Nocere – Earth Disasters

A ferry accident on the Nile took at least 17 lives.

As the ferry was transporting grieving people to a funeral, the mini-bus they were traveling in slid off the ferry and into the river.

There were about 32 people on the mini bus. 17 drowned, 10 survived but there are 5 that have not been found yet.

Accidents like this are common in Egypt. They are usually caused by poor maintaining of the boats and not enough regulations.

The cause of the accident isn’t clear. The bus may have fallen off the ferry when the ferry landed roughly on the shore or it could have slid off the ferry if the driver did not have the emergency brake on.

Rescuers are at the scene. It happened close to 70 miles on the south side of Cairo.

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In New Delhi, India, a factory fire has claimed 10 lives.

The hot flames ravaged through the shoe factory on Wednesday.

It is now known, the factory did not have a fire safety license.

At this time, the fire service director of New Delhi stated that the death toll could go up.

No one is sure of the exact number of people that were inside the factory working when the fire broke out Wednesday evening.

The fire that brought part of the building down is still being sprayed with a coolant on shoes that were burnt.

It took the fire personnel hours to extinguish the fire.

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In Pleasant Grove, Alabama, there were fire personnel searching through one pile of debris and then others trying to find survivors of the massive tornado and storms that went through the area on Wednesday.

What was once home for local residents has been turned into piles of brick and lumber.

The tornado was the deadliest tornadoes in nearly 40 years. It left possibly more then 290 people dead in the 6 states it hit. Most of the deaths occurred in Alabama.

Even though people had prior warning of the tornadoes approaching them, as much as 24 minutes, there was little they could do to prepare. The tornado was too wide and too strong as it moved into the communities of homes.

If you didn’t have a an extra sturdy room built to survive a tornado, or a basement in an underground area or a storm shelter, and had a direct hit from the tornado, your chances of survival were slim.

The storm systems were very strong super cells. One of the strongest believed ever to be witnessed by some forecasters. There were multiple storm cells that moved through the area, one after another for hours.

It ran along interstate highways and moved like out of control vehicles destroying all in it’s path.

There was a report of one family who survived by staying in the basement of a funeral home while another hunkered down in a tanning bed.

There are many stories of how people found places to hide in and survived the storm only to find the house around them in shambles afterwards.

The governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley has said that there are 204 deaths that have been confirmed in Alabama. In Mississippi there were 33 deaths, Tennessee 33, 14 in Georgia, 5 in Virgina and 1 in Kentucky.

The search continues for the missing in Tuscaloosa. A curfew was implemented on Thursday at 10pm. On Friday it will be 8pm. On Friday they plan on using cadaver dogs to search the rubble.

It is possible that the tornado in Tuscaloosa, one of the hardest hit area was an EF5. That is the strongest rating for a tornado. In a tornado of that category, the winds would be over 200 mph. If not an EF5 then it was the next lower down EF4.

There were possibly one million homes and area business’s in Alabama without electrical power on after the storms. National Guard has been called to action and state of emergency has been put effect in Mississippi and Georgia. for areas of the states.

The rebuilding will start. Lives will move on, but this will be a storm many will never forget.

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Twelve people died over the weekend as hillsides came down and covered up homes, cars and just anything in its way.

In Igrejinha there were 7 people from one family killed when their homes were overcome by the mud. Also in Novo Hamburgo there were 3 children who lost their lives when their home was also covered in mud from the slides.

In Rio Grande do Sul there has been a state of emergency issued in 7 different towns.

The abundant rainfall in southern Brazil has caused havoc with some 40,000 residents and has left hundreds without homes to return to.

Rescue operations are underway. They are trying to get people to leave any areas that are questionable as to if a landslide could happen.

Flooding is happening around and within Porto Alegre which is the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul. There have been cuts to the electrical power there.

For now there could be dry weather which will help dry things out a little. Rescue operations will be able to search a bit easier without the torrential rainfall, but near the end of the week, the rain could be returning.

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There were 57 militiamen that died when Tang’s military force went against the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in southern Sudan.

Many of the dead are high ranking officers that pledged allegiance to Gabriel Tang a leader of the militia.

Tangs armed militia set in motion an assault at Kaldak on Saturday. The SPLA issued a statement on behalf of Gen Malaak Ayuen of the southern Sudan Army. The SPLA is a military wing involved in an action that governs South Sudan.

There were 57 people killed by the SPLA.. They were all part of Tangs military. Of the dead, 3 were major generals and there were many brigadier generals.

A statement released stated that there was a major general and many other brigadier generals that were captured during the battle.

Tang only barely escaped the battle.

It is not certain why Tang military attacked the troops.

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As the ferry was traveling the Meghna River in Bangladesh’s Brahmanbaria district, it hit a cargo boat that had sank a few days ago but had not yet been removed.

The over loaded ferry was excessively damaged and as of now, it is known that 27 died. Their  bodies have been found, 15 were women. There are many still missing.

The boat was carrying approximately 100 people across the river. Some were on top while others were inside the ferry when it capsized. It was a double decker.

Passengers on top of the ferry were more likely to have survived. Many jumped off into the water and ones that could swim,  swam to the shoreline.

Passengers inside the ferry were trapped and unable to get out and off the sinking boat. Many inside the boat were women and children.

Rescue efforts are under way to try and find all the missing passengers. Families await on the shoreline for news of their loved ones.

Ferry accidents are common in Bangladesh. There are hundreds yearly. The rules aren’t obeyed, the boats are over loaded. There have been approximately 4000 deaths estimated because of ferry accidents since 1977.

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In the small mining village of Kingking in Pantukan town, a landslide has taken at least 27 lives.

It covered up homes and mining tunnels.

There are possible dozens more people missing that could be buried beneath the mud and rock.

Possibly more people are trapped alive in one of the mining tunnels. Voices have been said to be heard coming from one of the tunnels.

At this time, there have been 27 people that perished in the landslide. Their bodies have been found, another 6 people that transported to the hospital for aide.

The area is experiencing heavy rain mixed with fog. Rescue efforts have been called off for the night.

Some of the deaths include children of the workers according to Pantukan Mayor Celso Sarenas. He couldn’t say how many.

A section of the mountain where they were mining for gold slid down upon the village which is located in the Compostela Valley province. It’s 980 kilometers on the southern side of Manila.

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On March 11th, 2011 Japan suffered a disastrous earthquake which then caused a 30 foot high Tsunami. The earthquake was an 8.9 on the scale. It is the biggest earthquake that has ever touched Japans eastern coastline. It killed hundreds of people. Tossed around boats, cars, houses and people as it swept across Japan. People were left with no where to go home to. Many mourning the loss of family members. Some have yet to be found. The weather was cold and snow fell upon the people huddled together for warmth. One very aged couple slept in a car at night. The nuclear plants have been causing trouble forcing people to leave their homes. Now it’s if you live within a 12 mile radius, you must leave. Animals are now being rescued by a group that were left behind by their owners a month ago planning to return. Some are in very bad shape . The food having run out. This isn’t going to be a quick fix. It will take time to pull the country back together. This video shows a lot of what happened to Japan. It shows the destruction the the tsunami did to anything in it’s path. It’s a tribute video to Japan. We Are The Children. Please pray for Japan as they continue to try and move on even though they have lost much.

We Are the Children

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