Accidente de avión en Rusia contabiliza al menos 88 muertos

14 de septiembre de 2008Siberia, Rusia —88 personas murieron esta noche al estrellarse un avión Boeing 737 cerca de los Montes Urales. La aeronave, de la empresa Aeroflot-Nord, partió desde Moscú e iba a aterrizar en Perm, a unos 1700 kilómetros de la capital rusa. Lamentablemente, no hay sobrevivientes.

Según informes, el vuelo 821 chocó en una barranca a las 5.00 (hora local, 23.00 GMT). Sin embargo, otras fuentes afirman que el impacto fue en una zona pantanosa. A pesar de que las causas del accidente no están bien claras, la agencia de noticias Ria Novosti informó que pudo haber ocurrido por un desperfecto mecánico.

Llevaba 82 pasajeros. Entre ellos, 21 extranjeros, seis chicos y un bebé. Una de las víctimas es Gen Gennady Troshev, un ex comandante de las fuerzas rusas en Chechenia y consejero militar del ex presidente Vladimir Putin.

De los extranjeros que viajaban en el vuelo 821, había nueve ciudadanos de Azerbaiyán, cinco de Ucrania, un francés, un alemán, un turco, un italiano, un suizo y uno de Letonia. Todavía no se confirmó si hay un estadounidense entre las víctimas.

Los pilotos intentaron evitar colisionar la aeronave en una zona residencial cercana, dicen medios locales. Las vías del ferrocarril Transiberiano también resultaron dañadas.

"El avión partió del aeropuerto de Sheremetyevo en Moscú a las 01.12 hora local del domingo y se perdió el contacto con él cuando se encontraba a una altura de 1.800 metros", señaló la vocera del ministerio de Emergencia ruso, Irina Adrianova, a la agencia de noticias Infofax.

Testigos declararon que se sintieron como si "hubiera comenzado una guerra" por el gran estallido y que, luego, vieron "llamas enormes". Uno de ellos afirmó que el Boeing estaba en un ángulo de entre 30 y 40 grados cuando se estrelló.

El año pasado, Rusia tuvo 33 accidentes de aviación que dejaron 318 muertos.


Disastro aereo in Russia, 88 morti

Secondo fonti ufficiali russe, il volo 821 della compagnia aerea Aeroflot-Nord, operato con un Boeing 737-500, si è schiantato alla periferia di Perm, la città degli Urali che si trova al confine geografico tra Europa ed Asia.

Le 88 persone a bordo, sei membri dell'equipaggio e 82 passeggeri (tra i quali un neonato) sono tutte morte, secondo quanto riferisce l'agenzia di stampa Reuters, che cita la stazione radiofonica Ekho Moskvy.

L'aereo era partito alle ore 01:12 MST dall'aeroporto moscovita di Šeremet'evo, diretto proprio a Perm, quando, a 1.800 metri di altitudine, la torre di controllo dell'aerostazione uralica hanno perso i contatti con il velivolo. L'aereo si è schiantato appena fuori l'aeroporto, finendo nella sterrata. Secondo una prima relazione, si sarebbe schiantato in un burrone, mentre alcuni testimoni l'hanno visto finire in una zona paludosa. Successivamente all'urto, l'aereo ha preso fuoco. Una relazione ufficiale russa confermerebbe che i piloti hanno effettuato una manovra d'emergenza per evitare di colpire le abitazioni, molto vicine al luogo dell'incidente. Il relitto dell'aereo, comunque, è stato trovato subito dopo. A seguito dell'incendio dell'aereo, parte della Ferrovia Trans-Siberiana ha subito dei danni.

Il ministro delle Emergenze russo ha dichiarato: «Abbiamo trovato il relitto. È precipitato subito dopo i confini della città (Perm, n.d.r.) in una discarica. Le prime versioni confermano che non vi sono superstiti, e non sono state coinvolte nello schianto le abitazioni prossime al luogo dell'incidente».

Si sta indagando sulle cause del disastro aereo, anche se l'emittente televisiva australiana Sky News ha riferito che si esclude la pista dell'attentato terroristico.

Nel computo delle vittime, stilato secondo la lista ufficiale dei passeggeri fornita dall'Aeroflot, risultano esserci anche 21 cittadini stranieri, tra i quali un italiano, Tomaso Martinazzo.


Boeing 737 styrta i Russland

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Russland:  En Boeing 737-500 fra russiske Aeroflot styrta i natt i nærheten av byen Perm i Russland. 88 personer fra 21 forskjellige land fryktes omkommet, blant dem åtte barn.

Reuters siterer radiokanalen Ekho Moskvy, som melder at alle ombord på flyet ble drept. Det var 82 passasjerer og 6 besetningsmedlemmer på flyet.

Flyet var på vei fra Moskva til Perm, da det klokka 03.15 lokal tid styrta under innflyginga til Perm flyplass. Det landet på et ubebodd område i nærheten av flyplassen. Vrakrestene fra flyet sies å dekke et område på 4 km². Ifølge en russisk rapport skal piloten ha forsøkt å bomme på et boligområde som ligger like i nærheten av nedslagsstedet.

Flyvraket ble funnet kort tid etter styrten. Deler av Den transsibirske jernbanen ble også ødelagt i styrten. Vitner i nærheten sier det hørtes ut som om det hadde blitt krig, og at store flammer kom fra området flyet styrta i. Et vitne sier at flyet hadde en vinkel på 30°–40° da det traff bakken.

Myndighetene etterforsker årsaken til styrten, men ifølge australske Sky News skal det ikke være mistanke om terrorisme. TIME melder at myndighetene har funnet flyets sorte bokser, og undersøker innholdet.


Acidente de avião na Rússia contabiliza pelo menos 88 mortos

Sibéria, Rússia • 14 de setembro de 2008

88 pessoas morreram esta noite após desastre do avião Boeing 737 próximo aos Montes Urais. A aeronave, da companhia Aeroflot-Nord, partiu de Moscou e estava a aterrar em Perm, cerca de 1700 quilômetros da capital russa. Infelizmente, não há sobreviventes.

Segundo relatos, o vôo 821 caiu em um barranco às 5 horas (hora local 23 horas GMT). No entanto, outras fontes afirmam que o impacto foi em uma zona pântanosa. Apesar das causas do acidente não estão bem claras, a agência de notícias Ria Novosti informou que poderia ter ocorrido por um defeito mecânica.

Levava 82 passageiros. Dentre eles 21 estrangeiros, seis meninos e um bebê. Uma das vítimas foi Gen. Gennady Troshev, um ex-comandante das forças russas na Chechénia e conselheiro militar do ex-presidente Vladimir Putin.

De los extranjeros que viajaban en el vuelo 821, había nueve ciudadanos de Azerbaiyán, cinco de Ucrania, un francés, un alemán, un turco, un italiano, un suizo y uno de Letonia. Dos estrangeiros, a bordo do voo 821, tinha nove cidadãos do Azerbaijão, cinco dos quais provenientes da Ucrânia, um francês, um alemão, um turco, um italiano, um suíço e um da Letônia. Todavía no se confirmó si hay un estadounidense entre las víctimas. Ainda não está confirmado se há um americano entre as vítimas.

Os pilotos tentaram evitar a colisão da aeronave em uma área residencial próxima, disseram meios de comunicação locais. Os trilhos da ferrovia Transiberiano também foram danificados.

"O avião partiu do aeroporto de Sheremetyevo, em Moscou às 01.12 hora local de domingo e perdeu o contato com ele enquanto se encontrava a uma altitude de 1.800 metros", disse o porta-voz para o Ministério de Emergência russo, Irina Adrianova, a agência Notícias Inforfax.

Testemunhas declararam que eles se sentiam como si "teria começado uma guerra" com a grande explosão e que depois viu "chamas enormes". Um deles disse que o Boeing estava em um ângulo de entre 30 e 40 graus quando ele caiu.

No ano passado, a Rússia teve 33 acidentes aéreos que deixou 318 mortos.


В Перми потерпел крушение Боинг 737

14 сентября 2008 года в Перми при заходе на посадку потерпел крушение Боинг 737 компании Аэрофлот-Норд, следовавший рейсом 821 из Москвы в Пермь.

По предварительным данным, на борту самолёта Боинг 737 было 82 пассажира и 6 членов экипажа, все они погибли.

Также из неофициальных данных известно, что один пассажир не смог попасть на рейс, т.к. в самолёт его не пустили из-за того, что он был в нетрезвом состоянии.

14 сентября 2008 года


Russian jet with 170 aboard crashes in Ukraine

A Russian plane has crashed in the Ukraine killing all 170 passengers on board, according to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry. The Tu-154 passenger jet owned by St. Petersburg-based Pulkovo Airlines flight number 612 had a roster that included at least 45 children and 11 crew members onboard. It crashed in eastern Ukraine at approximately 2:30 p.m. near the Russian border. A distress signal is reported to have gone off moments before the crash. The plane was on its way to St. Petersburg from Anapa. Wreckage and many bodies have been found.

Ukrainian officials are reporting at least 160 people onboard with at least 10 crew members on hand.

According to Russian officials, terrorism did not play a role in the crash and that the aircraft may have encountered heavy turbulence which caused the plane to go down. The plane then caught fire after hitting the ground and breaking into several pieces.

Other reports say that the plane was "hit by lightning."

"The plane most likely was hit by lightning. There was no damage on the ground. After it fell, it broke apart and burst into flames," said Irina Andriyanova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry.

Reports say that there are no survivors and at least 30 bodies have been recovered.


Russisches Flugzeug in der Ukraine abgestürzt

Donezk (Ukraine), 23.08.2006 – Wie die russische Katastrophenschutzbehörde am 22. August meldete, ist ein russisches Passagierflugzeug über dem Osten der Ukraine abgestürzt. Das Flugzeug, eine „Tupolev TU-154“, die auf dem Weg von Anapa am Schwarzen Meer nach Sankt Petersburg unterwegs war, ist nach Aussage der russischen Katastrophenschutzbehörde in der Nähe von Donezk abgestürzt und steht in Flammen. Kurz bevor das Flugzeug mit 160 Menschen an Bord und zehn Crewmitgliedern vom Radar verschwunden sei, habe es noch einen Notruf abgesetzt. Es sollen vorwiegend russische Badeurlauber an Bord gewesen sein. Es sollen schon 30 Leichen geborgen worden sein, die Behörden gehen außerdem davon aus, dass keiner der Insassen den Absturz überlebt hat, die Ursache könnte ein Blitzschlag gewesen seín.

Die russische Katastrophenschutzbehörde gab zuvor bekannt, dass die Maschine nicht mehr auf dem Radar zu sehen wäre, so dass man zu dem frühen Zeitpunkt einen Absturz bereits annehmen musste. Vom ukrainischen Katastrophenministerium kam die Mitteilung, dass die Maschine Feuer gefangen hätte.


Vliegtuig crasht in Oekraïne

Bij een vliegtuigongeluk met een Russisch passagiersvliegtuig zijn alle 171 mensen aan boord om het leven gekomen, dat meld de overheid van Oekraïne. Er zijn mogelijk drie Nederlandse slachtoffers.

Het toestel verdween binnen 20 minuten na opstijgen van de radar, 2 minuten nadat het toestel een SOS-signaal uitzond. Het toestel steeg op vanuit Anapa en was onderweg naar St. Petersburg toen het neerstortte nabij Donetsk terwijl het over Oekraïne vloog. Het gaat om een Tupolev Tu-154 vliegtuig, waarvan de productie in 2005 werd gestopt omdat het was verouderd.

Aan boord waren 160 passagiers en 11 bemanningsleden, waaronder 39 kinderen, aldus de vliegtuigmaatschappij. 39 Kinderen waren onder de 12 en 6 kinderen jonger dan 2 jaar. De mogelijke oorzaak van de crash is brand en slecht weer. Volgens mediaberichten brak er op 10.000 meter hoogte brand uit aan boord waarna het in een zware storm terecht kwam; het probeerde een noodlanding te maken waarna het neerstortte op de grond.

Volgens het Ministerie van Rampenbestrijding was het vliegtuig mogelijk geraakt door bliksem en brak het vliegtuig in stukken toen het de grond raakte, waarna brand uitbrak. Terrorisme is uitgesloten.

