Disaster stories by bloggers and writers from the impacted locations.
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India (16.05.2012 13:49h): Crackdown on Tamil Nadu Anti-Nuclear Plant Protests
Concerns have been sparked that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project KKNPP currently under construction in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India, may have similar vulnerabilities to the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear power plant of Japan. Activists fear that in the case of an earthquake followed by a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, there could be an accident similar to the radiation leak at the Japanese coastal nuclear plant last year. Construction started more than a decade ago and KKNPP is expected to be in operation soon. S. P. Udayakumar of the voluntary organisation ‘People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy' PMANE lists ... [Link] [Cache]
Georgia (13.05.2012 21:07h): Five Dead in Flash Flood
The Young Georgians posts video of this weekend's flash flood in Tbilisi, Georgia. Five people, including two children, are reported dead. Written by Onnik Krikorian · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Paraguay (10.05.2012 09:42h): How the Media Silenced the Chaco
“The media flew over the drama and didn't land over the human stories that were waiting below.” Carlos Rodriguez from the blog Rescatar [es] writes about the media's lacking coverage of the floods that hit the Paraguayan Chaco. Written by Silvia Viñas · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Armenia (05.05.2012 07:30h): Chaos as Balloons Explode at Election Campaign Rally
Disaster struck a parliamentary election campaign rally in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, on Friday 4 May, when a cigarette apparently caused gas-filled balloons to ignite. Reports indicate that over 140 people were injured in the blast. Held just days before crucial parliamentary elections are due to be held, the event, which also included a concert, was staged by the ruling Republic Party which hopes to maintain its control over the 131 seats in the country's National Assembly. @Ripsii: Panic @ pre-election concert in Republic Square #Yerevan #Armenia What's happening? @nhc_no: Gas balloons explode on Republican party rally in Yerevan-144 injured ... [Link] [Cache]
Video Highlights (18.04.2012 14:36h): Syrian Activism, Children's Issues and Dolphin Deaths
This section aims to showcase interesting and recent posts in Global Voices that show the many ways in which videos are helping people tell stories all around the world. You can follow the activity by regions in our YouTube channel. Middle East, North Africa: As part of the special coverage on the Syria Protest 2011/12, these two posts sadly deal with the detention of yet more bloggers and activists. Syria: Ali Mahmoud Othman, the “Eyes of Baba Amr”, Detained Video activist Ali Mahmoud Othman, was seized by the Syrian Government. Othman, the head of the media office of Baba Amr, ... [Link] [Cache]
Italy (12.04.2012 20:09h): Netizens Ponder the April 2009 L'Aquila Earthquake
[All links lead to Italian language pages, except when otherwise noted] As still marked by many church clocks and bell towers at the center of L'Aquila [en], at 3:32 am of April 6, 2009, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake broke the silence of the sleeping town and destroyed the lives of many of its inhabitants. To remember the third anniversary of the tragic event, citizens came together in support and remembrance, created numerous web pages for retelling and commenting upon the earthquake and its far-reaching effects. Church clock stuck at 3:32 am of April 6, 2009 in L'Aquila. Photo by StazioneMIR, ... [Link] [Cache]
Mong Palatino (11.04.2012 20:14h): Hashtags to Monitor Indonesia quake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.5 hit Indonesia on April 11. The tremors were also felt in Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar. A tsunami alert was issued in several countries but it has been lifted already. Netizens use the hashtag #thaiquake, #prayforsumatera, and #prayformalaysia to monitor the quake impact. Written by Mong Palatino · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Video (11.04.2012 10:05h): Alleged Tsunami Footage after the 11 April Indonesian Quake
On twitter, a video of a large wave crashing on a beach is making its rounds: some people share it as a video from the 11 April, 2012 Indonesian Quake, and others insist it is 2004 footage rehashed. Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · comments 1 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Bangladesh (07.04.2012 19:29h): Eviction of Slum in Dhaka Creates Humanitarian Catastrophe
