Germany's Oktoberfest has commenced, with the popular festival officially starting last Saturday and it goes through October 3. It is the world's largest festival of Bavarian culture, which is a culture specifically in the state of Bavaria in the southeast corner of Germany. It is famous mainly for beer, music, and theater, and millions of people travel to Munich every Oktoberfest for the folk festival.
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Today's only news is that the death toll in Libya has been reconfirmed, and it is much lower than previously expected. UN estimates from last week said that about 11,300 people died in the floods, but it has actually been lowered to 4,000. However, over 9,000 people are still missing. The terrible infrastructure was the main contributor to the storm, as two crumbling dams collapsed when the storm arrived, sending a massive flood down the river. A lack of a good warning system failed to alert the residents of Derna, the town most affected by the floods, to the massive wave of water rushing down the river, leading to thousands of people dying because they were sleeping- it was about 11 pm. Also, most buildings near the river were quickly washed away due to the aging structures. Climate change also made the disaster worse, with stronger storms affecting more areas and bringing more catastrophic weather events.
Fact of the Day: Oktoberfest is named after the month of October, but it actually starts on September 16 and only runs through 3 days of October this year.
Quote of the Day: We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. (Albert Einstein)
Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Zenith (noun)- Zenith refers to the strongest or most successful period of time for a person or thing.
In a Sentence: At the zenith of her music career in the early 2000s, she released her best-selling album to date.
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