Al menos seis muertos y decenas de heridos en un ataque ruso de doble impacto contra un centro comercial ucraniano

By CNN
August 21, 2026 | 12:17 PM

Al menos seis personas murieron y decenas resultaron heridas en un ataque ruso de doble impacto contra un centro comercial en el centro de Ucrania, informaron las autoridades ucranianas el viernes.

“Los drones atacaron en dos oleadas: media hora después del primer ataque y el incendio resultante, se produjo un segundo ataque dirigido contra los servicios de emergencia”, publicó el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, en Telegram.

Imágenes geolocalizadas por CNN muestran un dron impactando contra un centro comercial en Kryvyi Rih, provocando una bola de fuego al explotar, mientras aún se observa el humo de un aparente ataque anterior.

El humo llenó el interior del centro comercial mientras la gente intentaba salir apresuradamente, según muestran videos grabados en el lugar. Varias tiendas dentro del centro comercial se incendiaron, declaró Oleksandr Vilkul, jefe del consejo de defensa de la ciudad. Al menos seis niños se encuentran entre los heridos, añadió Zelensky.

Vilkul indicó que 103 personas resultaron heridas. Al menos 27 de ellos se encuentran en estado grave, según informó, entre ellos una niña de 14 años con una lesión cerebral traumática y otros dos menores.

Rusia ha intensificado sus ataques aéreos contra Ucrania en los últimos meses, mientras el frente permanece prácticamente estático, sumido en un lento y letal punto muerto, y las defensas aéreas ucranianas se ven sometidas a una gran presión.

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Hawaii braces for new tropical threat as Big Island recovers from Lala’s deadly flooding

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August 21, 2026 | 1:08 PM

(CNN) — Hawaii is eyeing a new tropical threat less than a week after deadly Hurricane Lala tore through parts of the islands.Tropical Depression Two-C was more than 700 miles southeast of the Big Island early Friday morning, local time, according to the National Hurricane Center.The depression is forecast to gradually strengthen into Tropical Storm Moke as soon as Friday and take a similar track as Lala toward Hawaii.But the new storm will likely be weaker than Lala and track further south when it makes its closest pass on Sunday, somewhat dampening its wind threat, but not its rain.Lala’s eyewall brushed the southern coast of the Big Island while its center was roughly 30 miles offshore. The latest forecast brings this new storm’s center 180 miles south of the Big Island as a tropical storm.The exact distance could fluctuate in the coming days as the system becomes better organized. Weather forecast models are still trying to get a grip on the system’s strength, which is a key factor in its final track.A stronger storm would track farther north, closer to the islands, while a weaker one would stay farther offshore. Confidence in the storm’s track and intensity should improve soon.While this storm isn’t expected to come as close to the Big Island, its rainfall could be just as dangerous — and fall on the same places flooded last weekend. This means it will take far less rainfall to trigger “life-threatening flooding and mudslides,” the hurricane center warned.Five to 10 inches of rain are expected on the Big Island, with up to 15 inches possible on the central and eastern slopes. Confidence is lower for Maui and the other islands, but generally lower totals of 1 to 4 inches are expected, with isolated amounts up to 5 inches possible.Rainfall will begin on the Big Island by late Saturday night or early Sunday, local time, spreading to the other islands later Sunday night into Monday.Hawaii still reeling from LalaHawaii is still deep in recovery after Lala dumped over 3 and a half feet of rain on the Big Island’s mountains, setting off devastating landslides and flash floods.A 93-year old woman died due to “storm-related injuries” on the Big Island last week, according to the Hawaii Police Department. Police are also investigating the death of a 60 year old man they believe may have been storm-related.Mud, water, rock and debris destroyed large parts of Naʻalehu, in the southern part of the Big Island, smothering some houses in mud up to 10 feet deep, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said in a news conference Thursday. Last week, Green said more than 100 homes were lost to Lala on the Big Island.Crews are still clearing downed trees and utility poles across the Big Island with thousands still without power, and roads washed away in floodwaters are just starting to be rebuilt.A team is also working to locate and secure human remains swept away from inundated cemeteries before the next storm hits, Major Gen. Stephen Logan, Adjutant General of the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense, said in Thursday’s news conference. The team had recovered over 60 remains Thursday, he said.The state is making plans to deal with more flooding, landslides and power outages by preparing supplies and hotel rooms for those who may be impacted by the storm, and monitoring water levels in the Wahiawa Dam, which rose more than 20 feet after Lala.Officials are urging residents in vulnerable areas to prepare now, as evacuation might be harder once the storm hits.“If you can leave a flood-prone area early, stay with friends or family, think about that now,” National Weather Service meteorologist John Bravender said. “So you can get ready for that before the rain starts this weekend.”The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

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