On Wednesday 4th of April, 2012 the dwellers of Karail slum, one of the biggest in the Bangladesh capital, were evicted by the authorities to free Gulshan Lake from land grabbers. The inhabitants were given short notice via miking in the previous day, which many might have missed. Thousands of structures including houses and shops were demolished on less than a day's notice at 80-acre land of BTCL in Karail and other slums in Dhaka. A slum dweller claimed that her 4 year old girl has been missing as soon as bulldozers had hit the shanties. The Incremental House posted ... [Link] [Cache]
Peru (07.04.2012 01:47h): Rains Overflow Rivers and Flood Loreto
The rain in Peru has not stopped. Due to the heavy rains during the months of February and March [es] in much of the highlands [es] and Peruvian jungle, now there are floods in the lower parts of Peru, mainly in the regions of Loreto and Ucayali. Several weeks ago, the National Meteorological and Hydrological Service Senamhi of Loreto gave warnings [es] of the high levels that the Huallaga, Ucayali, Marañón and Amazon rivers had reached. And although some authorities had taken [es] measures, it wasn't regarding the expectations of flooding. The Regional President of Loreto only requested [es] a ... [Link] [Cache]
Russia (02.04.2012 20:50h): Photos of the Moscow Skyscraper Fire
Some photos [ru] of today's fire at a skyscraper under construction in Moscow: photos by RIA Novosti photographers at LJ user drugoi's blog; LJ user aleshru's ITAR-TASS photos; LJ user sergey_mikheyev's photos; two photos of firefighting helicopters refilling in the Moskva River - by LJ user nl. On Twitter, @ruradioscanner was live-tweeting radio exchanges [ru] of the helicopter pilots. Written by Veronica Khokhlova · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Mexico (21.03.2012 22:34h): 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles the Country
On March 20, 2012, around midday, an earthquake hit the south and central part of Mexico. The quake was felt more intensively in the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, Morelos and Mexico City. According to the Mexican National Seismological Service @SimsologicoMx [es] the earthquake presented the following characteristics: SISMO 7.8 Richter 29 km al SUR de OMETEPEC, GRO 20/03/12 12:02:50 Lat 16.42 Lon -98.36 Pf 15 km EARTHQUAKE 7.8 Richter 29 km SOUTH of OMETEPEC, GRO 03/20/12 12:02:50 Lat 16.42 Lon -98.36 Pf 15 km The quake caused anguish among a society that is used to earthquakes, but not as strong ... [Link] [Cache]
Mali (21.03.2012 12:11h): Facing Secession and Food Crisis as Elections Loom
This post is part of our special coverage on Refugees. Coverage of Mali may be absent in the mainstream media, but it is currently facing critical challenges while preparing for the presidential elections on April 29, 2012. After the fall of Gaddafi in Libya, Mali faces the return of Tuareg armed groups posted in Libya, who threaten to seek secession from Mali [fr] for the Azawad territory, or Northern Mali. The conflict has already forced 195,000 people to flee their homes since mid-January, according to the the United Nations humanitarian office OCHA. Additionally, a food crisis threatens 3 million Malians ... [Link] [Cache]
Mexico (20.03.2012 16:49h): Videos of the 7.8 Earthquake Felt in Mexico
On 20 March, 2012, an earthquake struck off the coast of Acapulco in Mexico, reportedly between 7.6 and 7.8 on the Richter scale. So far, no casualties have been reported. Following, some videos of how the quake was felt in different regions of the country. All audio is in Spanish. In Puebla: El temblor del 20 de marzo del 2012. Intensidad de 7.9 grados en la escala de richter en el epicentro . Epicentro:Ometepec,estado de Guerrero, Mexico. Hora 12:06 PM, lugar de grabacion: Ciudad de Puebla… The earthquake on 20 March, 2012. Intensity of 7.9 on the Richter scale in ... [Link] [Cache]
Video (19.03.2012 22:28h): Surfers, Fishermen and Radiation in Post Earthquake Japan
This post is part of our special coverage Japan Earthquake 2011 and Refugees. Journalist Lisa Katayama and filmmaker Jason Wishnow are documenting the lives of people dealing with radiation in a post-earthquake Japan. In We Are All Radioactive, they are including 50% footage made by themselves in the areas around Fukushima Power Plant that had a meltdown after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and 50% footage made by residents who were given waterproof digital cameras so they could tell their own story on surviving the earthquake and now dealing with radiation. The story comes to us via The ... [Link] [Cache]
Peru (19.03.2012 11:55h): Abancay Under Alert Due to Heavy Rainfall
Juan Arellano gathers [es] photos, tweets and reports on the state of emergency in Abancay, the capital of the Apurímac region in southern-central Peru, due to heavy rainfall. Written by Silvia Viñas · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Barbados (17.03.2012 14:20h): Could Bus Accident have been Prevented?
