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Oil Slick Reaches South Korean Shore

Worst spill in country's history threatens scenic coastline, maritime park

Dec 8, 07 5:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Emergency workers in South Korea are struggling to contain a 12-mile-long oil slick that has reached an ecologically sensitive shoreline on the Korean west coast. The oil spilled when a barge broke loose from the tug that was pulling it, and slammed into a Hong Kong-registered supertanker. The spill threatens... More »

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environment • oil • South Korea • Hong Kong • oil spill • disaster

Indonesia Quakes Kill at Least 3

Tremors cause brief tsunami panic

Nov 26, 07 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A series of powerful earthquakes struck in Indonesia early this morning, killing at least 3 and causing brief tsunami warnings. Some 70 others were injured, and several buildings destroyed, including a health clinic. The first quake hit off the coast of Sumbawa just after midnight, registering 6.7 on the... More »

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Indonesia • tsunami • Richter scale • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center • aftershock • disaster

Bengalis Fight for Survival

Food shortages and disease follow cyclone

Nov 22, 07 6:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Fights broke out among cyclone survivors desperate for meager supplies as aid agencies struggled to get food to the hungry, reports the AP. Cyclone Sidr killed thousands in Bangladesh last week, and food and drinking water shortages could bring a second wave of death—this time from hunger and disease. More »

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cyclone • relief • Bangladesh • Save the Children • aid agencies • disaster

80 Dead, 20 Missing in Ukraine

Hope dwindles for missing miners as death toll mounts

Nov 19, 07 5:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Rescuers today battled the fiery remnants of a deadly coal mine blast in Ukraine as the death toll was revised upward to at least 80, Reuters reports. Twenty miners are still missing, and given the intense temperatures and lack of air, chances of survival are slim. The explosion is the... More »

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methane • accident • Ukraine • coal mine • disaster

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Bengali Cyclone Toll Hits 1,100

Relief slowed as power, phones remain out

Nov 16, 07 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - The death toll from yesterday’s cyclone in Bangladesh has risen to 1,100, and widespread power and telephone shortages are slowing relief work. The full devastation may not be known for days. Relief agencies have descended on the impoverished nation, but blocked roads and rivers make reaching the worst-hit... More »

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United Nations • cyclone • relief • Bangladesh • Cyclone Sidr • Dhaka • Save the Children • disaster

500 Dead in Bangladesh Cyclone

Aid starts to flow in wake of Sidr devastation

Nov 16, 07 5:38 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 500 people were killed and villages ripped apart over night when Cyclone Sidr slammed into the southern shores of Bangladesh, CNN reports. Officials expect the death toll to rise as workers re-establish communication and transport links. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated this week; food for at... More »

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cyclone • Bangladesh • Cyclone Sidr • disaster

Major Aftershocks Rock Chile

6.2, 6.8 jolts hit day after massive earthquake

Nov 15, 07 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Northern Chile trembled again today as two strong aftershocks jolted through the region, Reuters reports. No casualties were immediately reported in the wake of the tremors—which registered 6.2 and 6.8, respectively, according to the US Geological Survey—near the mining center of Antofagasta, but residents and emergency... More »

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Chile • Michelle Bachelet • earthquake • aftershock • disaster

15K Homeless in Chile; Aid Starts

'People are pretty afraid' of aftershocks, aid worker says

Nov 15, 07 9:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of Chileans spent the night in the streets after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake left at least 15,000 homeless, and damaged schools and gyms that might have served as shelters. But aid began arriving today, Reuters reports, as crews navigated treacherous road to bring food, water, and tents... More »

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Chile • homeless • quake • earthquake • aftershock • disaster

Troops Join Black Sea Cleanup

Over 20 sailors missing; storm continues

Nov 13, 07 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Russian authorities have brought in troops to help with oil cleanup on the Black Sea. At least 20 sailors are listed as missing and 3 bodies washed up since a storm hit dozens of ships Saturday. Efforts to pump oil from a sunken oil tanker that's already leaked 1.3... More »

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Russia • oil spill • Black Sea • Ukraine • disaster

8 Sailors Missing in Black Sea

Storm claims 10 ships, at least 3 lives; rescue and cleanup efforts stalled

Nov 12, 07 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Eight sailors are still missing in the storm that claimed an oil tanker and up to 10 other ships yesterday in the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea and the Sea of Akov. Three bodies have been recovered. Four ships have sunk, including the tanker that dumped 1.3... More »

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oil spill • Black Sea • Kerch Strait • disaster

