Nocere – Earth Disasters

Domodedovo Airport in Moscow, one of Moscow’s busiest airports was struck by a suicide bomber on Monday. The bomber took the lives of 35 people and injured 180 others. Of the wounded 86 required hospitalization. The other 94 were checked over and treated as necessary.

The bomber entered the low security airport wearing a belt loaded with explosives and metal items. He intended to as much harm and cause as many deaths as possible.

The area of the airport hit was the international terminal.

Witness’s heard the loud explosion of the bomb, but were luckily out of the direct area to be hit. They saw massive amounts of smoke and pieces of bodies and blood scattered everywhere. Survivors in the area were blood soaked. Many had their clothing tore by the pieces of metal that had been placed in the bomb.

Security measures were immediately improved at the other Moscow airports and many transportation areas as ordered by the President Dmitry Medvedev.

The president also canceled his plans to take a flight on Tuesday to Davos. He was planning on telling how Russia is a safe and a profitable place to the world business leaders there.

There was no organization that has taken responsibility for the attack yesterday. It is thought that it could be the work of Chechen activists.

The attack happened at 4:32pm Monday.

There has been no identification of the bomber other then his head was located.

It is suspected that there were 3 people that had a part in the bombing, that were there at a distance to witness the event, then left.

It’s possible that the authorities had prior knowledge of the bombing happening. It is being said that they were told of a bombing this week at an international terminal of an airport.

They searched for people using flashlights in the dark smoke filled area after the blast. Many people were able to exit the area on their own, but others were taken out on stretchers.

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PARACHINAR, Pakistan – A bomb slashed digression a minibus in a volatile component of northwestern Pakistan on Monday,  slaughter all 19 passengers. The bus was traveling between the cities of Hangu and Kohat not far from Pakistan’s lawless tribal region. Moeslem militants frequently bring out attacks within the frontier against both civilians and protection forces.

Hangu police leader Abdur Rasheed remarked the bomb that spoilt the bus consisted tall explosives, and the fire was specially deadly because the bomb exploded the vehicle’s gas cylinder. Authorities initially idea the gas cylinder independently inflicted the explosion. The explosion blew out the windows of a second minibus neighbor and knocked it onto its side, homicide two civilians and hurting ten others, two of them critically, remarked Rasheed. AP television footage indicated the curly carcass of the former bus laying nearby the route with little deserted except its wheels and undercarriage. The second bus rested onto its side with blood spattered across its roof and hood.

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A Russian jet,  taxing down a snow covered runway as it prepared to take off, caught fire and exploded on Saturday.

The Russian passenger jet had 124 people on board at the time. 3 died at the scene, and 43 others were wounded. Of the wounded, 6 people were severely burnt.

As the fire started on the plane that was on a Siberian runway in Russia, many people hurried to escape the plane before the explosion happened.

One person described the whole thing as very disorderly. Reported seeing panic-stricken people running through the fire trying to escape the jet.

Most were out of the jet before it blew up.

The problem has been narrowed down to an engine problem. The fire started in the engine as the plane began it’s taxing to take flight. The fire resulted in a strong explosion that demolished the Tu-154 jet.

There was a massive ball of fire that spread over 11,000 square feet.

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It is a sad day for people living in the city of San Martin and surrounding area.

In the predawn hours on Sunday, an explosion of a pipe line and fire killed 27 people. 12 of the dead are children.

The fire and explosion followed by two more small blast sent many fleeing from their homes.

Pictures of San Martin and the surrounding area looked like pictures taken in a ghost town. Or out of a horror story. Not homes that people had just recently been sleeping in.

The explosion was from the pipeline. People had been trying to steal crude oil out of the pipeline and caused the explosion plus the small ones that followed.

They apparently lost control of what they doing because of the high pressure inside the pipeline.

It isn’t uncommon for people to try and steal the crude oil. It happens every year.As much as 10 percent of the crude oil is stolen yearly. Then it is illegally transported over the border and sold. There are some companies being sued and some fined due to purchasing the stolen oil.

The fire is under  control now. It is still buring, but only the remains of the oil. There have been no more explosions.

The area hit by the turmoil is without water or electricity at this time.

There were 115 homes burnt, possibly more then 52 people were wounded and another 27 that perished.

President Felipe Calderon has conveyed his condolences to the households who lost loved ones. He has voiced  his support for the wounded and families affected by this disaster.

The president has told of how the federal government will fully support in the investigation of finding the people who did this horrible act and make sure they are brought to trial.

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The fire on Tuesday in a garment manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Dhaka, has taken the lives of at least 20 people.

Many more were wounded in the fire. Possibly over 100 were injured and the majority of them are in serious condition. As time passes, many that are in the hospital could also pass away.

The garment factory workers were on the 10th floor of a building 12 stories high. At this time, it is thought that a short circuit may have produced some sparks that started the fire.

People were jumping out of windows even from to try and avoid the flames. At the base of the building, many others were holding spread out blankets and fish nets trying to catch the falling people.

Many were injured in trying to escape the flames.

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Possibly more the 83 people died in a fire that occurred after a prison riot in Chili. There were many more people wounded.

The flames began in a tower of the San Miguel prison. The prison is located on the south side of Santiago which is the capital of Chili.

There were 14 people with injuries that had to be admitted to the hospital. They are thought to be in critical condition. 4 of the people trying to rescue others were also wounded.

It is a horrible tragedy in the prison facility that 1,961 prisoners lived in at the time of the fire even though it was only set up to house 1000.

The fire happened after a riot at the prison but the cause of it has yet to be determined.

No names have as of this time been released. Relatives will be notified first.

All the victims were of the group of prisoners on the 4th floor of tower 5 at the time of the fire.

Friends and relatives are anxiously waiting for any information outside the gates of the prison.

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The fire is thought to have possibly started in an area that people illegally dispose of items.  The area is very dry and it doesn’t take much to start a brush fire that can escalate into a larger fire quickly.

The result is a lethal wildfire taking over the hill area above Haifa. It tore through the Carmel forest and then on to Haifa a coastal city.

There are hundreds of firemen working on putting out the fire. Dozens of fire trucks and an airforce water cannon are at the scene being used to fight the  fire.

It is the worst fire that Israel  has ever been noted for. The fire has destroyed one of the few forest areas of Israel.

40 Israeli prison guards died in a horrible bus crash. The bus ran into a tree that had fallen across the road. There were 50 passengers on the bus, 10 got out safely.

The bus of guards were on their way to Damon prison. They were planning on moving Israeli and Palestinian prisoners to safer jails.

The fire was a burning inferno that engulfed the bus and trapped the guards in it.

There have been over 12,000 people evacuated from the area. Many homes in the Carmel Hills have been destroyed.

As the fire rages on out of control, Israel has requested help from Cyprus, Russia, Italy and Greece to help them battle the lethal fire.

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50 people died and another 70 were transported to hospitals.

A 28 story high-rise apartment building caught on fire inShanghai, China while being renovated. A bystander witnessed the scaffolding igniting and fire spreading from it across the high-rise.

Over 100 people were rescued from the burning building by fire personnel. The building is set up to be able to provide homes for 150 families.

At this time, the cause of the fire is still unknown, but it is suspected to possibly be from sparks from welding.

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