Storms that hit Midwest cause widespread flash flooding
ShareSevere storms hit Midwest Tuesday that caused to break an earthen dam just north of Avon, Indiana. The storms were said to be part of a wave that is moving across the Midwest as a low pressure system that is slowly moving due east. Residents was forced to evacuate and leave their homes going to [...]
Arizona wildfire, forces evacuation
ShareA 600-acre wildfire have forced hundreds of people to evacuate. The wildfire which happened near downtown Flagstaff have broke out Saturday afternoon behind a hotel near Interstate 40. Firefighters both in aircraft and on the ground battled the second serious wildfire that threaten Flagstaff area already in two days. The wildfire have prompted and alarmed [...]
China’s President joined relief effort
ShareHu Jintao, China’s President flew to a remote area and visited the victims or the earthquake that killed an estimated 1,706 people. This is to speed up relief distribution in the said area. Hu Jintao took a cut short South American trip to immediately arrive at the area. “Saving life remains the first priority. We [...]
Resurrecting razed Haiti from the dust
March 24, 2010 by Anamika
Filed under Environment, Living, World
ShareHaiti is already fighting one battle against Mother Nature. Now it is facing another. In just a few weeks, by the end of March, or in April, the rainy season will begin. Some 700,000 people are living out in the open, in makeshift shelters.The luckier have found old and rusty corrugated iron roofs. Others huddle [...]
France, shattered by killer storm Xynthia; 62 dead
SharePARIS – Thousands of firefighters and other rescue workforce patiently searched house by house Monday along France’s overwhelmed Atlantic coast, trying to help and save those still trapped and stranded by a storm that damaged sea walls, overflowed towns leaving at least 62 people dead across western Europe. The storm “Xynthia”, bringing burly suspenseful 110 [...]
