A minute to prevent an accident: What happened to Baltimore’s boat

A professor of marine technology said the ship’s crew Dali The cargo ship lost power before colliding with a bridge near Baltimore early Tuesday and had less than a minute to react in “challenging” conditions. CCTV video and ocean tracking data showed the ship lost power, changed course and began to smoke before hitting the … Read more

Cargo ship loses power minutes before Baltimore Bridge disaster

A cargo ship hit a 1.6-mile-long bridge before plunging into the Baltimore River, losing power minutes before impact. Rescuers desperately searched for six construction workers who fell into the Patapsco River after an accident. Dali Hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge. It was revealed Tuesday afternoon that crews sent a distress call from the ship … Read more

Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster

Cape Town, South Africa— The southern African nation of Malawi has declared a state of disaster in 23 of the country’s 28 regions due to drought, with the president saying the country urgently needs more than $200 million in humanitarian aid, less than a month after neighboring Zambia There is also a call for help. … Read more

Louisiana crawfish shortage prompts governor to issue disaster declaration

Baton Rouge, Louisiana— Louisiana is the top producer of the crustacean, the staple of seafood boils along the Gulf Coast, and a shortage of crawfish prompted Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday to issue a disaster declaration to the affected industry. Last year’s drought, intense heat, saltwater intrusion from the Mississippi River and severe winter freezes … Read more

Conductor Simon Rattle says cutting UK tax breaks for orchestras would be a disaster

World-renowned British conductor Sir Simon Rattle has urged the government not to drastically cut vital tax breaks for orchestras following the collapse of regional arts funding. Towards observer This weekend Rattle, who became famous in the 1980s with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, called on Westminster politicians not to let classical music and the … Read more

Saudi Arabia warns of ‘humanitarian disaster’ if Israel takes action against Rafah

Hamas says 27,947 people have been killed in Gaza. (document) Riyadh: Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that a planned Israeli military operation in overcrowded Rafah would cause a “humanitarian disaster” and called on the United Nations Security Council to intervene. In a foreign ministry statement published on state media, Saudi Arabia “warned of the extremely … Read more

US warns Israel of ‘disaster’ if it sends troops into Gaza Sharafah

Israel ignored U.S. warnings and stepped up its attacks on Gazarafa. The United States warned Israel on Thursday it risked a “catastrophe” if it sent troops into Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians have sought asylum. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered troops to “prepare operations” … Read more

ISRO to launch GSLV, new weather and disaster warning satellite on February 17

ISRO is preparing to launch its next weather satellite on the evening of February 17 to enhance India’s weather forecast and disaster warning system. The INSAT-3DS satellite will be placed into geostationary orbit by GSLV and the satellite will embark on its sixteenth mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. GSLV-F1/INSAT-3DS, fully funded … Read more

‘Unprecedented disaster’: Chilean wildfires kill 46 people

“We know these (numbers) are going to increase,” President Gabriel Boric said. Santiago, Chile: Wildfires across Chile have killed at least 46 people, officials said on Saturday, leaving streets littered with bodies and homes destroyed as the blazes continued to spread. President Gabriel Boric has ordered a state of emergency in central and southern parts … Read more