Good morning world ｜ Suspected hacker attack, 60% of gas stations in Iran shut down.
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On December 18, 2023, in Tehran, Iran, vehicles lined up outside a gas station in Tehran, Iran.
On December 18, 2023, local time, Tehran, Iran, on December 18, vehicles refueled in a gas station in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
On December 18, 2023, local time, Tehran, Iran, due to hacking, the gas station stopped serving.
According to Xinhua News Agency, Shana News Agency, a subsidiary of Iran’s Ministry of Oil, said that the fuel supply of some gas stations in Iran was temporarily stopped on December 18 due to technical problems.
According to Israeli media reports on December 18th, a hacker group "once associated with Israel" claimed to have attacked Iran’s gas station system. This hacker group previously claimed that at the end of 2021, it launched cyber attacks against Iran’s gas stations, railway systems and steel mills. The organization posted on social media on December 18 that they launched cyber attacks against Iran again that day, which led to the paralysis of most gas stations across Iran.
On December 18, 2023, in Tehran, Iran, cars lined up outside the gas station.
On December 18, 2023, in Tehran, Iran, motorcycles waited for refueling outside a gas station in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
Jalil As-Sarari, deputy minister of Iran’s Oil Ministry and CEO of Iran’s National Refining and Marketing Company, said in an interview with the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network that 60% of Iran’s gas stations have cut off fuel supply due to problems in the point-of-sale system and online payment function. He promised that all gas stations would resume supply that night.
On December 18, 2023, local time, Tehran, Iran, due to hacking, the gas station stopped serving.
On December 18, 2023, local time, Tehran, Iran, the closed gas station was filmed in Tehran, Iran.
On December 18, 2023, local time, Tehran, Iran, on December 18, vehicles refueled in a gas station in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
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The flood level in Queensland, Australia continues to rise and the airport is closed again.
On December 18th, 2023, local time, the flood disaster was shot at Cairns Airport in Queensland, Australia.
On December 18, 2023, local time, at Cairns Airport, Queensland, Australia, the vehicle was soaked in the rising flood.
According to Xinhua News Agency on December 18th, Queensland suffered the biggest flood on record, with serious water accumulation at the local Cairns International Airport, and some planes on the runway were flooded.
According to the Australian Meteorological Administration, on December 18th, local time, the flood levels in Cairns and Port Douglas in Queensland continued to rise. In the past 40 hours, the local rainfall has exceeded 600 mm, of which 307 mm was recorded locally in the past 24 hours.
Local time December 18, 2023, Queensland, Australia, residents affected by floods.
According to statistics, from the night of 17th to the early morning of 18th, the emergency department of Queensland conducted about 300 times to assist in rescue. Cairns, a famous tourist city, has been besieged by the once-in-a-century flood, and residents of several surrounding towns have been evacuated. At present, the local airport has been closed and all international and domestic flights have been cancelled.
On December 18, 2023, local time, a highway collapsed in Queensland, Australia.
On December 18, 2023, local time, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, residents moved by boat.
The explosion of the oil depot in Guinea’s capital has killed 13 people.
On December 18, 2023, local time, Conakry, Guinea, the scene of the fuel warehouse fire.
On December 18, 2023, local time, Conakry, Guinea, the scene of the fuel warehouse fire.
According to Xinhua News Agency, a large fuel warehouse in Conakry exploded in the early morning of the 18th, causing a fire, and a large number of buildings and vehicles were burned. After the explosion, relevant professional organizations immediately put into rescue work to control the fire and minimize losses.
The explosion in the fuel warehouse has killed 13 people and injured more than 170 others. Most of the injured people have been sent to hospital, and 89 of them were discharged after receiving treatment.
On December 18, 2023, in Conakry, Guinea, residents watched the burning oil depot billow smoke.
On December 18, 2023, local time, in Conakry, Guinea, a fire broke out at the fuel warehouse, and flames rose at the scene.
Guinea’s transitional government issued a statement saying that all public and private sector workers in Conakry will remain at home except the national defense and security departments and the medical industry, and all schools and gas stations will be closed. The government will investigate the cause of the incident and the person responsible.
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