Briefly

UNITED STATES

California flooding leads to 1 death

Heavy rain and flash flooding soaked roads in Northern California, leading to water rescues from vehicles and homes and at least one confirmed death, authorities said on Monday. In Redding, a city at the northern end of California's Central Valley, one motorist died after calling 911 while trapped in their vehicle as it filled up with water, Mayor Mike Littau posted online on Monday. Police said they received numerous calls from drivers stranded in flooded areas. The Redding area saw between 7.6 centimeters and 15.2 centimeters of rain from Saturday through Sunday night, the National Weather Service said.

SYRIA

Army calls for truce after deadly clashes

The Syrian army on Monday ordered a halt to attacks against positions held by the Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo, as clashes left civilians dead and triggered fresh displacement in parts of the northern city, according to official statements. The Syrian defense authorities said the army's general command issued instructions to stop targeting SDF fire sources after a number of them were "neutralized", adding that efforts were made to narrow the scope of fighting and push clashes away from residential areas. In a statement, the authorities said the army acted within its responsibility to protect civilians and defend them, stressing that it did not seek to alter lines of control and limited its actions to responding to incoming fire.

SOUTH KOREA

1st commercial space vehicle launch fails

The launch of South Korea's first commercial space launch vehicle failed due to an anomaly after liftoff, local media said on Tuesday. Hanbit-Nano, developed by the space company Innospace, was launched at about 10:13 am from the Alcantara Space Center in Brazil. The vehicle experienced an anomaly and was presumed to have disintegrated and exploded after liftoff, failing the launch, according to Newsis. The company had yet to announce an official statement about the situation.

Agencies - Xinhua