Egyptian soccer game turns deadly

At a soccer game in Egypt, 74 people lost their lives when fans ran onto the field after the home team won. Hundreds of other people were wounded in the stampede onto the field and the battles that followed. It is being referred to as the worst case of violence over a soccer game in Egypt and being rated as the most deadly in the entire world since a soccer clash back in 1996. It is being referred to as appearing like a war.

There were many Egyptians killed as they flooded the field in the after math of the soccer game on February 1st in Port Said, Cairo. After hearing that yet another soccer match was stopped due to the violence at Port Said, fans there set the stands on fire. In the violence there, no one was reported as being wounded as the fire personnel put out the fires before they got too big.

The police at the games had been told not to get involved in the action of the civilians. There had been another clash between police and fans back in November that resulted in the deaths of 40 people. Without the protection of the police, the riot at Port Said got very out of control. Many of the fans were crushed in the dash onto the field. Others were stabbed by rival fans carrying knives and some smothered in the crowds.

Searching For Missing In Philippines Earthquake

The central area of the Philippines has been hit by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake leaving at this time, about 15 people dead. The earthquake struck the area 70 km on the north side of Dumaguete. Dumaguete is a city located on the island of Negros. There are also possibly more that 29 people that are still missing. 10 of the dead have been identified, but there are 5 still unclaimed.

In Guihulngan, there are unofficial reports that the death toll there is 43. Many of them are being said to have been buried in a landslide after the earthquake. There are many aftershocks that have followed the first quake. One of the aftershocks was as high on the scale as 6.2. Getting close to being as bad as the main earthquake. There was a tsunami alert set off at first but it has since been taken off. The earthquake happened on Monday around the middle of the day.

The areas of Cebu and San Carlos suffered violent shaking causing windows to bust and resulted in the walls of buildings cracking. In Tayasan, located in Negros, a wall of a building came down on a child, killing it. There have been two children reportedly that died in the quake. Rescue efforts are being hindered by damages to bridges and roadways. This is making it hard on rescuers to get to the remote parts to help people living there.

Close To 120 People Still Missing After Ferry Sinking

On Thursday, there were nearly 350 people riding on the ferry, MV Rabaul Queen when it went under. The ferry was close to 10 miles out from the coast of Cape Fortification located in Vitaz Strait when problems started to appear. 238 people have been rescued on around 10 life rafts. The people on the rafts were seen within a short time after the ferry went under. There were also many boats and helicopters that hurried to the area, but winds made the rescues difficult causing big waves. The ferry was carrying too many passengers. The ferry was licensed to only transport 310 people.

Ferry rides are the most affordable way of transportation for passengers that are traveling between the islands and the mainland. It is thought that many of the passengers on the ferry were parents with their children going to the mainland to attend schools. It is good that so many people have been rescued, but loosing even one is too many. As of now, there are still 120 people to be found.

The ferry was hit by 3 big waves as it was making it’s trip to the mainland which may have caused it to go under. There is hope that more people will be found in the warm waters. People have been known to survive for a few days. There is also hope that maybe there were not as many people on board as estimated.

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Fire takes 26 lives.

In Peru, a building being used as a rehabilitation center, was swept by a fire on Saturday morning. By the afternoon hour, it had been brought under control. There were 26 people that died in the fire while another 15 were safely brought out. The two story private rehabilitation center for addicts is located in Lima, Peru in a poor area of the capital of Peru. It is a center run by the state.

How the fire started is being investigated. It is being said that possibly a mattress caught fire while some where having a scrimmage in the area. The people who died were trapped and unable to leave the building. They died from suffocation from the smoke.

Most of the people were located on the first floor where there were no definite ways to escape the fire. As many as 40 people were living in one area with only one exit to leave the building and it was chained shut. The metal door also hampered the rescuers getting into the people needing them.

There were 10 firefighters injured in the fire.

Over 100 People Wounded In Earthquake in Peru

Around midnight on Monday, a powerful 6.3 magnitude earth quake hit the coastal area of Peru. It hit around 9 miles on the southeastern side of Ica and was found to be 24.4 miles deep into the core by the U.S. Geological Survey.