Volgens de Russische overheid is er weinig kans op overlevenden.


Katastrofa lotnicza na Ukrainie

Samolot rosyjskich linii lotniczych Pułkovo rozbił się we wsi Suchaja Bałka (40 km od Doniecka) na Ukrainie. Na pokładzie było 171 osób (160 pasażerów i 10 członków załogi). Wśród pasażerów było 40 dzieci. Prawdopodobnie wszyscy nie żyją. Na miejscu katastrofy służby ratunkowe znalazły już 30 ciał. Spadający samolot zahaczył o kilka domów. Nie wyklucza się że są ofiary wśród mieszkańców wsi.

W akcji ratunkowej uczestniczą 4 helikoptery. Agencja Reutersa dodaje, że na miejscu katastrofy lotniczej nie znaleziono dotąd nikogo żywego. Strażacy ugasili pożar wraku. Akcja jest utrudniona przez trudno dostępne miejsce katastrofy. Nadal istnieje niebezpieczeństwo wybuchu paliwa znajdującego się w samolocie - podaje agencja Interfax. Władze rosyjskie uważają że przyczyną katastrofy mogła być gęsta mgła.

Samolot Tu-154 leciał z Anapy na południu Rosji do Sankt Petersburga. "Sygnał SOS z samolotu Tu-154 Anapa-Petersburg petersburskich linii Pułkowo zanotowano o godz. 15:37 czasu miejscowego (13:37 polskiego). O 15:39 zniknął z ekranów radarów - powiedziała rzeczniczka rosyjskiego ministerstwa Julia Stadnikowa.


Катастрофа літака Ту-154 в небі над Донецькою областю

22 серпня 2006 року близько 14:30 за київським часом в небі за 45 км від Донецька розбився російський літак Ту-154, що виконував рейс Анапа - Санкт-Петербург. На борту літака знаходилось 159 пасажирів та 11 членів екіпажу.

Найвірогідніша причина - влучення блискавки в літак.

22 серпня 2006


Russian oil depot burning after explosion

An oil depot in Russia is burning after an explosion at the facility near the Caspian Sea in Dagestan. A female worker has been hospitalised with burns covering her entire body.

A 10,000 tonne oil reservoir has been burning since the explosion at 4:10 p.m. local time (13:10 GMT). Eyewitnesses describe thick plumes of smoke rising from the area.

At least 20 fire engines are using foam to try and quench the blaze. Dagestan's Emergencies Minister Murtazali Gadzhiyev went on Russia's Vesti-24 channel to discuss the current situation. "We managed to open the taps ... and now this oil is being pumped out," Gadzhiyev said. "We are trying to keep the fire away from other reservoirs."


Explosão em depósito de petróleo na Rússia

Um depósito de óleo na Rússia está em chamas depois de uma explosão, próximo ao Mar Cáspio no Daguestão. Uma trabalhadora foi hospitalizada com queimaduras em grande parte do corpo. Cerca de 10 mil toneladas de petróleo  estavam no reservatório quando ocorreu a explosão, 16h10m local (13:10 GMT). Testemunhas descrevem que a área tem muita fumaça.


Russian passenger jet crashes on Indonesian demonstration flight

A plane built by Russia's Sukhoi has crashed in Indonesia with around 50 people on board during a demonstration flight to potential customers. The Superjet 100 struck a cliff as it descended over mountains near Jakarta.

The aircraft departed Halim Perdanakusuma Airport at around 2pm local time yesterday and was due to return 50 minutes later. A search and rescue mission was dispatched to West Java, where the aircraft crashed in the Salak mountain range. Bad weather and nightfall initially hampered rescue efforts but a helicopter found the crash site after dawn.

Everything reportedly was normal that day on a preflight check and earlier demonstration flight. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev today ordered an investigation into the accident, while Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono today said "I expect that there will be a full and careful investigation".

Those on board include journalists, Russian diplomats, and representatives of prospective customer airlines. The flight crew had requested permission for a descent from 10,000ft to 6,000ft shortly before contact was lost. It struck a 7,000ft mountain and the reason for the descent is not immediately apparent. The jet was touring Asia on a sales promotion with stops including Pakistan, Vietnam, Laos, Kazakhstan, and Burma.

With a maiden flight in 2008, several Superjet 100s are in service and Sukhoi boasts orders for about 200 more. The first newly-designed post-Soviet Russian airliner, a commercial offering by military planemaker Sukhoi, it seats around 100 and retails for US$31.7 million. This is cheaper than products from Canada; and Sukhoi has sought the services of Western firms including Thales of France and Finmeccanica of Italy, potentially mitigating safety fears about Soviet-era technology.

Sukhoi's top test pilot, Alexander Yablontsev, and co-pilot Alexander Kochetkov reportedly were due to be at the controls of the crashed plane. The exact number on board is reported as being from 44 to 50. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft boss Vladimir Prisyazhnyuk said the flight carried eight, including technical staff, from Russia; two from Italy; and one each from France and the United States. The wreckage is in small pieces and, following unconfirmed reports saying bodies were seen, a search team reported no survivors found but several corpses.

So far, Aeroflot of Russia and Armavia of Armenia are the only airlines to have brought the jet into service. Mexico has recently given approval to the plane, allowing Western operator Interjet to join the Russian airlines before year's end. Sukhoi hopes to scale up production, presently below planned levels, and already has firm deals in place in Asia including with Kartika Airlines of Indonesia.


Indonesien: Wrack des Suchoi Superjet 100 gefunden - 48 Tote

Bogor (Indonesien) / Moskau (Russland), 10.05.2012 – Nach dem Absturz eines neu entwickelten russischen Passagierflugzeugs bei einem Demonstrationsflug haben Suchtrupps die Überreste des Flugzeugs vom Typ Suchoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) bei Bogor entdeckt. Von den Insassen dürfte niemand überlebt haben.

Bogor liegt zirka 60 Kilometer von Jakarta entfernt bei dem 2.200 Meter hohen Vulkan Salak. Ein Helikopter hat das zerschollene Flugzeug dort entdeckt, dies gab ein Sprecher der indonesischen Luftwaffe am Donnerstag bekannt. Die Suchtrupps sind noch nicht bis zur Absturzstelle vorgedrungen. Eine erste Suche war wegen schlechten Wetters eingestellt worden. Der Mittelstreckenjet war am Mittwoch zu einem Demonstrationsflug gestartet. An Bord waren die russische Crew, Vertreter von Fluggesellschaften und Journalisten, insgesamt 48 Personen. Der Chef der indonesischen Luftfahrtbehörde, Herry Bakti Singoyudha, äußerte sich: „Wir wissen nicht, was passiert ist.“ Am Mittwoch war die Maschine gestartet und plötzlich vom Radar verschwunden. Die Nachrichtenagentur Interfax gab bekannt, dass ein Sprecher des russischen Luftfahrtkonsortiums OAK erklärte habe, der Funkkontakt sei während des Fluges abgerissen. Kurz vor dem Absturz hatten die Piloten gebeten, die zugewiesene Flughöhe verlassen zu dürfen, um auf die Höhe von 1.800 Metern zu steigen.

Eine exakte Passagierliste scheint es nicht zu geben. Beim Abflug sind Plätze, die wegen Verspätung der vorgesehenen Mitflieger frei geblieben waren, von anderen Personen eingenommen worden. Die  SSJ 100 ist das erste nach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion in Russland entwickelte Zivilflugzeug für den Transport von Passagieren.


Разбившийся самолёт Superjet 100 найден в районе горы Салак

Спасатели, работавшие в районе падения авиалайнера «Сухой Суперджет-100», сообщили, что нашли тела находившихся на борту людей. На эту информацию местных индонезийских СМИ ссылается в четверг агентство Интерфакс.

Также в четверг индонезийское телевидение показало фотоснимки с места крушения ближнемагистрального самолета Sukhoi SuperJet-100 в районе горы Салак. Об этом сообщило утром 10 мая РИА-Новости. По последним данным, SSJ-100 врезался в вертикальный склон горы, часть фрагментов осталась на склоне, часть упала вниз.

Ранее власти Индонезии направили поисково-спасательные отряды в горный район Богор неподалеку от Джакарты, где пропал российский авиалайнер, на борту которого находились 46 человек. В том числе - один гражданин США. Поиски усложняются плохими метеоусловиями.

По словам корреспондента «Голоса Америки» в Джакарте Франса Демона, во время исчезновения самолета в Джакарте шел сильный дождь, сопровождавшийся порывами ветра. Лайнер исчез с радаров в горном малонаселенном районе, поэтому вероятность того, что его обнаружат местные жители, крайне невелика. Впрочем, по некоторым сообщениям, жители одной из немногочисленных деревень в районе поиска слышали шум двигателей самолета.

Как сообщает газета Jakarta Post, в районе вулкана Салак, откуда поступали последние сигналы с самолета, начались наземные поиски с участием военнослужащих, поскольку работу поисковых вертолетов пришлось прекратить из-за плохой погоды.

По словам властей, связь с самолетом Sukhoi Superjet 100, совершавшим демонстрационный полет, была потеряна около 2 часов дня по местному времени. Незадолго до исчезновения российского борта его экипаж запросил и получил от диспетчера разрешение снизиться с высоты 10000 футов (3000 м) до 6000 футов (ок. 1800 м). Это был последний радиообмен с наземными службами. Высота вулкана Салак, в районе которого самолет выполнял этот маневр, достигает 2200 м.

Известно также, что все пассажиры были гостями компании и, возможно, потенциальными покупателями лайнера.

Как отмечают в Министерстве транспорта Индонезии, 100-местный самолет  совершал уже второй демонстрационный полет за день.

За несколько часов до обнаружения лайнера служба новостей «Голоса Америки» получила по телефону комментарии очевидцев событий в этом районе Индонезии.

Атенг Суяна, глава расположенной на горе Салак деревни Сидаху округа Сукабуми в Западной Яве:

«Когда самолет в последний раз выходил на связь, его координаты показывали, что он находился на границе округов Богор и Сукабуми или в районе деревни Сидаху. Мы пока не нашли самолет, но из последнего сеанса связи следует, что он находится где-то в этом районе. Я попросил жителей деревни, которые видели или слышали что-то связанное с самолетом, сообщить об этом на пост службы по чрезвычайным ситуациям в Национальном парке Халимун на горе Салак.

Рори Ашари, журналист METRO TV, работающий вместе с группой спасателей:

«Спасательная операция руководствуется не только данными последнего сеанса связи, но и другими соображениями. У Национальной поисково-спасательной группы есть два предположения. Первое основано на показаниях GPS, а второе – на показаниях жителей деревни Теньолайя. Один из жителей видел трясущийся самолет, который двигался на юг. Исходя из этой информации и показаний GPS был сделан вывод, что самолет разбился в районе горы Кавах Рату. Это около 7,4 километра от Национального парка Халимун на горе Салак. Не очень далеко. Но это не обязательно само место катастрофы, а место, с которого мы начнем наши поиски в четверг утром. Обломков самолета пока не видно, но мы начнем спасательную операцию с этой точки.

Мы пытались связаться с нашими коллегами-журналистами Trans TV, которые летели на этом самолете. Набирали их номер, но слышали только два-три гудка, а потом – ничего».

Региональный авиалайнер Superjet 100 – один из наиболее известных проектов производства гражданских авиалайнеров, реализуемый в России. Он должен заменить устаревшие Ту-134 и Як-42. Самолет создавался в тесном сотрудничестве холдинга «Сухой» с иностранными производителями.

Поставки Superjet 100 иностранным заказчикам были начаты весной 2011 года. «Сухой» получил заказы на поставку примерно 240 таких самолетов, в том числе и из-за рубежа. В частности, в 2011 году заказ на закупку 12-ти таких самолетов разместила индонезийская авиакомпания Sky Aviation.

В настоящее время данную модель используют крупнейший российский авиаперевозчик «Аэрофлот» и компания «Армавиа» (Армения).

10 мая 2012 года


Russian submarine rescued by Royal Navy

A Russian submarine trapped during a training exercise in Berezov Bay, 75 km south of Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka, has been rescued after it was cut free by a Royal Navy Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). The crew of seven officers and midshipmen, who spent three days in temperatures around 6oC and were running out of oxygen supplies, were unharmed.

