
Authorities in Manaus, Brazil, have suspended municipal school activities due to heavy smoke from forest and agricultural fires, exacerbated by El Niño and heat waves.
AI-generated summary
Smoke is caused by forest fires, agricultural fires and landfills, aggravated by the El Niño phenomenon and heat waves.
In Brazil, authorities in the Amazonian city of Manaus yesterday suspended school activities throughout the municipal network due to intense smoke caused by forest fires and agricultural blazes in the region.
The measure was adopted by the Municipal Education Secretariat (Semed) to protect the health of students and staff in the face of worsening air quality.
The smoke is caused by hundreds of outbreaks, fires in the state's interior and local blazes (such as those at waste disposal sites and landfills in the Eastern Zone and the Industrial District), all exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon and heat waves.
State civil protection authorities have issued serious health alerts and recommended the population to wear masks when leaving home.
Bad weather persists in the South and in parts of the Center with intense rain and thunderstorms, causing flooding and inconvenience. Orange alert in four regions and schools closed in Lecce. An improvement and a return of the anticyclone is expected from tomorrow.

Violent thunderstorms and tornadoes hit Southern Italy, in particular Sicily, Puglia and Basilicata. Flooding, landslides, structural damage and the closure of schools have been recorded in various locations including Marsala, Lecce and Riposto.

A violent storm hit Lipari during the night, causing dozens of floods, stuck cars and the flooding of the Ponte and Valle streams.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 hit the western Calabrian coast in the province of Reggio Calabria. Depth of 11 km, felt by the population without causing damage.

Severe bad weather in Italy with tornadoes in Sicily, orange alerts and closures of schools and parks in Marsala, Lecce and Riposto. Traffic problems in Maratea and heavy rain in Bari.

Violent storms hit Calabria during the night, causing extensive damage in Melito di Porto Salvo in Reggino with roads covered in mud and debris. No one injured. The mayor calls for a state of calamity.