Archive | January 1, 2017
Ice caused train to derail west of Caldwell, USA
A train engine derailed near the city of Greenleaf in Canyon County on Wednesday. No injuries were reported. Caldwell Fire Department
Caldwell fire officials said a train engine derailed west of Caldwell on Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened near Simplot Boulevard, also known as Idaho 19, near the intersection of Top Road.
Battalion Chief Brad Carico said ice built up in the flangeways — the openings that run parallel to the tracks making way for a train’s wheel flanges — caused the derailment.
“Normally the ice would break as the train passed. But in this case, the ice was tougher than the locomotive,” said Carico.
There were no injuries. The train remained upright. The train was pulling mostly empty cars.
Courtesy of idahostatesman.com
Two killed in a train crash in Giza, Egypt
Photo By Al-Masry Al-Youm
Two persons were killed on Saturday in an accident, as a train hit a microbus at a level crossing in al-Atf village, Giza. Blood was spread on the railway as the microbus was hit with high impact.
The two bodies were taken to Zeinhom morgue.
The accident paralyzed traffic of trains coming to and from Cairo heading to Upper Egypt for more than two hours.
The victims were the microbus driver Ahmed Mohamed, 25, and another person named Kassab Mohamed, 30. The forensic doctors examined them to identify the circumstances of the accident.
A police report was filed and prosecution was notified to conduct investigations. Testimonies of eyewitnesses and railway officials were heard to identify the perpetrator of the crash.
Courtesy of egyptindependent.com
China confirms another human bird flu case, second case in three days
China health authorities confirmed a new case of a man being infected by the H7N9 strain of avian influenza, state news agency Xinhua said late on Saturday.
According to Xinhua, a 53-year-old man is being treated in hospital in the southern China province of Jiangxi provincial and is in a critical condition.
Till date, China has reported a total of 17 bird flu infected people and at least two of them have died. Since October, China has culled more than 170,000 birds in four provinces and has closed some live poultry markets after people and birds were infected by strains of the avian flu.
China suffered the last major bird flu outbreak from late 2013 to early 2014 that had killed 36 people and led to more than US$6 billion in losses for the agricultural sector. Earlier this month, Shanghai, the largest city of China with more than 24 million residents, has also already reported one human case of H7N9 infection.
The virus was first reported in humans in Hong Kong in 1997. Reports say six people had died and subsequent outbreaks have killed hundreds more worldwide.
China’s Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday that the recent outbreak of the virus have been handled in a “timely and effective” manner. It did not spread and have not affected chicken products or prices.
The farmers have also increased cleaning regimes, animal detention techniques, and built roofs to cover hen pens, among other steps, to prevent the disease.
Courtesy of ibtimes.sg
Two people die of MERS in Saudi
Two people have died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in southern Saudi Arabia, Saudi’s Ministry of Health has reported.
One of the victims was a man in his 60s from Mahayil Asir while the other was a man in his 70s, Saudi Gazette reported.
In a report late last month, the World Health Organisation confirmed that the kingdom reported 10 additional MERS cases between December 6-13 including two fatalities.
They include – a 72-year-old man in Taif city; a 64-year-old woman in Buridah city, Qassim; a 59-year-old man in Mahayl Assir city; a 49-year-old man in Jeddah; a 53-year-old male man in Riyadh; a 24-year-old man in Hofouf city, Al Ahssa; a 78-year-old man in Riyadh; and a 58-year-old man in Afif city, Riyadh.
The victims include a 60-year-old man in Mahayl Assir city and a 56-year-old man in Riyadh city, WHO stated.
Globally, since September 2012, WHO has been notified of 1,864 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV including at least 659 related deaths.
The Gulf countries have been seeing a seasonal surge in the number of MERS infections during the early part of the year, a trend that has worried health experts.
However, the number of deaths caused by MERS has comparatively reduced due to increased vigilance from the region’s health officials.
Saudi Arabia has replaced its health ministers twice since the outbreak of the disease in 2012. Health authorities in the kingdom have also urged residents to refrain from consuming camel meat or milk over fears of the disease spreading.
