Showing posts with label deaths. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deaths. Show all posts

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Hurricane Sandy's Caribbean trip — devastation in Haiti and Cuba


As the world concentrates on the latest devastation in the US, Sandy has already done some serious damage to other countries, including Haiti and Cuba. Sandy took the lives of 54 people in Haiti and 11 in Cuba.
While in the Caribbean area, Hurricane Sandy also killed two people in the Bahamas, two in the Dominican Republic, one in Jamaica and one in Puerto Rico. 

Total death toll in the Caribbean is 71, with tens of thousands made homeless and little money available to rebuild.
Haiti is taking it especially hard. Just as they try to recover from one natural disaster, along comes another. With 54 people dead and and more than 200,000 homeless, Port au Prince is reeling from Sandy's devastating touch... read more and watch videos.

Friday, 10 August 2012

Mass shooting in Dothan, Alabama nightclub leaves 3 dead


In a shooting incident at a Dothan, AL nightclub, three people have died and one is injured. The alleged shooter has been arrested.
The suspect, 22-year-old Ryan Clark Peterson of Enterprise, AL was apparently kicked out of the Teaser's strip club, just before midnight on Thursday for "acting inappropriately with one of the employees." ... read more.

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Fire in Aurora apartment building kills 2, injures 15


A fire broke out in an apartment building, just one block from the apartment of James Holmes, accused in the shooting massacre at the Aurora movie theater.
Two people were killed and 15 others have been injured in a fire that broke out in an apartment building in Aurora, Colorado.
The apartment building is at 17th and Peoria, which is less than 100 yards from the apartment building where James Holmes lived, prior to his arrest last month in the movie theater shooting massacre... read more.

Monday, 6 August 2012

Multiple shooters at Wisconsin Sikh Temple shooting?


There was supposed to be just one gunman involved in the tragic shooting at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. This gunman was shot by police. Case closed. However, witness statements on YouTube videos say otherwise.
Digital Journal reported on August 5, on the tragic shooting of 7 people, and injuring of at least 20 more, at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. At that time it was reported that a single gunman was responsible for the tragedy, and was shot dead by police... read more and hear witness statements.

Monday, 30 July 2012

Train fire kills 47 in Andhra Pradesh, India


At least 47 people were killed when a train in southern India caught fire. Local officials state that the accident may have been caused by a short circuit.
The fire broke out early on Monday, as the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express was passing the town of Nellore, about 500 kms south of Hyderabad, in Andhra Pradesh state, India. There were 72 passengers on the train... read more.

Saturday, 7 July 2012

Up to 67 killed in torrential floods in southern Russia (video)


Severe flooding, caused by torrential rains, has hit Russia's southern Krasnodar region. Up to 67 people have been killed in the popular resort area.
The floods were caused by torrential rains which came at night, without any warning. Local residents were caught by surprise, as the water flooded thousands of homes, and around 67 people have died.
There is widespread structural damage in the area and landslides are occurring... read more and watch video.