miércoles, 31 de marzo de 2010

RSOE EDIS: India - Extreme Weather - 2010.04.01

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2010-04-01 03:10:00 - Extreme Weather - India

EDIS CODE: ST-20100401-25548-IND
Date & Time: 2010-04-01 03:10:00 [UTC]
Area: India, MultiStates, States of Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura ,

Number of death person(s): 5
Damage level: Serious (Level 4)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Highspeed wind, accompanied by rain and hailstorm, has wreaked havoc in south Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura during the past three days, killing at least three persons and causing severe damage to property and standing crops. A woman tea worker, Anima Baidya, 51, died in Koomber tea estate under Uddarbond block in Cachar district of south Assam on Saturday when her thatched house fell on her. Her death was reported to police yesterday. Two persons were killed in Tripura. Police sources in Aizawl today said Nor’westers swept through the northeast flank of Mizoram at least twice on Sunday followed by yet another cyclonic storm on Monday in Serchip, Lunglei, Kolosib and Saiha districts, leaving in their trails tell-tale imprints of destruction. The Mizoram government has ordered the revenue department offices in the districts to assess the damage sustained by individuals for granting compensations. In the Barak Valley districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi, over 200 houses, mostly cottages, were damaged as the season’s first storm ripped through the area on Saturday and then last evening. Official sources in Cachar district today said Sonai block near Silchar town bore the burnt in last night’s hailstorm. Hundreds of bighas of farmland, growing vegetables like tomatoes, beans and cauliflower, were destroyed. Electric supply in Karimganj district was also disrupted in the wake of the storms, damaging the power pylons and snapping the overground power lines, plunging wide areas in darkness during the past four days.

At least eight tea gardens, including Pathemara, owned by the Calcutta-headquartered Grob Tea Limited, in Cachar’s Udderbond block, were ravaged by the storms which left visible marks of devastation. In Pathemara alone as many as 3,00,000kg of green tea ready for processing suffered damages and 65 houses of tea workers were destroyed. The hailstorm caused considerable damages to roofs of buildings. Hailstorm, accompanied by high velocity cyclone winds, lashed parts of Nagaland since yesterday causing damages to lives and properties. Today, strong winds lashed parts of Zunheboto district twice causing heavy damage. But there was no report of death or injury in the initial reports received here. Sources said dozens of houses, including government property, were damaged in Atoizu subdivision. Eyewitnesses said around 10 houses were uprooted in Awotsakilimi village and an equal number in Yeshulto village. Several houses, including a government school, were damaged in Atoizu town. Zunheboto deputy commissioner Kiheto Sumi has deputed officials to assess the damages. At least 60 houses were severely damaged in Changtongya town and Akhoya village in Mokokchung district by cyclone and hailstorm yesterday. Two persons, identified as Sharon, an 11-year-old Class V student of St John High School in Changtongya, and Purlemla, a 55-year-old housewife of Akhoya, were injured. In Tripura, two persons were killed and over 600 houses damaged by similar storms in the past two days, PTI reports. Santanjoy Reang, 13, died last night when his house collapsed during the storm at Nandirampara in North Tripura. Purnaram Reang, 21, was killed and his wife Anjuti was seriously injured when lightning struck them at Paharpur in South Tripura yesterday.


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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 13 : Iceland - Volcano Eruption

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Situation Update No. 13

Ref.no.: VE-20100321-25390-ISL

Situation Update No. 13
On 2010-04-01 at 03:06:38 [UTC]

Event: Volcano Eruption
Location: Iceland Municipality of Rangárþing eystra Volcano Eyjafjallajökull

Number of Evacuated: 650 person(s)

Situation:

About 50 people were saved by three heilcopters, one from the Icelandic Coast Guard and two from Nordurflug, a private company. The people were moved the eruption site after a new rift opened at the site of the eruption. Helicopters are waiting at this moment at Hótel Rangá, a hotel between Hella and Hvolsvöllur, two southern villages. According to mbl.the situation at the site of the eruption is now under control. Tourists have been turned back to Skógar and to Thórsmörk. Snowmobiles at Mýrdalsjökull glacier have been turned back as well. At the moment the inhabitants near the Eyjafjallajökull area are not thought to be in danger because of the new rift that opened late this afternoon.

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RSOE EDIS: Australia - Heat Wave - 2010.04.01

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2010-04-01 02:56:13 - Heat Wave - Australia

EDIS CODE: HT-20100401-25547-AUS
Date & Time: 2010-04-01 02:56:13 [UTC]
Area: Australia, State of Tasmania, Tasmania-wide,

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Hobart has had its warmest March for more than a century. The average maximum temperature was almost 23C, three degrees above the long-term norm and the warmest in 70 years. There were eight days of 25C or more, which had only happened two other times in the past 20 years, said Weatherzone. The average minimum temperature of 13.5C is the warmest since records began over 110 years ago. Combining minimum and maximum temperatures revealed Hobart sweated through its warmest March on record, said meteorologist Samuel Terry. He said northerly winds had forced in air from warmer parts of the country and there had been a lack of strong cold fronts and rain, which would normally help to flush out heat.