At this time, it has been acknowledged by the Civil defense that there were 119 people wounded. Amongst the damage are 40 dwellings that are either damaged or demolished. The power was cut off from parts of Ica for awhile but it was only temporary. Police officers are watching over the streets and area while the officials are trying to check out the damages.

In Lima, buildings were shaking. Also cities in the southern highland areas and along the northen coastal areas of Peru felt the shaking of the quake. Many people did not want to re-enter their homes for fear that there would be after shocks. Some people in the Pisco port area fled to higher ground fearing a possible tsunami. There was no alert given but some felt better being on higher ground.

74 Die in Cattle Raid in Southern Sudan

Women and children are amongst the dead where a group of raiders, a militia group for Unity State, killed them during a cattle raid. Southern Sudan’s governor, Nyangdeng Malek told how she had seen 74 bodies from the raid on Saturday. She also reported that there were 72 others at area hospitals recieving treatment.

The raiders were from the Unity State. A neighboring state. They had taken a great deal of cattle with them. Thousands of cows had been stolen. It is not certain if they were actually militia or possibly civilians carrying weapons. The area that was attacked by the raiders had been disarmed leaving them unable to defend themselves against the raiders.

Even though the southern part of Sudan separated from the nothern part back in July, and it was a peaceful separation, tension still is high between the two parts. It followed many years of war. Cattle are very important to the Southern Sudanese. They play a very important role in their lives. There have been many people that have perished in cattle raids in Jonglei in the past weeks. A significant reason for tension between the two areas is agreeing on how the oil wealth should be divided since the south separated.

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Close to 100 Die from tainted heart medicine.

In the eastern parts of Pakistan, people under a doctors care had taken their heart medicines faithfully. They took the medicines to help prevent heart problems. We know when we take a medicine there are always possible side effects, but none were ready for what they got.

The medicines they had put their trust in to help them, was possibly impure. It may have had metal products in it that caused a reaction to the drug, sending the patients to the hospital with a sudden decline in white blood cells and platelet levels. They were also bleeding in different parts of their body.

The medicine had been provided to the population free by the government run institute of Cardiology. The factory where the medicine is thought to have been packaged for the public has been closed down. There is an investigation into the deaths of the people who took it.

Buildings in Rio de Janeiro Collapse

There is no news as to why the 20 story high building and 2 other close by buildings fell down on Wednesday night . They are checking for a possible gas leak and a problem with the structure of the buildings. On Friday, the number dead had increased to 13. There is doubt as to if they will find any more people alive in the rubble. Amongst those that died was the doorman for one of the structures, Cornelio Ribeiro Lopes. He lived in the building as did his wife, Margarida Vieira de Carvalho. She is also still not been found.

There was on person found alive on Wednesday following the collapse, but another 20 were still missing. At this time there is concern for rescue crews getting buried in the large pieces of concrete that could fall on them while searching. It is thought that the rescue could be done by Sunday.

There have been 3 days set aside for the mourning of the deceased by Sergio Cabral, who is the governor of Rio de Janeiro.

Mozambique Stricken With Flooding After the Storms

Mozambique had been hit by two storms out of the Indian Ocean. There has been much destruction of roadways, no communication with stricken areas, and the deaths of 18 people. There is concern that a shortage of fuel and food will develop in Mozambique with the delivery being stopped due to roadways being flooded.

The storm, Funso, which is centered in the Mozambique Channel and is located between middle Mozambique and the island of Madagascar is packing big winds. The storm is said to be the strength of a category 4 major hurricane if it had been out at sea. There is concern that the storm is only going to get stronger for a few more days as it moves very slowly across the area.

Just last week, they suffered the tropical depression, Dando. Suffering from two storms so close to one another did not allow time to clean up from one storm before another moved in. Making the roadways even more dangerous. People are advised not to travel on the roads until they have been checked over.

With the lack of communication, there are people going into areas of danger unaware of the roads being washed away or still under water.

There are people manning boats trying to reach out and help many stranded people get to safety.

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Explosion happend near traveled area.

An explosive device, possibly set along the route that the Shiite travel to celebrate their holy day, Chehlum, killed possibly 18 people on Sunday, January 15th, 2012. As they passed along their route in Khanpur which is located in the district of Rahim Yar Kha in the Southern Punjab Province, the bomb went off. There were over 30 others wounded in the explosion. Some of the wounded had serious injuries which could result in the number of deaths from the explosion being many more.

