the residents live. 

• Gardi Sugdub

  This small island in the San Blas archipelago off Panama's northern Caribbean coast is disappearing due to sea level rise. Residents are being relocated to the mainland. 

• Solomon Islands

  Five uninhabited islands in the Solomon Islands have already vanished beneath the waves in the past century. Several reefs have also vanished into the South Pacific. 

Other islands at risk include: Tuvalu and The Marshall Islands.

The most active volcano on the western Indonesian island of Sumatra has erupted.

Sped-up footage shows Mount Marapi spewing a huge tower of ash 3km (around 10,000ft) into the air, as authorities raised the alert to the second-highest level. The volcanic ash spread widely and blanketed roads and cars.

At least 11 climbers were found dead following the eruption, a rescue official said, and a search to find 12 more missing was temporarily stopped over safety concerns.

A super typhoon has made second landfall on the Philippines' main island of Luzon, with forecasters warning of "life-threatening storm surge", heavy rains and severe winds.

Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, first touched down on the country’s eastern Cantanduanes island at 21:40 local time (13:40 GMT) on Saturday, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 195 km/h (121mph), the state forecaster said.

More than a million people have been ordered to evacuate since warnings were first issued.

Man-Yi is the sixth typhoon to hit the Philippines in a month, with at least 160 people known to have died in the five previous storms.

The Uganda Red Cross Society said on Thursday at least 13 bodies had been recovered after landslides “completely buried” 40 homes in six villages of the mountainous district of Bulambuli the previous night.

Images on local media showed huge swaths of fallen earth covering the land in the village of Masugu, about a five-hour drive from the capital, Kampala. Videos and photographs shared on social media purported to show people digging for survivors in the village of Kimono.

The Uganda Red Cross Society said the rescue effort was continuing but the death toll was likely to rise.

“We lost about 30 people,” district commissioner Faheera Mpalanyi told the AFP news agency, adding that six bodies, including that of a baby, had been recovered so far.

“Given the devastation and the size of the area affected and from what the affected families are telling us, several people are missing and probably buried in the debris,” she said.

The heavy rains in recent days caused flooding in the northwest after a tributary of the Nile River burst its banks, prompting the prime minister’s office to issue a disaster alert on Wednesday, saying that main roads across the country had been cut off.

Emergency teams were sent to rescue stranded motorists.

A road connecting the country with South Sudan was impassable late on Wednesday, with emergency boat crews deployed near the town of Pakwach.

“Unfortunately, one of the boats capsized, resulting in the death of one engineer,” Uganda’s defence forces said on X.

Long lines of vehicles snake for several kilometers outside gas stations all over Bolivia, once South America’s second-largest producer of natural gas. Some of the queues don’t budge for days.

While frustration builds, drivers like Victor García now eat, sleep and socialize around their stationary trucks, waiting to buy just a few gallons of diesel — unless the station runs dry.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen, but we’re going to be worse off,” said García, 66, who inched closer to the pump Tuesday as the hours ticked by in El Alto, a bare-bones sprawl beside Bolivia’s capital in the Andean altiplano.

Bolivia’s monthslong fuel crunch comes as the nation’s foreign currency reserves plummet, leaving Bolivians unable to find U.S. dollars at banks and exchange houses. Imported goods that were once commonplace have become scarce.