RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information Extreme Weather - South-America - Chile Extreme Weather - North-America - USA Earthquake - Europe - France HAZMAT - Asia - North Korea Vehicle Accident - North-America - USA Tornado - Pacific ocean - west - Philippines Vehicle Accident - Asia - India Biological Hazard - Africa - Ghana Biological Hazard - North-America - USA Biological Hazard - Africa - Liberia Biological Hazard - Africa - Sierra Leone Extreme Weather - South-America - Chile Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:35 PM PDT EDIS Number: ST-20140409-43302-CHL Date / time: 09/04/2014 03:33:17 [UTC] Event: Extreme Weather Area: South-America Country: Chile State/County: Provincia de Valdivia Location: [Los Rios region] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Ranchers in southern Chile say a series of lightning strikes has killed more than 60 of their dairy cows, costing the cattle owners thousands of dollars. Storms on Sunday spawned the strikes in south-central Chile. Worst hit was a ranch in Los Rios owned by Cecil Fourt, who says 54 of his cows were killed by lightning and another one was blinded. Another rancher, Claudio Toledo, says nine of his cows sheltering under a tree were struck and killed. Extreme Weather - North-America - USA Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:33 PM PDT EDIS Number: ST-20140409-43301-USA Date / time: 09/04/2014 03:30:31 [UTC] Event: Extreme Weather Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of Mississippi Location: [12 Mississippi counties] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: Large Description: Gov. Phil Bryant today declared a state of emergency in 12 Mississippi counties that have suffered impacts from flooding and severe storms that moved through the state beginning April 3. A state of emergency is an administrative tool that authorizes the use of additional state resources to aid in storm response efforts. Chickasaw, Covington, Hinds, Holmes, Jones, Kemper, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Simpson and Yazoo counties are included in the declaration. The declaration can be expanded if additional counties are impacted. Multiple counties in Mississippi have been impacted by these storms. High water remains in many areas and could continue to rise if we see additional rainfall. Residents should avoid floodwaters and take all necessary safety precautions, Gov. Bryant said. MEMA and other state agencies are working to assist the counties and residents that have been impacted, and this state of emergency declaration will allow the use of additional tools and resources as we respond to this weather event. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has activated the State Emergency Operations Center to coordinate response for the ongoing flooding, and recovery from severe weather. The National Weather Service forecasts additional rainfall today into tonight with rivers forecast to crest later this week. Residents should use caution and avoid floodwaters. Water that appears still on the surface may be moving swiftly with dangerous currents. Children should not play in or near floodwaters. Motorists should avoid roads covered by water and take alternate routes. Even a few inches of water may be enough to move a vehicle. Earthquake - Europe - France Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:28 PM PDT EDIS Number: EQ-20140409-43300-FRA Date / time: 09/04/2014 03:26:08 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Area: Europe Country: France State/County: Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur Location: [7 km NW of Jausiers] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Parts of north-east Italy trembled last night after an earthquake, measuring 5.19 in magnitude and with its epicentre in southern France, struck the area. Tremors were felt at about 9.30pm in Turin and others parts of Piedmont as well as in the alpine area of Aosta and the Ligurian coast, sparking panic among residents. Around 100 calls were made to Italian emergency services, the newspaper said, while ‘Earthquake in Turin! was soon trending widely on Twitter. Theres a sofa thats moving and a chandelier dancing…its like being at a disco, my hearts racing, one person tweeted. The epicentre of the earthquake was said to be in the Alps-des-Hautes-Provence at a point around 7km from the French town of Châteauroux, 8km from dEmbrun and 10km from the village Barcelonnette, according to Frances National Earthquake Surveillance Network (Renass). Tremors were also felt in towns and cities from Marseille to Nice and Aix-en-Provence to Grenoble. Although there were no reports of an injuries or serious damage, many were left in shock at the unexpected tremor. I had a hollow feeling in the stomach, which lasted quite a long time. I felt jerky and tiny when faced with such a phenomenon, one witness from Nice told Europe1 radio. Scientist François Thouvenot from an earthquake surveillance network in Grenoble told the French newspaper, Le Parisien, that a quake on this scale in the south east of France occurs once every 30 years. HAZMAT - Asia - North Korea Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:24 PM PDT EDIS Number: HZ-20140409-43299-PRK Date / time: 09/04/2014 03:22:29 [UTC] Event: HAZMAT Area: Asia Country: North Korea State/County: North