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17 dead in the French Riviera heavy flood
Cars are seen on a flooded street in Nice, southeastern France on October 03, 2015.
At least 17 people have died after violent flooding following huge storms along the French Riviera, emergency services say.
According to emergency responders, three people died in a retirement home when a nearby river burst its banks late on Saturday, AFP reported.
Five others were killed while attempting to seek shelter...
Russia Warns Global Chaos To Follow Worst Winter In History
A chilling new Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today warns that the potential for global chaos has grown “beyond all measure” due to the catastrophic effects being caused by the severe weakening of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) that not only has slammed Europe with the “winter that never left” this year, but is now threatening to unleash upon...
Canadian mining company admits spilling cyanide in Argentina
Over a million liters of a cyanide solution leaked from Barrick Gold’s Veladero mine in Argentina’s western San Juan province – nearly five times more than previously reported. Meanwhile, a judge has lifted a ban on pumping toxic substances at the site.
The Toronto-headquartered mining company initially said it had spilled just 224,000 liters of the toxic liquid into the Potrerillos River. By...
EU Forces Eastern Europe to Accept Illegal Migrants
EU apparatchiks on Tuesday approved a plan that will force countries in Europe to take hundreds of thousands of so-called asylum-seeking refugees.
From The New York Times:
The dissenters were the ministers representing the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Under European law, three of the countries — the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia — would be required to accept migrants against...
453 killed in crush during Hajj in Mecca
At least 453 people have been killed and nearly 720 others injured in a crush during Hajj pilgrimage rituals outside Mecca.
According to Saudi disaster officials, the incident occurred in Mina, near Mecca, at 9 am local time (0600 GMT) after two large masses of pilgrims coming down streets 204 and 223 fused together.
The incident took place as people were heading to participate in the symbolic stoning...
1 Million Evacuated, 10 Dead, 20 Injured After Massive 8.3 Quake in Chile
Tsunami waves triggered by a massive 8.3 earthquake have reached Chilean shores, flooding the streets and forcing people to seek shelter on higher ground. Authorities have kept a high alert level in place for most of the coastline.
Chile’s coastal city of Coquimbo has been hit by waves measuring up to 4.5 meters above normal sea level, Reuters reported citing the country’s navy.
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Japan Dumps 850 Tons of Radioactive Water Into The Ocean Again
The first batch of radioactive groundwater filtered below “measurable limits” at Japan’s tsumani-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant has been dumped into the ocean, as TEPCO seeks to ease toxic water building-up at the site.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) that operates the crippled nuclear plant released its first 850 tons of filtered radioactive groundwater by sundown on September 14....
US flash flood in Utah kills 8, several missing
Rescuers try to help those stuck in a submerged car in Hildale, Utah.
At least 8 people have been killed and five others missing in the US state of Utah when flash floods triggered by heavy rain swept them away in their cars.
At least 16 people in two different vehicles were believed to have been caught in the floods that swept through streets near the city of Hildale, Utah, Hildale assistant fire...
It's All Right There In Front Of You! But Who Has Eyes To See Anymore?
For those of ebionitic thought among our Order following kabalistic disciplines, these past three days have now been placed into their proper order with the predicted 14-year signs having been shown, interpreted and the path to follow now certain.
As this discipline explains, being a multiple of 7, 14 partakes of its importance and, being double that number, implies a double measure of spiritual perfection...
87 dead after crane collapses at world's holiest mosque in Mecca
At least 87 people died and 201 more were injured when a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Friday.
The Kingdom’s General Directorate of Civil Defense blamed the accident on severe storms, according to its official Twitter.
The governor of the Makkah region, the capital of which is Mecca, Khalid al-Faisal has ordered...
Radioactive water leaks at Fukushima after Typhoon Etau
Flooding from Typhoon Etau has caused new leaks of contaminated water to flow from the Fukushima nuclear power station into the ocean. The incident came after a rush of water overwhelmed the site’s drainage pumps.
Typhoon Etau brought lashing rains, floods and storm winds to Japan. Tens of thousands of Japanese people have been ordered to leave their homes across the country.
Tokyo Electric Power...
400kg abandoned uranium found in Croatia by charwoman
A dangerous find has been discovered in the warehouse of radioactive substances at the Croatian Roger Boscovich Institute. These are 400 kilos of unregistered and unguarded uranium. The building is situated in the centre of the capital city Zagreb.
The Croatian journalists claim, that private company staff responsible for the Institute buildings cleaning accidentally ran across the materials marked...
Enormous new factory blast rocks Chinese industrial region
Another huge blast at a chemical facility has reportedly occurred in the Chinese province of Shandong. The explosion, located in an industrial zone in Lijin, Dongying City, happened late on Monday, China’s People’s Daily reported.
The blast was so massive it could be seen and heard from a great distance. A chemical factory is believed to have been in the area. According to People’s...
Florida braces for Erika after storm's deadly pass through the Caribbean
With tropical storm Erika likely to make landfall on Monday, Florida has declared a state of emergency and is bracing for impact. The storm has already devastated the island nation of Dominica, leaving as many as 20 dead in its wake.
Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the emergency proclamation on Friday, as the storm drenched Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands while making its way towards Hispaniola....
Tropical storm hits Dominica, 4 killed
Tropical storm, Erika, lashing the shores of the Caribbean island nation of Dominica on August 27, 2015.
Tropical storm Erika has hit the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, killing at least four people and unleashing landslides there.
The storm caused power outages, knocked out water supplies and dumped 38 centimeters of rain on the small island, authorities said on Thursday.
Several people have...