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RSOE EDIS: USA - Flood - 2010.03.31

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2010-03-31 18:17:07 - Flood - USA

EDIS CODE: FL-20100331-25546-USA
Date & Time: 2010-03-31 18:17:07 [UTC]
Area: USA, State of Connecticut, Southern areas,

Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Stonington's first selectman says the coastal Connecticut town has been largely cut off from its neighbors by flooding, with only two major routes still open. Ed Haberek Jr. says two of the three bridges are closed that connect Stonington and Rhode Island, with only Interstate 95 and Route 78 still open. A flooded bridge on Route 1 also is expected to stay closed for at least another day. Stonington and several southeastern Connecticut communities have been hit hard by flooding after up to 10 inches of rain fell. Homes and businesses have been evacuated, and the Connecticut National Guard has been called out. No storm-related deaths have been reported.


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RSOE EDIS: United Kingdom - Snow Storm - 2010.03.31

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2010-03-31 17:49:38 - Snow Storm - United Kingdom

EDIS CODE: SS-20100331-25545-GBR
Date & Time: 2010-03-31 17:49:38 [UTC]
Area: United Kingdom, England, Staffordshire-wide,

Number of death person(s): 1
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Blizzards have swept through parts of the UK, leaving a teenager on a school trip dead and tens of thousands of homes without power. The Lanark Grammar School coach crashed on the A73 just 12 miles into the trip to Alton Towers, Staffordshire, which was organised as a break from exam studies for sixth-year pupils. Natasha, from Cleghorn, near Lanark, is thought to have been thrown out of the vehicle and become trapped underneath it. Police said the cause of the accident was still under investigation, but given the "horrendous" conditions in the area it was clear snow "had a part to play".


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RSOE EDIS: (Non-Localized) - Vehicle Accident - 2010.03.31

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2010-03-31 16:34:14 - Vehicle Accident - (Non-Localized)

EDIS CODE: VI-20100331-25544-NLC
Date & Time: 2010-03-31 16:34:14 [UTC]
Area: (Non-Localized), , North Arabian Sea,

Event exciting : E-2C Hawkeye crashed
Missing person(s): 1
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

A U.S. Navy aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Wednesday and one of the four crew members is still missing, the military said in a statement. Search and rescue efforts are under way for the missing fourth crew member, the U.S. Navy's statement said. It called the crash a "mishap." The E-2C Hawkeye, which is primarily used to detect incoming aircraft with its 24-foot diameter radar, crashed in the North Arabian Sea after the it "experienced mechanical malfunctions." The plane was used for command and control functions on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, as well as surveillance. The Navy is investigating the incident, said the statement. The E-2 Hawkeye is a twin engine and turboprop aircraft plane that can carry up to five crew members. The Hawkeye provides all-weather airborne early warning, in addition to surface surveillance, combat coordination and search and rescue operations. The aircraft uses computerized radar and electronic surveillance sensors to provide early warning and to identify potentially hostile air and surface targets.



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RSOE EDIS: Australia - Extreme Weather - 2010.03.31

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2010-03-31 16:22:43 - Extreme Weather - Australia

EDIS CODE: ST-20100331-25543-AUS
Date & Time: 2010-03-31 16:22:43 [UTC]
Area: Australia, State of Northern Territory, East Arnhem and Roper Gulf areas,

Not confirmed information!

Description:

An emergency situation has been declared for ravaged parts of the East Arnhem and Roper Gulf areas as ex-cyclone Paul threatens to reform again today. NT Police Commissioner John McRoberts said a 24-hour emergency centre in Katherine had been set up and police from Darwin had been transferred to it to help, while a helicopter was on standby in Nhulunbuy. He said the counter disaster council - made up of emergency and essential services representatives - was meeting regularly to make sure responses were coordinated and ready to go. Mr McRoberts said it was not yet known how many people had been affected - most communities were cut off and the picture was still unclear. "Access to ... these communities is very restricted and in most cases only accessible by helicopter," he said. Chief Minister Paul Henderson said people would be eligible for personal hardship assistance, and the NT would get cash through the Commonwealth's national disaster relief funds to rebuild. But he was not able to say when the assessing and work would begin, as the weather is still causing problems. The weather bureau has recorded significant rainfall throughout the region already, and has issued a severe weather warning for more damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall. Last night it was warning that the ex-cyclone could move back into the Gulf of Carpentaria today and reform tomorrow.