The submarine appeared on the surface at 4:15 p.m. local time. "The crew opened the hatch and climbed the rescue ship's deck on their own," said Admiral Victor Fyedorov. The first aid to the crew was given on ship Alagez, and they were transferred to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka hospital.

The British Scorpio ROV cut fishing nets and debris, freeing the trapped submarine. "The rescue operation was completed successfully. We thank everyone, and especially the British rescue crew," said Fyedorov.

The submarine will be repaired and modernized. "After salvaging it, AS-28 will be carried on one of the rescue ship's decks to the coast, where specialists will examine it," said a spokesperson of VMS ("Company for secondary metal and boats"). Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged an inquiry into the incident.

The United States and Japan also sent equipment to help in the rescue. However, it was not used.


Russische U-Boot-Besatzung nach drei Tagen gerettet

Moskau / Petropawlowsk-Kamtschatski (Russland), 07.08.2005 – Die Mannschaft des russischen Pris-U-Bootes „AS-28“, das am Freitag vor der Halbinsel Kamtschatka in der Berjosowaja-Bucht bei Petropawlowsk-Kamtschatski gesunken war, konnte um 07:25 Uhr Ortszeit von Spezialisten der Royal Navy befreit werden. Alle sieben Seeleute wurden gerettet.

Das Mini-U-Boot wurde mit Hilfe eines ferngesteuerten Unterwasserfahrzeugs (Remotely Operated Vehicle, ROV) aus seiner misslichen Lage befreit. Die Mannschaft, die drei Tage bei Temperaturen um sechs Grad Celsius in 190 Meter Tiefe verbringen musste, ist anscheinend wohlauf. Der kritische Faktor bei der Operation war die Frage, wie lange der Sauerstoff reichen würde. Um Energie zu sparen, wurden alle nicht dringend benötigten Stromverbraucher ausgeschaltet. Die Mannschaft trug wegen der Kälte Wärmeschutzanzüge und legte sich flach auf den Boden. Sie wurde angewiesen, flach zu atmen, um Sauerstoff zu sparen.

Über die Ursache für die Manövrierunfähigkeit des U-Boots gibt es widersprüchliche Meldungen. Zunächst war von einem Schleppnetz die Rede gewesen, das sich um die Schiffsschraube gewickelt hatte. Dann wurde über ein unterseeisches militärisches Frühwarnsystem zur Küstenüberwachung berichtet, in dem sich das U-Boot verfangen hatte.

Nachdem mit Hilfe des ferngesteuerten Unterwassergefährts viele Taue oder Kabel um das Schiff herum durch geschnitten worden waren, konnte das U-Boot aus eigener Kraft die Wasseroberfläche erreichen, indem ein Ballasttank mit Luft geflutet wurde.

Die Mannschaft öffnete die Luke und kletterte aus eigener Kraft auf das Schiffsdeck. Auf dem Schiff „Alagez“ wurde sie mit Erster Hilfe versorgt und dann zu einem Militärkrankenhaus in Petropawlowsk-Kamtschatski gebracht.

Der stellvertretende Marinestabschef, Konteradmiral Pepeljajew, bedankte sich „bei unseren Kollegen für ihre gemeinsame Arbeit“, die es ermöglicht habe, die Rettung in der zur Verfügung stehenden Zeit zum Abschluss zu bringen – „konkret, bevor der Sauerstoff ausgeht.“ Die von den USA bereitgestellten technischen Hilfen kamen nicht mehr zum Einsatz. Der russische Verteidigungsminister Sergej Iwanow sagte, „Wir haben in Taten, nicht in Worten, erlebt, was Bruderschaft der Weltmeere bedeutet.“


Rescatado el batiscafo ruso

Tras pasar cuatro días en las profundidades marinas, han sido rescatados los tripulantes del batiscafo ruso AS-28.

El accidente se produjo el día 4 de agosto, cuando el pequeño submarino quedó atrapado a 190 metros de profundidad, frente a las costas de la Península de Kamchatka, al quedar enganchado entre redes de pesca y un cable que sujetaba una antena flotante. Ha sido necesaria la intervención de un robot sumergible para cortar el cable de acero que mantenía atrapado al submarino y permitir así que saliera a la superficie.

Finalmente el AS-28 ha emergido y sus siete tripulantes han salido caminando, sin necesidad de atención médica.

En la operación de rescate han participado medios británicos (con el aporte del robot), estadounidenses, japoneses y rusos. La prensa ha criticado a los militares rusos ya que, según parece, la Armada ocultó durante 24 horas el naufragio y sólo cuando la situación se volvió crítica pidieron ayuda.


Załoga rosyjskiego miniokrętu podwodnego AS-28 Priz uratowana

Rosyjski batyskaf uwięziony na Morzu Beringa w zatoce Bierezowaja (75 km na południe od Petropawłoska na Kamczatce) pomyślnie wypłynął na powierzchnię wody. Cała siedmioosobowa załoga została uratowana. Akcja ratunkowa zakończyła się w niedzielę o godzinie 7:25 czasu moskiewskiego (5:25 czasu polskiego}.

Załoga miniokrętu spędziła 76 godzin w temperaturze 6°C na głębokości 190 m (620 stóp). Pasażerom okrętu AS-28 Priz powoli kończyły się zapasy tlenu. Jak powiedział admirał Wiktor Fjedorow, "załoga własnymi siłami otworzyła właz i wdrapała się na kuter". Następnie ocaleni zostali przewiezieni na większy statek Alagez, gdzie udzielono im pierwszej pomocy. Zostali także przebadani przez lekarza. Według kontradmirała Piepielajewa, "ich stan jest zadowalający". Pierwsze słowa kapitana batyskafu Wiaczesława Miłaszewskiego, brzmiały : "Cały czas wierzyliśmy, że zostaniemy uratowani".

Operacją ratunkową dowodził (na polecenie prezydenta Władimira Putina) rosyjski minister obrony Siergiej Iwanow. Do pomocy w uwalnianiu załogi dołączyła brytyjska i amerykańska marynarka wojenna. Bezzałogowy pojazd podwodny "Scorpio" własności brytyjskiej zanurzył się na głębokość batyskafu a następnie przeciął rybackie sieci oraz liny, które blokowały AS-28. Potem Amerykanie wysłali ekipę nurków i dwa pojazdy podwodne "SuperScorpio".

Jelena Milaszewskaja, żona kapitana okrętu podwodnego, na wieść o uratowaniu jej męża tańczyła i płakała z radości.

Okręt uwiązł na Morzu Beringa w czwartek. Zaplątał się w sieci i liny podwodnej anteny radiolokacyjnej.

Rosyjski MSZ wydał oświadczenie, w którym wyraził wdzięczność USA, Wielkiej Brytanii i Japonii oraz podkreślił, że akcja zakończyła się sukcesem dzięki współdziałaniu ekip z wymienionych krajów.


Resgatado mini-submarino russo

O mini-submarino russo, AS-28, que ficou preso a 190 metros de profundidade, na quinta-feira passada (4), em  Beriózovaya, foi hoje (7) resgatado. Todos os tripulantes encontram-se bem.

A tripulação passou três dias presa, a enfrentar um temperatura de cerca de 6 graus e a ameaça do esgotamento das reservas de oxigênio.

O submarino foi trazido à superfície às 7h25 da manhã (hora local, 03h25 UTC).  "A tripulação [do mini-submarino] abriu a escotilha e subiu até ao navio de resgate por seus próprios meios", disse o almirante Victor Fyedorov, da marinha Russa, que também afirmou que "o AS-28 será transportado até à costa para ser examinado por especialistas".

A operação de resgate foi efectuada pelo Scorpio-45, um robô britânico teleguiado, que cortou vários cabos que prendiam o mini-submarino ao fundo do mar. Durante a operação uma avaria no robô obrigou-o a regressar à superfície por alguns momentos, mas isso não comprometeu a operação.

Na operação de resgate participaram britânicos (que forneceram do robô), norte-americanos, japoneses e russos. A imprensa criticou os militares russos porque eles ocultaram  durante 24 horas a ocorrência do acidente  e só quando a situação se tornou  crítica pediram ajuda.


Russian tour boat sinks, killing over 100

The Russian tour boat Bulgaria, carrying 208 people despite being certified to carry only 120, sank Sunday on Russia's Volga river.  Yesterday, prosecutors opened a wide ranging investigation into Russia's transportation industry, including an examination of the failure of governmental regulation and safety inspections of the tour boat industry.

Around 80 people were saved and perhaps as many as 128 drowned, including up to fifty children caught in a playroom. Children were undocumented passengers who came aboard with their parents.  Rescuers equipped with helicopters are currently looking for survivors, and teams of 50 divers are searching the vessel and  say that people are still trapped inside. But officials hold little hope that more survivors will be found.

A day of mourning was declared in Russia yesterday. Riverboats flew their flags at half-mast.

Not since 1986, when two ships collided, killing 423 people, has Russia experienced a worse maritime disaster.

Summer river cruises are a favorite outing in Russia, but river boats have fallen into disrepair since Soviet times. "We have far too many old ships sailing our waters," President Dmitri Medvedev said on Monday. He  vowed to bring criminal actions against the ship's operator.  Also, two commercial vessels that ignored drowning passengers and did not stop to help are expected to be charged. Yesterday, prosecutors opened an investigation into Russia's transportation industry, including an examination of the failure of governmental regulation and safety inspections of the tour boat industry.

The 80m (260ft) boat  was caught in bad weather on Sunday and sank near Tatarstan while sailing from Bolgary to Kazaon, about 750km (450 miles) east of Moscow at a part of the Volga River that is very wide and considered wild. The vessel sank within a few minutes after encountering the storm.

According to reports, the double-decker vessel was 56 years old and was in poor condition. One of its two engines failed before it left on its voyage on Sunday and the ship had been listing. The river boat industry lacks adequate regulation and the boats are not given complete safety inspections.


В Татарстане затонул теплоход «Булгария»

Теплоход «Булгария», на борту которого находились более 180 пассажиров и членов экипажа, затонул в воскресенье на Волге.

Катастрофа произошла около 2 часов пополудни на территории Татарстана. По сообщениям МЧС республики, удалось спасти более 80 человек. По меньшей мере два человека погибло. Более ста числятся пропавшими без вести. Власти говорят, что некоторым удалось достичь берега на подручных плавсредствах.

Судно, шедшее по маршруту Болгар-Казань, потерпело крушение вблизи поселка Сюкеево. На месте работают оперативные группы спасателей, которым приданы вертолеты. Глубина реки там превышает 20 метров.

По сведениям информагентства АР, двухпалубное судно постройки 50-х годов эксплуатировалось много лет и не имело многих современных устройств безопасной навигации.

11 июля 2011 года


Salvage crew boards grounded ship in Newcastle, Australia

A salvage team boarded the bulk carrier MV Pasha Bulker that has been stuck on a reef off Nobby's Beach in Newcastle to assess damage.

New South Wales Maritime spokesman Neil Patchett told reporters that an aircraft from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority flew over the ship earlier this morning and reported there was no visible sign of oil leaking from the vessel, calling it "good news".

Meanwhile, casualties from the storm that hit Newcastle yesterday continue to mount. The bodies of an elderly couple were found earlier today, bringing the confirmed death toll to five with three more still missing.

Divers and around 45 Police officers and SES volunteers are still searching for another adult and child missing from a family of five whose car crashed down an embankment when a section of the Old Pacific Highway collapsed during the storm.

While the storm has eased, it is expected to worsen again overnight. The Bureau of Meteorology, says Sydney is also expected to be affected by the storm tonight as it moves south.

Duty forecaster Julie Evans said, "The low pressure system is slowly moving south so the good news is it's stopped absolutely pelting down in Newcastle and the Central Coast but now Sydney's getting the brunt of it, and it's also becoming heavier in the Illawarra."


Na plażę w Newcastle sztorm wyrzucił ogromny statek

Szalejący na wybrzeżu Australii sztorm wyrzucił na plażę Nobbys w Newcastle statek do przewozu węgla ("Pasha Bulker"). Ma on 225 metrów długości. Może zabrać na pokład 70 tysięcy ton ładunku.

