Natural disasters in Yunnan kill 5

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:34:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

KUNMING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Natural disasters have killed five people and left two missing in southwest China 's Yunnan Province since the beginning of June, authorities said Tuesday. Strong winds, hail, drought and flood across 14 cities and prefectures in Yunnan has seen 1,909 people evacuated and....

Natural disasters in Yunnan kill 5

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:14:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

KUNMING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Natural disasters have killed five people and left two missing in southwest China 's Yunnan Province since the beginning of June, authorities said Tuesday. Strong winds, hail, drought and flood across 14 cities and prefectures in Yunnan has seen 1,909 people evacuated and....

Backgrounder: Major world ferry accidents around the worl...

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 06:47:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- A tour boat with some 150 passengers on board capsized Sunday afternoon in northwest Colombia. So far, at least nine people are confirmed dead while 30 others are still missing. Here is a look at some major ferry and ship sinking disasters around the world in recent....

Las compañías petroleras, ¿seguirán el camino de Kodak?

Sun, 25 Jun 2017 07:23:00 +0200lanacion-AR (es)

En su sketch-zamba "Añoralgias", el grupo Les Luthiers le canta a un "dulce pueblito" del interior, con calor agobiante, diez meses de sequía al año y estación de huracanes. La canción, estrenada en 1991, plantea el temor a que esa tierra añorada haya cambiado mucho "después de la última erupción del volcán".

Massive southwest China landslide buries more than 120 people

Sat, 24 Jun 2017 15:25:00 +0200mlive (en)

The landslide, which came from a mountain, engulfed a cluster of 62 homes and a hotel in the village of Xinmo in Mao County at about 6 a.m., the Sichuan provincial government said. Officials said 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) of road were buried in the disaster.

Sri Lanka: From Drought to Flood in Less Than Two Months

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:05:00 +0200foodtank (en)

Recently, Sri Lanka experienced the worst flooding in 14 years, brought on by monsoon rains across southwestern portions of the country which have affected an estimated 684,000 people, according to the country’s U.N. Resident Coordinator . A total of 212 deaths had been confirmed and 79 people....

Texas governor orders increased readiness for tropical st...

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 02:48:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

HOUSTON, June 20 (Xinhua) -- As Tropical Storm Cindy approaches the Gulf Coast, Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered the State Operations Center elevate its readiness from normal conditions to increased readiness starting at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Vietnam’s rice granary endangered by water shortage

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 06:12:00 +0200vietnamnet-en (en)

VietNamNet Bridge - The weaker water flow towards the downstream Mekong River has caused drought in The Mekong Delta, affecting the livelihood of millions of people in the area. The rains in June 2017 helped cool down the land in the Delta. The Central Hydrometeorological Forecast Center said the....

Limpian refinería de Salina Cruz tras inundación e incendio

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 22:13:00 +0200informador (es)

JUCHITÁN, OAXACA (19/JUN/2017).- Los trabajos de limpieza dentro de la refinería de Salina Cruz iniciaron hoy, a casi una semana que la planta fue afectada primero con la inundación por las lluvias que dejó la tormenta "Calvin" y después por el incendio en el área de tanques.

Hallan muertos a cinco desaparecidos por inundaciones en Pekín

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 18:33:00 +0200laprensa-HN (es)

Pekín, China . Las autoridades chinas confirmaron hoy la muerte de cinco personas (cuatro turistas y un pastor) a causa de las fuertes tormentas que afectaron el domingo el oeste de la región de Pekín. Las fuertes precipitaciones causaron una inundación repentina en el pueblo de Mahuangyu , en el....