Aeronáutica confirma o resgate de peças e corpos que podem ser de passageiros

Agência Brasil

6 de junho de  2009

Da Agência Brasil

Brasília - A Aeronáutica informou há pouco, em Recife, que foram encontrados hoje (6) corpos que podem ser de passageiros do voo AF447 da Air France e peças, possivelmente do Airbus A 330, desaparecido desde o último domingo (31), quando fazia a rota Rio de janeiro-Paris. O resgate foi feito às 8h14. As informações são do vice-chefe do Centro de Comunicação da Aeronáutica, coronel Jorge Amaral.

Dois corpos de homens foram localizados e recolhidos pela Corveta Cv Caboclo que auxilia nas buscas do avião. Ambos ainda passarão por um processo de identificação para confirmar se são de passageiros. Segundo Amaral, o trabalho de identificação ocorrerá em Recife.

A Aeronáutica e a Marinha também encontraram uma poltrona com número de série e azul que pode ser do Airbus A 330, uma pasta de couro com um bilhete da Air France e uma mochila, que continha um cartão de vacinação. Também foram encontradas máscaras de oxigênio. Por volta das 4 horas, o R-99 encontrou primeiros sinais da presença de objetos que poderiam ser do Airbus. Com base nas informações do R-99, uma aeronave C-130 e a corveta Caboclo foram deslocadas para a região indicada, a cerca de 70 quilômetros do ponto que o avião da Air France sobrevoava, quando transmitiu o último informe sobre uma possível pane eletrônica. Ao sobrevoar o local, o C-130 confirmou a existência dos destroços. O primeiro corpo foi avistado pela corveta às 9h10 e recolhido as 9h30. Às 11h13, um segundo corpo foi retirado do mar. As informações disponíveis foram transmitidas aos parentes das vítimas antes de serem divulgadas à imprensa.


Power crisis in Moscow and central Russia largest ever recorded

A huge power outage occurred in Moscow today. The failure in the accumulative power supply system in Mosenergo which occurred at 11:15 a.m. local time on Wednesday, led to a power outage in all areas of the city.

Power for lights failed in apartment buildings. Some lines of the Moscow underground stopped for four hours. Trams and trolley buses, electric trains of the Moscow railway also stopped. Hundreds of people were trapped in apartment building lifts. In addition to lighting problems, the homeowners have also lost their water supply, as pumping stations in Mosvodokanal also lost power because of the failure.

15 big cities and five areas of Moscow suburbs, some areas of the Tula and Kaluga areas were left without electricity.

At 12:00 noon, food shops in the affected areas started closing. In shops where sellers continued trading, huge queues accumulated.

To avoid panic at train stations, workers with megaphones informed passengers of train movements. At train stations, reserve power supplies are being used. According to eyewitnesses, there was no electric lighting at many stations and in transitions between them. Escalators also did not work.

Thursday, May 26, 2005

Thursday morning trolley buses and trams still do not work in southern areas of Moscow. Despite repair work conducted during the night, it was impossible to power all trolleybus and tram lines.
In total 8 tram and 25 trolleybus routes do not work. Buses will take over those routes. Besides this, in the south of Moscow there are still many disconnected apartment houses.

All stations of the Moscow underground are working normally. All trains are running on schedule.

The entrance to Moscow for supersize automobiles will be limited up to 14 o'clock in the afternoon. The limitation was put in place yesterday because of difficult road conditions in the city after the power failure.

The head of Minpromenergo (Ministry of Industries and Energy)
Victor Hristenko, addressing to the deputies of the State Duma,
has declared
that the cause of failure of the electrical system was in the
Central region of Russia because of a fire and an explosion on the substation of Mosenergo named "Chagino", located in Kapotnya.
As a result of a cascade power outage on Wednesday, 25th May, 53 Moscow substations have been disconnected. 46 from them have started working by
23.00, Wednesday, six more - by 6.00, Thursday.

According to the deputy head of the Russian Joint Stock Company "Unified Energy System of Russia" (RAO UESR) Andrey Trapeznikov, some reasons of failure are considered. He said that the failure of one
of substations of the Russian Open Society "United Power Systems" was a cause. Later in the morning, when people were work, air conditioners were turned on. Consequently, the system could not handle the overload,
and started the cascade shutdown of consumers of the electric power.
Trapeznikov has noted that scales of the failure could of been much more
serious. The further switching-off was stopped by
substations of Tula and Kaluga which had sustained the overload.

The head of the RAO UESR Anatoly Chubays has made apologies for the inconveniences caused to inhabitants of Moscow, Tula and Kaluga areas.
He said: "The failure is on our conscience, it is our mistake".


Stromausfall in Moskau

Moskau (Russland), 25.05.2005 - Ein mehrstündiger Stromausfall hat am heutigen Tag das öffentliche Leben in der Hauptstadt Russlands und des südlichen Umlands von Moskau für mehrere Stunden lahmgelegt.

Etwa 20.000 U-Bahn-Passagiere saßen für etwa eine Stunde in den Zügen fest, es brach trotz Temperaturen von 30°C keine Panik aus. Einen Terroranschlag schloss Energieminister Viktor Christenko als Ursache für den Stromausfall aus. Vor dem Parlament erklärte Christenko, dass der Stromausfall von einem Feuer und einer Explosion in einer Umspannstation im Südosten Moskaus verursacht wurde.

In den vom Stromausfall betroffenen Bezirken waren auch Krankenhäuser und Frischwasserpumpen ohne Strom. Der Straßenverkehr kam wegen des Ausfalls der Ampelanlagen zum Erliegen.

Präsident Wladimir Putin verschob aufgrund des Stromausfalls eine geplante Dienstreise nach Südrussland.


Une panne d'électricité générale frappe Moscou


Power firm helicopter strikes cables, crashes near Fairfield, California

A helicopter under contract to Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) on Tuesday struck power lines and crashed near Fairfield, California. Three occupants of the helicopter died and three firefighters were injured when their appliance rolled responding to an ensuing wildfire.

The Bell 206 came down near Interstate 80 around 13:30 local time, during works to high-voltage power cables in the area. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) said several acres of land burned before the flames were extinguished. CalFire requested power line de-energisation during the emergency which cut electric supply to around 38,000 people. CalFire indicated the injuries were minor.

The three deceased were reportedly PG&E contract employees. The company said power was restored by 20:21 following delays caused by warm weather at the time. Investigations have been launched by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, with the latter yesterday confirming on Twitter they were "not traveling to the crash scene at this time." Wikinews approached the NTSB regarding their decision not to visit the site, but as of today the board's press office did not respond.

PG&E, currently operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections, is currently upgrading its infrastructure to reduce wildfire risks, though as of reports on Tuesday the company had not confirmed what work the helicopter was undertaking. In a letter to The Mercury News, published on Monday, PG&E President and CEO Andy Vesey said the firm was working to install "100 miles of stronger poles and covered power lines [and manage] vegetation along 890 miles of our system to reduce wildfire risk." Vesey also indicated equipment is being added to lines to aid in shutdowns.


Helicóptero da empresa de energia atinge cabos e cai perto de Fairfield, Califórnia

Na terça-feira, um helicóptero da Companhia de Gás e Energia do Pacífico (PG&E) atingiu fios de energia e caiu perto de Fairfield, Califórnia. Três ocupantes do helicóptero morreram e três bombeiros ficaram feridos, devido ao incêndio florestal que se seguiu.

O Bell 206 caiu perto da Interestadual 80 por volta das 13:30, horário local, durante a colocação de cabos de alta tensão na área. O Departamento de Silvicultura e Proteção contra Incêndios da Califórnia (CalFire) disse que vários acres de terra foram queimados antes que as chamas fossem extintas. A CalFire solicitou o desligamento da energia, o que afetou cerca de 38 mil pessoas.

Os três mortos eram funcionários da PG&E. A empresa disse que a energia foi restaurada às 20:21. As investigações foram iniciadas pela Administração Federal de Aviação e pelo Conselho Nacional de Segurança nos Transportes, com o último tendo confirmado ontem no Twitter que "não estavam viajando para o local do acidente". O Wikinotícias abordou o NTSB sobre sua decisão de não visitar o local, mas até hoje a assessoria de imprensa do conselho não respondeu.

A PG&E, atualmente operando sob proteção contra falências, está atualizando sua infraestrutura para reduzir os riscos de incêndios, embora, a partir de relatórios na terça-feira, a empresa não tenha confirmado o trabalho que o helicóptero estava realizando. Em uma carta ao The Mercury News, publicada na segunda-feira, o presidente e CEO da PG&E, Andy Vesey, disse que a empresa estava trabalhando para instalar "160 quilômetros de postes mais fortes e linhas de energia [e gerenciar] a vegetação ao longo de 890 milhas do nosso sistema para reduzir o risco de incêndio".


Power line to Japanese nuclear plant completed

A power line to the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in Japan was completed Thursday, which will allow cooling systems at one of the facility's reactors.

The new line, roughly one kilometer (0.6 miles) in length, connects the power grid to the power plant's second reactor. It was completed at about 1730 local time (0830 UTC) on Thursday, and will be energized once spraying of seawater over reactor three is complete.

According to a Tokyo Electric Power Company spokesperson, once the power line is energized "we will be able to activate various electric pumps and pour water into reactors and pools for spent nuclear fuel," thus cooling temperatures within the reactor.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has said that the stricken power plant is currently stable, though there is still the chance of matters growing worse. An official at the agency said that "it's reasonably stable at the moment compared to yesterday."


Реактор 2 у Фукушими добио струју

18. март 2011.Токио/ Јапан ,  Инжењери у јапанском нуклеарном комплексу Фукушима успели да спроведу струју до реактора 2, који су јуче успешно спојили са далеководом.

Токијска електро компанија, која руководи нуклеарком, намерава да врати у функцију контролну собу, светла и расхладни систем у реактору 1 који је каблом повезан са реактором 2, јавила је агенција Кјодо.

У Фукушими је јутрос, после паузе од неколико сати, настављено поливање прегрејаних реактора водом, а притисак у реактору 3, који је данас почео да расте, касније је стабилизован.

Проблеми у нуклеарном комплексу почели су када су после земљотреса, јачине 9 степени Рихтерове скале, услед нестанка струје, престали да раде системи за хлађење укупно шест реактора колико их има у Фукушими.

Десетине електричара, ватрогасаца и инжењера трка се с временом у настојању да спречи да ова нуклеарна хаварија не измакне контроли.

Због престанка рада расхладних система дошло је до низа експлозија и пожара на реакторима, а инжењери од тада покушавају да држе гориве шипке и базене за складиштење потрошеног нуклеарног горива под водом.


Power outage at Fukushima poses radioactive risk

A power outage at Japan's Fukushima 1 nuclear plant on Tuesday has seen eight water transfer pumps shut down, hindering efforts to collect leaked radioactive water before it can reach the sea.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which runs the plant, said the affected pumps pull radioactive water out of a drainage channel, sending it through another channel to an enclosed artificial bay. This transfer began on April 17, following an official report released in February by TEPCO, revealing high concentration of radioactive materials found in the plant's drainage water.

This latest news from the nuclear plant, which sits on the eastern edge of the island nation, alongside the North Pacific Ocean, comes four years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, on March 12, 2011. This disaster saw the nuclear plant subjected to the combined force of an earthquake and tsunami, which caused an explosion at the plant. Since then, the site has remained unstable.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found small amounts of radioactive caesium isotopes along the coast of North America, reported early this month. Along with these caesium substances, TEPCO reports indicate up to 10 trillion becquerels of strontium-90 and 40 trillion becquerels of tritium have contaminated sea water as a result of, and in the aftermath of, the 2011 disaster.


Queda de energia em Fukushima apresenta risco radioativo

Uma queda de energia em planta nuclear Fukushima 1 do Japão na terça-feira viu oito bombas de transferência de água desligados, prejudicando os esforços para coletar água radioativa vazados antes que ele possa chegar ao mar.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), que funciona a usina, disse que as bombas afetadas puxar água radioativa de um canal de drenagem, enviá-lo através de outro canal para uma baía artificial fechado. Esta transferência começou em 17 de abril, na sequência de um relatório oficial divulgado em fevereiro pela TEPCO, revelando alta concentração de materiais radioativos encontrados na água de drenagem da planta.