Pyongan Province, Location: [Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Experts worry about a possible radiation leak at the old 5 MW nuclear reactor in North Koreas Yongbyon as its cooling system has reportedly been under repair. The recently restarted 5 MW plutonium production reactor may have been temporarily shut down or operated at a lower power level in early 2014 in order to repair problems with the secondary cooling system’s water supply, North Korea expert Nick Hansen said in a report for the specialist website 38 North at Johns Hopkins University on Monday. These difficulties resulted from the extensive rainfall and subsequent flooding in July 2013, which moved the main channel in the Kuryong River away from the water supply, filled the collection cisterns and ponds with sand and possibly destroyed pipes leading to them that had been laid along the river bottom. The North quickly completed major water channel excavations and dam construction from December 2013 by February of this year to ensure adequate water would be available for the cooling system of the experimental light water reactor, Hansen adds. Despite these short-term fixes, the danger posed by an unreliable supply of water for the Yongbyon reactors remains, particularly since the channels and dam constructed are made from sand and could be washed away by future floods. If the 5 MW reactors secondary cooling system were to fail, so would the entire cooling system. The result would be a fire in the graphite core and the release of radioactivity, he warns. Vehicle Accident - North-America - USA Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:24 PM PDT EDIS Number: VI-20140409-43298-USA Date / time: 09/04/2014 03:09:10 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of Florida Location: [State Route 70, St. Lucie County] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: 11 person(s) Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: Minor Description: Nine migrant workers were injured Tuesday evening when the bus they were traveling in overturned in the 30,000 block of Okeechobee Road (State Road 70) near Fort Pierce, said St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken J. Mascara. The small migrant labor bus ran off the road, hit the median and landed on its side, according to St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken J. Mascara. He said the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. in rainy conditions. The migrants received non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center and Heart Institute in Fort Pierce, said Battalion Chief Nate Spera, spokesman for St. Lucie County Fire Rescue. Tornado - Pacific ocean - west - Philippines Posted: 08 Apr 2014 07:13 AM PDT EDIS Number: TO-20140408-43297-PHL Date / time: 08/04/2014 14:13:07 [UTC] Event: Tornado Area: Pacific ocean - west Country: Philippines State/County: Cebu Location: Mambaling Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Houses in some parts of Barangay Mambaling, this city, were damaged when an alimpulos (tornado) tore through the coastal village Tuesday afternoon. Ceasario Gabatan, a village watchman, said a strong wind blew around 2:30 p.m. that he saw a Bougainvillea plant along Maria Gochan Street uprooted by it. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)-Mactan station chief Oscar Tabada said the tornado started somewhere in Barangay Tisa, then moved to sitios Lawis and Nava in Alaska, Mambaling, to South Road Properties (SRP), and to Barangay San Roque in Talisay City. The tornado has an estimated wind speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour (kph), Tabada said. Vehicle Accident - Asia - India Posted: 08 Apr 2014 05:02 AM PDT EDIS Number: VI-20140408-43296-IND Date / time: 08/04/2014 11:44:49 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Area: Asia Country: India State/County: State of Himachal Pradesh Location: Milla [District of Sirmaur] Number of Deads: 17 person(s) Number of Injured: 21 person(s) Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: As many as 17 persons including 4 women were killed on the spot and 21 others were injured, 5 of them were in critical condition, when a private bus rolled 450 meters deep gorge near village Milla in Shillai area of Sirmaur district, 150 km from Shimla this afternoon. 7 persons died on the spot, 2 on the way to hospital while 8 persons succumbed to their injuries in hospital at Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur SP Ms. Sumedha said. SDM Paonta Sahib Shrawan Manta said that bodies of all deceased have been recovered from the spot. The injured persons were rushed to nearby Shillai hospital and shifted to sub-divisional hospital, Paonta Sahib after administering first aid. The condition of 5 injured persons was critical. Most of the accident victims hail from Milla and Magnal village while 1 of the deceased was from village Phadog. Eye witnesses at Shillai told on phone that the driver and conductor of the ill fated bus fled after the accident and are untraceable. They claimed that the bus rolled down after the front tyre developed some snag. The cause of the accident could not be ascertained but the survivors said that driver lost control while negotiating a curve and the vehicle rolled down. Biological Hazard - Africa - Ghana Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:30 