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An unusual blast of cold air from Antarctica has swept across Uruguay, causing the deaths of at least seven homeless people and forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency.
The rare polar front hit the small South American nation on Monday, bringing freezing temperatures as low as -3°C (26°F) and light snow—the first in four years. Wind chills made it feel even colder. The severe cold shocked a country used to mild winters.
Homeless people faced the harshest conditions. Outreach teams worked urgently to persuade rough sleepers to come indoors, while authorities opened 32 new warming centres and converted gyms and police facilities into evacuation shelters, adding around 1,000 emergency beds.
President Yamandú Orsi invoked emergency powers allowing police to forcibly remove homeless individuals from the streets to protect them from frostbite and hypothermia risks.
Seven homeless people died across the country, found in places such as under a bridge, a bus station, and near a river.
At one shelter in Montevideo, people gathered for hot meals and blankets, seeking refuge from the biting wind. Many spoke of fear and exhaustion, some reluctantly taken indoors by police.
Lucas Bilhere, 19 years-old, resting at a gym shelter with his dog Alaska, said the worst time was dusk when the cold set in. Though grateful for shelter, he worried about what would happen once the cold snap ended and the centres closed.
“My dream is to have my own home ... and sleep warm,” he said. “I wish that for everyone.”
Uruguay’s homeless population has risen in recent years, with more than 2,700 people reported without homes in 2024, mostly in the capital. The emergency measures highlight growing concerns over vulnerable communities facing extreme weather.
Temperatures are expected to rise soon, but the recent freeze serves as a harsh reminder of the risks for those living on the streets.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
'Superman' continued to dominate the summer box office, pulling in another $57.25 million in its second weekend, as theatres welcome a wave of blockbuster competition following a challenging few years for the film industry.
The United States is designating the Pakistani separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) as a foreign terrorist organization, the U.S. Department of State said on Monday.
Homeless residents and outreach workers in Los Angeles say they fear military-backed removals after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled his Washington D.C. crackdown could extend to other cities, including Los Angeles.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping have pledged to deepen BRICS cooperation and expand bilateral trade, during an hour-long phone call focused on multilateralism and resisting tariff pressures from the U.S.
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