Fiumi esondati, città allagate e vittime: le foto del maltempo che ha colpito l'Emilia-Romagna

Water is becoming a growing problem for our world. Its scarcity and the droughts caused by climate change make it necessary to find new accessible water sources even for communities living in isolated and hard-to-reach places such as mountains and plateaus.

The group of speleologists Underland announced that after four years of studies, they have found water sources under the plateau of Cariadeghe, in the province of Brescia (Italy). They have been exploring the caves and 'omber', the caves of the Serle underground for some time.

The result was achieved with an innovative method, studying the air variations that can be felt inside the caves. Now the hard work will be to locate the exact spot and figure out how to extract the precious 'blue gold'.

Upside down in a river in southern Iraq lies the rusting wreck of a yacht that had belonged to Saddam Hussein. The Al Mansur was a symbol of Saddam's wealth and power when it was built in the 1980s. Today it is visited by tourists and fishermen who climb aboard the wreck to picnic and drink tea.

It is a 120-metre megayacht designed for ocean voyages. Built by the former Wärtsila shipyard in Finland, it was delivered in 1983. 

In 2003, a few weeks before the US invasion, Saddam himself ordered the yacht to be transferred to the port of Basra to protect it from attack. However, it was a vain attempt because Al Mansur was heavily bombed during a raid on 27 March 2003. Since then, the yacht fell into disgrace and slowly began to capsize on its side.

A literally unbelievable discovery comes from South America, and specifically from the territories that once belonged to the Mayas, one of the three great pre-Columbian civilisations along with the Incas (Peru) and Aztecs (Mexico). In the territory between present-day Guatemala and Mexico, in fact, a huge network of highways has been discovered.

The complex of roads and bridges dates back as far as 3000 years, and the team of scientists who made the discovery compared it in importance to the discovery of the Egyptian pyramids. It is estimated that the 'highway' continues for hundreds of kilometres and intersects some 417 ancient Maya settlements.

For this discovery, a new technology called lidar was used, an advanced type of radar that reveals presences hidden by dense vegetation, resulting in 3D reconstructive images.

The C919, China's first domestically produced passenger aircraft, made its maiden flight today, taking off from Shanghai Airport and heading for the capital Beijing. 

The 164-seat aircraft was built to break the dominance of single-aisle jets from Airbus and Boeing, but still relies on Western components, including engines and avionics. 

Despite this, Comac, the manufacturer, already has over 1,200 orders, but some experts suggest that most of these orders are just letters of intent from domestic customers.

Stand collapses in Russia during a football match: one woman dead, four children injured

During a youth football match in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, a serious accident occurred that resulted in the death of a woman and left numerous injured.

 The tragedy occurred due to strong gusts of wind that hit the grandstand, causing it to collapse suddenly.

An accident between a passenger minibus and a tractor-trailer resulted in at least 27 deaths on a highway in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, located in the north-eastern part of the country. 

The death toll is provisional and the authorities do not rule out that the number of people involved may rise.

The accident occurred on Sunday, 14 May, on a highway between Zaragoza and Hidalgo, in the southern part of this US border district. 

After the accident, the vehicles caught fire on the side of the road.

Incredible crash for a Ferrari 360 Challenge in Australia. The crash cost the driver behind the wheel of the rare car that was destroyed in Melbourne, where fortunately there were no injuries, but the $600,000 supercar was devastated. 

The crash of this Ferrari 360 Challenge was documented in a video showing the Italian supercar crashing into two cars stopped in the oncoming lane.

The video is making the rounds on the web and shows how the driver lost control of the rare car due to high speed.

Fear aboard an Asiana Airlines plane. While landing at Daegu International Airport, 237 kilometers southeast of Seoul, South Korea, one of the aircraft's doors opened causing chaos on board.

The plane, which landed safely, was carrying 194 passengers, all of whom were safe, but some of them needed medical attention due to breathing difficulties. According to the airline, a passenger sitting near the exit allegedly touched the door lever.

The C919, China's first domestically produced passenger aircraft, made its maiden flight today, taking off from Shanghai Airport and heading for the capital Beijing. 

The 164-seat aircraft was built to break the dominance of single-aisle jets from Airbus and Boeing, but still relies on Western components, including engines and avionics. 

Despite this, Comac, the manufacturer, already has over 1,200 orders, but some experts suggest that most of these orders are just letters of intent from domestic customers.

A cow escaping on the highway. We are in Oakland County, Michigan, USA, and the scene captured by the police car camera looks like a movie set. 

A policeman manoeuvres the quad bike, trying to give direction to the cattle, the patrol car stops traffic, while the cowboy twirls the rope trying to lasso it but with little result. 

After a few minutes and several attempts the cowboy made the decisive throw and the animal was caught and returned to its herd in excellent condition.

A strange green phosphorescent blob appeared on the famous Grand Canal in the heart of the wonderful city of Venice, arousing the attention and concern of residents and tourists alike.

On Sunday, numerous reports reached the authorities, who promptly investigated to track down those responsible for the incident. Understanding the type of substance poured into the canal is the priority, to prevent possible poisoning and damage to people's health.

At the moment, investigations are still ongoing to solve the mystery of the phosphorescent green liquid, but a number of hypotheses have already been examined. The latest news, source ANSA.

A 6-story apartment building partially collapsed in Davenport, Iowa State (United States). One person was injured but fortunately no casualties were reported.

The building has been displaced and is expected to be fully demolished by next Monday. Residents have not been allowed to return to retrieve their belongings.

The cause of the collapse has not yet been disclosed but for residents and former residents this does not seem to have come as a surprise.