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Philippines: UN Working Around the Clock to Reach Thousands Affected by Typhoon

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has indicated that up to 4 million children could be affected.

(MANILLA ) - United Nations agencies are working closely with the Government of the Philippines to reach those affected by the super typhoon Haiyan, as the number of reported casualties continues to rise and access remains a challenge in many areas.

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was extremely concerned by the impact of the typhoon, which has reportedly caused some 10,000 casualties, displaced more than 650,000 people and affected 9.5 million people.

The Unequal Fury of Floods

On Saturday, September 14, Chihuahua Governor Cesar Duarte toured the devastation in the border city.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Only days ago, Madre Tierra was begging for water.

Trickling south through Albuquerque, the Rio Grande resembled a patchwork of puddles on the verge of hydrological extinction. How fast the world can change.

The Threat of Offshore Seismic Blasts Provokes Opposition

Expanding seismic airgun testing to the Atlantic Ocean is the first step towards deepwater oil drilling, which endangers marine life and our beaches.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Imagine that you live next to a construction zone, where loud explosives occur every ten seconds, for days to weeks on end.

Next year at this time, thousands of marine animals in the Atlantic Ocean could be living this nightmare, due to a proposal that is being considered by the U.S. Department of the Interior to allow seismic airgun testing in an area spanning from Florida to Delaware.

The Himalayan Disaster is Man Made

These projects and related construction have destabilised the mountains. The entire Himalayan region is highly unstable. The Indian plate is ploughing into the Eurasian land mass at a rate of 42 millimetre per year.

(NEW DELHI) - Heavy rains in the past 48 hours have turned the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand into a disaster area. From Pithoragarh to Kumaon-Garhwal region and the religious centres in the upper reaches are all severely affected.

The latest report indicates over 100,000 pilgrims are trapped. Roads and bridges have been washed away or so badly damaged that normal vehicular traffic can’t pass.

America`s Bridges Are Falling Down, Falling Down...

According to a 2012 Skagit County Public Works Department, 42 of the county's 108 bridges are 50 years or older. The document says eight of the bridges are more than 70 years old and two are over 80.

(SEATTLE) - An Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River, dumping two vehicles and a trailer in the waters north of Mount Vernon. A law-enforcement source said 150 yards of the interstate dropped into the water.

"It's a hell of a ride," the source said.

Washington Bridge Packed With Cars Collapses Into River

Those who were recovered were sent to a number of different local area hospitals.

(MT. VERNON, WA) - The Associated Press reports that the Interstate 5 Bridge over the Skagit River in Northwestern Washington State collapsed tonight, dumping vehicles and people into the river.

State troopers are not certain as to how many people were injured.

5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northern California

About 30 seconds ago, the ground in Northern California began to shake.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - The ground in Sacramento had been shaking about 90 seconds when I initially published this story, I brought it onto the front page with very little information, since I had no idea when it was going to stop!

The quake was felt from Sacramento to as far south as Lodi, Stockton and the city of Oakley.

6.1-Magnitude Quake Jolts Bushehr in Southern Iran, Kills 33

Iran, which sits astride several fault lines, is prone to frequent earthquakes.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the town of Kaki near the southern Iranian city of Bushehr.

At least 33 people were killed, and more than 850 were injured in the quake that hit the town of Kaki, some 90 kilometers southeast of Bushehr, at 4:22 pm local time on Tuesday.

AMAZING Aerial Footage of Arkansas Exxon Oil Spill

The government and Exxon are keeping the matter as quiet as possible...

(MAYFLOWER, ARK.) - Exxon does not want people to see this aerial video of the Arkansas tar sands oil spill.

Tens of thousands of gallons of oil have flooded the streets and yards of Mayflower, Arkansas.

A Walk On The River And the Gulf`s New Tourist Mecca

International issue: hands across the toxins...

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - If Jesus could be beamed down to earth, it would not require any divine circumvention as to viscosity, hydraulic principles or gravity.

On the other hand, if He were to attempt to replicate the loaves-and-fishes routine, He just might have a problem. Because the Dead Sea was never like this.