All that died were Shiite pilgrims making their journey. Chehium is 40 days after the date of the death of Imam Hussain who was the grandson of the prophet Mohammed. The Shitte Muslims mourn the death of Imam Hussain for 40 days. The time of mourning ends with them traveling to their holy cities. Pakistan has a lengthy history of sectarian attacks Every year as the Shiite travel their routes to their holy cities, there is much fear of violence against them. and .

The President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, has verbalized much heartbreak and sadness over the deaths of the Shiite. About 20 percent of the 174 million people living in Pakistan are Shiite Muslims. Since the attacks started in the 1980′s, there have been over 4000 people die of sectarian violence. Police are waiting to hear from the bomb squad’s investigation. No one at this time has stood up and said that they planned the attack.

Truck Crash in Haiti Results in 23 Deaths

In Haiti, along the Route Delmas, one of the most traveled highways in the capital, Port-Au-Prince, a truck and bus accident has taken 23 lives. The accident happened Monday evening before midnight.

The trucks brakes quit working as the driver tried to maintain control. The out of control truck hit a small bus and then ended up on the sidewalk. There were 67 people wounded in the accident that had to be transported to hospitals for evaluation and treatment.

There was a press release from the President Michel Martelly that stated that the president went to the area of the accident which occured in front of the national television headquaters.

Tribal Violence Cause 47 Deaths in South Sudan

Tribal violence, that resulted from a prior attack against the Murle community, has resulted in the deaths of 47 people in the Lou Nuer ethnic community in Duk County. It happened in the Jonglei state on Monday.

Of the 47 people that died, most were children and older people according to Philip Thon Leek Deng, a member of the parliament. One small child that had been out with her mother and sisters had to be taken out from under her dead mother. She had also suffered a gunshot wound but survived. Her sisters weren’t so lucky.

Apparently the Lou Nuer trive has been raiding the Murle communites over the start of the new year causing tens of thousands to leave. This attack is the latest in a string of violence amongst the two areas.

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Italian Cruise Ship Runs Aground

There are possibly still 40 people missing from the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia which ended up grounded on the west coastal area of Italy. The ship ran a ground and is lying on it’s side 650 feet off of Giglio Island.  Divers are frantically searching the cabins of the ship hoping to find any of the people missing still alive. The ship is half underwater at this time. They did locate a man and a woman in a cabin 2 landings down still alive. Three other people were not so lucky having perished. The ship ran a ground on Friday night. It was the first night that the passengers had been on the cruise ship. There were 4000 people on the ship at the time of the accident. Most of the passengers and crew were able to swim to the shore line.

It is not really know how many people could still be missing. It has been calculated that the number could possibly be 41 at this time. The numbers had been higher, but there is the possiblity of some passengers being taken care of in homes on the island. Until all who made it safely to land are located, the number is only an estimate.

The divers have checked the surrounding waters finding no bodies. It is possible that they could find more of the missing inside the belly part of the ship. Passengers and crew that didn’t swim to shore were rescued by lifeboats and helicopters.

The reason for the accident is unknown at this time. There is a big cut in the hull of the boat. It is possible that they ran into some rocks. Some reported hearing a loud noise during dinner time. The ship took on water quickly. A drill to teach passengers what to do if such an incident ever occured had not been done yet. Instructions were to be given on Saturday afternoon. Little to say there was a lot of panic.

Muslim Shia Pilgrims Hit by Suicide Bomb Killing 50

In Basra, as the Muslim Shia pilgrims where celebrating the festival of Arbain, one of thier main holy days on the Shia calender, a suicide bombing took 50 lives. There is always a fear that attacks may happen during the festival time and security was watching out incase insurgents came around. There have been quite a few deaths in the last few weeks in attacks against the pilgrims.

The pilgrims were at a check point area that they visit as they travel to a popular Shia mosque in the area of Zubeir. The mosque is located 12 miles on the south western side of Basra. It is a very popular area for the Shia pilgrims to visit that reside in the area of southern Iraq as they are not able to get to the shrines located in the main holy city of Karbala which is up north of them.

