Nocere – Earth Disasters

Following the resignation of former Madagascar president – Marc Ravalomanana, large numbers of protestants have gathered in the country’s capital in the demand for their leader to return. According to sources, many have been protesting against the newly appointed president – Andry Rajoelina, calling for him to step down in exchange for the former president to be re-appointed.

It has been an issue for the local government since the replacement of the new government last month. Supporters of Ravalomanana are reluctant to accept that their leader has resigned, which later caused much uproar. For instance, the recent protest had caused many supporters to be wounded by gunshots fired from local security forces. It is not understood if the firing was targeted to the sky to fear off the protestants, or had been fired directly at the protestants. Many were injured, including children, while most have already been discharged from hospital.

The protestants have outwardly declared that they will be holding another protest soon to bring across their demand to the government.

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Recent action by the Jewish Israeli right-wingers has outraged the Israeli-Arab community. Apparently, the former has outwardly marched into the town where the Israeli-Arab community resides, giving rise to the clash between both parties. According to police officials who were involved in the clash, the Israeli-Arab community felt a sense of racism when the right-wingers marched into their town waving Israeli flag.

The clash eventually broke out with a few Israel-Arab youngsters attacking the police with rocks. The situation was chaotic when more people joined in the attack. The police was only able to resolve the situation after adopting the use of tear gas and water cannon to drive away enraged protestants.

The march by the right-wingers have sparked much uproar by Israeli-Arab leaders. Such action has been deemed as an outward challenge to the Israeli-Arab, declaring to the nation of their intolerance towards the minority.

Clashes and conflicts between the two parties could become a norm if common understanding is not in place.

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Influx of water from the Red River has forced residents to evacuate. According to officials, the rising water level has reached to an extent greater than that of its previous highest record in the century. To make matter worse, the water level is expected to rise, adding further stress to the current dykes. The authorities are also concerned about the capabilities of the dykes in withstanding such pressure.

The US government has since deployed a total of 1700 guards to station alongside the dykes. These guards will report directly should any dyke appears to have cracks or signs of collapse. Additional dykes will be constructed to reinforce existing dykes that are found to have cracks.

As water level continue to rise, more manpower and resources are expected to be poured in to aid in the recovery work.

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In Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, officials confirmed that dozens were killed by a burst dam. The dam was once responsible for the regulation of water, thus preventing possible floods from in times of heavy downpours. However, the dam was unable to resist the massive surge of water from the lake after a heavy downpour. Tonnes of water gushed into the area where vast population resided, leading to dozens killed.

According to officials, the dam was relatively old, which could explain why it was unable to withstand the repeated pounding of incoming water. The damage was enormous – destroying many buildings and cars.

Emergency aids have since been deployed across the affected areas, and in the mean time, rescuers are seeking for survivors who are trapped underneath collapsed buildings. The government has assured that the destroyed homes would be rebuild with the help of local authorities.

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Having created much turmoil to the overall peace in Pakistan, the Taleban is determined to destroy whatever that stands in their way. The Taleban has long been known to be crude in their demands, citing many instances whereby they resolved to suicide bombings.

Yet, another suicide bomb attack has taken place in the town of Khyber agency, which involved a local mosque. Many have been injured by the blast, while rescuers are still in the verge of confirming the total death toll. Initial reports have put the number of death at three.

Pakistani government is putting in every effort to secure the Khyber region from falling into hands to the Taleban. Security measures are expected to be tighten in the near future to prevent such attack from repeating.

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Being the capital of Iraq, Baghdad is the place where the economy runs, as well as a paradise favoured by local shoppers. Often, the place is packed with locals who are keen to spend their day, shopping and strolling along the streets. Amid the limelight that the capital enjoys, it is also an area prone to terrorists’ attacks. The attractiveness of the country’s capital has since faded much with the rising news and reports regarding bomb blasts.

Again, the place has been further tainted with yet another recent bomb blast. The bomb exploded in the middle of a crowd, resulting in high casualty. Local officials have estimated the death toll of be at least 20.

With the investigation still ongoing, no one has since claimed to be responsible for the attack.

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Following a bombing last year, India received another grenade attack from the rebel force. The attack took place in a computer shop claiming 24 lives. According to officials, the rebels represented the bodo tribes in the demand for a demarcated area set aside for its people. However, the rebels who are responsible for the blast do not originate from the main rebel force. They have been said to be separatists, who do not follow the orders or instructions from the leader of the main force. The separated rebels is more violent and aggressive towards their demand. Whereas, the original rebel force is still in the midst of a discussion with the government on the issue of a separated homeland.

The numbers of rebel forces have since grew to the extent that is too great for the governement to ignore. It is a challenge to the governement into resolving issues and concerns of different rebel groups across India.

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As part of the international peacekeeping forces, Canada has deployed its troops to Afghanistan to assist in local security. Since then, the Canadian troops have faced much resistance from local militants, namely the Taleban, who are determined to drive out the foreign troops. Many Canadian soldiers who were tasked on the peacekeeping duty have since fallen victims to militants’ attacks ranging from suicide bombs to gunshots. To make matter worse, local civilians were always caught in the middle of such attacks, thereby falling victims.

In recent attacks, four Canadian soldiers lost their lives in two separate bomb blasts. This is yet another painful lost to the Canadian army, and also to the overall international peacekeeping forces. Aside from this, troops from other countries, such as US and Australia have experienced similar sacrifices.

Though the lost is painful, Canadian government is still positive against the reconstruction of the country. The former is prepared to challenge the militants in an effort to build a better country for the local Afghan people.

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