Este últimas notícias da usina nuclear, que fica no extremo leste da ilha-nação, ao lado do Oceano Pacífico Norte, vem quatro anos após o desastre nuclear de Fukushima Daiichi, no dia 12 de março de 2011. Este desastre viu a planta nuclear submetido ao força combinada de um terremoto e um tsunami, o que causou uma explosão na usina. Desde então, o local permaneceu instável.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution encontrado pequenas quantidades de isótopos de césio radioativo ao longo da costa da América do Norte, relatadas no início deste mês. Junto com estas substâncias de césio, relatórios TEPCO indicar até 10 trilhões de becquerels de estrôncio - 90 e 40 trilhões de becquerel de trítio ter contaminado a água do mar como resultado de, e no rescaldo do, o desastre de 2011.


Powerful car bomb blast hits Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghan government officials have said that a powerful suicide car bomb hit near the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 80 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast, saying their target was the embassy.

The Afghan Interior Ministry says the explosion killed mostly civilians on the heavily guarded road between its headquarters and the Indian Embassy.

Eyewitnesses reports said that the the blast was very powerful, shattering shop windows, filling the air with dust and scattering debris all along the road.

General Sayed Abdul Ghafar Sahibzada, the Kabul police chief,  said the suicide bomber exploded his vehicle in the center of the capital. Some of the victims include police officers, he said.

Thursday's blast comes one day after the eighth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion into Afghanistan to topple the Taliban government.

Last year, a similar attack by a Taliban suicide car bomber killed about 60 people near the Indian embassy. It was the deadliest assault in the capital since 2001.


காபூலில் இந்தியத் தூதரகம் முன் தற்கொலைத் தாக்குதல்

ஆப்கானியத் தலைநகர் காபூலில் இந்தியத் தூதரகத்தில் முன்னால் சக்தி வாய்ந்த கார்க் குண்டு வெடித்ததில் 17 பேர் கொல்லப்பட்டனர். 63 பேர் படுகாயமடைந்தனர். இத்தற்கொலைக் குண்டுத்தாக்குதலை தாமே நடத்தியதாக தாலிபான்கள் கூறுகிறார்கள்.

அலுவலக நேரம் ஆரம்பமாவதற்கு முன்னதாக காலை 8.27 மணிக்கு வந்த தற்கொலை தீவிரவாதி ஒருவன், வெடிகுண்டு நிரப்பப்பட்ட காரை தூதரக கட்டடத்தின் சுற்றுச்சுவரின் வெளியே மோதச் செய்து வெடிக்கச் செய்தான். இந்திய தூதரகத்தையே தாம் இலக்குவைத்ததாக தமது இணையதளத்தில் ஒரு அறிக்கையில் தாலிபான்கள் கூறியுள்ளனர்.

இதில் தூதரகத்தின் கண்காணிப்பு கோபுரம் வெடித்து நொறுங்கியது.அத்துடன் அங்கு நிறுத்தப்பட்டிருந்த ஏராளமான வாகனங்களும் சேதமடைந்தன. தமது தூதரக பணியாளர்கள் எவரும் இதில் கொல்லப்படவில்லை என்று இந்திய வெளியுறவுச் செயலர் கூறியுள்ளார். ஆப்கானிஸ்தானின் பெரிய வெளிநாட்டு கொடையாளி நாடுகளில் இந்தியாவும் ஒன்று.

சென்ற ஆண்டு, இதே போன்ற தாக்குதல் இந்தியத் தூதரகத்தின் முன்னால் இடம்பெற்ற போது 60 பேர் வரையில் கொல்லப்பட்டனர்.

வியாழன், அக்டோபர் 8, 2009


Powerful earthquake rocks southern Japan, tsunami warnings issued

KYUSHU, Japan —

A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake rocked Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu at 10:53 am local time today (0153 UTC), prompting the Japanese Meteorological Agency to issue tsunami warnings for the area. The tsunami warnings were canceled later in the day.

A 75-year-old woman was killed in Fukuoka city by a falling wall. At least 400 people were injured by the quake. Local Fukuoka Airport and high speed bullet trains in the area temporarily suspended operations to look for damage.

According to the agency, the epicenter of the earthquake was in shallow water in the Sea of Japan, off the north coast of Fukuoka Prefecture.

Small aftershocks continued throughout the day, with authorities advising that residents should be prepared for aftershocks of up to magnitude 6.

In the aftermath of the quake, people were quickly alerted to the state of the situation by television reports, telephone, and text-messaging systems.

Interviewed by telephone in Hitoyoshi, well inland from the epicenter of the quake, a local resident noted the severity of the quake was frightening, and left the elderly woman unable to remain seated on a chair. Shutting off gas was the first priority, with the local television coverage providing a quick status update for the situation, followed by an interruption by national emergency network coverage.

A foreign resident of Fukuoka city reported taking refuge under his desk for several minutes as books and ornaments fell from shelves. He prepared to evacuate to high ground in case of a tsunami, but news reports indicated little danger from a tsunami. He also reported that Japanese residents appeared unconcerned by the quake, with many strolling near Momochi beach shortly after the quake, showing little apparent concern.

In Tenjin, downtown Fukuoka, Fukuoka Building's windows shattered, and the block was quickly cordoned off.  In addition to Fukuoka Building, many other buildings and businesses remained closed to shoppers.

Wikinews contributor Oarih reports that a festive atmosphere pervaded the streets, however, as employees from Nishinihon Shimbun (a major Japanese newspaper) passed out one-page articles on the earthquake and curious onlookers investigated the damaged buildings and sidewalks.  Many residents, relieved by the relatively low damage inflicted by the earthquake, started visiting pubs and restaurants at lunch for a celebratory beer. With train and subway services disrupted, queues over 100 people long formed at some Nishitetsu bus stops in Tenjin as dusk approached.

The penetration of modern text-messaging by the Japanese Keitai, the common Japanese cell phone system more prevalent than computer-based email, led to quick status checks on many family members located near the coast around Fukuoka, close to the quake's epicentre.  Wikinews contributor Oarih reports that cell phone service providers were swamped by the spike in use, however, and both voice and text services remained unreliable for much of the day.


Un violent séisme atteint le sud du Japon

Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 7 sur l'échelle de Richter a touché l'île de Kyushu, située dans la partie sud du Japon à 10:53 heure locale (02:53 à Paris), amenant l'agence météorologique japonaise à publier des alertes sur les tsunamis qui pourraient se former dans la région. Ces alertes ont été annulées plus tard dans la journée.

Une femme de 75 ans est décédée à la suite de la chute d'un mur, on rapporte pour l'instant au moins 381 personnes blessées par ce séisme.

Selon l'agence, l'épicentre du séisme se situe dans les eaux peu profondes de la mer du Japon, au large de la côte nord de la préfecture de Fukuoka. Quelques répliques ont eu lieu au cours de la journée, les autorités craignant des répliques allant jusqu'à une magnitude 6.

Après la secousse, la population locale a rapidement été informée de l'état de la situation par les rapports télévisuels, qui se sont propagés par téléphone ou par envoi de messages.

Interrogé par téléphone, un habitant de Hitoyoshi (ville de l'île de Kyushu) a indiqué que la sévérité du séisme était effrayante et donne l'exemple d'une personne âgée qui était incapable de rester assise sur une chaise en raison de l'intensité des secousses.
Couper le gaz était la première priorité, les chaines de télévisions locales apportant des informations sur le déroulement des événements.

Un expatrié à Fukuoka a déclaré avoir pris refuge sous son bureau pendant quelques minutes en raison de la chute de nombreux livres et ornements de leurs étagères. Il s'est préparé à devoir évacuer en cas de tsuanmi, mais les réseaux d'information ont indiqué la faible probabilité de l'arrivée d'un tsunami. Il semble également que les Japonais soient relativement peu inquiets de ce séisme, certains se promenant peu après près de la plage de Momochi.


2005/03/20: Kraftigt jordskalv i södra Japan, tsunamivarning utfärdad

En kraftig jordbävning som uppmätte 7 på Richterskalan drabbade Japans sydvästra ö Kyushu 10:53 lokal tid idag. Japans meteorologiska institut utfärdade en tsunami-varning i området. Enligt institutet låg skalvets epicentrum i grunt vatten i Japanska havet norr om prefekturen Fukuoko.

Åtminstone 66 människor skadades av skalvet. Inga döda har ännu inrapporterats. All flygturer vid Fukuokas flygplats har ställts in, liksom avgångarna med de lokala snabbtågen. Efter skalvet varnades allmänheten om den uppkomna situationen via TV, telefon och textmeddelanden. Lokala TV-stationer lämnade kontinuerliga lägesrapporter och den nationella TV:n avbröt sina sändningar för att rapportera från skalvet.

I en telefonintervju från Hitoyoshi, långt in på fastlandet, kallade en äldre kvinna skalvet för skrämmande och berättade att hon inte kunde sitta kvar på sin stol p.g.a. skalvet. Att stänga av gasen var det första hon gjorde.

En utländsk invånare i Fukuoka tog skydd under ett skrivbord i flera minuter medan böcker och lösa föremål föll från bokhyllorna. Inför hotet om en eventuell tsunami förberedde han sig att fly till en högre plats. Risken för en tsunami var dock enligt nyhetsrapporteringen liten. Han berättade också att många japaner tycktes vara helt oberörda av skalvet och fortsatte att promenera längs stranden.

Genom Ketai, det japanska meddelande-systemet för mobiltelefoner som är betydligt vanligare än e-mail, kunde många familjemedlemmar på Fukuoka snabbt komma i kontakt med varandra.


Prague explosion injures dozens

A massive explosion in the centre of Czech capital Prague has injured 35 or more people this morning.

The blast occurred just before 10am local time in a building on Divadelní Street. Spokesman for local authorities Tomas Hulan says it is uncertain what caused the detonation but a natural gas leak is suspected. "A gas blast seems to be the most likely cause", he said. "The explosion was rather massive and damaged windows in several streets".

The blast shattered windows of buildings in the area, including the National Theatre. Police have sealed off the area and are currently searching for people they believe may be trapped beneath the rubble.

Zdeněk Schwarz, head of the Prague rescue service, said rescue workers had not yet been able to enter the building where the explosion occurred to search for missing people and determine any further gas leaks.


En eksplosjon i Praha skader trettifem mennesker

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Det var en kraftig eksplosjon i nærheten av Divadelni-gata i Praha mandag klokka 10 denne uka. Thomas Hulan, Praha-politiets talsmann, sa at de ikke vet hva som forårsaket eksplosjonen i Divadelni-gaten, men sier at det trolig skyldtes gass.

Eksplosjonen knuste vinduene i Nasjonalteateret og andre bygninger i nærheten. Politiet har stengt av området og leter etter folk som sitter fast under ruinene. Tsjekkias statsminister Petr Necas sier til lokale medier at han er dypt rystet etter eksplosjonen.

Opptil fire personer fryktes omkommet og over 40 er skadet etter en kraftig eksplosjon i en bygning i Praha, opplyser tsjekkiske redningsmannskaper.


В центре Праги прогремел мощный взрыв

29 апреля 2013 года в одном из зданий неподалеку от Национального театра в центре столицы Чехии прогремел мощный взрыв.
Его причиной предположительно, стал бытовой газ.
Десятки пострадавших.

Сильный взрыв прогремел в понедельник в одном из домов в центре Праги на набережной Сметаны рядом со зданием факультета социальных наук Карлова университета, людей из него эвакуировали.
Взрывной волной выбило окна в расположенном неподалеку Национальном театре.
По некоторым сообщениям, звук взрыва был слышен в Пражском Граде, который расположен в полутора километрах от места происшествия на другом берегу Влтавы.