Statek ma w zbiornikach ok. 700 ton paliwa. Jeżeli pogoda się nie zmieni statek może przełamać się i wtedy znajdujące się w nim paliwo może wyciec do oceanu i osiąść na plaży. Synoptycy nie zapowiadają poprawy pogody w najbliższym czasie. Załogę jednostki (22 Filipińczyków) zabrał z pokładu śmigłowiec.

"Pasha Bulker" był jednym z 53 statków czekających na redzie w kolejce do portu w Newcastle.
Kolejne trzy statki do przewozu węgla poinformowały o zagrożeniu zniesienia na mielizną.
W porcie w Newcastle przeładowuje się duże ilości węgla, który trafia następnie do Azji.

Newcastle jest drugim co do wielkości miastem Nowej Południowej Walii. Jest ono oddalone 160 km na północ od Sydney. Uchodzi tu do Oceanu Spokojnego rzeka Huntera. W Newcastle głównymi gałęziami przemysłu są górnictwo i hutnictwo (produkcji aluminium). Port w tym mieście jest jednym z największych portów w Nowej Południowej Walii i specjalizuje się głównie w w transporcie węgla kamiennego. Przeładowuje się tu rocznie 90 mln ton tego surowca.


Schiphol airliner crash blamed on altimeter failure, pilot error

Investigators in The Netherlands have announced that last month's crash of a Boeing 737-800 was caused by a combination of an instrument failure and pilot error. Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashed upon approach to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, killing nine and injuring eighty of the 135 passengers and crew on board.

Pieter van Vollenhoven, head of the Dutch Safety Board, said yesterday that as the aircraft was at 1,950 feet the faulty altimeter indicated that the airliner's height was at minus eight feet. Because the autopilot and autothrottle were running from this flawed data the plane automatically reduced engine power as it would in the final seconds before landing.

The plane's altitude and airspeed continued to fall for a minute and a half without the pilots noticing, when at 450 feet and an airspeed 46 mph lower than it should be the aircraft's stick shaker activated to warn the flight crew of an imminent aerodynamic stall. The pilots applied full engine thrust, but were too late to prevent the accident, and the aircraft crashed into a field and broke into three pieces.

"When the crew of the Turkish Airlines noticed what was going on, it was already too late to intervene effectively," commented the Board's press release. The Board also sent a warning to Boeing concerning possible problems with the 737-800's altimeters. The United States airframe manufacturer has issued an alert to operators of all variants of the 737 worldwide - totalling almost 6,000 aircraft - reminding flight crews "to carefully monitor primary flight instruments during critical phases of flight."

Boeing have also stated that the preliminary report "should not be construed as a final conclusion or outcome of the investigation," and that the Board is still "in the early stages of this complex investigation." Further, they told ABC News that "erroneous radio altimeter readings are detectable and recoverable. Should a radio altimeter failure occur, anomalous readings would be detected by monitoring systems or be apparent through flight deck effects."

It is apparent from the flight data recorder - which carries details of the plane's last eight flights - that the altimeter had also failed on at least two previous occasions, but the aircraft was able to land safely. Van Vollenhoven commented that misty conditions at the time of the crash would have prevented the pilots seeing their height earlier, and also said that the plane's automatic flight systems should not be used when crucial instruments are defective.


Untersuchungskommission: Defekter Höhenmesser war Ursache des Flugzeugabsturzes in Amsterdam

Den Haag (Niederlande), 04.03.2009 – Ein defekter Höhenmesser in Verbindung mit menschlichem Versagen waren die Ursachen des Flugzeugabsturzes einer Maschine der Turkish Airlines in Amsterdam am 25. Februar des Jahres. Das gab heute der Leiter der niederländischen Sicherheitsbehörde, Pieter Van Vollenhoven, in Den Haag bekannt. Die Auswertung des Stimmenrekorders und der Black Box der Boeing 737-800 habe ergeben, dass die Anzeige des defekten Höhenmessers das automatische Schubsystem zu fehlerhaften Flugmanövern veranlasst habe. Der Autopilot habe sich so verhalten, als ob sich das Flugzeug nur noch knapp über dem Boden befunden hätte und den Schub entsprechend reduziert. Die aufgezeichneten Gesprächen konnte entnommen werden, dass die Piloten zwar den defekten Höhenmesser bemerkten, dem jedoch zunächst keine Bedeutung beimaßen. Nachdem ein Warnsystem Alarm auslöste hätten die Piloten doch noch versucht, vollen Schub zu geben, erläuterte Vollenhoven, es sei aber schon zu spät gewesen. Die Maschine stürzte einen Kilometer vor der Landebahn ab. Neun Menschen waren bei dem Absturz ums Leben gekommen. Weitere 86 Personen waren zum Teil schwer verletzt worden, von ihnen befinden sich 26 immer noch im Krankenhaus.

Heute wurde außerdem bekannt, dass der Höhenmesser in Flugzeugen dieses Typs bei Turkish Airlines bereits früher zu Problemen geführt habe. Inzwischen sei auch mit dem Flugzeughersteller Boeing Kontakt aufgenommen worden, um zu klären, ob solche Probleme auch während des Fluges auftreten könnten. Die Fluggesellschaft wurde aufgefordert, die Betriebsanweisungen für Maschinen, in denen der gleiche Höhenmesser verwendet werde, so zu modifizieren, dass das Flugzeug bei einem Defekt des Höhenmessers nicht im Autopilot-Modus betrieben werden dürfe.


Technische fout oorzaak vliegtuigcrash Turkish Airlines-vlucht 1951

Op woensdag 4 maart werd door de Onderzoeksraad Voor Veiligheid een eerste persconferentie over de oorzaak van het ongeluk met de Turkish Airlines-vlucht 1951 gegeven. Hier werd gemeld dat een technisch mankement aan de basis lag van de crash. Toen het vliegtuig op 1950 voet vloog en met de automatische piloot de landing had ingezet, gaf de linker radio-hoogtemeter een foute hoogte van -8 voet aan. Deze fout beïnvloedde de automatische piloot. Met het gashendelsysteem, dat het motorvermogen regelt, trok de automatische piloot het motorvermogen dicht, waardoor het vliegtuig snelheid minderde. De piloten, die eerder wel de fout in de radio-hoogtemeter hadden opgemerkt, reageerden niet op deze wijziging. Pas toen het vliegtuig zo langzaam was gaan vliegen dat waarschuwingssignalen afgingen wegens het gevaar van overtrek, werd direct door de piloten gereageerd door vermogen te geven. Het vliegtuig was toen al gedaald tot een hoogte van 150 meter en de reactie kwam te laat. Het probleem met de radio-hoogtemeter had zich gedurende de laatste acht vluchten voor het ongeval twee keer eerder in eenzelfde situatie voor de landing voorgedaan.


Scientist demands end to US 'addiction to oil'

Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion

A scientist for the National Wildlife Federation, Doug Inkley, has criticised what he described as America's "addiction to oil". Inkley stated it is ultimately responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster earlier this year.

Inkley commented on the incident, six months after the explosion which killed eleven rig workers and resulted in over 170 million gallons of crude oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico causing damage to marine wildlife habitats as well as the Gulf's fishing and tourism industries.

Inkley is a senior scientist working for the National Wildlife Federation. He stated, "Looking back at what we knew six months after the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska illustrates the danger of too quickly drawing conclusions about the full impacts of the Gulf oil disaster."

"Six months after the Exxon Valdez disaster," he continued, "the herring stocks in Prince William Sound seemed like they’d pull through. It wasn’t until the fourth year after the disaster that herring stocks collapsed due to a delayed population effect of the oil, devastating the people and wildlife that depended on them. Today, more than two decades later, this once-vital fish still hasn’t recovered."

His remarks echo those issued by another environmental organisation in July. Greenpeace demanded that BP, who the United States Congress has blamed for the disaster, take a "new direction" and end an "obsession with high risk, environmentally reckless sources of oil."

A spokesperson for Greenpeace said, "[t]he moment has come for BP to move beyond oil. Under Tony Hayward the company went backwards, squeezing the last drops of oil from places like the Gulf of Mexico, the tar sands of Canada and even the fragile Arctic wilderness [...] The age of oil is coming to an end and companies like BP will be left behind unless they begin to adapt now." Statistics show that the United States is by far the largest consumer of oil, using 20,680,000 barrels every day. Its closest rival, China, consumes only 7,578,000 barrels per day.

Inkley said incidents in the past showed there can be far-reaching effects. "The Exxon Valdez disaster was not simply one ecosystem earthquake – the aftershocks have continued to this day," he said, citing the 1989 disaster which occurred when an oil tanker ran aground in the Gulf of Alaska.

"What tremors are still to come in the Gulf? The aftershocks of the Gulf oil disaster will continue to cast a long shadow of uncertainty on the Gulf ecosystem and the livelihoods of those who depend upon it for years to come," pointed out Inkley. Adding, "[a]s I look back on my days in Louisiana's wetlands wading through thick black oil in prime pelican habitat, I continue to wonder: How long must we wait for lawmakers to act to prevent future disasters? How many more lives, livelihoods and animals must be claimed by our addiction to oil?"


Científico pide a Estados Unidos terminar con "adicción al petróleo"

Doug Inkley, científico de la Federación Nacional de Vida Salvaje (NWF, por sus siglas en inglés), pidió a Estados Unidos terminar con lo que llama "adicción al petróleo" y declaró que dicha nación es en última instancia responsable de la catástrofe en la plataforma Deepwater Horizon a principios de este año. La NWF es la organización privada estadounidense más grande en dicha nación dedicada a la conservación de la naturaleza.

Inkley se refirió al incidente que, seis meses después, dejó como consecuencias la muerte de once trabajadores de perforación y la fuga al mar de más de 170 millones de galones de petróleo crudo, que causó daños a los habitats marinos y a la fauna silvestre, además de la industria pesquera del Golfo de México y al turismo.

El citado científico es un experimentado investigador en la NWF, y advirtió, "recordando lo que sabíamos seis meses después de la explosión del buque Exxon Valdez en Alaska, ilustramos el peligro de trazar conclusiones muy rápidas acerca de los impactos totales del desastre petrolero en el Golfo".

"Seis meses después del desastre del Exxon Valdez -continuó- las poblaciones de arenque en la bahía Prince William Sound parecían haber salido libradas. No fue sino hasta el cuarto año que las poblaciones de arenque colapsaron debido a un retraso en la población debido a los efectos del petróleo, devastando a la población y la fauna que dependía de ellas. Hoy, más décadas después, el ciclo vital del pez sigue sin recuperarse".

Sus comentarios reiteran lo dicho por otra organización ambiental. Greenpeace exigió que British Petroleum (BP), a quien el Congreso de los Estados Unidos acusó del desastre, tomara una nueva dirección y terminar con "yacimientos ambientalmente irresponsables".

Un portavoz de Greenpeace dijo: "ha llegado el momento de BP de ir más allá del petróleo. Bajo Tony Hayward, la empresa fue al revés, exprimiendo las últimas gotas de aceite de lugares como el Golfo de México, las arenas bituminosas de Canadá e incluso el frágil Ártico. La era del petróleo está llegando a su fin y las empresas como BP se quedarán atrás a menos de que empiecen a adaptarse ahora. Las estadísticas muestran que los Estados Unidos es por mucho el mayor consumidor de petróleo, con 20 millones 68 mil barriles al día. Su rival más cercano, China, consume sólo 7 millones 578 mil por día".

Inkley opina que los incidentes en el pasado han demostrado que puede haber efectos a largo plazo. "El desastre del Exxon Valdez no fue simplemente un terremoto de los ecosistemas, las réplicas han continuado hasta hoy", dijo, citando el desastre de 1989, que se produjo cuando un petrolero encalló en el Golfo de Alaska.

"Que terremotos están por venir en el Golfo? Las secuelas de la catástrofe petrolera del Golfo seguirá proyectando una larga sombra de incertidumbre sobre su ecosistema y los medios de subsistencia de quienes dependen de él para los próximos años", dijo Inkley. "Cuando miro hacia atrás mis días vadeando en los humedales de Louisiana en medio de petróleo negro y espeso en el principal hábitat de los pelícanos, me pregunto, ¿cuánto tiempo debemos esperar a que los legisladores actuén para prevenir futuros desastres? ¿cuántas vidas más -humanas y animales- y sus hábitats deben pagar por nuestra adicción al petróleo?".