The insurgent was wearing a police office uniform and was using a false ID. He was able to make his way to the police check point where he set off his explosives blowing up himself, police officers and pilgrims. There were quite a few officers that died in the explosion.

Mudslides and Flooding Take Lives in Brazil

Even though this is the rainy time of year for Brazil, you can never be prepared enough. Mudslides and flooding water have hit the areas of Sapucais located in Rio de Janeiro taking the lives of 13 people plus one other in Laje do Muriae. Last year the rains in January caused flooding in Rio de Janeiro that took the lives of 800 people.

In Minas Ferais, a state that borders Rio de Janeiro, there were another 15 people that lost thier lives. The heavy rainfall in the area has caused 116 cities to declare a state of emergency. Many are in the area of  Rio de Janeiro. There is also reason to believe that there could be an additional 9 people buried beneath the mud in Sapucais.

It is not uncommon to get this type of rainfall in January. Only last there were 800 people that perished due to the large amount of rainfall causing much of Rio de Janeiro to experience heavy flooding.

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The explosion occurred early in the day on Thursday.

It happened in the city of Yangon and 20 people lost their lives. The neighborhood where it happened is called Mingalar Taung Nyunt. It consist of mostly homes and is about 15 minutes from the central area of Yangon by car. Yangon use to be the capital city. The explosion hit a group of warehouses used by the government. They rent out the warehouses to private businesses.

The exact cause of the explosion is unknown at this time.

They do not believe the explosion to have come from man made bombs. It is more likely that it is the result of a size-able amount of sulfur, ammonia and sulfur trioxide. These three ingredients convert into sulfurous acid when water is added. These items were stored in the warehouses.

Residents Run from Explosions

Residents and others heard the explosion followed by more explosions. Many ran in what they had hoped was a safe way to go, but many made the wrong decision. Four of the people that died were fire fighters.

An Air Strike Takes the Lives of 35 People in SE Turkey

35 People Die

In the Sinat-Haftanin area in northern Iraq, a group of people were seen heading towards the border. Since the area is used by militants and is in an area where there are many militant training camps, they were thought to be terrorist. 35 people died when the air force used four planes to bomb them. One person survived the attack.

Smuggling Cigarettes

It is possible that it was a group of smugglers who were transporting cigarettes across the border. There have been indications found that showed the drones did identify the group as civilians but still carried out the bombing. There were many people killed that were family members. It is also noted that the bombing happened in an area of a large Kurdish group. Most of the people came from the border towns of Ortasu and Gulyazi. The people who were in the group that was approaching the border that day typically crossed the border to make purchases of fuel and sugar. They crossed to get things they needed. All of the dead were under 30 years of age. A few were sons of the guards in their village that had helped out the Turkish troops in their battles against the militants.

Terrorist known in the area

Since the area where the incident happened is also one used by militants and the training camps are near by too, it was thought that they were terrorist approaching the border. The area is kept under watch because of the terrorist activity. The bombing is being investigated.

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Tropical Storm

While many were sleeping, the water was rising unknowing to them. The area had been hit hard by Tropical Storm Washi. The storm dropped over the usual month of rain in only a 12 hour period on Mindanao. The trail the storm traveled is a rarely traveled one. A storm only travels that direction about once every 12 years.

As the water flowed down the mountains Friday night, many people awoke to water in their homes. They quickly grabbed up children trying to get to the roof of their homes or to neighboring homes to avoid the rising water. Many are missing. Whole villages were washed away. Victims have been left unclaimed possibly meaning that the whole family was swept away.

Victim of the storm

Children of families that survived are still looking for Christmas to happen. Parents are wondering how but plan on still doing their best to provide them with a Christmas celebration.

Most that died were in the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro. Many bodies have been found floating on the shorelines on the north western coast line of Mindanao Island. They are thought to have been sleeping when the waters hit and drowned.

Tropical Storm Washi has left behind flooded streets full of debris, people in many areas have no electric or fresh water. Many people are now living in shelters where there is not enough room. There are approximately 100,000 people who have had to go to shelters, not able to return to their homes.

Washi has moved on, but other storms are lurking and may be bringing in even more rain to the already saturated area.

