Clarin.com reported that National Route 7 is cut by landslides. And the steps are kept closed to Chile in Mendoza and San Juan. Evacuated more than 100 tourists by plane. Hundreds of people were now isolated in the high mountains of Mendoza after landslides that cut traffic on National Highway 7, while more than 130 tourists were evacuated by air from Chile, because the land border closed for long indeterminate. A score of landslides and mud of the Andes, which occurred last week following heavy rains that affected the region of Cuyo, closed over both National Route 7, which communicates with Chile through the Cristo Redentor tunnel as step Agua Negra, on National Route 150 in San Juan. Read Article
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At least six people were killed and 48,000 were affected by torrential rains since Friday in the city of Arequipa, in southern Peru, regional authorities reported Friday according to eluniverso.com. The provincial mayor of Arequipa, Alfredo Zegarra, confirmed to the station ‘Radio Programs del Peru (RPP)’ the discovery of the bodies of two people inside […]
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Polio workers in Nigeria shot dead… At least nine health workers gunned down in northern city of Kano amid increasing hostility towards polio immunisation drive. At least nine women who were vaccinating children against polio have been shot dead in northern Nigeria by gunmen suspected of belonging to a radical Islamist sect. Read Article
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As reported by tourexpi.com, “Messages offering free economy tickets to 20,000 people who follow a page claiming to be the airline’s official membership on photo-sharing website Instagram have attracted thousands of “followers” and caused a stir on other social media websites. Each of the hoax posts includes the airlines’ logos and some include photos seemingly […]
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According to trtenglish.com, ” The US Geological Survey said the magnitude of the aftershock was 7.1 according to the Richter scale. The tremor in early morning hours caused minor damages on roads of Lata city in Santaz Cruz Island. Aid teams are reportedly having trouble reaching coastal parts of the island.” Read Article
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As reported by globaltvbc.com, “A Vancouver man is recovering from injuries he recently suffered in a beating on the streets of Seattle, and he wants his experience to serve as a warning to other travelers…It was about 7:30 p.m. when he turned onto Pine at Second, where a large group of young men and women […]
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Severe winter weather expected in the northeastern US has forced the cancellation of thousands of flights today (Friday), according to .travelweekly.co.uk British Airways urged travellers to check their flight before leaving for the airport. “Severe winter weather is causing disruption, flight delays and cancellations throughout the Eastern Seaboard of the US. If your flight is […]
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elmundo.es —– “Acapulco has deteriorated because there is no authority, not prevented the crime, not prosecuted, not investigated, not punished and impunity is what has made it the most violent city in Mexico and the second in the world, after Honduras San Pedro Sula.’s almost a failed state. ” The president of the NGO Citizens […]
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Globalpost.com reported that Spanish police on Thursday defused a nail bomb found next to a confessional in the Almudena Cathedral in the historic heart of Madrid, officials said. A priest found the bomb in a bin bag and evacuated the cathedral, a tourist attraction next to the city’s old royal palace, a spokesman for the […]
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Washingtonexaminer.com reported what may be the first full digital storm panic, federal, state and business officials worried about the snow headed for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast have taken to Twitter warn that a potential disaster is coming. Bank of America led the frenzy. “Winter Storm #Nemo may bring 2 feet of #snow to New England […]
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