Nocere – Earth Disasters

Tropical storms have always been a matter of concern for the people of Philippines.
In the recent past the country has suffered from both land and life loss due to heavy hurricanes and major storms.

This time Tropical storm Nangka showered its wrath on the residents of the country by destroying many homes and causing heavy floods.
Few Fishermen who left the shore right before the storm have been confirmed dead along with an infant, which went missing during the initial stages of flooding.

Heavy flooding over the streets and across the country is creating difficulties for the rescue team and people to move to safety.
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands of members are left stranding.
Officials are taking maximum caution in avoiding more life loss and arranging rehabilitation camps along with food and water.

The frequency of the storm is expected to have lowered down and the worst is hopefully over. But for the people who lost their loved ones the storm has left nothing but bitterness.

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Late Monsoon and excess heat are taking its toll on the common man in India.
Reports have been pouring in with more than 100 people losing their lives and many more admitted to the hospitals to the wrath of the sun.

The most effected states are Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. Out of which Orissa had the bad luck of tasting the bitter taste.
More than 50 cases have been reported from Orissa alone. And sad news being most of them are daily labours, rickshaw pullers etc,.

Orissa has always been the hub for the extreme climates during the summer season, the run continues in the early monsoon too with the monsoon delayed and expecting 90% less rainfall the state is in need of aid.
Officials in Orissa have decided on declaring it a National Climate disaster so that the families who lost their loved ones atleast get compensated for their loss.

In the other parts of the country plans of cloud seeding operation are considered, if the situation continues to increase the damage.

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The high speed winds detected breezing towards the state of Mexico continued their flow and resulted in a heavy storm causing havoc and death.
The turbulence caused by the speed of the wind resulted in the tropical depression which inturn resulted in Hurricane that has runned over the land of Mexico.

There have been reports confirming death one person only till now. Many other have been reported trapped on the streets and highways in midst of the rains.
Heavy rains poured down causing a huge flooding making it really difficult for the commuters to move around.
The traffic and offices have been shut for the time until the weather gets a little better for the working people to travel.

Rescue teams are under way fighting their way through the difficulties thrown upon by the weather and trying to save as many trapped people as possible.

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Heavy rains resulted in heavy flooding on the streets of North Yorkshire Village.

Water flooded on every nook and corner, passengers were trapped in cars and other vehicles that caught up in between the water.
Rains poured down heavily for four hours straight which resulted in massive water storage on the streets.

Rescue teams were finding it difficult to reach the victims who were trapped near Askwith due to the bad weather.
In the meanwhile locals took the responsibility upon them and helped the victims out of their vehicles and moved them to much safer place.

The continuous pouring is making it really difficult to lend help for all the victims but rescue teams are doing their best to keep everyone out of trouble.
No lose of life has yet been reported but worse is yet to come with the storm picking up over the ocean.

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The presidential election in Iran has stirred things up within country causing major life and property damage.

Looks like good number of people are being detained to make sure that the destruction doesn’t increase.
Among the people that are being detained we have many members related to the former and re elected president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, couple of news reporters, journalists and bloggers were also detained. Mir Hossein Mousavi has condemned the act of arresting so many people without proper authorization.

The on long battle between the terrorist groups and the police has caused death to atleast ten people and left many more injured.
Iran hasn’t seen such an internal tragedy since 1979 Islamic Revolution. Many leaders have expressed their grief and condolences towards the innocent civilians who have lost their lives caught up between the mad battle between the police and the terrorist groups.

World leaders are calling for an end for this barbaric situation of violence and ill treatment of one’s own country people.
The situation seems to be getting better with the police taking down most of the protesters. But they are too late to bring back the innocent lives that ended and ease the pain off the innocent victims that have been affected by the tragic incident.

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Tornadoes are reported creating havoc in the state of Michigan. Much of the damage has been confined to only the western part of the state. Altogether there were three tornadoes that were reported.

The first one started its course of destruction in the city of Allegan by completely bringing a house to ground. Strong winds blew away another house off its foundation and also caused serious damage to couple of other buildings.

The town of Otsego in Kalamazoo County was the second place where the tornado was reported from. Reports suggest that the there hasn’t been any loss of life but the tornado took many roofs and left behind wrecked houses and buildings.
The third one was a mere strong wind which blew the roof off a house in Richland in Kalamazoo County.

Apart from a major property loss no loss of life has been reported yet. But the situation is expected to get more intense with the winds getting stronger in the ocean. Necessary measures are being taken to minimize the loss.

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An earth quake of 5.8 magnitude has been reported to have hit some where south of Rhode Islands in Istanbul.

Report shows that there hasn’t been loss of life due to the incident or any major damage. The place is secure but the report of earth quake has shaken the locals there.
Local officials claim that they did not feel the quake at all and are capricious about the news.
But the Local police has confirmed that the Quake has been recorded in the ocean somewhere 30 km away from the coast. The vibrations were felt on the coast of turkey but nothing reached the land.

Warnings have been dispatched to the local weather forecasters and advance safety preparations have been alarmed for incase the quake decided to pay the people of Istanbul a visit.

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Repeated attacks in Belfast have made living really hard for Romanians who live there.
Romanians have been residing in the place for many years, but recent assault against their race has really scared them all to move from Belfast.
There have been similar incidents in the past which have disturbed the peace but the recent one really stirred the place up.

Protestors were reported to have thrown bricks and rocks through the windows of the Romanian houses. Many families consisted of old people, women and children, who were terrified to death.
More than 110 Romanian families were horrified by this act of violence. Authorities condemned the act and referred it to as a shameful act which shows nothing but disrespect towards other races.

With so much violence around Romanians is not comfortable living there anymore. For most the place has been their home ever since their childhood but they are forced to leave for the safety of their loved ones.

Local Police is doing all it can to protect the Romanian families from any sort of damage from the protestors.
All the families have been shifted to a church hall where they are placed temporarily until it has been decided where they want to go off to.

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