Disaster stories by bloggers and writers from the impacted locations.
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Pakistan (28.07.2010 18:41h): Plane Crashed In Islamabad
By Rezwan Hina Safdar at Chowrangi reports in details about an Airblue Airbus 321 flight originating from Karachi, which has crashed in Islamabad’s Margalla Hills today morning. 152 passengers including the crew members were killed. [Link] [Cache]
China (28.07.2010 05:57h): Explosion in Nanjing
By John Kennedy A ruptured gas main is the reported cause of an explosion [zh] this morning at a plastics factory currently being torn down in NE Nanjing. Injuries are reportedly in the hundreds, while the number of deaths has yet to be confirmed. Free More News has been aggregating links to photos [here also] and video from the scene. Provincial officials have been filmed trying to obstruct news cameras. [Link] [Cache]
Vietnam (25.07.2010 14:51h): Understanding the Hanoi floods
By Mong Palatino Neil Nguyen, writing for Vietnam Talking Points, analyzes the flooding disasters in Vietnam, particularly in Hanoi. [Link] [Cache]
Niger (24.07.2010 09:40h): Offering choices to unheard voices
By Ndesanjo Macha Niall Tierney writes Concern Worldwide and hunger in Niger: “Concern launched an early, groundbreaking response using “short-harvest” seed varieties, mobile phone technology and cash, and emergency nutrition programs to reach the most vulnerable before the food ran out…” [Link] [Cache]
Haiti (23.07.2010 20:08h): How to Report
By Janine Mendes-Franco For foreign journalists wondering how to write about Haiti, Mediahacker has written a “handy guide”. [Link] [Cache]
Haiti (23.07.2010 17:02h): heritage mission
By Nicholas Laughlin Repeating Islands links to information about a recent World Heritage Centre mission to Haiti, aimed at helping conserve the country’s built heritage in the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake. [Link] [Cache]
Singapore (23.07.2010 05:23h): Flooding and government
By Mong Palatino Siew Kum Hong tries to understand the recent flooding disaster in Singapore and reminds authorities that people are angry because of the “scope and location of the floods that have been occurring and the Government's cavalier response so far.” [Link] [Cache]
Philippines (22.07.2010 04:25h): Manila Water Crisis
By Karlo Mikhail Mongaya Photo from the Flickr page of rickyli99Metro Manila, the national capital region of the Philippines, is now experiencing a water shortage crisis with millions enduring water supply rationing. Desperate for a bath, disgruntled residents have taken to breaking a water pipe in Malabon City. Filipino bloggers try to make sense of the crisis. Blackshama's blog finds the fact this rationing is done during the rainy season worrisome. August is historically the wettest month. Unless weather patterns change, next month may be the driest August. September is the last month of the wet season and then the ... [Link] [Cache]
Taiwan (21.07.2010 11:45h): Driftwood in Tsengwen Reservoir
By Portnoy Zheng After almost one year since typhoon Morokot, Tsengwen Reservoir is still seriously blocked by driftwood and silt. Citizen journalist Sadapeopo documented the situation in a video report, interviewed the boss of local yacht-tour company and several travelers when visiting the dam, and gave his own observation zht . “Two-thirds of the wood and mud flushed from the mountains during typhoon Morokot is still at the bank. If we don't preserve the mountains, this reservoir will never recover”, said the boss in the video. [Link] [Cache]
Poland (21.07.2010 07:23h): From accord to discord
By Vilhelm Konnander Raf Uzar discusses how Poland's national unity following the death of the country's president earlier this year now has evaporated, as politics return to old conflicts and fault lines. [Link] [Cache]
Poland (21.07.2010 05:54h): Confusing conspiracies
By Vilhelm Konnander Polandian sighs at all rumours and confusing conspiracy theories drifting about in Polish society, following the tragic planecrash that took the life of the country's president and a large chunk of its political élite earlier this year. [Link] [Cache]
India (19.07.2010 19:03h): Railway Or Death Trap?
