BEIJING, Dec 15, 2023 (AFP) – An evening rush-hour accident on the Beijing metro left 102 people with fractures after a rear-end collision on an above-ground section of tracks, state media reported Friday. The Chinese capital — where such incidents are rare — has been hit by snowstorms in recent days, affecting operating conditions and resulting in transport delays across the city. The accident occurred at 6:57 pm (1057 GMT) Thursday, when the last two […]
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Four people ‘critical’ after crush at London concert venue
London, United Kingdom (AFP) Four people were critically injured and four others were hospitalised following a crush at a concert venue in south London, police said Friday. Police and other emergency services were called to the O2 Academy in Brixton at 21:35 pm (2135 GMT) on Thursday following reports “that a large number of people were attempting to force entry to the venue”. They arrived to find a number of people with injuries believed to […]
P1.53 billion damage to agriculture left by typhoon Jolina, says NDRRMC’s updated report
Updated number of casualties at 20 (Eagle News) — Disaster officials said that typhoon Jolina (international name Conson) left at least P1.53 billion damage to agriculture and P63.676 million damage to infrastructure. In its latest report as of Wednesday, Sept. 22, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) also updated the number of casualties and injuries left by the typhoon. In its latest update, it said the typhoon left 20 people dead and […]
7-year-old boy injured in Valenzuela fire
(Eagle News)–A 7-year-old boy was hurt after a fire hit a residential area in Valenzuela on Friday, March 22. Authorities have yet to identify the boy who suffered first-degree burns in the fire that razed Sitio Libis General T. de Leon around 10:20 a.m. The blaze reached the fifth alarm. It was put out past noon. Fire authorities have yet to determine the cause of the blaze, and the cost of damage to property.
DOH: 13 injured in firecracker-related incidents so far
(Eagle News)—-Thirteen people have so far been injured in firecracker-related incidents, the Department of Health said. According to the DOH, 12 individuals have been wounded because of fireworks from Dec. 21 to 25. Another one was affected because of “fireworks ingestion,” the DOH said. The DOH said 11 victims were male.
DFA: No Filipinos injured in Syria gas attack
(Eagle News) — No Filipinos were hurt in the toxic gas attack in Syria last month, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Charge d’Affaires Alex Lamadrid told the DFA main office that all 85 Filipinos in Aleppo were safe. An estimated 100 people were affected by the attack believed to be perpetrated by rebels on Nov. 24. According to Lamadrid, the Philippine Embassy in Damascus has reiterated its warning for members of […]
Former PBA player Mark Cardona arrested
(Eagle News) — Former Philippine Basketball Association player Mark Cardona was arrested on Saturday, May 5, after he allegedly injured his live-in partner using a bladed weapon. Cardona was nabbed by the Makati police after they were informed by Bianca Nicole Jackes that it was he who stabbed her in the left arm during a heated argument in their condominium unit in Barangay San Antonio past 5 a.m. Jackes allegedly gave the information during the […]
Explosion rips through Mississauga mall; several injured
By Rey Mangahas Eagle News Service An explosion ripped through a mall in Ontario, Canada on Sunday, sending three to the hospital and prompting authorities to evacuate residents in the area due to safety concerns The massive blast in the mall on Hurontario St. in Mississauga took place at 7:30 a.m., and blew windows on other buildings that ended up collapsing. A family of three, including a child, was rescued from the roof of a […]
Teen shot dead in food truck looting in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — A 19-year-old Venezuelan was shot dead Wednesday when hundreds of people looted trucks carrying flour and chicken in the western city of Guanare, as the oil-rich but impoverished country faces desperate food shortages. According to police and military reports obtained by AFP, the unrest began when about 1,000 people looting the trucks started fighting among themselves. Jose Materan, 19, received two gunshot wounds and died in hospital, where three others were […]
PhilHealth to shoulder treatment of firecracker-related injuries
(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that PhilHealth members do not have to pay for treatment of firecracker-related injuries. “Para doon naman sa hindi miyembro ng PhilHealth ay sasagutin din ng DOH ang gastusin nila sa pamamaraan ng medical assistance program. So wala po silang dapat alalahanin. Wala dapat silang problema patungkol sa kanilang gastusin. Ang importante po gumaling sila sa lalong madaling panahon,” he said in a press briefing. The DOH […]
Seven hurt in twin blasts in Mindanao
(AFP) — Seven people were injured when two bomb explosions rocked a petrol station in the southern part of the country near rebel enclaves, police said Tuesday. An improvised explosive was thrown on Monday night on the roof of the gasoline station in Tacurong city in Mindanao, which has been plagued by a decades-old Muslim insurgency. Two soldiers, three policemen and two civilians were wounded when a second blast went off minutes later as security forces were […]
12 injured in suspected acid attack in London club
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Twelve people were injured when a corrosive substance was thrown inside a packed London nightclub on Monday, police and fire services said, amid a sharp rise in acid attacks in the British capital. A London Fire Brigade spokesperson told AFP an “unknown corrosive substance” was thrown in Mangle, a club in east London, in the early hours of Monday. It was identified as “an acidic substance” from testing, he said, […]
