Epidemic Hazard – Asia – China

September 8, 2010 on 1:23 pm | In Disasters | No Comments
EDIS Number: EH-20100908-27743-CHN
Date / time: 08/09/2010 17:22:35 [UTC]
Event: Epidemic Hazard
Area: Asia
Country: China
State/County: Province of Hubei
City: Yichang City
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Twenty four students felt sick and dizzy following breakfast at a school cafeteria in central China's Hubei Province Wednesday and may be suffering from food poisoning, said local authorities. The faculty of Yichang Commercial School, a vocational school in Yichang City, were informed at around 8 a.m. that some students had become sick after eating breakfast, said the municipal publicity department. The students were treated at local hospitals and are reported to be in stable condition, it said. Food that might have been related to the incident is being checked at a local hospital and lab results will be released in 48 hours. No further details have been provided.

Epidemic Hazard – Asia – Turkey

September 8, 2010 on 9:52 am | In Disasters | No Comments
EDIS Number: EH-20100908-27742-TUR
Date / time: 08/09/2010 13:51:07 [UTC]
Event: Epidemic Hazard
Area: Asia
Country: Turkey
State/County: MultiProvinces
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: 3 persons
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Three people have died and four more have been infected with the West Nile virus in Turkey, the Turkish Health Ministry has announced. All the victims came from the western Turkish provinces Manisa, Aydin and Isparta. They were all elderly people and had other serious illnesses, the Turkish Health Ministry has announced. Two of the infected people have been hospitalized. The Turkish authorities have announced that there was no danger of a West Nile virus outbreak and no serious threats for the public health. Tiger mosquitoes are reported to be the carriers of the West Nile virus, which begins with a fever, high temperature, nausea and vomiting, which are the symptoms of an ordinary virus infection. However, the symptoms turn very fast into encephalitis and meningitis and the infected need urgent hospitalization. The virus caused the deaths of at least six Russians, four Greeks and two Romanians. No cases of the West Nile flu virus have been reported in Bulgaria yet, and the Bulgarian health authorities have sought to assuage the fears of the people after the first fatalities in Greece earlier in August.

Vehicle Accident – Africa – Morocco

September 8, 2010 on 9:13 am | In Disasters | No Comments
EDIS Number: VI-20100908-27741-MAR
Date / time: 08/09/2010 13:11:06 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Africa
Country: Morocco
State/County: Governorate of Tanger-Tétouan
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: 8 persons
Number of Injured: 13 persons
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Eight Portuguese tourists were killed and 13 wounded on Wednesday when their bus overturned in northern Morocco, local government officials said. The bus was travelling from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta towards the Moroccan city of Tetouan when the accident occurred near the Errifiyyines area, the officials reported. Authorities were investigating the cause of the accident, the officials said. Moroccan state news agency MAP said police suspected the bus driver had lost control of the vehicle because he was exceeding the speed limit.

Epidemic Hazard – Asia – Bangladesh

September 8, 2010 on 8:56 am | In Disasters | No Comments
EDIS Number: EH-20100819-27478-BGD
Date / time: 19/08/2010 16:35:17 [UTC]
Event: Epidemic Hazard
Area: Asia
Country: Bangladesh
State/County: Shahjadpur Upazila
City: Sirajgang village
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

At least 26 people including two children have contracted Anthrax disease in a Sirajgang village, the district's civil surgeon has said. Dr Nurul Islam Talukder said on Thursday that those people got sick after consuming beef and coming close to cows at Chithhulia under Kayempur of Shahjadpur Upazila. A team of the civil surgeon office led by Dr Shariful Islam and district sanitary inspector Ramchandra Saha on Thursday morning visited the village and confirmed the infection. Ramchandra said on July 29, a buffalo of Abdus Salam and a cow of Shah Alam — both of which had contracted anthrax — were slaughtered and their meat was sold off to villagers. It is assumed that those who have contracted anthrax had come in close contact with those animals or consumed their meat. All the patients' bodies have swollen and they complained of severe pain. They have also developed lesions on their bodies. Anthrax is an acute disease caused by bacteria. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals. There are effective vaccines against anthrax, and some forms of the disease respond well to antibiotic treatment. Experts team from the Dhaka's institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IDCR) and International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) have already reached Sirajganj, the civil surgeon said. "They will visit the village on Friday morning," he added. Public announcements will made from Friday to alert the villagers, he said.

