Did you know that there are a group of frogs in South America known as 'poison-dart frogs'? There are different types of frogs within the group but most of them are brightly coloured and have black spots. They are dangerous to touch because they have poison on their skin. Native people in the area used to rub the poison onto their arrows before hunting.
Siberian city's flood fears ease as water levels begin to
drop
Siberian city's flood fears ease as water levels begin to
drop Russian bomber planes and helicopters destroyed a
massive ice blockage yesterday that had forced floodwaters toward
the Siberian cit of Yakutsk. Warplanes were used to save Yakutsk,
the capital of this region. They dropped dropped 72 bombs over the
past few days on a huge ice floe 56 km from the city, turning it
into a sea of muchy ice. The water level has dropped since the
bombing, which was a huge relief to the residents, as the city has
not seen flooding this severe in the last half-century. A 9.4 meter
dam was quickly built out of sand, and this helped divert much of
the first wave of water that rushed past the city at 9.1 meters
high. There is another wave that is anticipated, bu the Emergency
Minister believes the dam will hold back the waters again. Last
week the flooding River Lena destroyed most of the upstream town of
Lensk, forcing the emoval of most of its 30,000 residents. The news
reported that five people drowned, and two were still
missing. MAY 28, 2001
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