Сильно пострадал первый этаж дома, в котором произошёл взрыв.
На расстоянии нескольких десятков метров от его эпицентра в соседних домах выбиты стекла.
Пожарным быстро удалось погасить вспыхнувший пожар.

На момент взрыва в здании, где располагается бюро Международной ассоциации воздушного транспорта (IATA) и художественная галерея, находились около 15 человек.

В полиции не исключают, что несколько человек заблокированы под завалами.

Ряд центральных улиц города закрыты для движения трамваев и автотранспорта.
Автомобили «Скорой помощи» развозят пострадавших по больницам.

На месте происшествия работает полиция, пожарные и спасатели ЧП, туда выехал мэр Праги Богуслав Свобода.

По данным правоохранительных органов, речь идёт о взрыве бытового газа.

29 апреля 2013 года


Pump leak and fire shuts down nuclear reactor in France

According to press releases from the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN), Unit 2 of the Penly Nuclear Power Plant in France shut down Thursday afternoon after operators were alerted to "small quantities of burning oil." The plant is operated by Électricité de France (EDF). Emergency crews were dispatched to the 1,330-megawatt French reactor following an alarm triggered there at 11:20 UTC Thursday. According to EDF, there were "no consequences for the environment" and no one was injured.

The ASN said in a statement the anomaly had been provisionally placed at level 1 on the International Nuclear Event Scale, which ranks occurrences at nuclear power plants on a scale ranging from 1 to 7, with 7 representing an event with lasting consequences for health and the environment such as the Fukushima Daiichi disaster following a Tsunami in Japan in March 2011.

The alarm was triggered after two fires broke out in the reactor building. The fires are reported to have been caused by leaks in one of the cooling pumps that are part of the reactor's cooling system. The source of the fire was determined to be one or more pools of oil which had leaked from one of a pump's joints, catching fire. They were quickly suppressed and the reactor remains shut down due to damage to the cooling pump.

After the fires were put out, radioactive water was then discovered to be leaking from the pump into the reactor's drainage bin.The ASN released a statement at 05:00 UTC saying they had received "confirmation by EDF that the leak in the primary pump n°1 of the reactor n°2 at the Penly NPP had stopped." ASN has undertaken an investigation into the causes of the incident which will later be published on their website. The reactor will remain shut down until the damage is repaired and the cause of the incident is known.

The Penly nuclear site, located on the coast to the northwest of Paris, is home to two Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) units and is cooled using water from the English Channel. PWRs are a common variety of nuclear reactors named for their use of highly pressurized water in their primary cooling systems. All of the 58 nuclear power plants which supply France with over 75% of its energy, are of this type.


Incendie de la centrale nucléaire de Penly

Une alerte incendie s'est déclenchée à 12 h 20 dans le bâtiment du réacteur n° 2 de la centrale nucléaire de Penly située en Seine-Maritime. Le réacteur s'est arrêté automatiquement. Le dégagement de fumée serait dû à un manquement d'huile au niveau d'une pompe d'alimentation d'eau, il n'y aurait donc pas eu de flammes mais uniquement de la fumée, a expliqué le président de la Commission locale information[1], Serge Boulanger.

EDF[2] annonce pourtant dans un communiqué que deux départs de feu ont été maîtrisés à 13 h 15 par les pompiers. Une flaque d'huile serait à l'origine de ces incendies, selon des précisions d'un communiqué de l'Autorité de sûreté nucléaire. Il n'y a aucun blessé et les installations sont en sécurité, toujours selon le communiqué d'EDF.

Le réacteur reste à l'arrêt et sera inspecté vendredi par l'ASN.


Quake-hit Haiti struck by Hurricane Tomas

In what can only be described as yet another addition to a long list of unfortunate happenings in Haiti, the Category 1 Hurricane Tomas displaced a large number of the population on Friday, most notably in Port-au-Prince, the capital city, where earthquake refugee camps serve as a home to as many as 1.3 million victims of the January 12 earthquake.

The earthquake, along with the consequent cholera epidemic, claimed the lives of 250,000 Haitians, and while the hurricane was not considered severe, it's resulting flooding has the already-vulnerable population worried.

"I'm scared that if I leave they'll tear this whole place down. I don't have money to pay for a home somewhere else," said Clarice Napoux, a 21 year-old resident in Port-au-Prince, who was displaced by the quake. People are indeed leaving, however, as many as 8,000 refugees in areas vulnerable to the heavy rainfall, predicted in upwards of 10 inches, were forced to seek higher ground.

Tomas' flooding has reportedly claimed the lives of three citizens; two of which were in the town of Léogâne, to the south of the capital. The local Haitian government evacuated more than 200 inmates from a coastal prison. However, many citizens are upset with what they see as inadequate response to the floods.

"They have a reason to be mad. The central government hasn't done anything here," said Wilson St. Juste, deputy mayor of Haiti. The federal government, however, has made efforts to remind its citizens of the enormous strain it is already experiencing resulting primarily from previous damage and relief efforts.

"We have two catastrophes that we are managing. The first is the hurricane and the second is cholera," President Rene Preval noted in a national press release. The Red Cross has worked to accommodate those affected by the floods, and the USS Iwo Jima is standing by off the coast with relief supplies.

"We got flooded out and we're just waiting for the storm to pass. There's nothing we can do," said one resident Friday. Indeed, the thousands that have been displaced twice can but sit and wait for Tomas' effects on an already stretched-thin nation to pass.


На Гаити обрушился ураган, усугубивший ситуацию с холерой

Гаити, страдающая от эпидемии холеры, пострадала от страшного урагана «Томас». Ураган спровоцировал сильные наводнения сразу в нескольких городах, в зоне подтопления оказалось около 35 тыс. человек. Общее количество заболевших холерой перевалило за 7 тысяч, однако точных данных нет — сбор статистики крайне затруднён.

Местные власти и благотворительные организации делают всё возможное, чтобы доставить чистую питьевую воду в наиболее пострадавшие регионы. Основными симптомами холеры являются понос и рвота, которые быстро приводят к критическому обезвоживанию организма и смерти больного. Холера легко поддаётся лечению с помощью антибиотиков и чистой воды.

7 ноября 2010 года


Queensland braces for Category 5 cyclone

Thousands of residents are evacuating coastal areas of far north Queensland (QLD), set to be lashed by Cyclone Larry tomorrow morning. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology warns that the "very destructive core of Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry, with extreme gusts up to 280 km/hr (174 mph) should cross the coast between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. AEST on Monday (Sunday, 2100 to 2300 UTC). Destructive winds are expected to commence along the coast between Ingham and Port Douglas. Gales are already being experienced along the exposed coast in the warning area."

Tropical Cyclone Larry, currently building off far north Queensland, is expected to intensify before crossing the coast. Queensland tropical cyclone warning centre spokesman Bruce Gunn says people should treat warnings very seriously. "This is the worst cyclone we have had for many, many years," he said.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says the cyclone poses a "very serious threat to life and property" and will now post warnings on the hour on its website.

The BOM also warns coastal residents between Cairns and Townsville of dangerous storm tide when the cyclone crosses the coast. The bureau says the sea is likely to steadily rise up to a level which will be significantly above the normal tide, with damaging waves, strong currents and flooding of low-lying areas extending some way inland. People living in those areas should be prepared to evacuate if advised by authorities.

Mandatory evacuations have been enforced in low-lying seafront areas, including in the Johnstone and Cardwell shires south of Cairns, which are expected to bear the force of Larry and its four metre storm surge.

Disaster coordination centres have been activated in Cairns and Townsville. "There have been mandatory evacuations of coastal shires south of Cairns ... and emergency shelters set up for people who feel at risk with nowhere to go," said a Cairns City Council Disaster Coordination Centre spokesman. "It's most likely thousands of people are evacuating to avoid the high tide."

Premier Peter Beattie has issued a disaster declaration. Local governments now have the power to enforce mandatory evacuations. Queensland Education Department announced that schools in the hardest hit areas will be closed tomorrow, while flights to Townsville and Cairns have been cancelled.

State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers are doorknocking and advising residents to leave. Bruce Gunn from the Queensland cyclone warning centre says the cyclone will coincide with a high tide. "We are talking seawater a couple of metres above the high-tide mark, possibly more than that, with waves on top, so this is a very serious situation we are talking about," he said.

Mr Gunn told the ABC that severe weather will be experienced several hours before the cyclone reaches the coast. "While we are saying the coastal crossing will be between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. AEST, the few hours leading up to that will be rather bumpy — not very nice to experience," he said.


サイクロン「ラリー」、オーストラリア北部に上陸

サイクロン「ラリー」が南太平洋で発生した。アメリカ海軍情報センターによると、20日午後4時（UTC+10、日本時間午後3時）現在オーストラリア北部の南緯18.0度東経144.0度にあって、西南西に14ノット（時速26km）で進んでいる。最大風速は75ノット（毎秒40m）、最大瞬間風速は90ノット（毎秒50m）である。朝日新聞によると、このサイクロンは一時カテゴリー5となった。

CNNによると、このサイクロンは、20日午前7時30分頃に、ケアンズの南約100kmのイニスフィル付近でオーストラリア大陸に上陸した。一時は最大瞬間風速83mを記録した。共同通信によると、クイーンズランド州保健当局の話として、3人が重傷を負ったほか、NHKによると700戸の屋根が吹き飛ばされ、1万戸（JNNによると5万戸）が停電したばかりでなく、JNNによると農作物やグレート・バリア・リーフの珊瑚礁にも影響が出ている。


Tusentals människor flyr kustområdena i norra Queensland som kommer att drabbas av cyklonen Larry i morgon. Det australiska meteorologiska institutet, Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), varnar för att "den svåra tropiska cyklonen Larry, med vindbyar på 280 kilometer i timmen kommer att nå kusten i mellan klockan 07.00 och 09.00 på måndag. Destruktiva vindar kommer först att nå kusten mellan Ingham och Port Douglas. Stormar har redan noterats längs den utsatta kusten i området."

Bureau of Meteorology säger att cyklonen utgör att "mycket allvarligt hot mot liv och egendom" och uppdaterar nu sin webplats med varningar varje timme.

BOM varnar också kustinnevånare mellan Cairns och Townsville för det farliga stormtidvattnet då cyklonen når kusten. BOM säger att havet troligen stadigt kommer stiga till en nivå som är mycket högre än det normala tidvattnet, med skadliga vågor, starka strömmar och översvämningar i låga områden inåt landet. Människor i området bör vara förberedda på evakuering om myndigheterna uppmanar till det.

Obligatoriska evakueringar har skett i flera lågt liggande områden vid havet, bland annat i Johnstone och Cardwell söder om Cairns där man förväntar sig att drabbas av Larry och dess fyra meter höga stormvågor.

Katastrofcenter har öppnats i Cairns och Townsville. "Obligatoriska evakueringar har förekommit längs kustremsan söder om Cairns... och skyddsrum har satts upp för människor som känner att det är farligt och inte har någonstans att ta vägen," sa en talesman för Cairns katastrofcenter. "Det är högst troligt att tusentals människor kommer att evakueras för att undvika den höga tidvågen."

Queenslands regeringschef Peter Beattie har utfärdat en katastrofförklaring. Lokala regeringar har nu makt att framtvinga obligatoriska evakueringar. Queenslands utbildningsdepartement har förklarat att skolor i de hårdast drabbade områdena kommer att stängas i morgon och flyg till Townsville och Cairns har ställts in.

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14 februari 2008: Jordbävning i Kongo-Kinshasa
10 januari 2008: 30 000 utan hem i Sri Lanka efter översvämning
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2 april 2006: Översvämningar i Honolulu orsakar stora skador

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21 mars 2006: Queensland städar upp efter cyklonen Larry
19 mars 2006: Queensland förbereder sig för kategori 5-cyklon
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Rail accident in northern Greece

A rail accident occurred on Sunday night outside the town of Drama, northern Greece, having as a result the death of four people and the injury of 22. The Intercity train, which was operating the route from Thessaloniki to Alexandroupolis, had 65 passengers onboard and according the Hellenic Railway Organisation(OSE) the accident occurred when a truck driver attempted to drive through a grade crossing.

