Vehicle Accident – North-America – USA

July 5, 2010 on 11:38 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: VI-20100706-26852-USA
Date / time: 06/07/2010 03:37:17 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: North-America
Country: USA
State/County: State of New Jersey
City: Fairfield
Number of Deads: 3 persons
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Authorities say a small airplane has crashed near an airport in northern New Jersey just after the pilot apparently aborted a landing, killing three people. Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura says it appears the plane was descending for a landing at the Essex County Airport in Fairfield when the pilot pulled up just before 5:30 p.m. Monday. The plane crashed moments later about two blocks north of the airport on a grassy patch surrounded by warehouses. Fontoura says there were no survivors. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Holly Baker says the pilot and two passengers were on the plane, a Cirrus SR22. The victims' names haven't been released. Only the plane's tail section remained intact after the crash and an intense fire.

Flood – Middle-America – Mexico

July 5, 2010 on 11:36 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: FL-20100706-26851-MEX
Date / time: 06/07/2010 03:35:25 [UTC]
Event: Flood
Area: Middle-America
Country: Mexico
State/County: State of Coahuila
City: Ciudad Acuna
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Hundreds of people have been evacuated and a border bridge closed in northern Mexico after days of rain caused flooding and water to swell behind a dam. Authorities in Coahuila state have closed the border bridge in Ciudad Acuna as a precautionary measure after water released from the Amistad dam raised the level of the Rio Grande. Ciudad Acuna lies across the border from Del Rio, Texas. Coahuila Gov. Humberto Moreira told local media Monday that about 10,000 people have suffered severe damage to their homes or possessions due to the flooding. The release of water from the Amistad dam raises the possibility that river levels could rise downstream in Piedras Negras, a city across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas.

Vehicle Incident – North-America – USA

July 5, 2010 on 11:34 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: VIV-20100706-26850-USA
Date / time: 06/07/2010 03:33:43 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Incident
Area: North-America
Country: USA
State/County: State of South Dakota
City: Sioux Falls
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

A mechanical problem forced a United flight bound for Chicago to land at Sioux Falls Regional Airport. United Flight 158 from San Francisco landed without incident around 4 a.m. Monday. No injuries were reported. Passenger Claire Carmichael told station KDLT that fire was coming out of the left engine of the jet, a Boeing 757. United spokesman Mike Trevino says the pilot decided to divert to Sioux Falls because of a mechanical problem. Trevino says he had no information about any flames from an engine. Trevino says 182 passengers were aboard, but he didn't know how many were in the flight crew. He says a replacement aircraft was sent to Sioux Falls to take the passengers on to Chicago.

Extreme Weather – North-America – Canada

July 5, 2010 on 11:11 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: ST-20100703-26789-CAN
Date / time: 03/07/2010 02:36:34 [UTC]
Event: Extreme Weather
Area: North-America
Country: Canada
State/County: Province of Saskatchewan
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

A massive storm hit the Yorkton area late Thursday afternoon, flooding five blocks of homes and apartments in the low-lying city core. The flood turned streets to rivers and sent people fleeing for higher ground, in some cases by canoe or in the bucket of a front-end loader. Lints said rising water in the backyard is what prompted her family to flee. The bad weather news continued Friday as more storms hit a wide swath of the province, producing heavy rains, large hail and damaging winds. Environment Canada confirmed that small tornadoes had touched down near Wynard, Sask., during the afternoon. "We've had numerous reports of quarter-sized, loonie-sized and golfball-sized hail to the south and southeast of Swift Current," said Bill McMurtry of Environment Canada. A tornado warning was in effect for areas north and east of Saskatoon while Regina was under a tornado watch. In Yorkton, many downtown streets remained under water on Friday morning. "It was unbelievable. I've never seen anything like it," said Michael Pasloski of the Red Cross. "Most of the people that we've evacuated, they've lost everything. The water came above the basement level. It filled the basement and was coming on the main floor. "These people were evacuated by canoes from their homes. That gives you an idea of the amount of water that came in such a short period of time."