PM PDT EDIS Number: BH-20140406-43273-GHA Date / time: 06/04/2014 16:58:48 [UTC] Event: Biological Hazard Area: Africa Country: Ghana State/County: Region of Ashanti Location: Kumasi Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: 1 person(s) Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: XYZ News can report that blood sample from a 12-year-old girl has been sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for tests to confirm if Ghana has recorded its first case of ebola. The 12-year-old girl was first admitted at the paediatric unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi with symptoms of fever and bleeding. Doctors have met over the patient and taken emergency steps to ensure she is quarantined. The results of the test will be known in a couple of days. The deadly flesh-eating haemorrhagic disease has already killed dozens of people in neighbouring Guinea. Cases have also been reported in Liberia and lately Mali. Over 70 people have died so far in Guinea alone since the outbreak begun a little over a month ago. There is no known cure or vaccine for the haemorrhagic fever. It is spread by close personal contact with people who are infected and kills between 25% and 90% of victims. Symptoms include internal and external bleeding, diarrhoea and vomiting. Event updates: Situation Update No. 1 on 09.04.2014 at 03:29:51. Biological Hazard - North-America - USA Posted: 08 Apr 2014 05:03 AM PDT EDIS Number: BH-20140405-43256-USA Date / time: 05/04/2014 04:32:37 [UTC] Event: Biological Hazard Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of Utah Location: [Kane County] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: 1 person(s) Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) has confirmed a case of hantavirus infection in Kane County. Hantavirus incidences are rare in the five-county region, with the last case being reported four years ago in Iron County. The virus is found in the droppings, urine, and saliva of rodents, usually deer-mice. This time of year, a lot of people start spring cleaning in places where rodent droppings are found; such as sheds, barns, and cabins, says Dr. David Blodgett, SWUPHD Health Officer. If hantavirus is present, it can be inhaled and cause respiratory illness within a few weeks. Hantavirus infection, called Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, starts with flu-like symptoms followed by difficulty breathing and can be life-threatening. Treatment includes intensive hospital care to deal with the respiratory distress. Hantavirus is not known to spread person-to-person. Hantavirus infection can be prevented by avoiding contact with rodents, including nests and droppings. Event updates: Situation Update No. 1 on 2014-04-08 at 12:03:00. Biological Hazard - Africa - Liberia Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:29 PM PDT EDIS Number: BH-20140329-43171-LBR Date / time: 29/03/2014 04:46:16 [UTC] Event: Biological Hazard Area: Africa Country: Liberia State/County: Location: [The area was not defined] Number of Deads: 10 person(s) Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: 6 person(s) Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: WHO has alerted countries bordering Guinea about the outbreak and to heighten surveillance for illness consistent with a viral haemorrhagic fever, especially along land borders. In Liberia have reported suspected cases and deaths to WHO consistent with EHF among people who had travelled to Guinea before symptom onset. To date (27 Mar 2014), WHO has received no reports of viral haemorrhagic fever from either country in individuals who have not travelled to Guinea. The 3 countries are sharing information with each other and with WHO daily. Liberia has reported 8 suspected cases of EHF, including 6 deaths, with travel histories to Guekedou district. Sierra Leone has reported 6 suspected cases, including 5 deaths. Investigations into these suspected cases are on-going. Event updates: Situation Update No. 3 on 09.04.2014 at 03:28:36. Situation Update No. 2 on 2014-03-31 at 14:20:44. Situation Update No. 1 on 2014-03-29 at 13:22:27. Biological Hazard - Africa - Sierra Leone Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:29 PM PDT EDIS Number: BH-20140329-43170-SLE Date / time: 29/03/2014 04:42:57 [UTC] Event: Biological Hazard Area: Africa Country: Sierra Leone State/County: Location: [The area was not defined] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: WHO has alerted countries bordering Guinea about the outbreak and to heighten surveillance for illness consistent with a viral haemorrhagic fever, especially along land borders. In Sierra Leone have reported suspected cases and deaths to WHO consistent with EHF among people who had travelled to Guinea before symptom onset. To date (27 Mar 2014), WHO has received no reports of viral haemorrhagic fever from either country in individuals who have not travelled to Guinea. The 3 countries are sharing information with each other and with WHO daily. Liberia has reported 8 suspected cases of EHF, including 6 deaths, with travel histories to Guekedou district. Sierra Leone has reported 6 suspected cases, including 5 deaths. Investigations into these suspected cases are on-going. Event updates: Situation Update No. 1 on 09.04.2014 at 03:29:23.
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