00:00 Six people were killed in a collision of three freight trucks at a police checkpoint in Spain.
00:05 And it hit a record in 2023,
00:09 it's possible that it will be broken again, according to the United Nations.
00:12 This is Joyce Salamatin for Central News.
00:16 Six people were killed in a collision of three freight trucks
00:22 that had a load of vegetables at a police checkpoint in southern Spain.
00:27 According to the authorities, the truck driver lost control
00:31 so he ran away from the cars waiting at the checkpoint.
00:35 The truck driver was arrested for being a drug addict.
00:40 The checkpoint was placed as part of their routine police operation
00:44 to stop drug trafficking.
00:47 The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez,
00:52 also reached out to the victims and the injured.
00:56 The United Nations is warning that it's possible that the global heat record will be broken again last year.
01:04 The heat wave has reached the ocean
01:07 and the ice in the North Pole and Antarctica is continuously melting.
01:12 The World Meteorological Organization is worried
01:16 that the average near-surface temperature has reached 1.45 degrees Celsius
01:22 which is high in pre-industrial levels.
01:25 This is close to the critical 1.5 degree threshold
01:29 that was agreed by the developing countries
01:32 in the 2015 Paris Climate Accord which is being avoided.
01:37 The WMO also said that more than 70% of the oceans
01:42 experienced heat wave conditions last year.
01:46 For the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutierrez,
01:51 there is still time to avoid the most dangerous effects of climate change.
01:57 He said that world leaders need to move to avoid climate change.
02:04 Thousands of people gathered in Central Valencia, Spain
02:09 to witness the colorful sculpture called "Remates" for the FALIAS Festival.
02:16 Usually, the sculptures are placed at a height of more than 10 meters.
02:22 The sculptures are usually burned
02:26 as a result of the five-day celebration
02:29 that takes place in the San Jose capital every March 11.
02:35 Last month, a high-rise residential block was burned
02:40 where 10 people were killed.
02:42 And 450 people lost their homes.
02:48 Joyce Salamatin for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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