Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for November 22, 2010

Monday, November 22, 2010

Prison teacher shoots sex movie with murderer in Britain

LONDON – A 59-year-old woman teacher at a prison in Britain has been suspended after she shot a pornographic movie of her having sex with a murderer, 29, in the jail.

Beverley Van-de-Velde shot the 17-minute movie with Richard Francis in a high security jail’s staff room.
The Sun reported Monday that the DVD … Original article on : Prison teacher shoots sex movie with murderer in Britain.

Punjab drug scene hits a new ‘high’

CHANDIGARH – It is one of the most prosperous states of India and produces the bulk of the country’s foodgrain, but Punjab may soon take the lead in a dubious field – narcotics. Police have seized hundreds of kilograms of drugs in the first seven months of the year, the highest in the country.

The …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Punjab drug scene hits a new ‘high’.

Boy uses Twitter to help nab thief

LONDON – A boy in Britain helped catch a thief by clicking his photograph and posting it on Twitter.

Alex Wilson, 10, and his father Dylan were driving past when Craig Royal snatched an iPhone from a pedestrian, The Sun reported.
Alex clicked Royal’s photograph when he was fleeing and then posted the picture … Read more >>>.

China sends warships to escort ship from pirates

BEIJING – China has sent three warships to escort a Chinese cargo ship that was attacked by the pirates in the Arabian Sea, a media report said Monday.

The China Maritime Search and Rescue Centre (CMSRC) said the crew of the Taishankou hid in a safety compartment when the pirates boarded the ship Saturday.
…. Source article on Gaea Times at : China sends warships to escort ship from pirates.

Worker rescued after 80 hours undersea in China

BEIJING – A worker who was trapped in a steel shaft undersea for 80 hours has been rescued, a media report said Monday.

Fan, 43, was brought to the surface Sunday afternoon from a depth of 18 metres in Jiaxing Harbour in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, People’s Daily reported citing officials.
He was rushed to … Read : Worker rescued after 80 hours undersea in China.

One dead, eight trapped as Jharkhand mine caves in

RANCHI – One woman was killed as a mine caved in Monday morning in Jharkhand’s coal city Dhanbad, police said. Eight miners are feared trapped.

The accident occurred at the closed Khudia colliery of Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL) in Dhanbad, some 260 km from here.
“Around 10 to 12 illegal miners were working at … Read more : One dead, eight trapped as Jharkhand mine caves in.

Four hurt as truck rams into Delhi shop

NEW DELHI – Four people were critically injured when a truck rammed into a juice shop in central Delhi early Monday, police said.

The accident took place around 3.30 a.m. on Panchkuian Road when people were asleep inside the shop, a police officer said.
“Four people who were sleeping in the shop were …. Read the original article : Four hurt as truck rams into Delhi shop.

Facebook-addict crooks make it easier for US cops

NEW YORK – Criminals in the US are bragging about their murders, rapes and robberies on social networking websites, often with photos or video clips, which has made it easier for policemen to track them down.

Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube have become “everyday crime-fighting tools”, the New York Post quoted police as saying.
Manhattan …. Source : Facebook-addict crooks make it easier for US cops.

Ten held after fatal coalmine dispute in China

BEIJING – Ten people have been detained in China after a dispute between coalmine contractors left nine people dead and 48 injured, Xinhua reported Monday.

A blast was deliberately carried out around 9 a.m. last Thursday after the dispute in the Luxi county of the southwestern Yunnan province, resulting in the casualties.
The blast …. Read the original article : Ten held after fatal coalmine dispute in China.

Spanish boat repels pirate attack

Vitoria (Spain), Nov 22 (IANS/EFE) The security team on board a Spanish tuna boat Sunday repelled an attack by pirates in the Indian Ocean, sources said.

The attack came in the early morning hours about 400 miles from the island of Mahe, the largest in the Seychelles archipelago.
The pirates’ pursuit in skiffs of the …. Source : Gaea News Network.

29 miners remain trapped in China

BEIJING – Twenty-nine miners remained trapped in a coalmine in southweat China Monday, a day after work began to rescue them from a flooded pit, reports Xinhua.

The accident occurred at 11 a.m. Sunday when 35 miners were working underground in Sichuan province.
Rescuers are pumping water from the flooded pit and the water …. Read the original article : here.

Haiti cholera toll rises to 1,250

Port-au-PRINCE – An estimated 1,250 people have died from cholera and an additional 21,000 have been sickened by the disease, Haiti’s health ministry said.

Nearly half of the deaths — 673 — from cholera, which is contracted through contaminated water and causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, were reported in the lower Artibonite region, north … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Haiti cholera toll rises to 1,250.

17 killed in Colombia bus accident

BOGOTA – At least 17 people were killed and 35 injured when a bus fell into a ravine in southern Colombia, authorities said.

The accident occurred Saturday night in Cauca province, Xinhua reported.
“The last report was 17 deaths, including three children, and we sent 35 injured to different hospitals of the region,” an …. Original source : 17 killed in Colombia bus accident.

Plane makes emergency landing in New York

NEW YORK – A Delta airliner bound for Moscow made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport Sunday after the pilot reported engine trouble, according to CNN.

There were an estimated 193 passengers on board.
More than 100 firefighters and rescue workers rushed to the airport amid conflicting …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Plane makes emergency landing in New York.

New Zealand mine drama in fourth day with no end in sight

WELLINGTON – The New Zealand mine drama went into its fourth day Monday with still no word of when a bid to rescue 29 men trapped after an underground explosion will be made.

Rescue teams of miners remain on round-the-clock standby at the Pike River coal mine awaiting approval that it is safe to go …. Source : Gaea News Network.

Nuremberg war crimes court opens as museum

BERLIN – The Nuremberg courtroom in which a dozen senior Nazis were sentenced to death in 1946 was opened as a museum Sunday.

The sombre ceremony was attended by both Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. British, French and US officials were also present, representing the four Allied World War …. Original article : Nuremberg war crimes court opens as museum.