A state of local emergency was declaired in the city, population 17,000. As of Friday afternoon, Mayor James Wilson said 130 people forced from their homes had reported to an evacuation centre. He feared that the number of people impacted was much higher though, because many were away on a long Canada Day weekend when the storm struck. The city has flooded before after heavy rains, Wilson said. But this time, the water had nowhere to go because of all the wet weather the region has been experiencing. "We are in dire straits today. As we speak, people can not move back into their homes," he said. "We have several people calling in today to city hall in various areas saying, 'Help, what do I do?"' The storm also flooded cars, toppled trees, and knocked out power, but the hospital and nursing home were not flooded and neither was the town's water treatment plant. Residents of one flooded apartment building needed to be rescued in the scoop of a front-end loader, Wilson said. Dean Clark, fire chief in Yorkton, said early reports indicated some homes were so extensively flooded the basements were washed out and the homes may not be fixable. "When we get the water dealt with we'll be able to assess that," said Clark, who said the damage was freakishly intense given that Yorkton isn't near large water bodies and doesn't have a river running through it. "It's the first time I've seen rain come straight across," he said. Homes in other low lying areas throughout the city were flooded, but not as significantly as downtown.

Yorkton is not the only area on the Prairies to feel nature's wrath. Earlier this week, heavy rains delivered 80 millimetres of rain to parts of Saskatoon, flooding basements and knocking down trees and power lines. In southeastern Alberta, flash flooding last month at Irvine, near Medicine Hat, forced dozens from their homes and stranded others. Some had to be rescued by boats or a helicopter. The same system washed out a section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Maple Creek, Sask. Premier Brad Wall announced Friday that a cabinet committee has been formed to co-ordinate the province's response to "unprecedented flooding faced by Saskatchewan people." "The heavy rains have caused widespread havoc -- and needs of Saskatchewan people must be addressed as quickly as possible," he said. The premier toured the flood zone in Yorkton, calling it "shocking." "If folks could see the street we're on now, they'll know that most of this block is under water. These basements don't have a couple of inches in them, they're full to the rafters, some of the water's on the main floors already," said Wall. "It's unbelievable that much rain could fall in that short a span on a part of the province that's already saturated. All of Saskatchewan's like a big sponge that's full right now, there's no place for water to go."

Event updates:
Situation Update No. 2 on 2010-07-06 at 03:10:56.
Situation Update No. 1 on 2010-07-03 at 03:52:24.

HAZMAT – Asia – India

July 5, 2010 on 11:04 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: HZ-20100706-26848-IND
Date / time: 06/07/2010 03:03:22 [UTC]
Event: HAZMAT
Area: Asia
Country: India
State/County: State of Orissa
City: Indiranagar
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: 50 persons
Damage level: Minor

Description:

More than 50 peoples including some school children, women and employees of the drinking water supply department were taken ill, some of them fell unconscious, on Monday after chlorine gas leaked from a cylinder of urban water supply department lockted at Indiranagar of Berhampur. They were admitted to MKCG Medical College Hospital .Their condition is improving. The cylinder, procured from neighboring Paralakhemundi division to purify water, leaked when someone allegedly tried to remove the brass nozzle. Locals complained of respiratory problem and leaves turned yellow following the gas leak. The specialists of Orissa State Pollution Control Board, Police, Fire Brigade and District Administration immediately reached the spot. Even three Firemen Maguni Behera, Ashok Panigrahi and Ramesh Naik also get ill. But after 10 hours the gas leak could not be under control. At last the Engineers of Jayshree Chemicals could able to stop leakage. The district administration has ordered closure of all schools in nearby area and officials of the chlorine supplier have been informed .Some persons have been discharged from the hospital after treatment and still more than 30 ill persons under treatment.

EH : Anthrax / Asia / Kyrgyzstan [0:14]

July 5, 2010 on 10:55 pm | In Bio Hazards | Comments Off
GLIDE Number: EH-20100702-26781-KGZ
Date / time: 02/07/2010 14:55:51 [UTC]
Event: Epidemic Hazard
Name of Hazard: Anthrax
Area: Asia
Country: Kyrgyzstan
State/County: Jalal-Abad Region


Description:
Some 14 people were hospitalized with suspected anthrax in the Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situationsreported on Friday. “Six people sought medical aid in the Suzak district of the Jalal-Abad Region, the anthrax diagnosis was confirmed in one of them, the medical tests of other patients staying at the district hospital are being examined,” the press service reported. Seven more residents of the neighboring Nooken district are also undergoing treatment at the district hospital, the ministry press service said. “The preliminary tests showed that people could get infected with anthrax in the Nooken district from the meat of an ill domestic animal, which is under examination at a laboratory of the Jalal-Abad sanitary epidemiological centre,” the press service reported. One more woman with the same diagnosis was hospitalized in the Bazar-Korgon district. Medical specialists believe that several anthrax spots are nested in southern Kyrgyz regions. Local residents get infected with this dangerous disease from time to time.

