Evacuations were underway in parts of Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, April 19, after a wildfire spread toward a southern suburb of the city overnight, officials said.Officials said firefighters were battling the fire near the Cape Town suburb of Vredehoek, Philip Kgosana Drive, and the University of Cape Town.Local resident Dylan Baitz said this footage of the fire was filmed from Vredehoek at 7 am on Monday.The fire was “largely under control” by Monday morning, local media reported, citing fire officials. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said an arson suspect was arrested and an investigation was ongoing into the fire’s origin. Credit: Dylan Baitz via Storyful
A “late-season winter storm” was expected to bring snow and gusty winds to northern and central Wyoming on Monday, April 19, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.The NWS issued a winter storm warning, in effect until 11 pm on Monday, with snow accumulations of 10 to 15 inches expected in some areas.This footage, streamed live to Facebook by park rangers at Yellowstone National Park, shows light snow falling at Lookout Point near Canyon Village on Monday morning. Credit: Yellowstone National Park via Storyful
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Huge crowds were seen at bus stations in the Delhi-Up border area after the Delhi lockdown was announced Monday, April 19. The lockdown started at 10:00 pm Monday and continues until 5:00 am next Monday, April 26 to curb the surging COVID-19 cases in the city.
There was a visible police presence in front of the Russian embassy in Prague as 18 Russian diplomats are expelled from the Czech Republic on April 19. This comes after an investigation found that there was Russian intelligence involvement in an explosion that occurred at the Vrbetice ammunition depot in 2014, which killed 2 people. Russia has also expelled 20 Czech diplomats from Moscow The people who carried out the explosion are suspected of being the same 2 GRU agents who carried out the Sergei Skripal poison attack on 4 March 2018 in the city of Salisbury, England. A small anti-Russian protest took place at the front gates of the embassy, however, it passed off peacefully.
Liverpool fans protested the football club’s involvement in the European Super League by changing banners at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, on Monday, April 19.Twelve teams announced on Sunday that they would be joining the breakaway European Super League competition, according to reports. Another three clubs were projected to join the Super League for a total of 15 founding members.In response to the announcement, Liverpool fan group Spion Kop 1906 said on Monday it would remove its flags from The Kop at Anfield. The group initially adorned The Kop with flags and banners as a show of support during the pandemic.“We feel we can no longer give our support to a club which puts financial greed above integrity of the game,” Spion Kop 1906 said on Twitter.Signage against the European Super League was also placed outside Anfield on Monday. This footage shows a banner that says “LFC fans against European Super League” and a jersey painted with “FSG Out,” referring to Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group. Credit: Radio City News via Storyful
Precautionary evacuations got underway in the Cape Town suburb of Vredehoek on April 19 after a fire spread toward the area overnight, the city council said.Cape Town resident Ian Gordon posted footage to Twitter on Monday of the blaze burning on Devil’s Peak Mountain, in Table Mountain National Park. The park’s fire manager said three fires tore through the park on Sunday. The fire reached the University of Cape Town, where students were evacuated and parts of a library destroyed.According to local reports, residents of Vredehoek were evacuated from their homes shortly before the footage was taken. Credit: Ian Gordon via Storyful
Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer was thrown out of a pub in Bath, England, on April 19 after an angry landlord confronted him over COVID-19 regulations.Reporter Stephen Sumner filmed this footage of the landlord, named as Rod Humphris, confronting Starmer on Queen Street outside of The Raven. Humphris presses Starmer about the regulations, saying “we have f****d our economy because old people are dying.”Humphris goes on to say Starmer has “failed this country” by not questioning certain COVID-19 safety rules, including lockdowns and masks for children. Another clip shows security restraining Humphris as he repeatedly yells at Starmer to “get out” of the pub.After the incident, Starmer said he thinks the “vast majority” of people in the area “recognize that the lockdown was necessary, the restrictions are necessary.” Starmer said he “profoundly” disagrees with Humphris.The video also shows Tim Perry, who co-manages The Raven with Humphris, saying Humphris’s views do not reflect the opinions of the pub. Credit: Stephen Sumner via Storyful
Miranda Lambert led the parade of stylish stars attending the 2021 American Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, and went full cowgirl in her outfits.
