Noemi Cassanelli

Nov 24, 2024 | cnn.com | Kathleen Magramo |Noemi Cassanelli

A man watches houses on fire at Tondo in Manila on November 24, 2024. Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty Images CNN  —  A massive fire tore through a coastal shanty town in the Philippine capital on Sunday, leaving at least 2,000 families homeless as flames billowed for nearly eight hours. Drone footage from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office showed raging orange flames razing densely packed stilt homes in Isla Puting Bato, a squalid area of Tondo, Manila.

Nov 1, 2024 | cnn.com | Noemi Cassanelli

Exploring Sukhotai: Sukhothai was the first capital of the Kingdom of Siam, in the 13th and 14th centuries. Today, its impressive Buddhist monasteries can be explored in the Sukhothai Historical Park, in Central Thailand. IronHeart/Moment RF/Getty Images Wat Si Chum: Among the historical park's most popular sites is Wat Si Chum, which features a giant seated Buddha statue.

Oct 31, 2024 | cnn.com | Noemi Cassanelli

Cars are seen piled in the street in the Sedaví area of Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, October 30. David Ramos/Getty Images Rescuers are scrambling to find dozens of people missing after severe flash floods ripped across southern and eastern Spain, where some areas received up to 12 inches of rain in just a few hours. At least 95 people were killed, with the majority of deaths in the worst-hit region of Valencia, after being hit by the worst rainfall in the region in 28 years.

Oct 31, 2024 | cnn.com | Noemi Cassanelli

Cars are piled in the street with other debris in the Sedaví area of Valencia, on October 30, after flash floods hit the region. David Ramos/Getty Images Rescuers are scrambling to find dozens of people missing after severe flash floods ripped across southern and eastern Spain, where some areas received up to 12 inches of rain in just a few hours.

Oct 28, 2024 | accuweather.com | Lex Harvey |Noemi Cassanelli

Morning haze envelops the bank of the River Yamuna, on October 27 in New Delhi. (Photo credit: Ajay Aggarwal/Hindustan Times/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) (CNN) — Thick, toxic smog has once again enveloped northern India and eastern Pakistan just days before the start of Diwali, a Hindu festival typically celebrated with fireworks that each year sends air quality plummeting.