Forty people were transferred to the Hospital of Drama and 22 remain hospitalised; two of them to be in critical condition. The driver of the truck, Yannis Papadopoulos, 40, a police trainee and a kindergarten teacher were killed, however the police have not released the names of the last two.

OSE expressed its sorrow for the deaths and the Minister of Macedonia-Thrace visited the site of the accident and declared that the State acted immediately. However, this rail accident raises a question about the safety of the Hellenic Railways as well as the policies that the Greek Ministry of Transport should apply.


Accident ferroviaire dans le nord de la Grèce

Un accident de train à  eu lieu dans la nuit de dimanche à proximité de la ville de Drama, dans le nord de la Grèce, ayant entrainé la mort de 3 personnes et blessé 22 autres. Le train reliant plusieurs villes circulait entre Thessalonik et Alexandroupolis, avait 65 passagers à bord et, selon la société des chemins de fers grecs (OSE), l'accident est le résultat d'une erreur du conducteur.


Rail explosion reported at Viareggio, Italy

According to reports, a train carrying containers of a gas, has been involved in a major incident near the Italian city of Viareggio at around midnight (local time). State television said the train derailed followed by an explosion.

According to the latest reports from Protezione Civile, at least 14 people have been killed, with another 50 injured. Up to 35 of those have suffered serious burns. Three children were among those killed.

WAtoday, stated that a street near the station in Viareggio, a coastal city of 50,000, was enveloped in flames. There are also reports of structural damage to buildings close to the incident, with two thought to have collapsed.

"The train was diverted and two of the carriages appear to have derailed," said journalist Nick Pisa to Sky News. "Along that side of the railway line there are houses and they caught the full effect of the blast."

The train carried liquefied petroleum gas in tank rail cars, owned by the Austrian subsidiary of GATX Corporation.

Penny Firth speaking to BBC News was quoted as saying "The explosion was terrifying. The whole sky turned orange and there was a huge mass of dense smoke, we could feel the heat intensify. It is just awful... the smell is horrible,"

The causes of the incident are under investigation, with an official inquiry already begun, although Italian rail unions, are already blaming outdated rolling stock, according to BBC News.


Italien: Kesselwagen explodiert – Tote und Verletzte

Viareggio (Italien), 01.07.2009 – Bis zu 16 Tote und mehr als 34 Verletzte sind die vorläufige Bilanz eines Eisenbahnunglücks in Viareggio in der Toskana. Das Unglück ereignete sich, als am 29. Juni kurz vor Mitternacht ein aus 14 Kesselwagen bestehender Güterzug, der mit Flüssiggas beladen war, entgleiste und explodierte. Der Zug kam aus La Spezia und war auf dem Weg nach Pisa.

Die Katastrophe ereignete sich unweit des Bahnhofs des Badeorts. Die Explosion und der nachfolgende Großbrand überraschten zahlreiche Bewohner im Schlaf. Am Abend des 30. Juni galten noch 30 Personen als vermisst. Von den Verletzten befanden sich 16 in Lebensgefahr. Die meisten von ihnen erlitten Brandwunden. Drei Kinder konnten lebend aus den Trümmern gerettet werden. „Wir haben gesehen, wie ein Feuerball in den Himmel stieg“, berichtete ein Augenzeuge.

Die Explosion brachte mehrere Häuser sofort zum Einsturz, weitere wurden ein Raub der Flammen. Einige der Leichen sind bis zur Unkenntlichkeit verbrannt. Es wird befürchtet, dass sich unter den Trümmern der Häuser noch weitere Opfer befinden. Mehr als 300 Feuerwehrleute aus der Region waren im Einsatz, um das Feuer zu löschen. Sicherheitshalber wurden mehr als 1.000 Anwohner evakuiert, da weitere Explosionen bislang nicht in Brand geratener Waggons drohte.

Inzwischen wurden Untersuchungen aufgenommen, um die Ursache der Katastrophe zu ermitteln. In einer ersten Stellungnahme gingen die Behörden davon aus, dass es entweder zu einem Achsbruch bei einem der ersten Waggons gekommen oder ein Defekt der Bremsanlage aufgetreten sei. Auch ein Schaden an den Gleisen wird nicht ausgeschlossen. Die italienischen Eisenbahnergewerkschaften machen einen veralteten Fuhrpark für die Entgleisung verantwortlich. Ein Versagen der Lokführer, die das Unglück überlebten, wird ausgeschlossen.

Der italienische Eisenbahnverkehr ist infolge der Sperrung der Bahnstrecke zwischen Pisa und Forte dei Marmi behindert. Papst Benedikt XVI. hat den Opfern und ihren Familien sein Mitgefühl ausgedrückt. In einem Telegramm, das an den Erzbischof von Lucca gerichtet war, schrieb der Papst, er nehme Anteil an dem „Schmerz, der eine ganze Stadt getroffen hat“".

Das Unglück ist der schwerste Eisenbahnunfall seit der Kollision eines Personenzuges mit einem Güterzug nahe Bologna im Januar 2005, bei der 17 Personen getötet wurden.


Decenas de víctimas y heridos en una explosión de un tren cargado de gas en Italia

30 de junio de 2009Viareggio (Región de Toscana), Italia —

En medio de la noche, un tren que transportaba gas se descarriló y posteriormente se incendió. Las llamas han alcanzado a dos de los catorce vagones que contenían gas. La explosión causó el derrumbe de dos edificios de las inmediaciones de la estación de Viareggio en la Ferrovia Pisa-La Spezia-Genova. El accidente habría ocurrido cerca de la estación aproximadamente a las 23:50 horas locales.

Como resultado hay al menos 15 muertes y 37 heridos graves, como consecuencia de las quemaduras producidas por la explosión y 30 desaparecidos.

Delegados de sindicatos ferroviarios declararon que "la ruptura del eje de un vagón de cargas es un incidente típico que nunca fue tomado en consideración a pesar del alto riesgo. Se ha repetido innumerables veces, afortunadamente con consecuencias menos graves, en los últimos días en la Toscana, Pisa y San Rossore Prato".

Los delegados sindicales acusaron a los dirigentes de la empresa ferroviaria estatal de haber desviado todos los recursos y la tecnología para el "brillante" servicio de alta velocidad, abandonando el resto de los servicios, particularmente en el transporte de cargas y pasajeros, de lo que resulta en una peor calidad y menor seguridad.


Esplode treno carico di gas a Viareggio: decine le vittime e i feriti

Nel cuore della notte, un treno merci adibito al trasporto di gas è deragliato all'altezza di Viareggio ed in seguito ha preso fuoco. Le fiamme hanno raggiunto due dei quattordici vagoni contenenti gas, che sono esplosi. L'esplosione ha provocato il crollo di due palazzine adiacenti alla stazione. L'incidente sarebbe accaduto nei pressi della stazione di Viareggio attorno alle 23:50.

Il bilancio è gravissimo: attualmente ci sono almeno 22 morti e 16 feriti, a seguito delle ustioni riportate dall'esplosione e 3 dispersi.

I delegati RSU/RLS dell'Assemblea Nazionale dei Ferrovieri hanno affermato che «La rottura di un asse di un carrello del vagone merci è un incidente tipico che non è stato mai tenuto nella giusta considerazione nonostante l'elevatissimo rischio connesso. Esso si è ripetuto innumerevoli volte, sempre fortunatamente con conseguenze meno gravi, da ultimo nei giorni scorsi sempre in Toscana, a Pisa San Rossore ed a Prato».

Gli stessi delegati accusano le Ferrovie dello Stato di aver dirottato tutte le risorse e la tecnologia sul servizio dell'alta velocità abbandonando il resto dei servizi, nello specifico merci e pendolari, con conseguente peggior qualità e minor sicurezza.


Rail network in Kashmir comes under attack

Nearly two feet of the rail route in Kashmir, India was blown up by militants near the Pulwama district, affecting train services from north to south Kashmir. The blast came a few days after militants fought with the Indian army in the area, thereby killing fourteen people.

"There were no casualties, as no trains were running when the militants set off a powerful bomb on the railway track," said Aijaz Ahmad, a local police official. He added that train services have been temporarily suspended.

According to police, the attackers detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Galbug at about 10 PM local time (4:30 PM UTC), Thursday night. Two feet of the rail track on the Qazigund-Baramulla area was damaged. This track was developed two years ago, police sources stated. The attack came just before senior officers were supposed to inspect ongoing works in the Kashmiri railways.

The track was repaired on Friday morning and train services resumed in the region. Kamal Saine, Deputy Inspector General of Police, south Kashmir, told the Press Trust of India agency that the damage to the track was not significant and it took a short time to mend it.


காஷ்மீரில் தொடருந்துப் பாதை தீவிரவாதிகளால் தகர்ப்பு

இந்தியாவின் காஷ்மீர் பகுதியில் புல்வாமா மாவட்டத்தில் தொடருந்துப் பாதையொன்றை தீவிரவாதிகள் குண்டு வைத்துத் தகர்த்துள்ளனர். இதனை அடுத்து காஷ்மீரின் வடக்கில் இருந்து தெற்கு நோக்கிய தொடருந்து சேவைகள் பாதிப்படைந்துள்ளன. சில நாட்களுக்கு முன்னர் இப்பகுதியில் போராளிகள் இராணுவத்தினருடன் நடத்திய சண்டையில் 14 பேர் கொல்லப்பட்டிருந்தமை குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

"இக்குண்டுத் தாக்குதலில் எவரும் கொல்லப்படவில்லை. தொடருந்துக்கள் எதுவும் அந்நேரத்தில் சேவையில் ஈடுபட்டிருக்கவில்லை," என உள்ளூர் காவல்துறை அதிகாரி ஐஜாஸ் அகமது கூறினார். ஆனாலும் உள்ளூர் தொடருந்து சேவைகள் இடைநிறுத்தி வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன என அவர் தெரிவித்தார்.

வியாழக்கிழமை உள்ளூர் நேரப்படி இரவு 10:00 மணிக்கு கண்ணிவெடி ஒன்றைத் தீவிரவாதிகள் வெடிக்கவைத்தனர். இரண்டு அடி நீள தண்டவாளம் இதனால் பாதிப்படைந்தது. இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்னரே இப்பகுதியில் தொடருந்துப் பாதை சீர் செய்யப்பட்டிருந்தது எனக் காவல்துறை அதிகாரி கூறினார்.

வெள்ளிக்கிழமை காலை அளவில் பாதை திருத்தப்பட்டு வழமையான சேவைகள் இயங்க ஆரம்பித்தன.

அண்மைக் காலங்களில் காஷ்மீர் பகுதியில் வன்முறைகள் பெருமளவு குறைந்துள்ளது. ஆனாலும் போராளிகள் மீளக் கூடுவதற்குத் திட்டமிட்டுள்ளார்கள் என அஞ்சப்படுகிறது என பிபிசி செய்தியாளர் தெரிவிக்கிறார்.

இந்திய ஆட்சிக்கெதிரான தீவிரவாதிகளின் தாக்குதல்களை முறியடிக்கவென பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கான இந்தியப் படையினர் இந்திய ஆளுகைக்கு உட்பட்ட காஷ்மீர் பிரதேசத்தில் குவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.

சனி, ஏப்ரல் 3, 2010


Rare Middle East cyclone batters Oman

Tropical Storm Gonu headed toward Iran today, after lashing Oman for two days with high winds and torrential rains, and causing at least 23 deaths and the evacuation of more than 20,000 people to emergency shelters. Concern was high for the oil industry, as rough seas kept tankers from leaving their ports.

Such storms are rare in the Middle East. Early today, Gonu was weakening and was downgraded to a tropical storm. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center projected the storm to continue weakening as it made landfall on Iran's southeastern coast. Offshore Iranian oil installations were expected to be spared, officials said.

