Post by Sanatani/Martin on Aug 13, 2010 1:24:02 GMT -5
8/12/10:
Just some reminders of how much suffering there is in the world these days, From my friend Gabriel:
Bombings in Colombia:
A strong car bomb explosion caused considerable damage Thursday to the headquarters of Caracol Radio and other buildings in Bogota, Colombia, authorities said.
edition.cnn.com/20...mQkWAFVVWD&wom=false
Thanks god No fatalities were reported, but nine people were wounded. and more than 500 apartments were damaged.
Quake in Ecuador:
Magnitude 6.9 - ECUADOR
2010 August 12 11:54:14 UTC
http://earthquake.usgs.go...ww/Quakes/us2010zwa5.php
Death Toll in China Landslides:
The death toll Wednesday soared to 1,117, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, though local residents believe that number to be higher
edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/china.landslides.rescue/index.html?hpt=T2#fbid=jmQkWAFVVWD&wom=false
Russian Wildfires & Record Heat continue to ravage Huge areas:
Russian emergency services are continuing to battle spreading wildfires over large areas of the west of the country Tuesday as authorities said the death toll had risen to 40. Russian authorities imposed a state of emergency in about 500 towns and villages on Monday. By Tuesday, fires covered an area of around 1,071 square kilometers (665 square miles), a spokesman for the Russian Emergencies Ministry said according to news agency Itar-Tass. More than 300 new fires were reported on Tuesday but 247 have been extinguished, the spokesman said. More than 500 fires continue to burn. Regions affected include Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir and Voronezh and the Republic of Mordovia.
edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/03/russia.wildfires/index.html?iref=obinsite#fbid=9NAJHJnULol&wom=false
Death Toll In Pakistan Flooding:
By Thursday, the death toll had risen to 1,343, the Pakistan Disaster Authority said.
edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/pakistan.floods/index.html?hpt=T1#fbid=jmQkWAFVVWD&wom=false
Flooding in Iowa:
Hundreds evacuated, 1 dead after flooding in Iowa
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100812/ap_on_re_us/us_iowa_storms
What's behind the weather chaos?
edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/weather/08/12/heat.floods.extremes/index.html?hpt=C1#fbid=jmQkWAFVVWD&wom=false
May we keep all our Sisters and Brothers around the world in our Hearts and in our Prayers. Om, Shanti, Shanti Shanti, Om.
Just some reminders of how much suffering there is in the world these days, From my friend Gabriel:
Bombings in Colombia:
A strong car bomb explosion caused considerable damage Thursday to the headquarters of Caracol Radio and other buildings in Bogota, Colombia, authorities said.
edition.cnn.com/20...mQkWAFVVWD&wom=false
Thanks god No fatalities were reported, but nine people were wounded. and more than 500 apartments were damaged.
Quake in Ecuador:
Magnitude 6.9 - ECUADOR
2010 August 12 11:54:14 UTC
http://earthquake.usgs.go...ww/Quakes/us2010zwa5.php
Death Toll in China Landslides:
The death toll Wednesday soared to 1,117, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, though local residents believe that number to be higher
edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/china.landslides.rescue/index.html?hpt=T2#fbid=jmQkWAFVVWD&wom=false
Russian Wildfires & Record Heat continue to ravage Huge areas:
Russian emergency services are continuing to battle spreading wildfires over large areas of the west of the country Tuesday as authorities said the death toll had risen to 40. Russian authorities imposed a state of emergency in about 500 towns and villages on Monday. By Tuesday, fires covered an area of around 1,071 square kilometers (665 square miles), a spokesman for the Russian Emergencies Ministry said according to news agency Itar-Tass. More than 300 new fires were reported on Tuesday but 247 have been extinguished, the spokesman said. More than 500 fires continue to burn. Regions affected include Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir and Voronezh and the Republic of Mordovia.
edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/03/russia.wildfires/index.html?iref=obinsite#fbid=9NAJHJnULol&wom=false
Death Toll In Pakistan Flooding:
By Thursday, the death toll had risen to 1,343, the Pakistan Disaster Authority said.
edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/pakistan.floods/index.html?hpt=T1#fbid=jmQkWAFVVWD&wom=false
Flooding in Iowa:
Hundreds evacuated, 1 dead after flooding in Iowa
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100812/ap_on_re_us/us_iowa_storms
What's behind the weather chaos?
edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/weather/08/12/heat.floods.extremes/index.html?hpt=C1#fbid=jmQkWAFVVWD&wom=false
May we keep all our Sisters and Brothers around the world in our Hearts and in our Prayers. Om, Shanti, Shanti Shanti, Om.