RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information Vehicle Accident - North-America - USA Vehicle Incident - Asia - Japan HAZMAT - Australia - New Zealand Nuclear Event - North-America - USA Biological Hazard - Asia - Uzbekistan Tornado - North-America - USA Biological Hazard - Asia - Armenia Avalanche - Asia - India Vehicle Accident - Pacific ocean - west - Philippines Power Outage - Africa - South Africa Vehicle Accident - North-America - USA Posted: 04 Mar 2014 08:37 PM PST EDIS Number: VI-20140305-42910-USA Date / time: 05/03/2014 04:35:26 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of California Location: Los Angeles [East Washington Boulevard] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: 13 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: A light rail commuter train and a car have collided in Los Angeles. Fire Department Katherine Main said 13 people were injured, two seriously, in the collision involving the Metro Blue Line train on East Washington Boulevard late Tuesday morning. Ten of the victims were described as in fair condition and one declined to be taken to the hospital. Vehicle Incident - Asia - Japan Posted: 04 Mar 2014 08:34 PM PST EDIS Number: VIV-20140305-42909-JPN Date / time: 05/03/2014 04:33:17 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Incident Area: Asia Country: Japan State/County: Prefecture of Okinawa Location: [Kadena Air Base] 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: At around 10:34 a.m. March 4, an F-15C assigned to Kadena Air Base made an emergency landing at the base. The windshield of the cockpit had come off the aircraft. It is not known why the windshield fell away during flight training. The aircraft took off from the base at around 9:54 a.m. A spokesperson from the Kadena Air Base said an investigation was being undertaken. At around 10:30 a.m., emergency vehicles were waiting near the runway, and an F-15C landed at the north runway without its windshield, witnesses said. After the airplane landed, mechanic crews checked its fuselage. At around 11:00, the aircraft was towed into the maintenance hangar. According to the Okinawa Prefectural Government, there has been three accidents involving a windshield falling away from F-15C fighters and 12 cases of parts of the airplane falling away. The Okinawa Prefectural Government and the relevant municipalities, including Kadena Town Office, will protest against the Okinawa Defense Bureau and the U.S. military authority. They will also ask that the U.S. military should take extra measures to prevent accidents. HAZMAT - Australia - New Zealand Posted: 04 Mar 2014 08:32 PM PST EDIS Number: HZ-20140305-42908-NZL Date / time: 05/03/2014 04:30:12 [UTC] Event: HAZMAT Area: Australia Country: New Zealand State/County: North Island Location: Auckland [Auckland Airport] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: 18 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: Three customs staff were checked out in hospital after inhaling chemical fumes at Auckland Airport this morning. Ambulance staff confirmed that up to 15 other customs staff were also been treated at the airport for minor symptoms. The couldnt confirm whether it was for respiratory problems or chemical burns. The three who were looked over in hospital have now left. Auckland Airport spokesman Simon Lambourne said staff reported feeling unwell following a carpet cleaning chemical incident last night. Customs staff closed the processing area after a staff member reported a chemical smell. They reopened in another area of the airport and are processing travellers as normal there. No passengers have been affected and the international terminal was not closed as a result of the incident. He said the processing area was open again at 10.15 with the smell now neutralised. Nuclear Event - North-America - USA Posted: 04 Mar 2014 08:29 PM PST EDIS Number: NC-20140305-42907-USA Date / time: 05/03/2014 04:27:38 [UTC] Event: Nuclear Event Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of New York Location: Scriba [Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant] 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: The Nine Mile Point 2 nuclear power plant shut down early today following the an on-site electrical power failure, plant operator Constellation Energy Nuclear Group said. The cause of the power failure is still under review. The loss of the power supply impacted the flow of cooling to both of the plants reactor recirculation pumps, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission reported. In response, the plants operators manually scrammed the reactor at 1:43 a.m., which entails inserting all of the control rods to halt the fissioning process. The two NRC resident inspectors assigned to Nine Mile Point will review the event, including troubleshooting on the loss of the power supply and any repairs. The plant is currently in hot shutdown, which means the reactor and reactor coolant system remain heated and pressurized, NRC officials said. Constellation officials said the reactor lost power from an apparatus called an uninterruptible power supply. The reactor shutdown is not expected to impact electrical service to homes and businesses in the region, company officials said. At full power, Nine Mile