In the Omani capital, Muscat yesterday, there were torrential rains and howling winds, a rarity in the quiet coastal city. Streets were flooded and emergency vehicles were useless. Flights were canceled at Oman's Seeb International Airport.

Twenty-three deaths were reported by Omani authorities today. Electricity and phone lines were out and roads flooded. Police said a body washed ashore in Sur. There were also reports of people trapped in homes in low-lying areas of the capital.

Authorities used mobile-phone text messages to warn people away from dangerous areas. Residents were warned to stay at home, or seek shelter in buildings that could withstand the harsh weather.

Shareefa bint Khalfan, Omani minister of social development, said more than 20,000 people were evacuated to government shelters.

At Oman's weather center, where records have been kept since 1890, metorologists said Gonu was likely the strongest storm to hit Oman since 1977. Milder tropical storms are common mid-May to late June.

In Iran, hundreds of residents of Chabahr, a port on the Gulf of Oman, were evacuated.

"University and school students were moved to higher ground in the area to avoid the cyclone effects," Hojjat Ali Shayanfar, head of emergency services in Sistan Baluchistan province, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.

Some major roads were flooded in southeastern Iran. In the port city of Bandar Abbas, winds shattered windows and knocked down billboards & trees.

Oman has relatively small oil fields, and there was little damage to them. But oil exports were cut off, as the raging seas kept tankers battened down in port for a third day today. To the north, at the world's third-largest shipping fuel center in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, all refueling and supply operations were suspended, and ships were kept in their berths. At the entrance to the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, ships passed through, despite four- to six-foot swells and strong winds. About one-fifth of the world's oil passes through this narrow chokepoint.

Iran, OPEC's No. 2 oil exporter, said the storm would not disrupt supplies because its main terminals were inside the Gulf waterway. Analysts were mixed on how the storm will affect prices at the gas pump.

"About 17-21 million barrels a day of oil are coming out of the Persian Gulf. Even if only some of the tankers are delayed, that could reduce the supply of oil and increase prices," Manouchehr Takin, at the Center for Global Energy Studies in London, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.

But Tim Evans, an analyst at Citigroup Global Markets, said while the storm may delay oil tankers, they will eventually get to their destinations, so prices shouldn't be affected too drastically.

Oil prices rose US$0.25 to $65.86 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

At its peak, Tropical Cyclone Gonu, named for a bag of palm leaves in the language of the Maldives, reached sustained winds of 240 kilometers an hour (149 miles per hour)	. By early today, winds were around 83 km/h, and it was expect to keep weakening.

The storm is believed to be the strongest cyclone to hit the Arabian Peninsula since record-keeping started in 1945, and was tied for the strongest tropical cyclone in the northern Indian Ocean, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.


Kilkanaście śmiertelnych ofiar cyklonu w Omanie

Cyklon Gonu, który przeszedł 6 czerwca przez Oman, doprowadził do śmierci 20 osób. 18 000 zostało ewakuowane z zagrożonych terenów. Istniało również duże zagrożenie dla przemysłu naftowego, dlatego kontenerowce opuściły pobliskie porty. Meteorolodzy uważają, że z powodu zimniejszej wody oceanicznej, suchego powietrza oraz kilku innych czynników cyklon, zanim dotrze do Iranu, znacznie osłabnie.

W wielu miejscach omańskie ulice zostały zalane. Woda zniszczyła wiele budynków i powaliła drzewa. W wielu miejscach nie ma prądu. Tajfun zakłócił eksport gazu oraz ropy, zmniejszając podaż o 650 tysięcy baryłek dziennie,  zamknięto giełdę oraz wiele instytucji prywatnych i publicznych do soboty. Oman Air także wstrzymał wszystkie loty. Policja omańska ogłosiła stan zagrożenia klęską żywiołową.

W Iranie ogłoszono stan zagrożenia. Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych Iraku zaapelowało do osób mieszkających w dwóch zagrożonych prowincjach, o opuszczenie swoich domostw i poszukanie bezpiecznego schronienia w innych regionach.

Cyklon uderzył też we wschodnie wybrzeże Zjednoczonych Emiratów Arabskich, ulice przybrzeżnych miast zostały zalane.

W Zatoce Perskiej zaobserwowano wysokie fale, dochodzące nawet do 12 metrów. Irańskie Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych zaleca w najbliższych dniach unikanie transportu wodnego.

Takie silne wiatry i cyklony są na Bliskim Wschodzie niezwykłą rzadkością. Cyklon Gonu to najsilniejszy cyklon od 1945 roku. Od porannych godzin 7 czerwca sztorm tracił na sile i stopniowo zmieniał się w burzę tropikalną. Amerykańskie Centrum Ostrzegania Przed Tajfunami poinformowało, że Gonu będzie słabł oraz, że ominie irańskie złoża ropy.


Record typhoon Chanchu batters south China

A powerful typhoon that killed 37 people in the Philippines has hit southern China. Typhoon Chanchu  battered coastal Guangdong and Fujian provinces where an estimated 900,000 fled to safety. With winds up to 170 kph, Chanchu is the strongest typhoon on record to enter the South China Sea in May.

Xinhua news agency said 11 people had died in China from the storm and four others were missing. The storm made landfall near Shantou in the northern tip of China's Guangdong province.

Xinhua reports that Chenchu slammed in Shantou City of Guangdong and continued northward bringing gale-force winds and rainstorms to the regions and triggering flooding, mountain torrents and landslides. Nearly 200 houses in north Shantou were flooded stranding more than 6,400 people.

Typhoons occur in the South China Sea every year between May and September.


強い台風1号、中国大陸に上陸—沖縄で高校生が波にさらわれる

気象庁によると、やや勢力を弱めた強い台風1号「チャンチー」 (Chanchu) は、中国大陸に上陸し、18日午前5時現在 (UTC+8) 中華人民共和国福健省廈門の南西約60kmにある。

17日午後1時20分 (UTC+9) 頃沖縄県竹富町で、この台風の影響による高波に、横浜市立鶴見工業高等学校の3年生男子3人がさらわれ、1人が死亡、1人が行方不明となった。1人は救助された。


超级台风珍珠吹袭华南60万人紧急疏散

5月份南海有史以来的最强烈的台风“珍珠”在中国沿海地区登陆，台风时速170 公里，带来豪雨。60多万人紧急疏散。在香港和台湾，上百架航班被取消。

据中国媒体报道，广东疏散了32万人；邻近的福建省30多万人被紧急疏散。汕头市内几乎所有街道都被水淹没，电力中断，海陆空交通中断。广东和福建已经要求所有船只停靠在安全的地方，学校停课。至少8人死亡，其中2名儿童由于房屋在台风中倒塌而丧生。

在香港，有屋舍被台风损毁。香港机场取消了67架航班，全日14架航班被推迟。香港部分学校宣布停课，来往中港之间的客船服务已经暂停。

在台湾，交通部门取消了往返台湾本岛和澎湖、金门等外岛的客轮和航班服务。

在日本，三名少年被潮水冲走，其中一人死亡，一人失踪。

在越南，至少27名渔民失踪，越南官方相信他们的渔船已经沉没。

预计台风过境区域将有大量雨水，中国民政部已经发出紧急通知，要求广东、福建和浙江等七个省区，为救灾工作进行部署。

早前，还是热带风暴的珍珠吹袭菲律宾时，带来大量降雨和泥石流，造成至少41人死亡，10多人失踪，42000多人被紧急疏散。

"珍珠"现在向中国东海地区移动。


Report of air crash near Abuja - over 100 feared dead

Police are reporting that there has been a passenger jet crash near the Nigerian capital of Abuja. The ADC Airlines flight to Sokoto crashed shortly after take-off. More than 100 passengers were on board, many are feared dead.

An emergency spokesperson has stated that the plane burst into flames shortly afterwards, although eyewitnesses believe that there are some survivors from the crash. The task of recovering the dead is underway.

The BBC reports, that the crash was caused by a storm, contradict the area's METAR, a standard form of aviation weather report, which indicated no major storm or bad weather in the area at the time of take-off. Winds were not severe and cloud cover was broken at 1200 feet, which would not impose a problem for passenger aircraft under normal operating conditions. However, multiple news agencies are reporting that a local radio station commented on bad weather at the time of the crash.

According to the airline's web site, the flight that crashed was Flight 53, a Boeing 737, scheduled to take off from Abuja at 10:35 a.m. and land in Sokoto an hour later.

A local source said that the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammadu Maccido, may have been on board. Senior government officials, senators, politicians and the son of one of Nigeria's former presidents were on board.

A Sokoto State government spokesman Mustapha Sheu said that the northern state's deputy governor, education commissioner and another senator were killed, along with the sultan and his son.

Sultan Muhammadu Maccido, revered as a leader of the Muslims in Nigeria and Niger, will be widely mourned. He will be remembered as the peace maker between sporadically warring Muslims and Christians in Nigeria.

The local hospital reports that seven survivors have been admitted. One is in a critical condition.

After visiting the crash site, Federal Territory Minister Mallam Nasir el-Rufai told the BBC that the condition of the plane was "deplorable", with "bald tyres".


Srušio se avion sa više od 100 putnika

Abuja (Nigerija), 29. oktobar 2006. –

Avion nigerijske kompanije ADC sa više od 100 putnika i članova posade srušio se u nedjelju neposredno nakon polijetanja iz glavnog grada Abuje, objavili su tamošnji mediji i spasilačke službe.

Avion je letio na liniji Abuja-Sokoto, na sjeveru zemlje. Ostale pojedinosti zasad nisu poznate. Lokalne radio stanice pozvale su i sve liječnike izvan službe da se upute na mjesto nesreće.

Državni radio je javio da se avion srušio kratko nakon uzlijetanja. Privatna TV stanica Channels televizija javila je da je avion krenuo ka Lagosu, najvećem nigerijskom gradu.

Angus Ozoaka, direktor istražnog biroa ministarstva avijacije, izjavio je da je o padu aviona javljeno njegovom uredu, ali nije dao nikakve detalje.

"Trenutno pokušavam doći do mjesta nesreće. Ne mogu reći ništa dok ne stignemo tamo", izjavio je Ozoaka za Associated Press telefonski iz Abudže.

Kako podsjeća BBC, više od 200 ljudi je poginulo u dvije avionske nesreće u prošloj godini, što je mnoge navelo da dovode u pitanje sigurnost nigerijskih aviona.

Nakon tih nesreća avioni nekoliko aviokompanija su prizemljeni kako bi se izvršili sigurnosni testovi. Avioni ACD-a nisu učestvovali u prošlogodišnjim nesrećama.

Prošlog mjeseca je 10 visokih vojnih oficira poginulo u još jednoj avionskoj nesreći.

Prema zadnjim informacijama Bangkok Post-a je sedam osoba preživjelo nesreću.


