 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
Four people dead, 53 missing in China landslide: government
Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2009 Four people were killed and 53 remained missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide in a remote and mountainous area of southwest China on Thursday, the government said. The victims were construction labourers who had been working on a dam in Kangding county, an area traditionally populated by ethnic Tibetans in Sichuan province, according to a statement on the civil affairs ministry's website. The state-run Xinhua news agency said the disaster occurred at 3:00 am and also blocked a local river, causing a lake to build up behind the rubble. Three other people were injured and 97 "trapped," the ministry said. However, Xinhua reported that those trapped had been rescued. "The heavy rains yesterday and today caused the landslides," said an official at the emergency headquarters of the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, where Kangding is located. He refused to give his name to AFP. According to China National Radio, a stretch of highway nearly three kilometres (two miles) long was engulfed by the landslide, while electricity to the area was cut and communications disrupted. Sichuan province was rocked in May 2008 by a massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that triggered huge landslides across the region's mountainous terrain. Nearly 87,000 people were left dead or missing. Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters A world of storm and tempest When the Earth Quakes
UN plans for potential swine flu impact on relief crisesGeneva (AFP) July 21, 2009 The United Nations on Tuesday raised the prospect that the swine flu pandemic could hit countries undermined by poverty, conflicts or famine and trigger a "major" new crisis in those areas. "This is something we are concerned about and planning for," UN humanitarian chief John Holmes told journalists. The bulk of the planning focuses on either relief staff being affected by flu or the ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook