Share On the Eastern Canada braced for the worst of Tropical Storm Earl as New Englanders said goodbye to a heavy dose of wind and rain.The National Hurricane Center said the storm is “very near” Nova Scotia, about 40 miles south of Cape Sable.But a hurricane watch has been issued for a stretch of that [...]
Share Christchurch city , is the biggest city in New Zealand’s South Island, but he was extensively damaged early Saturday by a massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake that flattened buildings, ripped up roads and cut power, water and sewage connections. The seismologists said the earthquake, which was centered about 19 miles west of the city, was one [...]
Share Disaster struck when nine people were killed by a blaze in Russia’s Tver region, about 170 kilometers northwest of Moscow. RFE/RL’s Russian Service, Kirill Nevsky, a spokesman for the regional branch of Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry, confirmed that nine were killed and two others had been injured in the blaze. “The wounded were taken [...]
Share by Linda Edwards – The Panick of the residents of Vanuatu are heading for higher ground after a powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific island nation and generated a small tsunami. The 9 inch/22cm wave was observed off the capital Port Vila, of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. Police authority said there were [...]
Share by Alice Costello – All the residents of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu have been fleeing to higher ground after a powerful earthquake. The earthquake generate a small tsunami of about nine inches.And the police say there are no reports of major damage or injuries from the wave or from the 7.5 magnitude [...]
Share A top health official said Monday: In the Russian capital is engulfed by poisonous smog from wildfires and a sweltering heat wave, . The chied Andrei Seltsovky from the Moscow health blamed weeks of unprecedented heat and suffocating smog for the rise in mortality compared to the same time last year, Russian news agencies [...]
Share Pacific Resort Aitutaki & Pacific Resort Rarotonga have been named as a Finalist in the 2010 HM Awards for Hotel & Accommodation Excellence, with the winners due to be announced in Sydney on September 3. Pacific Resort Aitutaki is a region finalist in the “South Pacific Property of the Year” category, while Pacific Resort [...]