Flugzeugabsturz in Nigeria – wahrscheinlich über 100 Tote

Abuja (Nigerija), 29. oktobar 2006. –


ナイジェリアで国内機が墜落、106人が搭乗、7人が生存

ナイジェリアの首都アブジャで、29日 (UTC+1)、国内線旅客機が墜落し、炎上した。朝日新聞によれば、搭乗していた106人の内、7人の生存が確認された。

墜落したのは民間航空会社、ADC航空の旅客機で、同国北部の都市ソコトに向かうため、アブジャを離陸した直後に墜落した。現地は当時、暴風雨だった。

この旅客機には政府高官や、上院議員が搭乗しており、ナイジェリアのイスラム教の最高指導者であるムハマド・マシド氏の死亡が確認された。


奈及利亞一客機墜毀 近百名乘客罹難

29日早晨，非洲國家奈及利亞發生墜機事故，一班載有114名乘客和機組成員的波音737-200客機從司法首都拉各斯起飛，於中繼站阿布賈卸客後再起飛，並預定於一小時後抵達最終目的地索科托（英：Sokoto），但重飛後不久隨即墜毀，而機上104名乘客中僅7人生還，其餘97人皆罹難，。

失事班機隸屬「航空發展公司」（英：Aviation Development Company, ADC），為當日的第53次航班，飛行行程原預定由拉各斯起飛，於首都阿布賈暫停，最後飛達北方的索科托，但從阿布賈起飛後不久，旋即墜毀於機場跑道末端3公里外的叢林中，當時，有救援車輛、軍車和救護車前往失事現場進行救援工作，原意欲前往現場採訪的記者則於此時被機場官員阻攔，數小時後，記者才被放行，而最先進入失事現場的一名路透社記者表示當時看到飛機殘骸中有許多遇難者的焦屍，此外，除了機尾、一具引擎和一邊機翼，失事飛機的其他部份都已經無法辨認。

至於生還乘客的消息，目前已知共有7人生還，其餘97人皆罹難。此架失事班機除有一般民眾搭乘外，一些政府高級官員、國會參議員、政治人士也是飛機上的乘客，而奈及利亞官方已證實奈及利亞的穆斯林精神領袖穆罕馬多·馬西多（英:Mohammadu Maccido）與其身為參議員的兒子已死於此次事故中。

去年10月23日、12月11日，奈及利亞發生過兩次空難，今年9月17日也有一架飛機墜毀，機上人員全部罹難，而此次失事班機所屬的「航空發展公司」，上一次的墜機意外則發生在1996年11月，當時機上的143人全數罹難。


Reports: Design flaw caused Minneapolis, Minnesota bridge to collapse

Investigators say that flaws in the design of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota may have caused it to collapse and that the design flaw is not "unique" to the Minneapolis bridge.

According to an ongoing investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the flaw was found in the steel plates connected to girders, which are large support beams used in construction and connect the plates together. It is reported that extra stress from construction equipment might have caused the plates to separate, causing the bridge to collapse.

The flaw has not yet been confirmed to be the source of the disaster, and the NTSB says that the investigation could take several months to fully be completed.

At least six people were killed and at least eight are missing, whilst over 100 are injured after the bridge collapsed on August 1.


Reportes: Fallo de diseño causó el derrumbe del puente de Minnesota

9 de agosto de 2007Minneapolis, Minnesota —

Investigadores dicen que desperfectos en el diseño del puente Interstate 35W en Minneapolis, Minnesota (Estados Unidos) podrían haber causado que el mismo se derrumbara y que, a su vez, estos desperfectos no son "únicos" para el puente de Minneapolis.

De acuerdo a una investigación del National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), la falla fue encontrada en las chapas de acero que conectaba a las vigas. Se reportó que la tensión extra del equipo de construcción pudieron haber causado que las chapas de acero se separaran, causando que el puente se derrumbara.

Este desperfecto no ha sido confirmado como la fuente del desastre, y la NTSB dice que la investigación podría llevar varios meses para que esté absolutamente completa.

Al menos 6 personas murieron y más de 100 fueron heridas mientras que otras 8 están desaparecidas luego de que el puente colapsara el 1 de agosto.


Wady projektowe przyczyniły się do zawalenia mostu w Minneapolis

Śledczy uznali, że to błędy w projekcie mostu I-35W nad Missisipi w Minneapolis mogły spowodować jego zawalenie oraz że te błędy istnieją też w innych mostach.

Według aktualnie prowadzonego śledztwa przez National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), błędem konstrukcyjnym okazały się kliny połączone z filarami mostu, które są dużymi podporami używanymi w budownictwie, które łączą ze sobą odcinki mostów. Duże naprężenie konstrukcji mogło spowodować oderwanie się odcinków mostu od siebie i zawalenie go.

Wady nie zostały potwierdzone jako przyczyna katastrofy. NTSB mówi, że śledztwo moze potrwać kilka miesięcy.

W katastrofie 1 sierpnia zginęło 6 osób, 100 zostało rannych, a co najmniej 8 zaginęło.


Rivers flood in central Europe

Many rivers in the Czech Republic, Austria, and Slovakia are flooding, while record amounts of snow rapidly melt in the mountains. Extreme levels of flood danger were announced in at least 70 places. Currently the worst situations are near headwaters, such as in the town Veselí on the river Lužnice or in Třebíč. Yesterday a 5 year old boy from Boňov died.

The Czech capital, Prague, is preparing for the flood and flood defences are being set up along Vltava shores. Many locals are watching the rising river, remembering the catastrophic floods of 2002. Currently a quarter of the record  flow of 2002 is flowing in Vltava. Further development depends on weather - if the melting does not combine with heavy rains, the floods are not expected to cause catastrophic damage.


Czechy: Zagrożenie powodziowe w ponad 30 miejscach w kraju

Topniejący śnieg w górach i obfite opady deszczu powodują wylewy rzek w Środkowej Europie. Najwyższy, trzeci stan zagrożenia powodziowego ogłoszono w ponad trzydziestu miejscach w Czechach.

W Czechach największe zagrożenie występuje na północy kraju, blisko górnego biegu rzeki Łaby. Z tego powodu do jutra zawieszono produkcję w fabryce chemicznej firmy Spolana.

Jednostki policji i straży pożarnej odnalazły ciało pięcioletniego chłopca, który wpadł do kanału rzecznego niedaleko miasta Třebíč, 100 kilometrów na południowy wschód od Pragi.

Mieszkańcy stolicy Czech, Pragi, przygotowują się na przyjście powodzi. Wzdłuż rzeki Wełtawy tworzone są umocnienia mające ochronić miasto przed wezbraną rzeką.

W sierpniu 2002 roku, podczas powodzi, która nawiedziła Środkową Europę, zatopiona została zabytkowa część Pragi oraz stołeczne metro.


Rockets kill ten civilians in Afghanistan

Insurgents in eastern Afghanistan fired rockets into a marketplace on Monday, killing ten civilians in an area where French armed forces were meeting with tribal elders.

French and Afghan officials said the attack, which was in the town of Tagab in the Kapisa province, wounded at least 28 people. Two rockets hit the market as the commander of French troops in eastern Afghanistan, General Marcel Druart, was meeting tribal chiefs nearby.

"The Taliban fired the rockets from Badrab, where they have a base. They are strong there," said deputy police chief Haji Mohammed Akbar.

French and US medical teams evacuated the wounded by helicopter to hospitals for treatment. No French personnel were reported hurt.

The French commander attended the gathering of tribal elders, known as a "shura," as part of NATO efforts to win the trust of Afghan civilians in a region with a strong Taliban presence. French troops have been fighting the Taliban northeast of the capital, Kabul, to try to secure towns and roads threatened by the militants.


Attentat en Afghanistan contre une base militaire française

Un attentat en Afghanistan à Tagab qui visait la base militaire française, construite près d’un marché  a fait 10 morts, parmi lesquels des enfants, 28 blessés et 4 moutons qu’un Afghan était venu vendre au  marché local. L’attaque coïncide avec un débat au Sénat sur la présence de la France en Afghanistan et une assemblée de notables locaux avec le  commandant des forces françaises dans l'est de l'Afghanistan - le général Marcel Druart.


Romanian nightclub fire kills over two dozen

Officials said at least 27 people are dead and 155 injured after pyrotechnic effects used at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest, Romania reportedly malfunctioned yesterday, sparking a fire.

The club was hosting an album launch party which attracted hundreds of attendees at the time of the fire. As of this morning, some people thought to be attending the nightclub were still unaccounted for.

A witness told local media that pyrotechnics used in the club ignited nearby objects. The Facebook page for the album launch event said "customized light show and pyrotechnic effects" were to be used at the scene.

A crush occurred as people flocked to exits in an attempt to flee from the nightclub. A witness interviewed by Reuters said "there was a stampede of people running out of the club."

On the Facebook page for the album launch event, users who believed people they knew may have been attending the event posted questions asking about where their friends or family members were. Many victims of the fire did not carry any form of identification with them. The Government has set up a hotline for those whose friends or family members are believed to have been at the club.

President of Romania Klaus Iohannis said on Facebook he was "shocked and deeply saddened" ((ro))Romanian language: cutremurat și profund îndurerat by the incident.


Plusieurs dizaines de morts dans l'incendie d'une discothèque à Bucarest

Les autorités font état de 27 morts et 162 blessés après que des effets pyrotechniques aient déclenché un incendie à la discothèque Colectiv, à Bucarest (Roumanie), dans la soirée de vendredi. Le bilan pourrait s'alourdir, puisqu'au moins 25 personnes sont à l'hôpital dans un état grave.

L'établissement accueillait un concert du groupe de hard-rock roumain Goodbye to Gravity, auquel participaient des centaines de personnes au moment de l'incident. Certains participants sont portés disparus.

Un témoin raconte aux médias locaux que les dispositifs pyrotechniques ont mis le feu à des objets environnants. Les pompiers sont arrivés dans les minutes qui ont suivies.

Le dégagement de fumée a provoqué une panique dans la foule, résultant en une bousculade pour sortir par la seule sortie de la salle qui était ouverte. « Les gens n'ont pas pu sortir de la discothèque car il n'y avait qu'une seule sortie ouverte et que la bousculade s'est formée immédiatement » raconte un témoin sur le site d'informations Hotnews.

Le président roumain, Klaus Iohannis, a déclaré qu'il était « choqué et profondément attristé » par le drame. Un conseil des ministres a été convoqué ce matin pour faire le point sur la situation.


Pożar w klubie nocnym w Bukareszcie

Do 27 wzrosła liczba ofiar potężnego wybuchu i pożaru, do którego doszło o godzinie 30 października 2015 o godzinie 22.22 w nocnym klubie Colectiv w Bukareszcie. Rannych zostało co ponad 180 osób.

Na widowni klubu obecnych było około 400 osób, w związku z odbywającym się koncertem zespołu Goodbye of Gravity. Według jednego ze świadków przyczyną tragedii były puszczane w budynku sztuczne ognie, od których zapalił się strop i filar wspierający. Wkrótce nastąpiła eksplozja i pomieszczenie wypełniło się dymem. Inni podawali, że doszło do iskrzenia w aparaturze wzmacniającej, w wyniku czego zajęły się dekoracje. Doszło do paniki i uciekający ludzie tratowali się.

Pierwszej pomocy udzielano ofiarom w prowizorycznym szpitalu polowym przed budynkiem. W placówkach medycznych część poszkodowanych została umieszczona na korytarzach z powodu braku miejsc. Wiele ofiar nie posiadało dowodów tożsamości, co utrudniało identyfikację. Prezydent Rumunii Klaus Iohannis złożył na Facebooku kondolencje, a premier Victor Ponta wprowadził trzydniową żałobę. Depeszę kondolencyjną przesłał do prezydenta Rumuni Andrzej Duda[1]:


Runaway train causes chaos on London Underground

A London Underground engineering train ran away and travelled four miles on the Underground's Northern Line early on Friday morning, resulting in part of the Northern Line, which carries 500,000 passengers daily, being closed for much of the day. The runaway train apparently had an engineering defect.

The London Underground, also known as the Tube, reported that the engineering train had been working on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line when it broke down at 5.25 a.m. BST (0425 UTC). It was attached to an out-of-service passenger train to be dragged northwards when, for reasons which are being investigated by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, it broke free near Archway station at 6.44 a.m. and started rolling southwards. The train ran through six stations before it was finally brought to a halt by a slight incline in the track at Warren Street at 6.57 a.m.

Passenger Tom Redfern, on the preceding train at Archway, described what happened to the BBC:  "As soon as we pulled away the driver came on the tannoy and said, 'There is an emergency, will everyone move towards the front of the train'. There was a ripple of panic. I went from half asleep to a big adrenaline rush. I thought, 'Is this it?'"

The passenger train was rerouted onto the City Branch of the Northern Line, and bypassed all stations until Moorgate in an attempt to keep ahead of the runaway, while the runaway was routed down the Charing Cross Branch.

Mr Redfern said: "We went full speed. We knew the situation was dangerous because we were going fast. Even by the driver's voice, we could tell it was serious."

London Underground director Richard Parry said that at no time was the runaway closer than 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) to a passenger train. Service was suspended between Finchley Central and Archway, and between Camden Town and Kennington via Charing Cross, while investigations into the cause of the runaway took place.


