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Massive mudslide kills 16 in central Nepal
Nepalese residents and rescue personnel stand amid debris at the site of a landslide on the Sukoshi River in Sindhupalchowk district, August 3, 2014.
A massive mudslide triggered by heavy rains has killed at least 16 people in central Nepal as several dozens more are feared buried.
Officials said Monday that rescue forces are trying to find more victims through piles of rock, mud and upturned trees...
Ebola May Have Already Crossed US Border - Border Patrol Secret Report
There’s no doubt Feds are shipping illegals from Ebola-struck countries across U.S. at taxpayer expense.
After Customs and Border Protection reported that its agents caught nearly 1,000 illegals from Ebola-struck countries this year, meaning many more have not been apprehended, the question remains whether President Barack Obama will secure the border and stop shipping illegals across the U.S....
Mysterious Siberian Holes Now Classified As “Potential National Threat”
A stunning new report issued by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on the mysterious “holes” recently discovered in two Siberian regions states that President Putin earlier today “administratively informed” both the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) and Institute of the Earth Cryosphere (IEC) that all information relating to this phenomenon is now classified as “Of Special Importance”...
381 die and 1800 injured in China quake
Over 380 people were killed and around 1,800 injured after an earthquake measuring from 6.1 to 6.5, according to different estimates, toppled thousands of buildings in China’s southwestern Yunnan province.
The majority of the dead were from Ludian County, which Chinese state television said was at the epicenter of the quake. Ludian authorities said at least 296 people were killed in their jurisdiction,...
400,000 warned not to drink toxic tap water in Ohio
A state of emergency has been declared in northwest Ohio after about 400,000 people were warned not to drink water as tests revealed the presence of a toxin in it.
Ohio Governor John Kasich declared a State of Emergency for all areas of the state that are supplied with water from the City of Toledo facilities.
Gov. John Kasich’s emergency order will allow the state to begin bringing water into...
15 dead, over 220 injured as multiple gas explosions hit Taiwan city
Several blasts have ripped through Kaohsiung, a city in south-western Taiwan, killing 15, injuring over 220 and overturning the cars in the street, the Fire Agency said. The cause is thought to be gas leaks in the sewage system.
The number of those injured is expected to rise, the Fire Department said. Many were also taken to schools across the city to take shelter.
According to witnesses, gas leaks...
Landslide kills 10, traps 200 in western India
A mudslide surrounds a building in Malin village in Pune district, the western Indian state of Maharashtra on July 30, 2014.
Indian authorities say at least 10 people have died and up to 200 others trapped following a massive landslide caused by monsoon rains in western India.
The Wednesday morning mudslide damaged a remote village in Pune district of Maharashtra State, emergency officials reported.
“Ten...
In Event of Emergency, Illegals to be Evacuated Before Citizens
Should a hurricane or other life-threatening, catastrophic weather event impact South Texas, illegal aliens occupying various shelters will be first in line to get “to safer ground,” a National Weather Service coordinator says.
At a meeting last week, emergency managers in the Rio Grande Valley region addressed the reality that, in addition to picking up the tab for putting the immigrants up,...
MH17 data recorders found in Ukraine, taken to Donetsk
Items presumed to be the data recorders from the crashed Malaysian plane have been found and delivered to Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, according to the leader of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk.
“Aircraft parts looking like black boxes were found at the site of the plane crash. They are currently in Donetsk, in the People’s Republic’s (DPR) government headquarters, under my personal...
Rare “Supersonic” Alaskan Quake Prompts Mass Russian Troop Move
A new report by the Emergency Situations Ministry (EMERCOM) circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Putin has ordered 5,000 additional military personal to “immediately embark” to both the Far Eastern Military District and Cuba after receiving confirmation earlier today that Alaska had been hit with a rare 6.0 magnitude supersonic earthquake.
To be noted, this report says, are that...
Philippines prepares for season’s first major storm
Typhoon Haiyan is pictured in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite handout image taken on November 6, 2013.
Thousands of people living in coastal areas of the Philippines are getting ready to evacuate as the first major storm of the rainy season is approaching the country.
According to civil defense authorities, tropical Storm Rammasun is expected to strike eastern Philippines...
Malaysian airliner crashes in East Ukraine, over 280 people on board
A Malaysian Airlines’ Boeing-777 has crashed over Ukraine, close to the border with Russia.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Geraschenko said the plane carrying 285 passengers and 15 crew members fell.
Malaysian Airlines has confirmed that it has lost contact with the plane when it was flying over Ukrainian soil.
The Boeing-777 was en route from Amsterdam, the Netherlands,...
Ebola outbreak kills 603 in West Africa
Health workers putting on protective gear at the isolation ward of the Donka Hospital in Conakry, Guinea on June 28, 2014.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 603.
The UN health agency said on Tuesday that officials recorded 85 new cases, including 68 fatal, from July 8-12.
Some 52 fatalities were reported in Sierra Leone, 13 in...
TEPCO failed to disclose crops over 20KM from Fukushima were contaminated
Fourteen different rice paddies outside of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant evacuation zone were contaminated with radioactive material in August 2013, Japan’s agriculture ministry has found.
Despite the findings – which blamed the removal of a large piece of debris from the Fukushima No. 3 reactor building for the contamination, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is moving ahead with plans...
Moscow metro derails, 21 dead and 129 injured
Russia has declared a “day of mourning” as death toll from an underground train derailment in Moscow rises to 21.
“Wednesday will be a day of mourning in Moscow, given the scope of the tragedy,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Tuesday.
According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry, the accident occurred as a train going from the city center halted abruptly between the Park Pobedy...