“In my entire life living here, it’s the first time we experienced this kind of flooding,” said Joselito Ilano, 55, whose house was flooded by waist-high water. “I am used to flooding here but this is just the worst, I was caught by surprise.” Nalgae inundated villages, destroyed crops andContinue Reading
Philippine rescuers on Monday (Oct 31) waded through thigh-deep mud using long pieces of wood to search for bodies buried by a landslide, as the death toll from a powerful storm rose to 101. Just over half of the fatalities were from a series of flash floods and landslides unleashedContinue Reading
TOKYO: Public approval ratings for the government of Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida touched a new low in one opinion poll and clung near lows in another, hit by his party’s ties to a controversial church and doubts about a massive spending plan. Support slid to 42 per cent inContinue Reading
KARACHI, Pakistan: It was the kind of attack Pakistani authorities had dreaded. A highly educated female suicide bomber killed three Chinese teachers in Karachi in April along with their local driver, targeting nationals from Pakistan’s most important partner and seeking to undermine a relationship on which Islamabad’s financial survival largelyContinue Reading
SYDNEY: The United States is planning to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) reported on Monday (Oct 31), a move which could further inflame tensions with Beijing. Dedicated facilities for the bombers will be set up atContinue Reading
AHMEDABAD: At least 132 people died in India when a colonial-era pedestrian bridge overloaded with religious revellers collapsed into the river below, police said on Monday (Oct 31). Authorities said nearly 500 people were celebrating a religious festival on and around the nearly 150-year-old suspension bridge in Morbi when supportingContinue Reading
AHMEDABAD: At least 40 individuals were killed when a people bridge in the western Indian state associated with Gujarat collapsed, falling hundreds of people right into a river, a state ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) said. More than 400 individuals were on the suspension link over the Machhu Lake in the town associatedContinue Reading
AHMEDABAD: At least 30 people were killed and dozens critically injured when a suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state collapsed on Sunday (Oct 30), two government officials said. “We can confirm that 30 people have lost their lives, many have been rescued from the river and some are stillContinue Reading
The suspension bridge, 233m long and 1.5m wide, was inaugurated in 1880 by the British colonial authorities and made with materials shipped from England, reports said. Broadcaster NDTV reported that it reopened on Wednesday after seven months of repairs despite not having a safety certificate and that video footage fromContinue Reading
AHMEDABAD, India: At least 60 individuals were killed when a people bridge over a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed, plunging numerous people into the drinking water, officials said. Authorities mentioned more than 150 individuals were on the suspension link over the Machhu River in theContinue Reading