Scores dead, thousands flee as flooding spreads across southern China

Over 50 people have been confirmed dead and at least one million people have fled from their homes as a result of heavy flooding across much of southern China.

In the Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces alone, at least 6,000 homes have been submerged and destroyed by the flood.

Further rainfall is expected to occur throughout the next ten days.

The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has issued a warning on the situation. "Faced with the increasingly severe rain and flood situation, at 16 o’clock of June 12, Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of Guangxi urgently started level 2 flood control emergency response and required the relevant departments and places to prepare immediately so as to ensure the work of flood control and drought relief," the CMA said in a statement released on Friday.


中國南方暴雨成災

中國南方有9個省份包括浙江、安徽、江西、湖北、湖南、廣東、廣西、貴州、雲南等地區，自6月7日以來持續一直暴雨，一些地區遭受了百年以來最嚴重雨災，造成人命和經濟損失。

據《中國日報》報道，截至6月17日計，肆虐中國南方的暴雨和洪水已經造成169人死亡。但北方的情況也不樂觀，政府已發出預警，指橫穿中國北部的黃河，潛在著爆發巨大洪水的威脅。


Scores feared dead in Indonesian landslides after heavy rain

Heavy rains in western Indonesia have triggered landslides across the region that have killed dozens of people. Meanwhile, other areas were devastated by major flooding, with water reaching two metres high in some locations.

Search and rescue chief Eko Prayitno in Java told reporters that police, soldiers and volounteers were working together to attempt to reach survivors, some digging with their hands or traditional tools. Heavy equipment is available and efforts are underway to get it into place, he said, but blocked roads are making such efforts difficult.

Prayitno also said that a single landslide in the Karanganyar region buried 61 people who were attending a dinner to celebrate a successful clean up of a house affected by another landslide, which had caused no injuries. "They were having dinner together when they were hit by another landslide... At least 61 people were buried." Landslides affected the region over a four hour period from 01:00 a.m. to 05:00 a.m. local time. Meanwhile, seventeen people are feared dead in the neighbouring district of Wonogiri, which has also been hit by landslides after twelve hours of nonstop torrential rain.

Andi Mallarangeng, spokesperson for president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, told reporters "The president sends his deep condolence, and has ordered Home Minister [Mardiono] to inspect the scene [in Karanganyar] and monitor the emergency responses."

Many fleeing residents have attempted to salvage their possessions, with some using tyres to float television sets and refrigerators to dry ground. Another single massive slide in Tawangmangu, a mountainous resort, buried 37. Metro TV News was told by an eyewitness, identified only as Karsidi, that "Those people were gathering for a tea break during communal works after the rains, and suddenly the land collapsed onto them."

The affected regions spread across Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi. The population distribution in Indonesia has worsened the situation, with many people living on river flood plains to utilise the fertile soil and many more living in inaccessible mountain regions. The total death toll is estimated at up to 81 people, and eyewitnesses and local media report that thousands of homes are affected.

Landslides are common in Indonesia, where large-scale rainfall is a regular occurrence. This is often exacerbated by deforestation. However, Heru, head of the local disaster coordinator agency in Karang Anyar, commented that "The forest in the area is thick," and consequently he did not believe deforestation was a causal factor. The region he is responsible for has recorded 36 deaths and 30 more buried in thick mud near the banks of the Bengawan Solo river. Meanwhile Julianto, another provincial government official, said "The landslides took us by surprise. This is the first time in the last 25 years anything of this scale occurred here in Central Java."

Julianto also commented that thousands of people displaced from their homes by flooding and landslides have been forced into temporary accommodation in buildings and tents provided by emergency response teams.

Today's disasters coincide with the third anniversary of the Asian tsunami, which killed an estimated 230,000 people. A tsunami drill on Java was unaffected as the seasonal poor weather did not have an adverse affect on the area of the drill.


Varios muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en Indonesia

Varios deslizamientos de tierra, causadas por lluvias torrenciales, han dejado al menos 80 muertos en la provincia Java Central, en Indonesia, según lo que informó la Oficina Nacional de Manejo de Catástrofes del país.

Los equipos de rescate se encuentran luchando por llegar a la región afectada, tras cortarse los caminos que unen a los distintos poblados, que han sufrido los peores aludes de los últimos 25 años. Miles de personas han quedado damnificadas debido a que varias toneladas de lodo y agua han inundado sus hogares.

El organismo oficial indonesio comunicó acerca del desaparecimiento de 51 personas y la muerte de 24 personas, quienes murieron directamente por las torrenciales lluvias.

Este tipo de tragedias son frecuentes en el país, debido a que las lluvias tropicales cae sobre terrenos carentes de vegetación debido a varios años de deforestación.


Scores killed by flooding in Yemen

At least 58 people are now dead as a result of the recent flooding in Yemen, and at least 20,000 in the country have no access to shelter. Five people are also reported missing. The Yemeni government has pledged to send tents to help the homeless.

The flooding is caused by the recent heavy rain in Yemen, which came as a shock due to the fact that the country only receives several centimeters of rain per year.

In addition to the 58, four people were also killed by lightning, which struck Yemen during the large storms.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) released a statement regarding the floods. "The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, extended his sincere sympathy to the government and people of Yemen following the devastating floods caused by torrential rains, causing a grave humanitarian crisis in the governorates of Hadhramaut and Mahra," it stated.

"Ihsanoglu pointed up the heavy death toll and the massive destruction that hit the infrastructure, such as roads, power and water distribution networks, describing the situation as a national disaster. He urged the international community to provide aid and assistance to the victims."


Nach Unwettern Überflutungen im Jemen

Aden (Jemen), 27.10.2008 – Mindestens 65 Tote und 20.000 Menschen, die ihre Häuser verlassen mussten, sind die Bilanz der Starkregenfälle im Südosten des Jemen. Die Zahl der Opfer kann noch steigen. Nach dem Landfall eines tropischen Tiefdruckgebietes hatte tagelanger Dauerregen vor allem in den armen Gouvernements Hadramaut und al-Mahra für Überflutungen gesorgt. Mindestens 1700 Häuser wurden nach Regierungsangaben zerstört. Der jemenitische Staatspräsident Ali Abdullah Salih hatte am Freitag, den 24. Oktober 2008 in den beiden Gouvernements den Notstand ausgerufen.

Die zum UNESCO-Welterbe gehörende Stadt Schibam wurde ebenfalls überschwemmt. Die oft besuchten mittelalterlichen Hochhäuser im „Manhattan der Wüste“ drohen einzustürzen, weil das Wasser den Lehm auflöst, aus dem sie gebaut sind. Mit Hubschraubern wurden Touristen aus Ayfan ausgeflogen. Straßen wurden überschwemmt, so dass die abgeschnittenen Menschen durch Hubschrauber mit Lebensmitteln, Trinkwasser und Medikamenten versorgt werden mussten.

Die Betroffenen machen die Behörden für das Desaster verantwortlich. So hätten korrupte Behörden den Bau von Häusern in Überschwemmungsgebieten zugelassen, und jetzt fehle es an Unterstützung durch Regierungsbeamte. „Sie sind weg, und sie werden weder heute noch in 100 Jahren hier auftauchen“, kommentierte der etwa 60-jährige Jaslam bin Tarki, ein Bewohner der betroffenen Gebiete, wenig hoffnungsvoll.

Nach Angaben des Polizeichefs von Hadramaut, Hamid al-Charaschi, werden noch viele Menschen vermisst. Vor der Hafenstadt Naschtun lief aufgrund des Sturmes ein Frachter auf Grund, die Insassen konnten gerettet werden.


Second Arab-Israeli bulldozer attack in July 2008

Sixteen were wounded, one seriously when a Palestinian rammed a backhoe loader into a bus followed by attacks on several other vehicles Tuesday afternoon in Jerusalem before he was shot dead by the security forces. This is the second such incident in Jerusalem in three weeks. A spokesman for the Israeli police said that a civilian shot the vehicle's driver but the bulldozer was still running. A police patrol continued shooting until the driver died.

The bulldozer driver who was, according to witnesses, wearing a large white skullcap common to religious Muslims, first hit the No. 13 bus on its side and then chased it while raising the shovel of his front-end loader, the driver managed to make a right turn and get away from the bulldozer which then went on to zig zag across the street and hit further cars until it came to a stop following the driver being gunned down.

Speaking in Amman, United States presidential candidate Barack Obama said: "Today’s bulldozer attack is a reminder of what Israelis have courageously lived with on a daily basis for far too long. I strongly condemn this attack and will always support Israel in confronting terrorism and pursuing lasting peace and security."

After the attack, which follows a similar attack on July 2, and the indictment of six Israeli-Arabs from Jerusalem accused of belonging to a terrorist cell, Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski, said: "We should reconsider the employment of these people."


V Jeruzalémě zaútočil terorista s buldozerem

Palestinský dělník dnes v Jeruzalémě zaútočil s buldozerem na autobus a několik dalších aut. Zranil celkem 16 lidí (z toho jednoho těžce; všichni byli odvezeni do nemocnice), jeho akci ukončil až civilista, který ho na místě svojí zbraní zastřelil. Policisté se k místu střetu dostali hned poté, rovněž stříleli.

Nedaleko od místa, kde k celé události došlo, se nachází hotel, kde nocuje americký senátor a kandidát na prezidenta Barack Obama.

Svědci, kteří celou událost viděli, ji nejdříve považovali za nehodu. Nejprve vyjel buldozer ze staveniště a lžící minul jen těsně hlavu jedné chodkyně. Jakmile však začal stroj narážet do aut a autobusu, bylo jasné, že jde o útok. Ten se navíc nápadně podobá akci z 2. července, kdy atentátník buldozerem způsobil mnohem větší neštěstí - 3 lidé zahynuli a 45 dalších bylo zraněno.


Second earthquake in eleven days hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea

A second powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 has struck the island of New Britain in the Pacific Ocean region around Papua New Guinea, just 11 days after a damaging 7.0 quake left the western side of the island without power and communications for almost three days.

The epicenter of the quake, reported by the USGS to have struck at a depth of 197.2km (119.2 miles), was just 149 km (93 miles) from the main town on New Britain, Kandrian.

It hit at 1.10AM local time, Monday 16 August (15:09 UTC, Sunday 15 August).

There are no initial reports at time of press of casualties or damage, and no word at this time from the PTWC of any impending threat of a tsunami.


Zweites schweres Erdbeben in Papua-Neuguinea innerhalb von zwei Wochen

Denver (Colorado) (Vereinigte Staaten) / Papua-Neuguinea, 16.08.2010 – Ein Erdbeben im westlichen Pazifischen Ozean mit einer Momenten-Magnitude von 6,3 Mw hat am Montag, dem 16. August 2010 um 1:09 Uhr Ortszeit (17:09 Uhr MESZ am Sonntag, dem 15: August) den Westen der Insel Neubritannien erschüttert. Bei dem Erdbeben handelte es sich um ein „tiefes“ Beben mit Hypozentrum etwa 149 km west-nordwestlich der Stadt Kandrian in 197,2 km Tiefe.

Das Erdbeben war das zweite starke Erdbeben in der Region innerhalb von zwei Wochen. Am 5. August hatte ein Erdbeben mit einer Momenten-Magnitude von 7,0 Mw im Westen der Insel die Strom- und Kommunikationsverbindungen für fast drei Tage unterbrochen.

Derzeit gibt es keine Berichte über Schäden und Opfer durch das neuerliche Erdbeben. Das Pacific Tsunami Warning Center hat keine Tsunami-Warnung ausgelöst.


Second oil disaster in Estonia within two months

Estonian and Finnish oil spill response vessels are working on cleaning up the oil spill caused by the sinking of the Runner 4. The Dominican-registered ship sank on March 6 near the Estonian coast in the Gulf of Finland.

