The BP Disaster: Or Hey, Judas - You Better Make It Better
Region: United States
After watching almost a month now of the British Petroleum continued oil spill, and the excuses and buck passing once again being played out for the masses by the BP executives, Halliburton and all those Washington politic... more
Views: 1384After Gligit-Hunza road, traffic is suspended from Rawalpindi to Gilgit on KKH
Region: Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: After Gilgit-Hunza road the traffic from Rawalpindi to Gilgit has also been suspended for indefinite period from Thursday. Next 24 hours are critical due to insreasing level o... more
Views: 2086Lake monster in Northern Pakistan
Region: Pakistan
Hunza, Pakistan: The landslide-triggered lake of Ataabad might burst in the coming days according to media reports. Ataabad lake is going to burst soon due to increasing water level and that is some 2 meters... more
Views: 2208The calamity-stricken people of Hunza protested on the second day
Region: Pakistan
Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan: The affectees of ataabad lake of Hunza protested for the second day. The protestors raised slogans against the government for not announcing any comprehensive package for the affectees of ... more
Views: 2101Philippines: WHO report says outbreaks of disease rising among flood victims
Region: PhilippinesBy Mike Cohen Note: Bullet points from WHO health report - new storm feared in three days : The World health organization has issued a health alert and sought to get more medical assistance to help prevent serious outbre... more
Views: 4982Earthquake shakes Northern Japan
Region: JapanPer Yahoo! Japan, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Northern Japan at 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday. The epicenter was in Tokachi-oki and the quake was felt strongly in nearby Hokkaido and Sapporo, Japan. Per the ma... more
Views: 3451Iceland keeps shaking with earthquakes
Region: IcelandPer Ice News, Iceland has had “438 earthquakes” in 48 hours, mostly small tremors and aftershocks but still an enormous amount of seismic activity. The most notable earthquake registered at 6.1 on the Richter S... more
Views: 1744Honduras earthquake victim: 'I felt like it was the end of the world'
Region: HondurasIn the 24 hours following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Honduras, Honduran Twitter users were still buzzing about the earthquake. Per El Periódico, four people were killed, dozens of homes... more
Views: 2065Strong earthquake jolts Honduras
Region: HondurasPer the USGS, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras early Thursday morning. The quake occurred offshore, 80 miles north/northeast of La Ceiba, Honduras. Per El Periódico in Guatemala, Honduras... more
Views: 2743Catering Industry Hit Hard in Hong Kong
Region: Hong KongSince the economic downtown, the situation of the catering industry in Hong Konghas degraded substantially. It is very hard for the proprietors of restaurants to sustain their work in the disaster. I can’t go... more
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