Souprava bez řidiče narušila chod londýnského metra

Na „Severní lince“ (ang. Northern line) londýnského metra se ráno uvolnil vlak, jenž poté samovolně ujel zhruba šest kilometrů. V rámci bezpečnostních opatření byl úsek Severní linky, která je z linek nejvytíženější a denně přepraví přes půl miliónu cestujících, většinu dne mimo provoz.

Správa londýnského metra vysvětlila, že na traťové větvi vedoucí do stanice High Barnet pracovala montážní souprava, na které došlo v 5.25 ráno místního času (v 6.25 středoevropského letního času) k poruše. Montážní souprava byla proto připojena k nepoužívané osobní soupravě a odtahována směrem na sever. V 6.44 se ovšem nedaleko stanice Archway z dosud nezjištěných příčin montážní souprava odpojila a rozjela se zpět na jih. Projela šest stanic, než ji v 6.57 zastavilo stoupání ve stanici Warren Street.

Tom Redfern, který cestoval v soupravě jedoucí před utrženou, popsal BBC, co se dělo: „Jakmile jsme se rozjeli, ozval se z reproduktorů strojvůdce a oznámil nám: »Jsme v mimořádné situaci, přesuňte se všichni do přední části vlaku« Došlo ke krátké panice. Z polospánku mne adrenalin probral do horečnatosti.“

Aby se mezi utrženým vlakem a osobním vlakem udržel bezpečný odstup, byl osobní vlak poslán směrem na Bank-Monument a projel několik stanic, než zastavil v Moorgate. Utržený montážní vlak byl poslán směrem na Charing Cross.

Pan Redfern dále uvedl: „Jeli jsme plnou parou. Věděl jsem, že jsme v nebezpečné situaci, protože jsme jeli tak rychle. A závažnost byla slyšet i z řidičova hlasu.“

Ředitel londýnského metra uvedl, že se utržená montážní souprava během své cesty nikdy nedostala blíže než kilometr k nějaké ze souprav s cestujícími. Po dobu vyšetřování byla zastaven doprava mezi stanicemi Finchley Central a Archway a mezi stanicemi Camden Town a Kennington (trasou přes Charing Cross).

Tato zpráva byla založena zčásti nebo zcela překladem zprávy Runaway train causes chaos on London Underground na anglických Wikizprávách.


Russia apologises for violating Finnish airspace

Russia has admitted to and apologised for a violation of Finland's airspace with a strategic airlifter last week.

A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 cargo jet spent around three minutes in Finnish airspace near Porvoo, penetrating about 4.5 kilometers into restricted airspace on September 14.

Prime Minister of Finland Matti Vanhanen responded to the incident by saying that such violations must not happen, and demanding an explanation from Russia.

According to discussions on Thursday between Alexander Rumyantsev, Russian ambassador to Finland, and Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, the incident was fully investigated by Russia. Russia has described it as an accident, and says that the conclusion of their investigations was that the incursion occurred because of a breakdown in communication between the crew of the Il-76 and air traffic control. This was caused by technical problems.

Russia has proposed expert talks with Finland and Estonia to attempt to prevent future incidents of this nature.
Kanerva has expressed his satisfaction with the explanation and approval of the idea of specialist discussions.


Rusia admite haber violado espacio aéreo finés

21 de septiembre de 2007Moscú, Rusia —

El Kremlin ha admitido y se ha disculado por una violación del espacio aéreo de Finlandia con un transporte aéreo táctico la semana pasada.

Un Ilyushin Il-76 de Rusia estuvo alrededor de tres minutos en espacio finés cerca de Porvoo penetrando por 4,5 kilómetros en espacio restringido el 14 de septiembre.

El Primer Ministro de Finlandia, Matti Vanhanen, respondió al incidente diciendo que tales violaciones no deberían ocurrir, y demandó una explicación a Rusia.

De acuerdo a discusiones este jueves entre Alexander Rumyantsev, emabajador ruso en Finlandia, y al Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Finlandia, Ilkka Kanerva, el incidente ha sido investigado completamente por Rusia.

Rusia lo ha descrito como un accidente diciendo que la conclusión de sus investigaciones fue que la incursión ocurrió debido a una falla en la comunicación entre la tripulación de Il-76 y el control del tráfico aéreo, causado para problemas técnicos.

Rusia ha propuesto charlas expertas con Finlandia y Estonia para prevenir futuros incidentes de esta índoles.

Kanerva además expresó su satisfacción con la explicación y su aprobación de la idea de las discusiones.


Russia's main airport faces high danger from dump birds

It has been unveiled that aircraft operating at or near a major Russian airport, the Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport, have for about four years been at high risk of bird strikes because of a high number of birds nesting nearby on a large, illegal landfill site. Prominent Russian social activist Alexey Navalny, whose anti-corruption campaigns are nowadays largely discussed on the Internet in Russia and general press, on Friday published a LiveJournal post with the details on the case.

Navalny, among other things, references the recent writings in the LiveJournal blog of the airport's Director General Mikhail Vasilenko, who has publicly expressed concerns about the birds near the airport. He says that, since the landfill came into existence, there have been 141 instances of planes hitting birds while flying near the airport and 21 instances at the airfield during takeoff and landing operations. Bird strikes are a common problem in aviation that can lead to equipment damage and human casualties.

It has been reported that, for a long time, airport administration and groups of local citizens concerned with the landfill have been appealing to different Moscow Oblast and Russian Federation authorities to address the problem, but almost nothing has been done to close the landfill due to obstacles in local governing and commerical systems. It has been emphasized that the existence of the landfill in question is not officially permitted, and as such, the landfill is operating illegally.

As reported by Navalny, the only thing state authorities could recently accomplish, was a temporary suspension of trash transportation during May 7–12, when many world leaders came to Moscow through Sheremetyevo—historically the state's main civil airport—to celebrate Russia's 65th Victory Day. That was made possible only with the interference of Federal Protective Service, the state service which protects top Russian officials.


Egy illegális szeméttelep veszélyezteti a seremetyevói reptér működését

Az Oroszországban anti-korrupciós kampányáról ismertté lett blogger, Alekszej Navalnyij pénteki LiveJournal[1]-bejegyzése révén az orosz médiafigyelem középpontjába került a seremetyjevói reptér, pontosabban a működését évek óta veszélyeztető közeli szeméttelep. Az ott élő és fészkelő madarak tömege ugyanis az elmúlt négy évben komoly veszélyforrássá nőtte ki magát: ez idő alatt 141 alkalommal ütközött repülőgép madárral, illetve további 21 eset történt le- vagy felszállás közben – állítja Mihail Vaszilijenko, a repülőtér igazgatója saját internetes blogjában. Ha a madarak esetleg a gépek turbináiba csapódnának, az katasztrofális üzemzavart okozhat.[2] A szeméttelep ráadásul engedély nélkül működik.

A lerakó ügyében civilek és a repülőtér igazgatósága is több ízben megkereste már a területi és föderációs hatóságokat, de érdemi előrelépés – az önkormányzat visszakozása és anyagi érdekeltségek miatt – nem történt. Navalnyij cikkében kiemelte, hogy az egyetlen, amit a hatóságok fel tudtak mutatni az az, hogy május 7. és 12. között a belbiztonsági szolgálat megakadályozta a további szemétlerakást a területen: Oroszországban ez a győzelem napi ünnepségek[3] ideje, s idén, a 65. évfordulóra számos külföldi vezetőt is vártak – az intézkedés elsősorban az ő biztonságukat volt hivatott szolgálni.


Аэропорту «Шереметьево» серьёзно угрожают мусорные птицы

Стало известно, что многочисленные самолёты, прилетающие в главный российский аэропорт «Шереметьево», на протяжении последних 4 лет постоянно подвергаются серьёзной опасности столкновения с птицами, в изобилии гнездящимися неподалёку на большой нелегальной свалке. Известный российский блоггер — общественный активист Алексей Навальный, массовые антикоррупционные акции которого нынче широко обсуждаются в Рунете и в мировой прессе, 18 июня опубликовал запись в ЖЖ, где рассказал об обстоятельствах этой ситуации.

В числе прочего, Навальный указывает на недавние записи в ЖЖ генерального директора аэропорта Михаила Василенко, который публично высказывает там свою крайнюю озабоченность сложившимся положением вещей. Он пишет, что за время существования свалки зафиксирован 141 случай столкновения с птицами самолётов в окрестностях аэропорта и 21 случай столкновений непосредственно на лётном поле во время взлётно-посадочных операций.

Сообщается, что в течение длительного времени администрация аэропорта и инициативные группы местных жителей, недовольных наличием свалки, обращаются с жалобами в различные инстанции Московской области и Российской Федерации, но выясняется, что со свалкой почти ничего невозможно сделать из-за непонятных бюрократических проволочек в местных органах власти и затронутых коммерческих структурах. Отмечается, что существование свалки официально не разрешено и предположительно речь в этой ситуации идёт о прибылях с мусорного бизнеса, получаемых владельцами земли, относящейся к Солнечногорскому району, в рамках какового процесса, вероятно, имеет место коррупционная составляющая, что является в России обычным делом.

Навальный сообщает, что единственное, что смогли недавно сделать власти страны, это временно прекратить завоз мусора в период с 7 по 12 мая 2010 года, когда в Москву через «Шереметьево», важнейший аэропорт страны, прилетало несколько мировых лидеров на празднование 65-го Дня Победы СССР в ВОВ. Это стало возможным в результате вмешательства Федеральной службы охраны, которая отвечает за охрану первых лиц российского государства.

19 июня 2010 года


Russia: Runaway bus kills at least four in entrance to Moscow Metro station

Yesterday, at least four were killed and eleven were injured near the Slavyansky Bulvar Metro station in Moscow, Russia, after a bus ran down the steps at the entrance, officials stated. According to an emergency services source reported through state news media, fifteen were injured, and five died in the incident.

The incident happened in an icy situation. The bus drove onto the pavement and down the steps leading to the station. The police reportedly arrested the driver. News agencies reported the driver was not under the influence of alcohol. The driver told investigators the bus suddenly moved, and although he tried to stop it, the brakes did not work. A reported emergency services source said the accident might be due to brake failure.

According to Interfax news agency, the bus was less than a year old. Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said he had ordered all Moscow buses to be inspected.


Un autobús descontrolado mata a al menos cuatro personas en una boca del Metro de Moscú

26 de diciembre de 2017Moscú, Rusia —

Ayer, 25 de diciembre, al menos cuatro personas murieron y once resultaron heridas cerca de la estación de metro de Slavyansky Bulvar en Moscú, Rusia, después de que un autobús bajara los escalones de la entrada, informaron las autoridades. De acuerdo con una fuente de los servicios de emergencia reportada por los medios de comunicación estatales, son quince los heridos y cinco los que murieron en el incidente.

El incidente ocurrió en un lugar cubierto de hielo. El autobús se dirigió a la acera y bajó las escaleras que llevan hasta la estación. Según consta, la policía detuvo al conductor. Las agencias de noticias informaron de que el conductor no estaba bajo la influencia del alcohol. El conductor les dijo a los investigadores que el autobús se movió de repente, y aunque trató de detenerlo, los frenos no funcionaron. Una fuente de los servicios de emergencia informó de que el accidente podría deberse a un fallo en los frenos.

De acuerdo con la agencia de noticias Interfax, el autobús tenía menos de un año. El alcalde de Moscú, Serguéi Sobianin, dijo que había ordenado que todos los autobuses de Moscú fuesen inspeccionados.


4 doden door op hol geslagen bus in Moskou

In Moskou is een bus op hol geslagen toen hij halte hield. De bus reed plots het voetpad op, om daarna via de trappen van de ondergrondse passage nabij Kutuzovsky Avenue op een muur te botsen.