By Rezwan Being Cynical at Desicritics reacts on today's tragic train accident in the Indian state of West Bengal and opines that the Indian railways are turning into a death trap. [Link] [Cache]
Lee Yoo Eun (19.07.2010 09:56h): South Korea:Water Subdued, May As Tensions
By Lee Yoo Eun The annual torrential rain swept over the country and brought a faint hope on the Inter-Korean relations. South Korea's Yonhap reported that as North Korea had informed South prior to it's dam water release into the Imjin River that flows to its Southern neighbor, experts are carefully deciphering it as a gesture aimed at thawing the Inter-Korean tension, a different move from the last year's unwarned water release that killed six South Koreans. The South Korean government warned people not to over-interpretate a single incident. [Link] [Cache]
Vietnam (15.07.2010 15:22h): Flood in Hanoi
By Mong Palatino Dan shares his experience during a recent flooding in Hanoi, Vietnam. Pictures of the flood are uploaded in VN Express. [Link] [Cache]
Ghana (15.07.2010 10:43h): Do You Have a Spare Room For Ex-President Rawlings?
By Mac-Jordan Image via Wikipedia I was a bit sad when I saw the bold headline at Modern Ghana website yesterday; “Rawlings Homeless”. Jerry Rawlings is the former president of Ghana. I became totally shocked after reading just part of the story. In February, 2010 an intense fire described as “rapid and fast” razed to ashes the residence of former President Jerry Rawlings with nothing to salvage from the debris. The fire was said to have started at about 0420GMT during a heavy rain characterized by intermittent power cuts. While no life was lost, the disaster left behind “the depressing ... [Link] [Cache]
Uganda (13.07.2010 12:26h): Silencing the vuvuzelas in Uganda
By Ndesanjo Macha Silencing the vuvuzelas in Uganda: “So all things ended, we can have some quiet. In Uganda, it will not be just quiet that they will have, but one filled with sorrow and deep sadness.” [Link] [Cache]
Mong Palatino (08.07.2010 03:19h): Flood-free Singapore?
By Mong Palatino Singapore Social and Political Thoughts reacts to the statement of the Prime Minister about the impossibility of the public expectation of a flood-free Singapore. The city-state was hit by flashfloods last month. [Link] [Cache]
Pakistan (05.07.2010 08:39h): Bloodshed In Lahore And The State Of Denial
By Salman Latif Data Darbar - shufi srine in Lahore. Image by Flickr user Ikhaninc, CC BY-NC-SA Pakistan faces yet another episode of terror as one of it's more revered shrines in Lahore, popularly known as Data Darbar, came under attack. According to media reports the shrine was attacked on Thursday by two suicide bombers who were able to sneak in and blow themselves up despite the security arrangements. Huge losses were incurred as the death toll rose to 45 with about 150 injured. Immediately after the attack, the Pakistani blogosphere was fraught with posts filled with horror and anger. ... [Link] [Cache]
Belarus, Ukraine (04.07.2010 16:44h): Chernobyl Evacuations, Exclusion Zone
By Veronica Khokhlova Chernobyl and Eastern Europe writes about the Polesie State Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus, and cites Soviet-time evacuation documents, listing numbers of people who were evacuated from the areas close to the Chernobyl Power Plant following the disaster of April 26, 1986. [Link] [Cache]
Russia (04.07.2010 15:52h): Oil Spills
By Veronica Khokhlova Grigory Pasko writes about oil spills in Russia at Robert Amsterdam's blog a GV overview of oil spills around the world is here . [Link] [Cache]
Pakistan (03.07.2010 20:55h): State Of Denial Continues
By Rezwan Raza Habib Raja criticizes Pakistanis for their state of denial and apologetic defense of the homegrown terror by pointing fingers at the USA for the attacks at the holy shrine in Lahore. [Link] [Cache]
Mexico (03.07.2010 04:53h): Alex Causes Flooding in Monterrey
By Silvia Viñas Perla Cristal Gomez [es] writes about the flooding in Monterrey caused by storm Alex. [Link] [Cache]
Pakistan (02.07.2010 20:03h): Suicidal Attacks In A Lahore Shrine
By Rezwan Hasan Mubarak at Lahore Metblogs comments on the suicide bomb blasts at the shrine of Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh in Lahore: “an attack on this very symbol of harmony, humanity and peace, as well as at something more like our city’s identity, strikes at the very heart of every Lahori.” [Link] [Cache]
Haiti (01.07.2010 14:27h): From Delmas
By Janine Mendes-Franco “It’s bleak, it’s dark, macabre and It stinks”: ~/zaboka reports on present conditions in Delmas. [Link] [Cache]
Haiti (30.06.2010 22:44h): MSM Coverage
By Janine Mendes-Franco The Haitian Blogger says that “mainstream media pieces about Haiti are like Swiss cheese, full of holes.” [Link] [Cache]
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