“Why are we so cynical and critical when it comes to mass-casualty bus accidents? We’ve learned to be because there are never any satisfactory answers as to cause or remedial actions taken afterwards”: Barbados Free Press blogs about the country's latest road accident. Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Brazil (12.03.2012 16:26h): Mihoko Satou, a Bridge-Blogger After the Japan Earthquake
This post is part of our special coverage Japan Earthquake 2011 “I’m just like any other person who likes to keep a note of the small details of every day life”, modestly states Mihoko Satou, a Japanese blogger who was born and raised in Brazil, when describing herself. That said, a year ago, following the devastating earthquake in Japan, she demonstrated a level of dedication and persistence which was clearly out of the ordinary. In March 2011, Mihoko was working as a freelance translator and interpreter of Portuguese and Japanese in Ibaraki, Japan, the birthplace of her parents, which she ... [Link] [Cache]
Poland (10.03.2012 19:08h): Szczekociny Train Crash, Yet Another Tragedy
Polandian writes about the reactions to the March 3 deadly train crash in Szczekociny, Poland: “When the comments were gathered from the prominent politicians, one that stood out was [PM] Donald Tusk saying something like ‘…This is the worst disaster since… the last such tragedy'.” Written by Veronica Khokhlova · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Haiti (09.03.2012 17:47h): Criticizing the UN
The Haitian Blogger calls the cholera outbreak in Haiti “criminal negligence” by the United Nations and goes on to say that the “UN occupation of Haiti is illegal, criminal and based on lies.” Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Haiti (09.03.2012 17:31h): Nowhere to “Go”?
“The draw-down of hundreds of non-governmental organizations which have been in Haiti since the disastrous 2010 earthquake was inevitable. But with their departure, so, too goes their purse and the millions earmarked for cleaning latrines”: Haiti Grassroots Watch examines “what…that mean[s] for the half a million displaced still living in camps.” Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Republic Of Congo (05.03.2012 18:42h): After the Blasts, Anger and Solidarity
[All links forward to French articles unless stated otherwise.] One day after the March 4, 2012, blasts in the ammunition depot in Mpila, near Brazzaville, the time has come to assess the number of victims. Recent assessments vary from 150 to 200 deaths and 1,500 injured as a result of the blasts. The daze and confusion from the explosions have now given way to anger and a sense of solidarity. On Digital Congo, a review of the press coverage of the blasts quotes the daily newspaper Le Phare, which offers a detailed account of the disaster [fr]: D’après les responsables ... [Link] [Cache]
Republic of Congo (04.03.2012 13:33h): Ammunition Depot Blasts Stir Panic in Brazzaville
On Sunday, March 4, 2012, at 8am local time, an ammunition storage depot caught fire in the Mpida area of Brazzaville, near the Presidential Palace, causing at least four explosions. Houses in the neighborhood collapsed, creating an atmosphere of panic in the city. The Defense Minister made the following declaration on national television [li and fr]: C'est juste un incident provoqué par l'incendie du dépôt de nos munitions. C'est pourquoi il y a eu des détonations. Certaines maisons ont été touchées par des éclats, leurs tôles envolées et des vitres brisées. C'est l'incendie du régiment blindé, lieu où nous conservons ... [Link] [Cache]
Chile (29.02.2012 13:29h): The Role of Public Libraries in Post-Earthquake Reconstruction
Several Chilean bloggers are sharing their thoughts on the second anniversary of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on February 27, 2010. Enzo Abbagliati [es] looks at how public libraries can help people “rebuild their lives.” He argues that restoring or building people's deep bond with reading is “probably the main contribution that [public libraries] can make to each of its users so that they can be the protagonists of their personal reconstructions.” Written by Silvia Viñas · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
Argentina (27.02.2012 15:27h): The Sarmiento Train Crash, an Accident Waiting to Happen
Simon Kofoed says that the train crash that took place last week in Buenos Aires, Argentina, “is the worst train accident in Argentina since the 1979 head on collision of two trains near Benavidez station when over 140 people lost their lives.” He adds: “Anyone who travels on the Sarmiento, and many of the other train lines in Buenos Aires, will testify that this was one of many accidents just waiting to happen.” Written by Silvia Viñas · comments 0 Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper [Link] [Cache]
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