Event updates:
Situation Update No. 1 on 2010-07-06 at 02:55:32.


Not confirmed information!

Epidemic Hazard – Asia – Kyrgyzstan

July 5, 2010 on 10:55 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: EH-20100702-26781-KGZ
Date / time: 02/07/2010 14:55:51 [UTC]
Event: Epidemic Hazard
Area: Asia
Country: Kyrgyzstan
State/County: Jalal-Abad Region
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Some 14 people were hospitalized with suspected anthrax in the Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situationsreported on Friday. “Six people sought medical aid in the Suzak district of the Jalal-Abad Region, the anthrax diagnosis was confirmed in one of them, the medical tests of other patients staying at the district hospital are being examined,” the press service reported. Seven more residents of the neighboring Nooken district are also undergoing treatment at the district hospital, the ministry press service said. “The preliminary tests showed that people could get infected with anthrax in the Nooken district from the meat of an ill domestic animal, which is under examination at a laboratory of the Jalal-Abad sanitary epidemiological centre,” the press service reported. One more woman with the same diagnosis was hospitalized in the Bazar-Korgon district. Medical specialists believe that several anthrax spots are nested in southern Kyrgyz regions. Local residents get infected with this dangerous disease from time to time.

Event updates:
Situation Update No. 1 on 2010-07-06 at 02:55:32.

Tornado – Europe – United Kingdom

July 5, 2010 on 10:52 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: TO-20100706-26847-GBR
Date / time: 06/07/2010 02:51:03 [UTC]
Event: Tornado
Area: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
State/County: England
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Sky-spotters were shocked to see what appeared to be a twister in the skies over Kent. As it didn't touch the ground technically it's called a funnel cloud. But it had one south Kent woman awestruck. Met Office forecaster John Hammond said funnel clouds had also been spotted in the Folkestone area. He added:"The quirky shape of the Kent coast and sea breezes coming in has enabled a bit of rotation in the atmosphere for these funnel clouds to develop in one or two spots." The county has coastlines stretching in three directions, so on a warm day like today, you can get sea breezes coming in from different directions, he said. That can cause a "convergence line" where the winds meet, creating a rotational force. "Tornadoes themselves are part of the UK climate," added Mr Hammond. "On average you get about 30 or 40 each year, but funnel clouds probably happen more often because they are really the precursor to a tornado."

Flash Flood – Asia – India

July 5, 2010 on 10:42 pm | In Disasters | Comments Off
EDIS Number: FF-20100706-26845-IND
Date / time: 06/07/2010 02:41:39 [UTC]
Event: Flash Flood
Area: Asia
Country: India
State/County: State of Jammu and Kashmir
City: Shivalik
Number of Deads: 2 persons
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Two boys drowned in Jammu and Rajouri district due to flash floods triggered by fresh rainfall in the upper reaches of Shivalik, police said on Monday. Police said a 17-year-old youth was drowned when flash flood hit Tawi River, where he was taking bath, this morning. Pritam Kumar son of Krishan Bhagat of hilly tehsil Ramnagar (Udhampur) slipped into the water, while taking bath at Har-ke-Podi, Station House Officer police station Bagh-e-Bahu, Manjeet Singh told Greater Kashmir. He said a rescue operation was launched immediately after the incident, but body of the youth could not be found. “Despite hectic efforts, the body of the youth could not be retrieved. However, we will start the operation again in the morning”, he added. Meanwhile, reports said a 10-year-old boy was washed away in flash flood in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district. Identified as Muhammad Azhar, the boy was washed away in flash floods on Sunday evening in Sunderbani area, police said on Monday, adding the body was later fished out by his family members and villagers.

Dutch agency admits mistake in UN climate report

July 5, 2010 on 9:48 pm | In Climate Change | Comments Off

An iron ore mine is seen in Australia's Pilbara region. Australian prime minister Julia Gillard's maiden speech as leader singled out the three issues likely to be election flashpoints: the mining tax, climate change and the steady flow of asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Amy Coopes)AP - A leading Dutch environmental agency, taking the blame for one of the glaring errors that undermined the credibility of a seminal U.N. report on climate change, said Monday it has discovered more small mistakes and urged the panel to be more careful.


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