This oil disaster may be even worse than the one of February, which was described by the BBC as the worst oil spill that Estonia has ever experienced. In the February spill, approximately 35 000 birds died. According to The Baltic Times, specialists say that this time up to 40 tons of oil might have leaked into the sea from the Runner 4. The ship was carrying, according to MTV3, over 100 tons of heavy fuel oil and 35 tons of light fuel oil.

The ship Runner 4 sank due to a collision with another ship, in a convoy following a Russian icebreaker. The crew managed to leave the ship before it sank.

On March 13, a week after the ship sank, the Estonian Border Guard sent its multipurpose vessel EVA-316 to the site to start the oil cleanup. Around the same time, the Finnish dedicated to the cleanup the oil spill response vessels Hylje, Halli and Seili.  Also, the Finnish Frontier Guard patrol ship Merikarku was sent to the site to conduct underwater robot examinations of the sunken ship. According to the Finnish Environment Institute press briefing on this, [1] Estonia does not have adequate equipment for oil spill response in icy conditions, so help was needed.

The reaction to the disaster is criticized by Jouni Pirttijärvi, an inspector at the Finnish Environment Institute (Ympäristökeskus). He says, according to Finland's national broadcasting company (YLE), that the countermeasures should have started a week ago, immediately after the disaster, instead of now. He said, "It's difficult now to get the oil under control. It's spread all around, and ship traffic is spreading it further. We should have come here a week ago. Then the oil would have been closer to the disaster area [the ship's sinking site]. We weren't asked for help [by the Estonians] then, so now we decided to help without asking [before it's too late]." (Translation from the Finnish-language original). [2]

Finland will be paying the costs of the cleanup, as Estonia did  not make an official request for help. The Estonian Border Guard's representative Helena Loorents says that Finland was not asked for help, as every day spent in the cleaning costs a lot of money. Estonia simply cannot afford this.

According to Urmas Raudsepp, the director of Estonia's Institute of Marine Research, the oil spill's location was only found out on Thursday March 16. The Finnish ships had, however, arrived at the site on the day before.

Jouni Pirttijärvi also said that the conditions in the site are bad. The wind is over 17 meters per second (38 miles per hour) and it is raining. The oil spill is moving into waters too shallow for the three Finnish vessels, so they can no longer do their job. Hylje will be heading back to Finland on March 19 and the other two might follow within a few days. According to the Estonian paper Postimees, the oil spill is now a kilometer (0.6 mile) away from the Estonian capital of Tallinn.


Estländska och finska oljesaneringsfartyg arbetar med att sanera oljeläckaget som orsakades av fartyget Runner 4. Det dominikanskregistrerade fartyget sjönk den 6 mars nära Estland i Finska viken.

Katastrofen kan vara värre än den som inträffade i februari och som beskrevs av BBC som det värsta oljeläckaget i Estlands historia. Vid det läckaget dog omkring 35000 fåglar. Enligt Baltic Times säger specialister att den här gången kan upp till 40 ton olja ha läckt ut i havet från Runner 4. Enligt MTV3 fraktade fartyget över 100 ton tungt oljebränsle och 35 ton lätt oljebränsle.

Runner 4 sjönk efter en kollision i en konvoj efter en rysk isbrytare. Besättningen lyckades lämna fartyget innan det sjönk.

Reaktionen på katastrofen kritiseras av Jouni Pirttijärvi, inspektör på det finska miljöinstitutet (Ympäristökeskus). Enligt den finska TV-företaget YLE säger han att mätningarna skulle ha påbörjats för en vecka sedan, omedelbart efter katastrofen, i stället för nu. "Den sprids över vattnet och båttrafik sprider den ännu mer. Vi skulle ha börjat för en vecka sedan. Då skulle oljan ha varit närmare katastrofområdet. Vi tillfrågades inte om hjälp av Estland då så nu bestämde vi oss för att hjälpa till utan att fråga först innan det blev för sent".

Finland kommer att betala kostnaderna för saneringsarbetet eftersom Estland inte officiellt bad om hjälp. Helena Loorents på den Estländska kustbevakningen säger att Finland inte tillfrågades om hjälp eftersom varje dag i saneringsarbetet kostar mycket pengar. Estland har helt enkelt inte råd.

Enligt Urmas Raudsepp, direktör på Estlands marinforskningsinstitut så kunde oljeläckaget lokaliseras på torsdagen den 16 mars. De finska fartygen hade dock anlänt dagen före.

Jouni Pirttijärvi sa också att förutsättningarna på platsen är dåliga. Det regnar och blåser 17 sekundmeter. Oljeläckaget sprider sig i vattnet på grunden så de finska fartygen kan inte göra sitt jobb. Hylje kommer att gå tillbaka till Finland 19 mars och några dagar senare följer de andra två fartygen efter. Enligt den estländska tidningen Postimees ligger nu oljebältet en kilometer utanför huvudstaden Tallinn.

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Second quake in two days strikes Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 6.3 or 6.4 (according to preliminary data) on the Richter scale hit Indonesia today, days after a larger earthquake hit the same region and triggered a tsunami and killed at least 520 people. The earthquake struck the Sunda Straits separating the islands of Sumatra and Java.  There are no immediate reports of damages. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that the quake posed no risk of a tsunami, being too small in magnitude.

The US Geological Survey has reported the magnitude of the quake as 6.0.


Segundo terremoto em dois dias atinge a Indonésia

Um terremoto que, segundo os dados preliminares, é de   6.3 ou de  6.4  na escala de Richter atingiu a Indonésia nesta sexta-feira, poucos dias depois de um   grande terremoto ter atingido a mesma região e ter provocado  um tsunami que matou pelo menos 520 pessoas.

O terremoto atingiu  os Estreitos Sunda, que separa as ilhas de Sumatra e Java. Não há por enquanto nenhum relatório sobre os  danos. O Centro de Avisos sobre Tsunami do Pacífico  disse que o tremor não impõe nenhum risco de   tsunami, tendo em vista que é de  pequena magnitude.

Segundo a US Geological Survey  a magnitude do tremor foi de 6.0   na escala de Richter.


Seismic activity continues to shake Puerto Rico with 5.2 quake

On Wednesday morning, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the already rattled United States commonwealth of Puerto Rico.  Puerto Rico has experienced dozens of earthquakes over magnitude 4.5 since late December, including a 6.4 quake that hit on January 7 and caused an island-wide blackout.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the epicenter of the quake about eight kilometers (five miles) southwest of the town of Guenica.

One resident told Paul Rivera of WESH 2 news, "We're used to it." Seismologists have buried sensors in the ground in an attempt to find the cause of the past month's unusual seismic activity.

John Geiger of USGS told the press last week, "The past several weeks we've had hundreds of small earthquakes in the same region [...] It began on Dec. 28, when we had a 4.7-magnitude [earthquake] there. Since the 4.7, we've had over 400 magnitude 2+ earthquakes."

Last week, continuing aftershocks hampered repair efforts, and roughly two thirds of the island was still without power two days after the January 7 quake.  That event destroyed at least 300 homes, ripped up roads, killed one and injured eight people, and cracked the island's biggest power plant. The governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez Garced, declared a state of emergency.

This followed a 5.8 magnitude earthquake the previous day that collapsed the famous Punta Ventana rock formation.

José Ortiz of the island's power authority said fixing the island's largest power plant, which was damaged by the quake, may take a year.  The Costa Sur power plant at Guayanilla was close to the January 7 quake's epicenter.  Costa Sur provided power for about a quarter of Puerto Rico's private homes and businesses.  Reportedly, without Costa Sur the island's other plants would have to operate near full capacity to keep the residents in power.

Puerto Rico had still not fully recovered from 2017's Hurricane Maria, estimated to have done about $90 billion in property damage and claimed about 3000 lives.

In predictions since the January 7 quake, the U.S. Geological Survey has said the earthquakes may continue into early February.


Trump aprueba fondos de emergencias para Puerto Rico después de sismo

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump ha aprobado fondos de emergencia federales para Puerto Rico que emprendió su recuperación luego de una serie de sismos que estremecieron la isla en los últimos 10 días. El mayor de los terremotos, de 6.4 de magnitud en la escala de Richter, ocurrido al amanecer del martes, causó la muerte a una persona y heridas a otras nueve.

Por temor a nuevas réplicas, cientos de puertorriqueños pasaron la noche en sus autos, improvisadas camas y sillas a la intemperie, y más de 250 000 permanecían este miércoles sin agua, y medio millón sin electricidad. Esta situación también afectó las telecomunicaciones. Unas mil personas permanecían albergadas en refugios en la región suroeste de la isla, informó la agencia de noticias AP.

La gobernadora de Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez ordenó el cierre de escuelas y otras oficinas públicas mientras los equipos de emergencias siguen buscando posibles víctimas en los edificios derrumbados y los ingenieros inspeccionan el resto por seguridad, reportó la agencia noticiosa Reuters. El agua embotellada, las baterías y las linternas se había terminaron en los supermercados de la capital, San Juan, donde se formaron largas colas en las gasolineras.

La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA por sus siglas en inglés) proveerá de equipos y recursos a Puerto Rico en respuesta a la situación de emergencia, dijo la Casa Blanca en un comunicado, citado por el sitio digital The Hill. Vázquez declaró estado de emergencia en el país el martes, al igual que otros alcaldes de los 78 municipios puertorriqueños.

El mismo día, la Junta de Supervisión y Administración Financiera, una oficina regida por el Congreso que supervisa las finanzas de la isla, anunció que había autorizado el desembolso de $260 millones de dólares del fondo de emergencia del territorio para la recuperación. La autorización a FEMA permitirá que la agencia brinde asistencia federal directa por una suma del 75 por ciento de los costos. El resto recaería en la isla. Es costumbre compartir los gastos de asistencia con los gobiernos y estados locales, en dependencia de la capacidad de pago y la magnitud del desastre.

La red eléctrica de Puerto Rico volvió a funcionar el miércoles después de que el martes se cerrara por completo como medida de seguridad, informa Reuters. La gran planta de Costa Sur sufrió graves daños y permaneció fuera de servicio, sin embargo, la gobernadora dijo el martes que la energía debería ser restituida en la mayor parte de la isla en 48 horas, siempre que no se produjeran más sismos.

El municipio más afectado fue el pueblo costero suroeste de Guánica, donde más de 200 personas refugiaron en un gimnasio después de un terremoto el lunes, pero el sismo del martes dañó la estructura y debieron pasar la noche afuera, informa AP. Según las autoridades resulta demasiado pronto para estimar el daño total causado por la cadena de terremotos que comenzó la noche del 28 de diciembre, pero señalaron que cientos de hogares y negocios en la región suroeste fueron dañados o destruidos.

Justo en Guánica, un pueblo de aproximadamente 15 000 personas, el terremoto afectó a casi 150 hogares y tres escuelas, incluida una estructura de tres pisos cuyos dos primeros niveles fueron completamente arrasados.


Series of explosions at Albanian arms depot leaves at least 155 dead or injured

A series of explosions have hit an Albanian arms depot near Tirana, leaving at least 155 people injured. Five are reported to be in comas. Four are known as dead.

Juela Mecani, spokesperson for Albamian PM Sali Berisha, said to Reuters "We do not know the exact number (of casualties) but we fear the worst for the three teams, each of 21 people, working there at the time. Several were U.S. citizens." The three teams referred to were dismantling obsolete munitions stored there, as part of a programme to remove Stalinist era arms and modernize the military in order to qualify for an invitation to join NATO next month.

Injured people have been rushed to hospitals amid ongoing explosions, which Interior Ministry spokesman Avni Neza says have prevented helicopters landing in the area. The wounded are suffering from burns, concussion, broken limbs and shrapnel injuries. Meanwhile, Neza says police and army units are attempting to reach the area in armored cars. Albanian health minister Nard Ndoka said that the 155 known to be hospitalized so far had to make their way to nearby villages as the ongoing explosions had also prevented road ambulances reaching the scene. Explosions have been ongoing at least two hours.

Tirana Airport spokesman Arlinda Causholli said glass windows and doors at the airport, a few kilometers from the site, were shattered by the initial series of explosions. "We evacuated passengers from the affected area and suspended flights for around 30 minutes," he said.