Event updates:
Situation Update No. 15 on 2010-09-08 at 12:56:31.
Situation Update No. 14 on 2010-09-08 at 03:38:37.
Situation Update No. 13 on 2010-09-07 at 16:41:05.
Situation Update No. 12 on 2010-09-07 at 02:47:07.
Situation Update No. 11 on 2010-09-06 at 07:21:59.
Situation Update No. 10 on 2010-09-04 at 03:01:06.
Situation Update No. 9 on 2010-09-02 at 12:19:42.
Situation Update No. 8 on 2010-09-01 at 16:32:27.
Situation Update No. 7 on 2010-08-26 at 03:10:57.
Situation Update No. 6 on 2010-08-25 at 16:56:29.
Situation Update No. 5 on 2010-08-25 at 02:50:30.
Situation Update No. 4 on 2010-08-24 at 10:06:51.
Situation Update No. 3 on 2010-08-23 at 10:28:10.
Situation Update No. 2 on 2010-08-22 at 14:54:47.
Situation Update No. 1 on 2010-08-20 at 08:26:11.

Epidemic Hazard – Africa – South Africa

September 8, 2010 on 8:56 am | In Disasters | No Comments
EDIS Number: EH-20100908-27740-ZAF
Date / time: 08/09/2010 12:41:10 [UTC]
Event: Epidemic Hazard
Area: Africa
Country: South Africa
State/County: State of Gauteng
City: Johannesburg
Number of Deads: 1 persons
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Two Johannesburg brothers were admitted to Olivedale Clinic because of a mystery illness. Both of them lost their lives. One brother died on Saturday and the other one passed away on Sunday night, exactly 24 hours after the former’s death. Hospital officials have no clue of their mysterious death. Martina Nicholson, who is the Spokesperson of the hospital, said the case will be investigated properly by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. She further added that the result of the cause of death is slated to come up in the coming week. It is said that the brothers didn’t go outside the country, but were in constant touch with flora and fauna. The different tests that were conducted on them proved negative, but it was assumed that they might be suffering from hemorrhagic fever. Two nurses who were in close proximity with the brothers were also thoroughly checked, but were found to be ok. Hospital authorities have commiserated with the family members and urged people to respect their privacy. It is worth noting that two years ago at least three people died, when they came in contact with the arena virus strain that spread quickly from the Morningside Clinic in Sandton. The hospital is taking all the necessary precautionary measures and so far nobody is in quarantine and no more cases have been registered as well.

Vehicle Accident – Pacific ocean – west – Philippines

September 8, 2010 on 6:29 am | In Disasters | No Comments
EDIS Number: VI-20100908-27739-PHL
Date / time: 08/09/2010 10:28:21 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Pacific ocean - west
Country: Philippines
State/County: Province of Quezon
City: Quezon City
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: 26 persons
Damage level: Minor

Description:

An out-of-control passenger bus rammed an electric post along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City on Tuesday night, leaving 26 people injured. A passenger said that the driver of the bus was trying to avoid something while speeding along the avenue at the Tandang Sora area, when he lost control of the vehicle. "Sa bilis ng takbo, may iniwasan siya doon kaya inilihis niya na lang 'yong bus," one of the passenger said. Traffic police said that the bus's breaks could have malfunctioned and the driver was forced to ram the bus to a concrete electric post. The accident happened around 11 p.m.. Bus driver Teodorico Cornejo was severely injured as he was pinned to his seat after the collision. It took rescuers from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) more than 30 minutes to pluck out the driver. Members of the MMDA's rescue team said the 25 passengers were brought to a nearest hospital. Police will file reckless imprudence resulting in multiple injuries against the bus driver.

