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Transcript
00:00Flooding in Northeastern Australia, one night only in the week.
00:04Some residents were rescued, like a woman who was being carried by rescuers after being trapped in her vehicle.
00:11Flooding rose rapidly.
00:13For two days, the rains in Queensland State were unceasing due to the typhoon.
00:18More than a hundred houses were submerged and several bridges were not able to pass.
00:23According to their weather bureau, there is still a chance of heavy rain even if the typhoon is low.
00:31Five Thai nationals were evacuated from Hamas after being hostaged for more than 15 months.
00:39They were visited by the Foreign Minister of Thailand, Sabir Yaakov Israel.
00:44The Thais were counted among more than 200 displaced by Hamas when it invaded Israel on October 7, 2023,
00:52when it returned to Gaza to fight and bomb Israel.
00:56This Thursday, they were evacuated together with three Israelis as part of the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel,
01:02which started on January 19.
01:05In total, 18 hostages were evacuated by Hamas while more than 500 Palestinian prisoners were evacuated by Israel.
01:15A fire broke out this afternoon in a residential area in Novaliches, Quezon City.
01:20Residents helped in extinguishing the fire.
01:23In the initial rain, informal settlers were affected.
01:27No one was injured or burned in the fire.
01:30The fire was still being extinguished.
01:34In Balangabataan, four people were burned in the fire.
01:38According to the fire marshal, they were forced to leave the house.
01:41Aside from the door being locked, the windows were also grilled.
01:46A candle was one of the people watching the fire because there was no electricity in the house.
01:53The opening of the festival this weekend was colorful.
02:04Thousands of tourists visited the colorful Grand Opening Parade, Session Road, and Harrison Road.
02:10Students also showed off their drum and lyre skills and street dancing field demonstrations at Melvin Jones Football Ground.
02:19This year's theme is Blossoms Beyond Boundaries.
02:23Highlight of the month-long festival is the Grand Street Dance Parade on February 22 and Grand Float Parade on February 23.
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