News about emergency situations

Police alarm as N.Z. 'sleep driver' goes for a spin A New Zealand woman drove for hundreds of kilometres (miles) while asleep at the wheel, sending texts from her mobile phone along the way.

14 August 2013

Lightning strike sparks Venezuela oil refinery blaze A lightning bolt ignited fuel at an oil refinery east of Caracas on Sunday, sending giant columns of black smoke into the sky and forcing hundreds to evacuate.

12 August 2013

Philippines works to contain huge diesel spill Philippine authorities said they were working Saturday to contain a huge diesel spill that shut down parts of Manila Bay's vital fishing industry.

11 August 2013

Building explosion in Argentina leaves at least 8 dead A powerful blast from a gas leak ripped through a ten-story apartment building in Argentina's third largest city Tuesday, leaving at least eight dead and 61 injured.

07 August 2013

Philippine blast death toll up to eight The death toll from a powerful bomb that hit a southern Philippine city rose to eight on Tuesday, police said, as officials pointed to political rivalry as a possible motive.

06 August 2013

Family dog kills two-year-old boy in Australia A two-year-old boy has been mauled to death at his grandmother's house in a savage attack by a mastiff cross dog.

06 August 2013

40 Indonesians missing off Malaysia after boat sinks Rescuers were searching for 40 Indonesians including women and children on Saturday after a boat carrying them home to celebrate the end of the Islamic fasting month sank off Malaysia.

04 August 2013

Colombia's largest oil pipeline attacked Colombia's largest oil pipeline was hit by an explosion causing a significant oil spill in an attack blamed on leftist guerrillas.

30 July 2013

Six dead in Philippines restaurant blast Six people were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a bomb exploded at a restaurant in the southern Philippines.

28 July 2013

77 dead in Spanish train crash: official A train hurtled off the tracks in northwest Spain killing at least 77 passengers and injuring more than 140.

25 July 2013

Australia's Abbott plans military solution to boatpeople Australia's conservative opposition unveiled plans Thursday for a military-led response to repel boatpeople, branding the problem a "national emergency".

25 July 2013

New Zealand cleans up after strong 6.5 quake Emergency crews launched a major clean-up Monday following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Wellington, as aftershocks continued to rattle the New Zealand capital.

22 July 2013

Astana residential building's basement explodes Something has exploded in the basement of a #29/1 Shakarim street 9-storey residential building in Astana.

04 July 2013

Driver tells about petrol lorry accident The tank truck damaged four cars before smashing into the residential building next to Rixos hotel in Almaty.

27 June 2013

Fire near Almaty's Rixos eliminated The fire next to Rixos hotel in Almaty caused by the petrol tank trunk accident has been eliminated.

27 June 2013

Petrol tank truck explodes near Rixos hotel in Almaty The whole block is in flames and more the 10 cars have caught fire as a result of the explosion. Things kept exploding in the area for some time after the accident.

27 June 2013

Kyrgyzstan declares emergency after bloody gold mine clashes Parts of Kyrgyzstan were under curfew Saturday after clashes between security forces and protesters who want a Canadian-owned gold mine nationalised led the president to declare a state of emergency.

01 June 2013

Huge explosion as freight train derails near Baltimore A freight train plowed into a garbage truck and derailed Tuesday near the US city of Baltimore, triggering a fire and a massive explosion that injured a driver and was reportedly felt for miles.

29 May 2013

Kazakhstan to create rescue team at Caspian Sea Kazakhstan Emergency Situations Ministry will form a rescue team at the Caspian Sea.

14 May 2013

ISS crew ready for spacewalk after 'serious' ammonia leak The ISS crew were preparing for an emergency spacewalk to fix a "very serious" leak of ammonia from the orbiting laboratory's power system seeping into space.

11 May 2013

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