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47 dead and counting, 100 missing in Congo boat accident
KINSHASA, Congo - Officials say a motorized boat has sunk in Congo, killing at least 47 people. Some 100 people are missing.District Commissioner Mathieu Modeste Bella said that 47 bodies had been recovered from the Ubangi River in the Central African nation. Twenty-seven ... 47 dead and counting, 100 missing in Congo boat accident
KINSHASA, Congo - Officials say a motorized boat has sunk in Congo, killing at least 47 people. Some 100 people are missing.District Commissioner Mathieu Modeste Bella said that 47 bodies had been recovered from the Ubangi River in the Central African nation. Twenty-seven ... Real Estate - Jim Rogers says Fannie and Freddie are a ‘disaster’
"The U.S. Treasury Department's plan to shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is an “unmitigated disaster'' and the largest U.S. mortgage lenders are “basically insolvent,'' according to investor Jim Rogers. Australian Red Cross to end mission in Aceh by 2010
The lord will repay their goodness."Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - The Australian Red Cross will end its humanitarian mission of assisting post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction programs in Aceh by 2010, a spokesman said. "Our commitment to assist Aceh in the...Piper Alpha - 20 Year Anniversary Of Worst Offshore Oil Accident
Steve Rae stood on the edge of the burning platform, contemplating the black and unwelcoming waters below. Jumping was his only option but that did not make it any easier. The sound of a pipe exploding near by... Midwest floods spotlight decrepit infrastructure
This report should be a real wake-up call. How can Americans allow their taxes to be squandered on supporting their ever expanding military industrial complex when they need to invest at lease a trillion dollars to upgrade "the decrepit state of U.S. infrastructure" ... Get Out Of Houston...NOW!!
"The probability of a major terrorist event in Houston, Texas over the July 4th weekend is in the 60-70% range. And that means the whole southeast corner of Texas and possibly all of the Katrina-devastated Gulf coast states are also at risk.When a federal judge issues a... Titanic Life Jacket fetches $68,500 in auction
The craze for Titanic still remains quite high even after long time. The memorila also fetches a good price as is evident from the sale of this life jacket. "A life jacket from the doomed transatlantic cruise ship...Aids epidemic a 'global disaster'
" The Aids epidemic in some countries is so severe that it should be classified as a disaster, the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) has warned. The crisis fits the UN definition of a disaster as an event beyond the scope of any single society to cope with, says the IFRC....Burma blocks emergency telecoms
Continuing its crackdown on foreign aid agencies Burmese government has expelled aid workers serving the emergency telecom services. "Two teams of foreign aid workers dedicated to delivering emergency telecoms in... 155 Dead and Hundreds More Missing as Typhoon Fengshen Crosses the Philippines
Typhoon Fengshen has left a trail of destruction during its 48 hours passage of the Philippines. Reuters are reporting that the storm has killed at least 155 people and hundreds more are missing after a ferry... Philippines inquiry opens as 800 believed dead in ferry disaster
It looks like 800 people were killed by the ferry disaster in the Philppinnes, and now the government is opening an investigation into the incident."Philippine investigators opened an inquiry Wednesday into a ferry disaster believed to have killed 800 as rescuers ended slim... Polar Shift to happen in 2012
Polar Shift to happen in 2012"In 2012 the next polar reversal will take place on earth. This means that the North Pole will be changed into the South Pole. Scientifically this can only be explained by the ... HANDS ON DISASTER RESPONSE ANNOUNCES IOWA FLOODING PROJECT
Organization launches volunteer deployment in response to record-breaking flooding in Midwest CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 6/16/08 – Hands On Disaster Response (HODR), a volunteer-driven 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, announces the launch of a volunteer project to assist the... Philippines--US extends help to Fengshen victims (Update)
Yesterday, a US Navy ship has set off for the Central Visayas region to assist in the rescue and recovery operations, said Press Secretary Jesus Dureza who is in the United States with the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other officials. ...
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