MERS, a virus similar to SARS, is a respiratory disease that causes coughing, fever and breathing problems, and can lead to pneumonia and kidney failure.
The virus is known to be contracted through exposure to infected individuals, from hospitals and by direct contact with camels – believed to be carriers of the virus.
There is no cure or vaccine for MERS, which kills around 40 per cent of its victims.
Courtesy of gulfbusiness.com
MEGA UPPER AND LOWER DIP SPIKES ON THE WEAK MAGNETOSPHERE @ APPROX 17:15, 17:30, 17:45, 18:00 HRS UTC
***VERY URGENT***
MEGA UPPER AND LOWER DIP SPIKES ON THE WEAK MAGNETOSPHERE @ APPROX 17:15, 17:30, 17:45, 18:00 HRS UTC. FURTHER EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANO ACTIVITY & ADVERSE WEATHER PATTERNS WILL BE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY THE COSMIC RAYS STRIKING THE EARTH’S CORE
***BE ALERT***
DOVER CLIFF MYSTERY Three bodies have been found at the foot of cliffs in Dover on New Year’s Day
POLICE say the bodies of three people have been found at the foot of cliffs in Dover this afternoon.
Officers from Kent Police say the bodies of two men and a woman were found at Langdon Cliffs after they were alerted to concern for the welfare of a man.
During the search for the body of the first man the Coastguard also discovered the bodies of a second man and woman.
The bodies of the man and woman were found roughly a mile away from the first man’s body.
The first man’s body was winched up by rescue helicopter. A Dover RNLI spokesman said: “The conditions were quite rough.
“The other two were rescued by coastguard teams on the shore. It’s tragic really.”
Officers do not believe their deaths are linked to that of the first man.
A police spokesman said: “Kent Police was called at 2.27pm due to concern for the welfare of a man at Langdon Cliffs, Dover.
“Officers attended and the body of a man was subsequently discovered at the bottom of the cliffs by the coastguard.
“During the search the coastguard also discovered the bodies of a second man and a woman.
“Officers do not believe their deaths are linked to that of the first man.
“Enquiries into the circumstances behind all three deaths are ongoing.”
A Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) spokeswoman said: “At 2.30pm today, Kent Police requested assistance from the UK Coastguard at an incident in the Dover docks area.
“UK Coastguard sent Langdon Battery and Deal coastguard rescue teams, Dover RNLI lifeboat and the UK search and rescue helicopter based at Lydd.”
Courtesy of thesun.co.uk
MAGNITUDE 5.5 NORTH OF HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10007p3h#executive
Subject To Change
Depth: 16 km
Distances: 496 km SE of Davao, Philippines / pop: 1,213,000 / local time: 22:13:42.6 2017-01-01
474 km NE of Manado, Indonesia / pop: 452,000 / local time: 22:13:42.6 2017-01-01
445 km SE of Mati, Philippines / pop: 106,000 / local time: 22:13:42.6 2017-01-01
221 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia / pop: 10,000 / local time: 23:13:42.6 2017-01-01
MAGNITUDE 5.6 NORTH OF HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10007p3f#executive
Subject To Change
Depth: 25 km
Distances: 501 km SE of Davao, Philippines / pop: 1,213,000 / local time: 22:12:09.5 2017-01-01
479 km NE of Manado, Indonesia / pop: 452,000 / local time: 22:12:09.5 2017-01-01
450 km SE of Mati, Philippines / pop: 106,000 / local time: 22:12:09.5 2017-01-01
222 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia / pop: 10,000 / local time: 23:12:09.5 2017-01-01
MAGNITUDE 4.7 EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=556784
Subject To Change
Depth: 20 km
Distances: 410 km S of İzmir, Turkey / pop: 2,501,000 / local time: 15:04:02.4 2017-01-01
193 km E of Irákleion, Greece / pop: 138,000 / local time: 15:04:02.4 2017-01-01
140 km E of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece / pop: 10,800 / local time: 15:04:02.4 2017-01-01
88 km S of Kárpathos, Greece / pop: 2,300 / local time: 15:04:02.4 2017-01-01
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