Queen Elizabeth kept it simple as she said her final goodbyes to her late husband Prince Philip, leaving a handwritten note placed on top of the Duke's coffin.
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This is the spectacular moment a rare quadruple waterspout formed off the coast of southern Thailand.
This is the stunning aerial footage of Nefyn Beach, Wales that shows the coastal UK town being torn asunder on April 19. There are no reported injuries. "4 meters wide and it was around 12:30," said Cai, the filmer.
A railway employee in India saved a child who had fallen onto the tracks from an oncoming train on April 17, CCTV footage posted by the country’s Ministry of Railways shows.The Ministry of Railways named Mayur Shelke as the staff member who ran down the tracks and lifted the child to safety.“Pointsman Mr Mayur Shelkhe saved the life of a child just in the nick of the time. He risked his life to save the life of the child. We salute his exemplary courage & utmost devotion to the duty,” the ministry wrote on Twitter.The Free Press Journal reported the adult with the child was visually impaired. Credit: Ministry of Railways via Storyful
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history on April 19, the agency said, by being the first craft to achieve “controlled, powered flight on a planet beyond Earth.”Video from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the team there cheering as visuals from the Perseverance Rover show the craft in flight.Project manager MiMi Aung called it “our Wright brothers moment”. Credit: NASA via Storyful
This is the dramatic moment a worker made an impressive jump to safety after an overloaded barge he was working on snapped in half and started sinking.
Sotheby's is auctioning off a pair of Air Yeezys worn by Kanye West at the 50th Grammy Awards. The black, size 12 prototypes are expected to fetch $1 million.
Tulips are in bloom at the Garden of Europe, one of the world's largest flower parks. Aerial footage captured above the park on Sunday shows what appears to be a never-ending sea of mesmerizing colors.
Precautionary evacuations got underway in the Cape Town suburb of Vredehoek on April 19 after a fire spread towards the area overnight, the city council said.Table Mountain National Park’s fire manager said three fires tore through the park on Sunday. The fire reached the University of Cape Town, where students were evacuated and parts of a library destroyed.This footage, posted on Monday morning, shows the fire near Vredehoek in what the source said were strong winds. Credit: @Nur_KBY via Storyful
Precautionary evacuations got underway in a Cape Town suburb on April 19 after a fire spread towards the Vredehoek area overnight, the city council said.Table Mountain National Park’s fire manager said three fires tore through the park on Sunday.One fire reached the University of Cape Town, where students were evacuated and parts of a library destroyed.This footage, posted on Monday morning, shows the fire near Vredehoek. Credit: Nadja Reinmuth via Storyful
This is the heartwarming moment a black Staffordshire terrier saved her doggy friend from drowning in a backyard swimming pool in South Africa.
On Sunday, police in Spain released footage of a September 2020 raid on a 3D gun-printing workshop in the Canary Islands. It was the first time an operation of this kind had been discovered in the country.
Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, this YouTuber restores a model of an early 20th-century four-door car. By first taking apart the model, cleaning and de-rusting, the filmer is able to apply a new paint job to the car, ready to display once again. This video was filmed on April 19, 2021.
A woman climbed on top of a Tesla vehicle wearing a T-shirt saying “brake failure” and shouting a similar message at a car show in Shanghai, China, on April 19. Tesla said the woman had been involved in a speeding violation.The woman stood on the car for some time while security personnel tried to talk her down. Other security personnel tried to use their hands and an umbrella to block people from recording.In a statement, Tesla said the woman was involved in a “speeding violation that occurred in Anyang, Henan, in February.”Neither this claim from Tesla, nor the woman’s claim that brakes failed on a Tesla vehicle, have been independently verified. Credit: Zhibin Yu via Storyful
Six people were injured on Saturday night when a person opened fire at a 12-year-old's birthday party in LaPlace, Louisiana. According to a neighbor, all of those involved, including the shooter, were children.