A Reuters cameraman in the area described the scene. "Terrified people are leaving the area on foot along the highway, women and children... Cars with broken windows have been abandoned on the highway." Local media reports Tirana residents rushing to donate blood to help with the emergency.

Explosions were felt in Tirana and in Durres, 20km (12 miles) from the base. In the nearby village of Gerdec, some residents fled to the hills, while others sought shelter in concrete bunkers built by late Stalinist leader Enver Hoxha. The initial blast was heard 150km away in Macedonia and Serbia


V Albánii vybuchl muniční sklad

Nedaleko albánské vesnice Gerdec poblíž Tirany vybuchl sklad munice. Série explozí trvala téměř dvě hodiny a byla slyšet až v 170 km vzdáleném makedonském hlavním městě Skopje. Dosud bylo nalezeno pět mrtvých, ale panují obavy, že tento počet mnohonásobně vzroste.

Podle úřadů na místě pracovaly nejméně tři týmy na likvidaci munice, každý o 21 lidech. Více než 240 lidí bylo zraněno, převážně od rozbitého skla a odlétávajících střepin.

Albánii nabídly lékařskou a jinou pomoc další země včetně USA, Itálie, Řecka, Makedonie, Turecka a Kosova.


Seven dead, twenty injured in Mexican resort explosion

A gas explosion in the Grand Riviera Princess resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico earlier today killed seven people and left 20 people injured, two critically according to local officials.

Francisco Alor, the attorney general of Quintana Roo, said that two hotel employees were among the dead. Five Canadian tourists were also killed in the blast, which created a large crater and broke windows. Alor said it is suspected that the explosion took place under the floor of the lobby.

Reports from guests say that the explosion occurred at about 9:30 a.m. local time (1530 UTC). News director of Canadian radio station 570 Pete Traves said, "People are visibly shaken and upset, as you can imagine." Traves witnessed hotel employees rushing around after the explosion helping injured guests. It was also reported the local hospital was bogged down with people.

Traves is at the resort with a group of 60 Canadians; they are staying in a wing of the hotel unaffected by the blast.


Siete muertos y veinte heridos en explosión en Cancún

Siete muertos y veinte heridos dejó una explosión en el hotel Grand Riviera Princess en Cancún, ciudad turística al sureste de México. El percance ocurrió presuntamente por acumulación de gas en las tuberías de una zona para invitados especiales. Entre las víctimas se encuentran cinco ciudadanos de nacionalidad canadiense.

La explosión ocurrió a las 9:30 horas, tiempo local, cuando presuntamente una acumulación de gas provocó la explosion de una zona para invitados especiales, dejando parcialmente destruida dicha estructura y vidrios rotos de edificios aledaños. Autoridades policiales informaron que la explosión pudo haber ocurrido de forma subterránea.

Según Francisco Alor, fiscal del estado de Quintana Roo, dos de los fallecidos eran empleados del hotel, y más tarde se revelaron los nombres de los cinco canadienses que perecieron.


В Мексике в результате взрыва погибло семь человек

Мексиканские власти сообщают, что в результате взрыва газа в отеле на карибском побережье страны погибли семь человек, в том числе — пять туристов из Канады.

Генеральные прокурор штата Франсиско Алор сообщил, что двое погибших были работниками отеля.

Взрыв произошел в воскресенье 14 ноября в отеле Grand Riviera Princess в курортном городе Плайя-де-Кармен в штате Кинтана-Роо.

По словам властей, при взрыве пострадали около 20 человек, в том числе несколько жителей Канады, два гражданина США и восемь мексиканцев, работавших в отеле.

Официальные лица сообщают, что взрыв был вызван скопившимся под зданием природным газом. В результате взрыва образовалась большая воронка и были выбиты стекла.

15 ноября 2010 года


Seven killed in Chinese bombing

Seven people were killed and fourteen injured after a man detonated explosives in a crowd Friday around 10:30 local time in Aksu, Xinjiang, China. Most of the victims of the blast were ethnic minorities.

The man allegedly drove a three-wheeled vehicle armed with explosives into a crowd. The man suspected of detonating the bomb was detained, after sustaining injuries from the blast. His name is still unknown to authorities, although they do know he is a member of the Uighur ethnic group.

"The suspect is a Uighur. Most of the victims are Uighurs too," said government spokesperson Hou Hanmin.

Hou stated that police believe the attack was intentional.

In response to the bombing, martial law has been declared in Aksu City.


신장 위구르 폭탄테러, 21명 사상

지난 19일 현지시각으로 오전 10시 30분 쯤, 신장 아커쑤 시 교외의 한 교차로에서 삼륜차를 이용한 폭탄 테러가 발생해 7명이 숨지고 14명이 부상을 입었다. 용의자인 위구르족 남성은 상처를 입은 채 현장에서 붙잡혔다. 허우한민(侯漢敏) 신장자치구 신문판공실 주임은 “피해자도 대부분이 위구르족”이라고 밝혔다.

경찰 보조원 1명이 이끄는 15명의 순찰대가 교차로 부근에 도착해 대열을 갖추는 순간 삼륜차가 돌진해왔고, 순찰대를 향해 차량 안의 폭발물을 던졌다. 이 폭발로 현장에서 5명이 사망했고, 2명은 병원 후송 중 숨졌다. 부상자 14명 가운데 1명은 생명이 위독하여 추가 사망자 발생 가능성이 비친다.

홍콩 소재 인권민주주의정보센터는 “악수에 계엄령이 선포됐으며 무장경찰이 다수 배치됐다”고 AFP통신에 밝혔다.


Sincan Uygur Özerk Bölgesi'nde patlama: 7 ölü

Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti'nin Sincan Uygur Özerk Bölgesi'nde meydana gelen patlamada 7 kişi öldü, 12 kişi yaralandı. Patlamanın, Aksu şehrinde, üç tekerlekli bir aracın bir köprü üzerinde infılak etmesiyle gerçekleştiği bildirildi. Özerk bölge sözcüsü Hou Hanmin, patlamanın kasıtlı olarak yapıldığını ve bir suç olayı olarak değerlendirildiğini söyledi. Bir kişinin olayla ilgili olarak tutklandığı da açıklandı. Yaralıların tedavisi ise devam ediyor.


Seventeen soldiers die in Turkey helicopter crash

Seventeen soldiers have died today as the result of a helicopter crash in Turkey's southeastern Siirt Province, Governor Ahmed Aydin has said. The provincial governor added that the fatalities belonged to Turkish special forces.

Investigations into the crash are ongoing, although Governor Ahmed Aydin has said the aircraft hit Herekol mountain as it travelled through heavy fog.

The soldiers were reportedly on their way to deployment against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).  The PKK seeks to increase rights for Kurdish citizens and gain autonomy in the southeast of Turkey, which is a predominantly Kurdish area. The Turkish Government have been fighting with the PKK for decades.

Kurdish militants, though active in this part of Turkey, do not appear to have played any part in the crash.


تحطم مروحية عسكرية تركية ومقتل 17 شخصاً

تحطمت اليوم السبت مروحية تابعة للعسكرية التركية في محافظة سيرت في جنوب شرق تركيا حسب إعلان السلطات التركية، ووقع الحادث في محيط جبل هيريكول وأدى إلى مقتل جميع من على متنها. وعزا محافظ سيرت الكارثة لسوء الأحوال الجوية.

كانت المروحية تقل 14 من الضباط وضباط الصف والجنود التابعين لفريق العمليات الخاصة للدرك وثلاثة أفراد طاقم قتلوا جميعهم في الحادث الناجم عن ارتطام الطائرة بصخرة بسبب الضباب والأمطار الغزيرة.

تشهد منطقة جنوب شرق تركيا نشاطاً لحزب العمال الكردستاني الذي يحارب من أجل الحكم الذاتي، وقامت القوات التركية بقصف مواقعه في الأيام الأخيرة. إلا أن محافظ سيرت نفى أن تكون المروحية قد سقطت نتيجة تعرضها لهجوم.

السبت 10 نوفمبر 2012


Several hundred killed after stampede in Baghdad

Ibrahim Jaafari, the Prime Minister of Iraq, has declared that Iraq will hold three days of national mourning following a stampede on a bridge in Baghdad which left nearly a thousand people dead. The railings of a bridge over the River Tigris gave way under the weight of the crowd, and many people fell into the waters below.

CNN now reports the death toll as 965 dead and 465 injured.

The people were walking towards the Kadhimiya mosque, a Shi'ite shrine. They were celebrating the martyrdom of Muslim religious figure Musa Al-Kadhim.

Some sources say the rush happened after a rumor of the presence of a suicide bomber passed through the crowd of up to one million.

Earlier, three to six mortar rounds were fired into the crowd, killing as many as 16 - a US Apache gunship helicopter returned fire on the attackers.


Massenpanik mit mehreren hundert Toten in Bagdad

Bagdad (Irak), 31.08.2005 – Bei einer Massenpanik auf einer Brücke in Bagdad sind nach Angaben der Sicherheitsbehörden 647 Menschen ums Leben gekommen und weitere 301 Menschen verletzt worden. Sie stürzten von der „Aimma-Brücke“ in den Tigris und ertranken oder wurden zu Tode getrampelt.

Die Pilger waren zum Mausoleum des Imam Mussa el Kasim unterwegs, um dort des Todestags des Geistlichen zu gedenken. Sie hatten jedoch Angst bekommen, als sich ein Gerücht herumsprach, dass sich zwei Selbstmordattentäter in der Menschenmenge in die Luft sprengen würden.

Bereits im Vorfeld hatten Unbekannte mehrere Mörsergranaten auf die Menschenmenge gefeuert, die sich an einem Schrein versammelt hatte. Dabei sind mindestens sieben Menschen getötet und 37 weitere verletzt worden.

Außerdem starben eine bisher unbekannte Zahl von Menschen, weil sie in der Umgebung des Schreins absichtlich vergiftete Lebensmittel zu sich genommen hatten, wie die Sicherheitsbehörden mitteilten.


Centinaia di morti a Baghdad, schiacciati dalla folla in fuga

È stato la più grande tragedia accaduta in Iraq nel dopo Saddam: 965 morti e 465 feriti. È successo oggi 31 agosto 2005 fuori dalla moschea di Khadmiya a Baghdad, dove le vittime sono state schiacciate in mezzo alla folla che cercava di fuggire, al ritorno dalla celebrazione per la ricorrenza della morte di Musa Al-Kadhim, ottavo dei 12 imam sciiti.

In particolare il maggior numero delle morti sembra si siano verificate sul ponte sul fiume Tigri dove la gente, accalcandosi, è caduta nel fiume con un salto di oltre 10 metri.

Sembrerebbe che all'origine della massiccia fuga della folla si fosse sparsa la notizia della presenza di un attentatore suicida. Attualmente questa versione non è confermata, tanto meno si hanno notizie sulla reale presenza dell'attentatore.

Bisogna tenere presente che prima della cerimonia erano stati esplosi dei colpi di mortaio sulla folla uccidendo almeno 16 persone.


バグダッド 橋の上で集団パニック、数百人が死亡か

イラクのバグダッドで、橋の上で押し合いが起こり、数百人が死亡したと各報道機関が伝えている。チグリス川にかかる橋の上の柵を超えて、多数の人が川へ転落したと、BBCは伝えている。原因は不明であり、報道は相互に矛盾している。

報道機関の伝える死亡者数には大きな揺れがある。
ロイターは640人が死亡したと伝え、AFP通信は630人以上が死亡したと伝えている。AP通信は308人が死亡と伝える一方、600人が死亡した可能性があるとも伝えている。CNNは、585人が死亡し、237人が押し合いにより負傷、ほか50人が近くのモスクで食中毒のため死亡したと伝えている。

川からはいまだに遺体の引き上げが続いており、バグダッドの当局者は死亡者の数が今後増えることを予測している。

転落した人々は、イスラム教十二イマーム派の殉教者ムーサー・カーズィムの殉教を記念するため、シーア派のカズミヤ・モスクに行くところだった。

いくつかの報道は、押し合いは自爆テロ計画者がいるといううわさによって起こったと伝えている。群集は最大で100万人いたと伝えられている。別の報道では、榴弾が4発から6発打ち込まれ、それによって市民がパニックに陥ったと伝えている。

英語版ウィキニュースからの翻訳に基づきます。


Several large earthquakes shake Indonesia

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), several large earthquakes have shaken Indonesia with the largest having a magnitude of 7.0.