Forest Fire – Europe – Spain

September 8, 2010 on 6:08 am | In Disasters | No Comments
EDIS Number: WF-20100908-27738-ESP
Date / time: 08/09/2010 10:08:03 [UTC]
Event: Forest Fire
Area: Europe
Country: Spain
State/County: Province of Murcia
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

As the forest fire continues to blaze in the south of Valencia, news comes of another between Cieza and Calasparra in Murcia which broke out on Tuesday night at 7pm. More than 150 firemen and civil protection workers are currently fighting the flames, helped by a 100 soldiers from the UME emergency unit based in Valencia. The fire has so far affected between 250 and 300 hectares of bush and pine according to first estimates from forestry technicians. Strong winds in the area are making the control of the fire difficult affecting the north and south faces of the sierra where two fronts remain active. The emergency coordination centre has not ruled out the possibility that the fire could have been started deliberately because a second fire was noted in the Sierra del Puerto, just a few kilometres away just ten minutes later. That fire was quickly extinguished by the fire service.

Vehicle Accident – Europe – Spain

September 8, 2010 on 6:02 am | In Disasters | No Comments
EDIS Number: VI-20100908-27737-ESP
Date / time: 08/09/2010 10:01:54 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Europe
Country: Spain
State/County: Extremadura
City: Carmonita
Number of Deads: 2 persons
Number of Injured: 13 persons
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Two people died and 13 were injured in Carmonita - in western Spain near the Portuguese border - when a passenger train crashed against a dumper truck. The truck was one of the vehicles being used to carry out work on the Madrid-Lisbon high speed train line. The victims are the truck driver and a passenger of the train. The train driver was also seriously injured and airlifted to Merida Hospital. There were fourteen passengers on board at the time of the accident. The scene of the accident was visited by the Government Representative for Extremadura, Carmen Pereira the President of the Junta de Extremadura, Guillermo Fernandez Vara, the Mayor of Merida, Angel Calle, and several local politicians.

Landslide – Asia – China

September 8, 2010 on 3:54 am | In Disasters | No Comments
EDIS Number: LS-20100908-27736-CHN
Date / time: 08/09/2010 07:53:14 [UTC]
Event: Landslide
Area: Asia
Country: China
State/County: Province of Yunnan
City: Wama
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Rescuers were searching for 44 people missing Thursday after a landslide hit a village in southern China and killed at least four people. Workers rescued 23 people buried under rubble in Wama village in the southwestern province of Yunnan after the rain-triggered landslide hit Wednesday night. Rescue efforts could be hindered as the Central Meteorological Station expects more heavy rains through the weekend. China regularly suffers devastating summer floods, but this year has been the worst in a decade, with towns washed away in the northeast and northwest of the country. The storms have caused tens of billions of dollars in damage and left hundreds dead. On Tuesday that the death toll from floods has risen to 3,185, with more than 1,000 people still missing across the country.

Nuclear Event – Africa – Egypt

September 8, 2010 on 3:11 am | In Disasters | No Comments
EDIS Number: NC-20100908-27735-EGY
Date / time: 08/09/2010 07:07:37 [UTC]
Event: Nuclear Event
Area: Africa
Country: Egypt
State/County: Governorate of El Sharkaia
City: Bilbeis
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Egypt has reported an experimental nuclear reactor accident six month later. According to official reports, the reactor broke down in April, but there was no radiation leak, and the problem was quickly settled. Cairo started developing its nuclear power programme back in the 1950s. Today Egypt boasts two experimental reactors. The one that broke down was brought from the USSR in 1958, and is located in a place 60 kilometres from Cairo. Egypt seeks to build a nuclear power plant under the IAEA control.

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