Death toll from Karachi bombing reaches 43
Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by admin in Blog News
Authorities appealed for calm Tuesday after a bombing against a Shiite Muslim procession killed 43 in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi, setting off riots and igniting fears of sectarian unrest.
Death toll in China mining blast rises to 106
Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by admin in Blog News
The number of dead in China’s worst mining accident in two years rose to 106 Wednesday after two more bodies were pulled out of the coal mine, state media said.
Indonesian dam burst toll rises
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by admin in Blog News
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Soldiers and police begin to dig through the debris At least 77 people are now known to have been killed when a dam burst near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Rescue workers have resumed searching for more than 100 people feared missing after about 400 homes were deluged in the Tangerang district early on Friday. Visiting the scene, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to help families reconstruct their homes and pledged to rebuild the dam. Residents likened the onrush of water to the impact of a tsunami. Torrents of water mixed with boulders and debris crashed through a 70m (230ft) gash in the dam, sweeping away buildings…
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Indonesian dam burst toll rises
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