Flood Victims Fight for Food

20,000 still trapped on rooftops as workers focus on 'selective evacuations'

Nov 5, 07 6:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Mexican flood victims fought for food and medicine today, as workers continued efforts to rescue 20,000 still stranded on rooftops, the AP reports. Some camped on upper floors or roofs to guard possessions, while others went looking—some looting—for food. One worker said rescuers were focusing on "... More »

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Mexico • Felipe Calderon • flood • rescue • Tabasco • disaster

Thousands Defy
Ash, Lava in Indonesia

Residents warned to flee; three volcanoes could blow

Nov 5, 07 6:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Thousands are ignoring orders to evacuate as Indonesia's Mount Kelud belches smoke and spits lava, the AP reports. "I feel it is OK to stay here. No one can guarantee our safety apart from ourselves," said one local in Java. But experts have had the volcano on high... More »

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Indonesia • volcano • eruption • Java • disaster

Million Flee as Storm Hits China

89 mph gusts rip communiites

Oct 7, 07 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than a million Chinese fled their homes as Storm Krusa slammed the southeastern coast after claiming five lives in Taiwan. Damage and injury reports were sketchy as gusts hitting 89 mph ripped through communities. Officials had canceled flights and called back ships and fishing boats in the area to... More »

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China • Taiwan • storm • evacuation • Krusa • disaster

'Slow Avalanche' Bruises
Posh SoCal Neighborhood

Roads, multi-million dollar houses ripped up in La Jolla

Oct 4, 07 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - A landslide 60 yards wide ripped through an affluent San Diego neighborhood yesterday, forcing the evacuation of 111 homes. Chasms up to 20 feet deep opened, and a three-lane road was torn apart. The mayor declared a state of emergency, and aid offers are pouring in from federal and state... More »

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California • San Diego • landslide • disaster

Vietnam Bridge Collapse Kills 60

Dozens more injured in southern city of Can Tho

Sep 26, 07 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - As many as 60 workers were killed today when a bridge under construction in the southern Vietnamese city of Can Tho collapsed, Reuters reports. Chinese and Japanese contractors were working on the bridge over the Hau river; Vietnamese TV reported that rain might have softened the bridge's foundations, though no... More »

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Vietnam • Japan • bridge collapse • disaster

6th Hole Shows No Signs of Life

Aug 25, 07 9:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The last hole drilled into the collapsed Utah mine where six men are trapped yielded no hopeful sign today; the space it reached was too small to support the men, a lawyer for some of the families told the press. "The only thing they told us is there is... More »

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Utah • collapse • mine • miners • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse • disaster

Death Toll Hits 22 in Midwest Floods

Costs are counted as storms move into Ohio

Aug 22, 07 1:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 22 people have been killed in the floods inundating the Midwest, AP reports. As the two storm systems responsible moved into Ohio yesterday, officials in Wisconsin and Minnesota tallied damage assessments in the tens of millions of dollars. An estimated 4,200 homes were affected in Minnesota alone. More »

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Midwest • Ohio • flood • Tim Pawlenty • natural disaster • George W. Bush • disaster

Midwestern Floods Takes 4 Lives

National Guardsmen rescue trapped drivers, state of emergency declared

Aug 19, 07 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Floodwaters have taken at least 4 lives today and plowed through bridges and roads in the MidWest, the AP reports. Dozens of National Guardsmen are braving severe storms as helicopters are rescuing people trapped by the flooding. Governors have declared states of emergency in Minnesota and Wisconsin and urged people... More »

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Wisconsin • Midwest • flood • flooding • Minnesota • natural disaster • disaster

Desperate Survivors Flee
Quake Towns' Chaos

Peruvians on the move for food and water

Aug 19, 07 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Desperate residents of Peruvian towns destroyed by a powerful quake and taken over by looters are fleeing to seek resources, Reuters reports. Lines of  trucks piled with furniture rumbled to relatives and friends for help. Some 1,000 soldiers are now safequarding aid trucks in the area where more than... More »

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Peru • death • death toll • natural disaster • disaster

Peru Quake Toll Reaches 450

More expected as rescuers dig through rubble

Aug 17, 07 1:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death toll from a powerful earthquake that devastated a province in Peru has reached 450, but the numbers are expected to rise even higher as rescuers dig through rubble. At least 1,500 have been injured. Government doctors have called off a national strike to care for the wounded,... More »

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Peru • death toll • Lima • Red Cross • natural disaster • Pisco • earthquake • disaster

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