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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The number of people missing in a devastating wildfire in northern California jumped to more than 1,000 on Friday, authorities said, as the remains of eight other victims were found by rescuers. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said the number of missing had soared from 631 on Thursday to 1,011 on Friday as more reports of missing were being sent in and as emergency calls made when the fire broke […]
by Javier TOVAR Agence France-Presse PARADISE, United States (AFP) — The toll in the deadliest wildfires in recent California history climbed to 59 on Wednesday as authorities released a list of 130 people still missing. Most of those unaccounted for are from the Butte County town of Paradise, in northern California, which was virtually erased from the map by the so-called “Camp Fire” blaze that erupted last week. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told journalists […]
by Javier Tovar Agence France Presse PARADISE, United States (AFP) — Firefighters backed by air tankers and helicopters battled California’s raging wildfires for a seventh day on Wednesday as the authorities in the worst-hit county released a list of over 100 missing people. Most of those unaccounted for are from the Butte County town of Paradise, which was virtually erased from the map by the so-called “Camp Fire” blaze. Paradise, a town of around 26,000 […]
by Josh Edelson / Laurent Banguet Agence France Presse PARADISE, United States (AFP) — Thousands of firefighters spent a fifth day Monday digging battle lines to contain California’s worst ever wildfire as the wind-whipped flames cleaved a merciless path through the state’s northern hills, leaving death and devastation in their wake. The Camp Fire — in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains north of Sacramento — has killed 29 people, matching the state’s deadliest […]
by Josh Edelson / Laurent Banguet Agence France Presse PARADISE, United States (AFP) — The number of dead in a wildfire raging in California rose to 29 on Sunday, matching the deadliest in the state’s history as recovery teams found six more bodies in the grim search through the wreckage. The “Camp Fire” — in the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains — is the largest and most destructive of several infernos that have sent […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Seven tenants were killed and 11 others injured early Friday when a blaze ripped through a three-storey studio complex in Seoul, fire authorities said. While South Korea is technologically advanced and has risen to become the world’s 11th-largest economy, many people who have missed out on its progress struggle to get by. Low-income tenants often live in buildings with tiny single-bed studios once favoured by applicants preparing for various state […]
(Eagle News) — Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Wednesday, Nov. 7, urged President Rodrigo Duterte to fire Michael Yang as his economic adviser. According to Alejano, Yang, who was a Chinese national, “may have access to confidential and sensitive information which could affect national security” in his current post. He said Yang “has close connections with the Chinese government which we have standing territorial disputes and tense diplomatic relations with.” “Further, it allows a foreigner […]
WARRI, Nigeria (AFP) — At least 30 people were killed when a petrol pipeline caught fire and exploded in southeast Nigeria after a raid by suspected oil thieves, a survivor and officials said on Saturday. The incident happened in the town of Aba on Friday when vandals burst the pipeline operated by the state-run Pipeline and Product Marketing Company. “The incident occurred at about 1:30 am. Those burnt are more than 30 with many […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte clarified he did not fire Mocha Uson as Communications assistant secretary. The President made the announcement in a video posted on Uson’s Facebook page. “Siya yung nagresign,” Duterte said, when asked about reports circulating Uson had been fired. In her resignation letter, Uson said she was quitting her post to pave the way for the passage of the P1.47-billion proposed budget of the Presidential Communications Operations Office. The proposed […]
MONTREAL, United States (AFP) — An explosion and fire ripped through Canada’s largest refinery Monday, injuring several workers in what its owner called a “major incident.” The blast was believed to be the result of a malfunction in the diesel refining section of the Irving Oil refinery in St John’s, New Brunswick, said company executive Kevin Scott. Officials said all the plant’s workers were accounted for after the fire, and four people received hospital treatment […]
(Eagle News) — The town of Oras, a fourth class municipality in Eastern Samar, may have been spared by typhoon Ompong, but it did not escape a fire that engulfed a large portion of the town on Sunday, Sept. 16. The fire also razed the town’s public market where people buy most of their food. The fire lasted for four hours, starting at 1 a.m. when most of the townspeople are asleep, and ended […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A teenager was killed and 25 residents injured after a series of gas explosions and fires rocked three US towns north of Boston, according to the state government. Massachusetts police said they had responded to 70 reports of fires, explosions and the smell of gas that began Thursday afternoon and triggered mass evacuations across the east coast towns of Lawrence, Andover and North Andover “The incidents have been […]
