An island volcano erupted while tourists were visiting on Monday in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty. MICHAEL SCHADE / TWITTER By Tuesday, six people were confirmed dead. Eight others were feared to have died and about 30 have serious burns. Reuters Tourist Michael Schade tweeted pictures of the eruption (seen above and below), saying: “My…
A medical worker of Myanmar public health department inoculates a girl for measles and rubella during a nationwide vaccination campaign Source: EPA A global measles crisis caused more than 140,000 deaths last year, with data showing the number of cases reported so far this year is three times higher than at the same stage in…
With all dead believed to have been found, Albanian officials turned their focus to helping the 4,000 made homeless and remedying a flawed construction industry. People mourning Saturday in Durres, Albania, at the funeral for members of the extended Lala family who died in Tuesday’s earthquake.Credit…Malton Dibra/EPA, via Shutterstock TIRANA, Albania — The search-and-rescue operation…
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck Albania, bringing down buildings and leaving people trapped under rubble. At least 13 people have died. One man was killed after jumping from a window in panic, a defense ministry spokeswoman said. The quake hit 34km (21 miles) north-west of the capital, Tirana, in the early hours of Tuesday….
‘We are urging people to move to safe grounds. Of course, it’s uncomfortable. But at this time we’d rather they feel funny but safe’. Villagers mill around a house that had collapsed and killing one person on spot over ongoing heavy rains. File The ongoing rains have killed at least 100 people since last month,…
It’s an unprecedented outbreak of a virus that’s deadly to pigs. Health officials in Hanoi, Vietnam, spray disinfectant on a dead pig at a farm before burying it in an isolated quarantined pit to stop the spread of African swine fever. Manan VatsyanyanaAFP/Getty Images An outbreak of African swine fever, a highly contagious disease that’s been…
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported that a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Laos on Thursday, with the epicenter registered some 219 kilometers northwest of Vientiane at an approximate depth of 10 kilometers. There has been no information on damage or casualties. Eyewitnesses said, cited by EMSC, that the tremor was felt over 100 kilometers away from…