Boat disaster kills at least 36 in Libya

A boat that capsized and sank off the Libyan coast has left at least 36 people drowned, interior ministry officials confirmed in Tripoli on Sunday. According to the sources the boat which sank since Tuesday was carrying illegal migrants when it capsized with over 150 people on board.

24 bodies have been recovered since Saturday.

Officials said over 50 people have been rescued by the Libyan navy near the coastal city of Garabouli.

The government in Tripoli has asked for help from the European Union to stop migrants using the Mediterranean countries in North Africa as a staging post to reach Europe.

Libya is used as a springboard by black African migrants from Burkina Faso, Senegal, Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea in a desperate attempt to enter Europe by the waters of the Mediterranean Sea.

Speaking on Saturday, Libyan Interior Minister Saleh Mazek warned that unless the EU help deal with the tide of migrants, his country would be unable to stop them.

Hundreds of migrants die every year trying to cross the treacherous waters of the Mediterranean into Europe.

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Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano eruptive activity remains moderate to high

The Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic Ecuela (IGEPN) in Ecuador, reported on Saturday that the Tungurahua volcano activity remains moderate to high, with a record of several explosions.

The Colossus, located in the Cordillera Real of the Ecuadorian Andes, has been overcast most of the time, however, sometimes have been observed emissions small little white steam energy, according to the report released in IGEPN afternoon .

It also reported a slight ashfall overnight in the towns of Pondoa and Runtún and rains in the western and southwestern flank, which have not caused problems.

Scientists recommended that lahar submitted must exercise extreme care when driving on roads and highways that cross the gorges through which these flows have dropped and areas that have been affected by this type of phenomenon.

The volcano, which began its eruption process in 1999, reported an increase in activity last February after registering several minor explosions that disrupted four months of relative quiet.

In that sense, the greatest eruption Tungurahua volcano peak was in 2006, when he left six people dead in a village in the province of Chimborazo (Cordillera Andina), after being devastated by the decline of incandescent material.

Tungurahua, which in Quechua language means “throat of fire” has five thousand 029 meters tall and is located 135 kilometers south of Quito.

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One Dead as Plane Carrying French Tourists Crashes in Arizona, USA

Authorities say a small plane carrying French tourists crashed while attempting to land at an airport in northern Arizona and one person was killed and another hospitalized.

Page Police Capt. Ray Varner says the single-engine plane was carrying seven people when it hit the ground and flipped over in windy conditions Saturday afternoon near the airport runway in Page.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the Cessna 207 crashed 400 to 500 feet short of the tarmac.

Varner says one passenger died after being rushed to a hospital, while another was hospitalized in apparent stable condition.

Four others received hospital treatment for minor injuries and were released, while the seventh person was unhurt. Varner says cause of the crash is being investigated.

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Tornado damages or destroys hundreds of homes in Missouri town, USA

A tornado destroyed or damaged 200 to 300 homes in a small town east of Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday but caused no injuries, officials reported.

The tornado touched down in Orrick, Missouri, at 5:45 p.m., damaging a school and a Baptist church, said Collin Stosberg, public information officer for the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Television news footage showed homes with roof and interior damage and others with only their shell standing. The twister flattened other buildings, felled large trees and flipped over cars and campers.

Stosberg said police who saw threatening skies and a tornado taking shape were able to sound sirens 10-to-15 minutes before the twister hit.

“It gave people time to seek shelter,” Stosberg said, adding that the advance warnings likely prevented injuries.

Orrick, a town of about 820 people, lies some 30 miles northeast of downtown Kansas City.

Less than two hours later, another apparent tornado touched down about 60 miles to the east near Marshall, Missouri,

Fire Chief Tony Day said.

Two barns were flattened and trees and power lines were toppled in rural areas near the towns of Slater and Arrow Rock, but no injuries were reported.

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