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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : United Kingdom - Snow Storm

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Situation Update No. 1

Ref.no.: SS-20100331-25539-GBR

Situation Update No. 1
On 2010-03-31 at 16:09:52 [UTC]

Event: Snow Storm
Location: United Kingdom Wales Wales-wide

Number of Evacuated: 300 person(s)

Situation:

Heavy snow and winds caused overnight chaos in parts of the North with up to 300 people rescued from a mountain road after conditions overwhelmed vehicles. The blizzard cut electricity to around 50,000 homes, while snowdrifts and fallen trees closed a large number of roads. The police, coastguard, mountain rescue and Department of Environment launched a joint rescue operation after motorists became stranded when 3ft-high snowdrifts swept across the mountainous Glenshane Pass, a main route between Belfast and Derry. Two evacuation centres were set up in Maghera and Dungiven in Co Derry to house the stranded, including schoolchildren whose bus had to be abandoned. There were no reports of injuries, but a power cut to one of the rescue centres forced the authorities to move people to a leisure centre in nearby Limavady. Police Chief Inspector Steve Cargin, who coordinated the rescue plan, said: "Treacherous blizzard conditions - I have certainly never experienced conditions like it. "Really frightening conditions, not only for my officers and our support people, but for those people who were stranded in cars for such a long period of time, especially a busload of schoolchildren. "Conditions - really strong gale-force winds, blizzards, snowdrifts of up to four feet. One of my officers said they saw this bump in the road and then realised it was actually a car. It was completely covered in snow. The conditions were just really unbelievable." Flights were disrupted as the worst of the storm raged overnight, but as weather conditions improved, officials reported that blocked roads were being cleared and Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said work was under way to restore power. NIE's Sara McClintock said ice on power lines, combined with strong winds, brought down cables, adding: "We face a mammoth task in trying to fix over 600 individual faults with these prevailing conditions."

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U.S. Top News Early Edition: Obama to permit oil exploration off Virginia coast

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Obama to permit oil exploration off Virginia coast
Bombs kill 12 in Russia, days after metro attacks
U.S. rebound on good footing: Fed's Fisher
Copenhagen Accord climate pledges too weak: U.N.
Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, Taiwan
Obama wants U.N. sanctions on Iran in weeks
Haiti hopes for $4 billion to rebuild after quake
Iranian nuclear scientist defects to U.S.: report
AIG lawsuit alleging missed "red flags" dismissed
Putin orders Moscow bombers "scraped from sewers"


Obama to permit oil exploration off Virginia coast
March 31, 2010 08:19 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is to announce on Wednesday a plan to permit exploration for oil and natural gas off the coast of Virginia as a way to create jobs and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

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Bombs kill 12 in Russia, days after metro attacks
March 31, 2010 08:34 AM ET
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Suspected suicide bombers killed at least 12 people in Russia's North Caucasus on Wednesday, two days after deadly attacks in Moscow that authorities linked to insurgents from the region.

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U.S. rebound on good footing: Fed's Fisher
March 31, 2010 05:17 AM ET
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery is gathering speed as business activity picks up pace, despite lingering weakness in employment, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Tuesday.

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Copenhagen Accord climate pledges too weak: U.N.
March 31, 2010 06:46 AM ET
OSLO (Reuters) - More than 110 countries have signed up to the Copenhagen Accord on fighting global warming but the United Nations said on Wednesday that their pledges for cutting greenhouse gas emissions were insufficient.

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Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, Taiwan
March 31, 2010 06:44 AM ET
BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo email accounts of some journalists and activists whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, days after Google announced it would move its Chinese-language search services out of China due to censorship concerns.

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Obama wants U.N. sanctions on Iran in weeks
March 31, 2010 05:11 AM ET
WASHINGTON/GATINEAU, Quebec (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wanted tougher U.N. sanctions in weeks against Iran over its nuclear program, and the world's leading industrial nations expressed optimism that China will agree on possible next steps.

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Haiti hopes for $4 billion to rebuild after quake
March 31, 2010 08:09 AM ET
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Haiti will ask the world on Wednesday for $4 billion to help it rebuild and modernize in the wake of the earthquake that destroyed the Caribbean nation's capital and killed up to 300,000 people.

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Iranian nuclear scientist defects to U.S.: report
March 31, 2010 12:03 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iranian nuclear scientist who has been missing since June has defected to the United States and is helping the CIA, ABC news reported on Tuesday.

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AIG lawsuit alleging missed "red flags" dismissed
March 31, 2010 08:14 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge dismissed a shareholder lawsuit accusing current and former American International Group Inc executives and directors of ignoring "red flags," leading to the insurer's near collapse and about $180 billion of federal bailouts.

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Putin orders Moscow bombers "scraped from sewers"
March 31, 2010 12:36 AM ET
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Tuesday said the culprits behind twin suicide bombings that killed 39 people in Moscow's metro must be scraped "from the bottom of the sewers" and exposed.

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