Minstens vier mensen werden door de bus gegrepen en overleefden het niet, daarnaast zijn er een tiental gewonden. [1]

De bestuurder van de bus hield er een hersenbloeding aan over en werd door de politie verhoord. Hij beweert dat de remmen plots dienst weigerden. De plaatselijke autoriteiten denken daarom dat het ongeluk te wijten is aan een technisch mankement. Alle 8000 stadsbussen worden uit voorzorg aan een controle onderworpen. Een ander minder aannemelijk scenario, is dat de bestuurder in slaap is gevallen achter het stuur. Bij Mostransavto werkt het personeel in shiften van 11 uur.


В Москве автобус въехал в подземный переход

В понедельник, 25 декабря 2017 года, в Москве, около станции метро «Славянский бульвар» (запад столицы), рейсовый автобус въехал в подземный переход.

По разным данным четыре или пять человек погибли, около 15 человек ранены.
Троих достали из-под колёс автобуса.

Пресс-службы ГИБДД сообщает, что ДТП случилось по адресу Славянский бульвар, д. 3.
Автобус должен был проследовать до Сколково.

Автобус заехал на тротуар, сбив нескольких прохожих, потом направился в подземный переход, застрял на лестнице.

Причины происшествия выясняются.
Предполагается, что водитель не справился с управлением или автобус был неисправен.

За рулём автобуса находился 58-летний Виктор Тихонов, который тоже получил травмы.
Он уже задержан, с ним работают медики и следователи.
По словам водителя, он хотел перепарковаться:

Виктор отработал в Одинцовской транспортной компании 30 лет.
Там же трудится его сын.

Движение транспорта в районе парализовано.

Предварительный список пострадавших по данным Mash:

Предварительное опознание погибших:

25 декабря 2017 года


Russian and US satellites collide

The American civilian communications satellite Iridium 33 and the defunct Russian military communications satellite Kosmos-2251 collided over Siberia on Tuesday, according to NASA. The satellites, each weighing in excess of 1,000 pounds, and traveling at approximately 17,500 miles per hour, collided 491 miles above the earth.

The Iridium satellite was launched in 1997, and the Russian satellite was a Strela-2M model. The American satellite is expected to be replaced within the coming month as Iridium will maneuver one of its in-orbit satellites to replace the lost unit.

Although the first such satellite crash in space, such an event has been long predicted. Nicholas Johnson, chief scientist of NASA's Orbital Debris Office at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center stated, "We knew this was going to happen eventually and this is it — this was the big one."

While the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope are at minimal risk, the event does raise concerns that the debris cloud could collide with other satellites in the region, triggering an exponentially growing series of collisions and debris known as an ablation cascade.

The United States Strategic Command of the U.S. Department of Defense office is tracking the debris. The result of plotting analysis will be posted to a public website.


Satelliten im All zerschellt - Trümmerfeld gefährdet andere Satelliten

Washington D.C. (Vereinigte Staaten), 14.02.2009 – Wie am 12. Februar des Jahres bekannt wurde, sind bereits am Dienstag ein amerikanischer und ein ausgedienter russischer Kommunikationssatellit über Sibirien in 800 Kilometern Höhe frontal kollidiert. Die dabei entstandene Trümmerwolke von momentan gezählten „mehreren Dutzend Teilen“ laut Mark Matney vom Johnson Raumfahrtzentrum in Houston bedroht andere Satelliten in den umliegenden Umlaufbahnen, da ein Zusammenstoß mit einem Trümmerteil zu schweren Beschädigungen führen würde. Für die Internationale Raumstation (ISS) bestehe laut Angaben der US-Weltraumbehörde NASA keine Gefahr, da diese über mehrere Schutzschilde verfüge, welche potentielle Trümmerteile abfangen würden. Auch für die Erde wird es kaum eine Bedrohung sein, da erwartet wird, dass diese Trümmerteile beim Wiedereintritt in die Erdatmosphäre verglühen.

Ein absichtliches Herbeiführen der Kollision wird nach derzeitigem Erkenntnisstand ausgeschlossen. Die Europäische Weltraumorganisation (ESA) äußerte die Befürchtung, dass die entstandene Trümmerwolke für ihre Satelliten gefährlich werden könnte. Sie sprach von zunehmender Gefährdung durch Weltraumschrott. Man geht davon aus, dass zirka 17.000 Teile Schrott mit einem Durchmesser von mehr als zehn Zentimetern im Weltraum um die Erde kreisen.


Satélite ruso y norteamericano colisionan

El satélite de comunicaciones estadounidense Iridium 33 y la chatarra de comunicaciones militares de Rusia Kosmos-2251 colisionaron sobre Siberia el martes, según la NASA. Los satélites, cada uno pesando más de 450 kg y navegando a unos 28.000 km/h (17.500 millas/hora), chocaron a una altura de 788 km sobre la Tierra.

El Iridium modelo 33 fue lanzado en 1997, y el satélite Ruso era un Strela-2M. El satélite norteamericano se espera que sea reemplazado en los meses siguientes.

Aunque el primero de tales satélites que colisiona en el espacio, tal incidente había sido predicho con la antelación debida. Nicholas Johnson, jefe técnico de la NASA's Orbital Debris Office en Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center dijo, "We knew this was going to happen eventually and this is it — this was the big one."

Mientras que la Estación Espacial Internacional y el Telescopio espacial Hubble tienen un riesgo mínimo, el incidente levantó interés ya que la basura espacial puede colisionar con otros satélites en la región, disparando una serie exponencial creciente de colisiones y desechos conocida como la cascada de ablación.


Zderzenie dwóch satelitów: ISS zagrożona

Właściciel konstelacji satelitów Iridium poinformował w środę, że stracił jednego satelitę w wyniku kolizji z nieużywanym satelitą rosyjskim, Kosmos-2251. To pierwsze bezpośrednie zderzenie satelitów w historii.

Iridium Satellite LLC (obecnie własność rządu USA) podała, że we wtorek straciła satelitę operacyjnego (aktywnie świadczącego usługi) w wyniku zderzenia z nieczynnym satelitą rosyjskim.

Konstelacja składa się z 66 satelitów (plus zapasowe), które świadczą usługi telefonii satelitarnej i przesyłania danych.

NASA przewidywała zderzenie, ostrzegając w ten sam dzień, że rosyjski 900 kilogramowy Kosmos-2251 zderzy się z 560 kilogramowym satelitą Iridium o 16:56 czasu uniwersalnego około 790 kilometrów nad Syberią. Agencja kosmiczna potwierdziła później zdarzenie śledząc dwie chmury ok. 300 (może ich być około 600) odłamków będących produktem kolizji.

Międzynarodowa Stacja Kosmiczna jest nimi zagrożona w małym stopniu. Orbita stacji przebiega przez region obłoków szczątków, ale około 435 km poniżej orbity satelitów, które się zderzyły. Rzecznik NASA, John Yembrick, zaznacza jednak, że chmura będzie się powiększała i może dojśc do sytuacji, że ISS będzie musiała wykonywać manewry unikające. Stacja kosmiczna ma możliwość wykonywania manewrów unikania szczątków; wykorzystywała ją ośmiokrotnie.

Mimo, że to niezwykła i ekstremalnie mało prawdopodobna okoliczność, konstelacja Iridium jest zaprojektowana na takie sytuacje. Firma podjęła kroki, aby zastąpić zniszczonego satelitę jednym z zapasowych, czytamy w oświadczeniu. Podkreśla ono, że firma nie ponosi żadnej odpowiedzialności za wypadek.

Strata satelity może wywołać ograniczone i krótkotrwałe przerwy w usługach. Wdrożenie procedury naprawy sieci ma potrwać do piątku. W ciągu 30 dni ubytek w sieci zostanie całkowicie zastąpiony.

NASA podkreśla, że zderzenia kosmicznego złomu zdarzają się, jednak jest to pierwsze znane bezpośrednie zderzenie się dwóch satelitów, w dodatku jednego normalnie pracującego.

Kosmos-2251 to wojskowy satelita łącznościowy typu Strzała-2M wyniesiony 16 czerwca 1993 roku. Satelity tego typu pracowały około 3 lat.

Iridium-33 został wystrzelony 14 września 1997 roku.


Russian Boeing 737 crashes with 88 aboard

According to Russian officials, an Aeroflot-Nord, Flight 821, a Boeing 737-500 crashed near the city of Perm at 3:15 a.m. local time with 88 people aboard, all feared to have been killed. There were six crew and 82 passengers from 21 different nations including seven children and one baby on board the plane. Reuters quotes the Ekho Moskvy (Echo of Moscow) radio station in Russia that all on board were dead.

The plane took off at 1:12 a.m. local time and was traveling from Moscow to Perm when officials at the Bolshoye Savino Airport lost contact with the aircraft at about 1,800 meters in altitude. The plane crashed just outside the airport, while on final approach to land. One report says it crashed into a ravine while another states it crashed into a swampy area. Wreckage is reported to cover nearly 3 sq mi (4 km2). The wreckage burst into flames and one Russian report says the pilots tried to avoid hitting residential homes that were near the scene. The plane's wreckage was found a short time after the crash. Part of the main Trans-Siberian Railway line was damaged as a result of the crash and has been closed.

"We have found the aircraft. It came down within the city limits (in Perm) in a patch of waste ground. Initial reports are of no casualties on the ground," said the Emergencies Ministries who also said that there was "no damage or deaths on the ground."

Witnesses in apartments near the crash describe it as sounding like a "war [had] started", followed by a "huge flames." One witness reports that the plane was at a 30 to 40 degree angle when it smashed into the terrain.

The aircraft, registered as number VP-BKO, was sixteen years old, originally operated by Xiamen Airlines.

Officials are currently investigating the cause of the crash, but Sky News in Australia reports that there is no indication that terrorism was involved. TIME reports that officials have located the plane's two black boxes and are analyzing the information.

This is said to be Russia's worst commercial air disaster since August 2006 when 170 people died after a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet, flight 612, owned by St. Petersburg-based Pulkovo Airlines, crashed in the Ukraine. An investigation concluded that it had been hit by lightning.


Flugzeugabsturz in Perm

Perm (Russland), 14.09.2008 – In der Nähe von Perm ist am 14. September 2008 eine Boeing 737-500 der Fluggesellschaft Aeroflot-Nord, einer Tochtergesellschaft von Aeroflot, (Flugnummer 821, Kennung VP-BKO) beim Anflug auf den Flughafen Bolschoe Sawino am Rande der Industriestadt, knapp 1.400 Kilometer östlich von Moskau um 03:15 Uhr Ortszeit (Koordinierte Weltzeit + fünf Stunden, was 22:15 MESZ entspricht,) mit 88 Personen (davon 82 Passagiere und sechs Besatzungsmitglieder) an Bord abgestürzt. Es gab keine Überlebenden. Unter den 21 Ausländern an Bord waren neun Aserbaidschaner, fünf Ukrainer, ein Deutscher, ein Italiener, ein Franzose, ein US-Amerikaner, ein Schweizer, ein Lette und ein türkischer Staatsbürger.

Um 01:12 Uhr Ortszeit war das Flugzeug in Moskau gestartet und befand sich auf dem Inlandsflug (domestic flight) nach Perm. Die Flugsicherung auf dem Bolschoe Sawinao Airport verlor den Kontakt, als das Flugzeug im Endanflug eine Flughöhe von 1.800 Metern hatte. Das Flugzeug stürzte außerhalb des Flugplatzes in der Nähe einiger Wohnhäuser ab. Am Boden wurde niemand getötet oder verletzt. Die Wrackteile verstreuten sich auf einer Fläche von drei bis vier Quadratkilometern. In Folge des Absturzes wurde auch ein Teil der Strecke der Transsibirischen Eisenbahn beschädigt, vor allem die Oberleitung und das Gleisbett.

Nach ersten Berichten brach Augenzeugen zufolge noch in der Luft im Triebwerk ein Feuer aus. Für einen Terroranschlag gibt es keine gesicherten Hinweise. Inzwischen wurde die Blackbox gefunden. Die Polizei ermittelt in alle Richtungen, für morgen wurde für die Region Perm Staatstrauer ausgerufen, vermeldet die Tagesschau.