Indonesia Boat Heading For Australia Full of Migrants Sinks

It is possible that there were close to 400 people on board the boat bound for Australia’s Christmas Island. It is where many go go seek asylum.

The boat, made out of fiberglass, broke apart is the rough waves approximately 55 miles outside of Java. There were more than 250 people and possibly as many as 400 on board. They are thought to be from Afghanistan, Turkey, and Iran. At this time only 33 had been rescued according to reports. Fishermen found them hanging onto parts of the boat. Two children were found. Their ages are 8 and 10 years old. People rescued reported they had been in the water for over 5 hours.

Rescue operations are continuing for possible survivors, but the weather has made it hard to see if there are any out there still.

It is possible that only 20 or 30 people were able to get lifejackets on once the boat was known to be going down. The boat only had 25 lifejackets on board and it was reported that 9 of the jackets were given to crew members.

At this time, the number who have perished in the accident is unknown.

168 People Die from Drinking Toxic Moonshine in Eastern India

The people possibly responsible for the deaths of 168 people in West Bengal which is located in the eastern part of India, have been arrested. There are 10 people being held for selling the moonshine, which was illegally produced and was also toxic.

Many more people got very sick from drinking the moonshine which was sold for about 10 cents a pouch. A pouch contains  200 milliliter or less than 7 ounces. When the liquor is made in a legal way, the least it sells for is close to 70 cents for a 600 milliliter container.

More than 100 people had to be admitted into the hospital after drinking the moonshine. They found methanol in the bodies of the people who died after drinking it. The drink was appealing to the poor people of the area and they are the main ones who drank it.

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88 or More Die in India Hospital Fire

On Friday, in the eastern part of India, a hospital fire possibly took more than 88 lives. It was a 5 story hospital located in the city of Kolkata.

6 people who were employed by the hospital were arrested saying they neglected patients. Of the 88 that perished in the fire, most were not able to get out of their beds. They had also been left behind by most of the employees.

Videos showed rescue efforts. People being hurried out of the hospital by others wearing mask over their faces. A child that was no longer conscious being lowered down from a higher up floor by a rope. There were many people watching the tragic incident. Trying to comfort each other and talking over cell phones. There were others trapped inside that broke windows trying to get the smoke out and fresh air in.

There was one doctor and two attendants that died in the fire. The other 85 were all patients of the hospital.

Unable to get out of their beds to either open the windows or get out of the building, the patients that died did so from breathing in too much smoke.

The cause of the fire is yet unknown, but discovery of many hospital violations has raised concerns. Parking cars, storing medical equipment plus finding an oncology area all located in the basement is definitely not right. The hospital lost their license once these violations were found.

24 Students Injured in Bus Accident

In Fawn Grove Pennsylvania, 45 elementary school students were riding a school bus when it abruptly curved causing them to hit their heads.

It was thought that the bus had hit a pothole in the road, but after the PennDOT investigated, they found no pothole in the area.

After the incident, the bus continued on to the school. Once there 10 of the children had to be taken to the hospital by an ambulance. Others were taken on small buses along with EMT’s on board.

The children are thought to not have experiences severe injuries. They were mostly shook up from the incident and had only minor bumps on their heads.

The children hurt in this incident where the driver must have kept control of the bus is an example of how it would be a good idea to have seat belts on school buses.

18 People Die in Syria Encounters

There were 11 people who died in the areas of Homs and Hama while 2 others died in encounters between military and army defectors in Idlib, Idlib is a province located in the northern parts of Syria. On Sunday, it was noted that 2 of the dead were children.

Authorities have been said to have faced members of a group of violent army defectors. It has been estimated by the UN that there have been more than 4,000 deaths over the duration of this 9 months of clashes. Among the dead are reports of 307 children. Sundays battle is being said to be one of the largest battles during this 9 months of revolts. Many business’s closed and children had a day off from school as Busra was being rampaged by machine guns firing from tanks. One lady told how it was upsetting her children and they were crying.

Since Syria doesn’t permit open access to the media of other countries, these numbers cannot be verified.

There were also protest in Jordan at the Syrian embassy located in the capital of Amman. This protest did turn violent. It is the first time that protest have gone violent there. There were other encounters near the border of Jordan in the southern parts. Again the clashes were between armed forces and defectors.

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