The most recent quake had a magnitude of 6.4 and struck at 4:02 a.m. local time February 26, 150 kilometers (94 miles) south, southwest of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. The depth registered at 35 km (21.7 miles). The USGS earlier reported it as a 6.9.

The largest and first had a magnitude of 7.0 and occurred just over a half hour before. It was located 160 miles from Padang. The USGS initially reported the quake as a magnitude 7.2.

The 7.0 quake caused the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue a local tsunami bulletin stating that small waves were generated with larger ones close to the quake's epicenter.

A half dozen smaller quakes ranging from 5.0 to 6.0 have occurred in the same area since February 24.

So far, there are no reports of damage or injuries in any of the quakes.


L'Indonésie touchée par un séisme de 7,2


Severe tropical storm Bilis leaves 178 dead in south-east China

South-east China has been flooded by torrential rainstorms as the Severe Tropical Storm Bilis came ashore on Friday, July 14. The total death toll stands at 178 people but many people are missing, and the figure might rise.

Floods, 10 meters high in some areas washed away 19,100 houses, damaged roads, power lines, and devastated villages and agriculture. Three million people were affected by the tropical storm which Xinhua, the state news agency, estimated would cost three billion yuan ($375 million) damage.

The worse-hit provinces were Fujian, Hunan and Guangdong while their were deaths and an economic impact in Zhejian, Jiangxi and Guangxi provinces.

At least 92 died in Hunan where dam reservoirs rose to their limits. The water swell in Leiyang rose 10 metres above the levels from Friday.

40,000 people in the cities of Hengyang and Chenzhou were reported stranded. 14 coal miners died when a dam burst, ravaging the land and flooding their pit at Shenjiawan Colliery.

The floods in Hunan also took out the Beijing-Guangzhou railway leaving 5,000 stranded in the capital, Changsha. 10,000 workers were sent to repair the damaged sections of line.

An estimated 33 people died in Guangdong, an important economic area near Hong Kong.  Lechang was submerged under three metres of water and 1663 prisoners had to be moved from the city.

In Fujian province 43 people are reported dead. Deadly mudslides killed 10 in the city of Zhangzhou and another 10 are missing from a second mudslide.


Tempestade Tropical Bilis deixa 178 mortos no sudeste da China

O sudeste da China  foi inundado por tempestades com chuva torrenciais depois que a forte Tempestade Tropical Bilis veio à terra, na última sexta-feira, 14 de julho. Estima-se que 178 pessoas morreram, mas esse número pode aumentar visto que tem muita gente desaparecida.

As inundações, com 10 metros de altura em algumas áreas,  arrastaram 19100 casas, estradas foram  danificadas, a rede elétrica foi destruída assim como  aldeias e plantações. Três milhões de pessoas foram atingidas  pela tempestade tropical que segundo a Xinhua, a agência de notícias estatal, pode acarretar prejuízos da ordem de três bilhões de iuans (375 milhões de dólares).

As províncias que mais foram atingidas e com maior número de mortes foram Fujian, Hunan e Guangdong. A tempestade teve maior impacto na atividade econômica em Zhejian, Jiangxi e nas províncias de Guangxi.

Pelo menos 92 pessoas morreram em Hunan, onde o nível da represa subiu até o limite. Em Leiyang o nível da água está 10 metros acima do normal desde sexta-feira (14).

Nas cidades de Hengyang e Chenzhou 40 mil pessoas  ficaram ilhadas. Morreram 14 mineiros de carvão quando uma represa estourou, assolou a terra e inundou uma mina de carvão em Shenjiawan.

As inundações em Hunan também prejudicaram a estrada de ferro que liga Pequim a Guangzhou o que fez com que cerca de  5 mil passageiros ficassem presos na capital, Changsha. Dez mil funcionários foram enviados para consertar os trechos de trilho danificados.

Aproximadamente 33 pessoas morreram em Guangdong, uma área econômica importante perto de Hong Kong.  Lechang ficou menos de três metros acima da água e 1663 presidiários tiveram de ser transferidos para outra cidade.

Foi divulgado que na província Fujian 43 pessoas morreram. As torrentes de lama mortais mataram 10 pessoas na cidade de Zhangzhou e outras 10 vítimas de uma segunda torrente de lama estão desaparecidas.


Shakidor Dam bursts in Pakistan after heavy rain

After a week of heavy rain and snow, the Shakidor Dam near the coast of the southwestern Pakistan province of Baluchistan burst around 6:00 pm local time. So far, at least seventy people have died after five villages were swept away. Many bodies have been recovered by Coast Guard vessels sweeping the sea off the affected area with fishing nets.

Provincial Minister Sher Jan Baloch announced troops have been called out for rescue operations. "The army has started rescue operations to try to save as many lives as possible." While over 1,000 have been rescued, possibly as many as 700 are missing - they may have been swept out to see, or may be seeking refuge on high ground or elsewhere. Alotogether, over 30,000 people have been affected.

President Musharaf has announced a million dollars for the victims.

The 148 m (485 ft) long Shakidor Dam near Pasni failed on Friday, sending thousands of people fleeing for safety. The dam, 800 km south of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan, was built two years ago. Although the specific details are not known, it is believed the dam was overwhelmed by past week's heavy rains which have caused flooding in the region.

The flooding has cut off Pasni and other coastal regions, washing out roads and bridges. At least another 50 have died elsewhere as a result.


Staudammbruch in Pakistan

Islamabad (Pakistan), 13.02.2005 - Nach einem Staudammbruch am Donnerstag Abend in der pakistanischen Provinz Belutschistan starben mehr als 300 Menschen, über 1.000 werden noch vermisst.

Nach andauerden heftigen Regenfällen brach am Donnerstagabend der Shakidor-Damms in der Provinz Baluchistan. Dabei wurden drei Dörfer überflutet. Insgesamt seien nach Angaben der Katastrophenschutzzentrale der Provinz fast 18.000 Häuser zerstört worden.

Auch aus anderen Teilen der betroffenen Provinz wurden Überschwemmungen gemeldet. Der anhaltende Dauerregen führte zu einem zweiten Dammbruch im Südwesten Pakistans, bei dem elf Dörfer überflutet worden sein sollen.


Damm i Pakistan kollapsade - minst 60 döda

Pakistan –
Efter en vecka med extrema mängder regn och snö brast Shakidor-dammen i provinsen Baluchistan i sydvästra Pakistan vid sextiden på morgonen lokal tid. Hitills har åtminstone 60 människor rapporterats döda. Många kroppar har samlats in genom att kustbevakningen draggat de översvämade områdena med fisknät.

Provinsens ledare Sher Jan Baloch meddelade att militär har kallats in för att undsätta de nödställda. "Armén har inlett räddningaktioner för att rädda så många liv som möjligt". Fler än 1 200 har räddats medan de 4-500 som fortfarande saknas kan ha spolats ut till havs eller räddat sig genom att klättra upp på kullar eller i träd.

Pakistans president Musharaff har avsatt en miljon dollar till katastrofen.

Den 148 meter breda Shakidor-dammen intill Pasni kollapsade under fredagen vilket ledde till att tusentals människor tvingades fly sina hem. Dammen, som ligger 800 km söder om provinshuvudstaden Quetta, byggdes för två år sedan. Få uppgifter finns om dammens prestanda, men det tycks som att de översvämmningar som den gångna veckans intensiva nederbörd orsakat varit mer än dammen klarat av.

Översvämmningarna har isolerat Pasni och andra kustnära områden och spolat bort vägar och broar. Åtminstone ytterligare 40 människor har omkommit till följd av översvämmningarna.


Ship sinks off Djibouti, killing at least 109

A ship sank off the coast of Djibouti yesterday about 1 p.m. Eastern African Time (1000 UTC), killing 109 people. At least 20 more are reported missing. Reports say that 36 people are currently receiving medical care, and seven are in serious condition.

The ship was bound for the religious festival of Djamaad, in the town of Tadjoura. Built to hold roughly 80 people, it was reported to have been carrying at least 200 people as well as construction materials at the time it sank. Though the cause of the accident has yet to be determined, Ismael Tani, advisor to the Djiboutian President Umar Guelleh, said that the overload probably caused the disaster. Eyewitness Omar Souleiki, however, blamed it on a small wave. Search operations by the Djiboutian, French, and American naval vessels have been called off for the night.


Grote scheepsramp bij Djibouti

Rond 13 uur plaatselijke tijd is de boot Al-Baraqa 2 in de Golf van Aden gezonken, met een dodentol van 113 tot gevolg. Minimaal twintig anderen zijn als vermist opgegeven. Een dag later werden 36 mensen medisch verzorgd, bij zeven personen was de situatie ernstig.

Het schip was onderweg naar de Djamaad, een religieus festival dat werd gehouden in de stad Tadjoura aan de Golf van Tadjoura. Ondanks het feit dat het schip maar 80 mensen mocht vervoeren, waren er op het schip naast constructiemateriaal niet minder dan 200 pelgrims aanwezig. De echte oorzaak van het ongeval is nog niet duidelijk maar Ismael Tani, de adviseur van president Guelleh, liet al weten dat de te zware last waarschijnlijk aan het ongeluk ten grondslag ligt. Omar Souleiki, een ooggetuige, heeft het op zijn beurt over een kleine golf. Zoekacties door de Djiboutiaanse, Franse en Amerikaanse marine zijn afgeblazen voor de nacht van 7 op 8 april.

Toen de ramp zich voordeed, had men het over 69 doden. De volgende dag was de dodentol opgelopen tot 109. Nu is bekend dat al minimaal 113 personen door de scheepsramp het leven hebben gelaten.


Shipwreck off coast of Libya; hundreds of African migrants feared dead

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) stated that over 200 Arab and African migrants are feared drowned after three boats, bound for Europe, sank in the Mediterranean in separate incidents.

No less than 21 bodies were recovered on Tuesday when the boats capsized in heavy winds and rain near Libya's coast. 23 were rescued by workers on a oil rig close by.

"A boat with 257 migrants on board sank on Sunday off the coast of Libya. Twenty-three people were saved and 21 bodies were retrieved," said the IOM chief of mission in Libya's capital of Tripoli, Laurence Hart.

Officials say that search and rescue efforts are ongoing, but that hopes of finding any more survivors are diminishing. "It is hard to imagine that there are survivors among the missing by now," Hart said.

The people aboard the boats are suspected to have been smuggled across the sea to Italy. Libya's 1.770 kilometres of coastline is a popular point of departure for migrants hoping to escape poverty and find a better life in Europe.

"This is the beginning of the smuggling season in the Mediterranean. This tragic incident illustrates, once again, the dangers faced  by people caught in mixed irregular movements of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean and elsewhere which every year cost thousands of lives," said UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesman Ron Redmond.

There has been a history of people-smuggling into Italy from Libya: almost 37,000 immigrants considered to have entered illegally landed in Italy in 2008, the Italian interior ministry reports. The figures are a 75% increase from the previous year.

Italian interior minister Roberto Maroni said that patrols on the sea would start on May 15 in an effort to curb the smuggling across the Mediterranean. "We have done everything possible to prevent arrivals. We have signed a deal with Libya and the Libyan government is committed to launch on May 15 patrols along the coasts with six vessels," he said. "Until then, we will continue to ask the Libyan authorities to intensify controls, but I guess that there will still be arrivals."


أكثر من 20 قتيل ومئات المفقودين أمام السواحل الليبية

قالت السلطات الليبية ان 20 مهاجرا غير شرعي لقوا حتفهم بينما لا يزال حوالي 200 آخرين في عداد المفقودين ويخشى ان يكونوا في عداد الموتى بعد غرق القارب الذي كانوا على متنه قبل أربعة ايام بينما تم إنقاذ قارب آخر كان على متنه 350 مهاجرا غير شرعي.

وقال لورانس هارت رئيس قسم المهمات في منظمة الهجرة الدولية بليبيا إن قاربا يحمل 257 مهاجرا قد غرق وأنه تم إنقاذ 23 شخصا وانتشلت جثث 21 آخرين يوم الأحد.