Point 2 generates 1,360 megawatts, enough for about 1.4 million average households. Biological Hazard - Asia - Uzbekistan Posted: 04 Mar 2014 08:09 PM PST EDIS Number: BH-20140305-42906-UZB Date / time: 05/03/2014 04:08:01 [UTC] Event: Biological Hazard Area: Asia Country: Uzbekistan State/County: Province of Jizzakh Location: [Province wide] 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: Jizzakh doctors have been making house calls in the province telling parents not to let their children outside, while other medical personnel have been seen shooting the infected animals. Mass rabies infections have been observed in at least two Jizzakh districts - Bakhmalsky and Gallyaarsky. Local residents told an Uznews.net correspondent that the first cases of dogs attacking humans occurred in the village of Saroj in the Gallyaarsky district. The phenomenon then spread to the Bakhmalsky region where a 13-year old girl has been attacked. Local doctors are confirming that rabies has spread among many animals in the region, including cows and sheep. The local medical services are currently trying to capture and eliminate stray dogs and cats as well as cattle with signs of rabies. The news has spread to the province’s center, the city of Jizzakh, where some residents have also been warned not to let their children outside. Tornado - North-America - USA Posted: 04 Mar 2014 07:45 AM PST EDIS Number: TO-20140304-42905-USA Date / time: 04/03/2014 15:44:50 [UTC] Event: Tornado Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of Arizona Location: Mesa 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: Minor Description: A tornado touched down in Mesa over the weekend, something Valley weather experts said is a very rare occurrence for the area. The National Weather Service in Phoenix confirmed the tornado on Sunday, one day after strong thunderstorms made their way through eastern parts of the Valley. Debris that included down trees and an empty hot tub tossed over a brick wall confirmed rotating winds consistent with an EF0 strength tornado with speeds up to 85 mph. The EF Scale, which became operational on February 1, 2007, is used to assign a tornado a rating based on estimated wind speeds and related damage, explains the NWS website. While Arizona sees up to 10 tornadoes per year, almost all of them are in the northeastern part of the state. The last twister to hit the Valley was four years ago according to NWS experts. On average, the NWS told 3TV the Valley only sees one tornado every five to 10 years � the strongest on record being an EF1 which carries winds up to 110 mph. The experts said straight-line winds from microburst activity during the monsoon season can produce damage just as severe as, or even more so than weak tornadoes. The strongest tornado in Arizona history, according to the NWS, was an EF3 (winds of 136-165 mph) twister in the Prescott area. Biological Hazard - Asia - Armenia Posted: 04 Mar 2014 04:04 AM PST EDIS Number: BH-20140304-42904-ARM Date / time: 04/03/2014 12:03:04 [UTC] Event: Biological Hazard Area: Asia Country: Armenia State/County: Province of Kotayk Location: Dzoraghbyur 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: Thirty-eight head were found with brucellosis in Dzoraghbyur village of Kotayk province, the state food safety service of Armenia reported referring to survey results. Diseased animals are currently killed as required by the sanitary norms, according to the report. Apart from this, the food safety service requested the ministry of health to provide laboratory surveillance to people who had close contact with diseased animals. Sanitary and anti-epidemic measures are under way. Human brucellosis cases were recorded in Armenia in winter and summer 2013. Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unsterilized milk or meat from infected animals or close contact with their secretions. Transmission from human to human is rare but possible. Avalanche - Asia - India Posted: 04 Mar 2014 03:36 AM PST EDIS Number: AV-20140304-42903-IND Date / time: 04/03/2014 10:21:31 [UTC] Event: Avalanche Area: Asia Country: India State/County: State of Jammu and Kashmir Location: [Sadna Pass] 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: 75 person(s) Damage level: N/A Description: Seventy-five people were rescued in north Kashmirs Kupwara district while efforts are on to rescue another 25 after an avalanche hit a mountain pass, police said on Tuesday. A senior police officer said an avalanche hit the Sadna Pass area on Kupwara-Tangdhar road in north Kashmir on Monday. Nearly 100 people got trapped after the avalanche hit the road at Sadna Pass which connects Tangdhar (border town) with Kupwara. We have so far rescued 75 people, while efforts are on to rescue the remaining 25 of those still trapped, the officer said. Vehicle Accident - Pacific ocean - west - Philippines Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:17 AM PST EDIS Number: VI-20140304-42902-PHL Date / time: 04/03/2014 10:15:25 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Area: Pacific ocean - west Country: Philippines State/County: Negros Occidental Location: Hinigaran Number of Deads: 4 person(s) Number of Injured: 33 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: Four persons were killed and 33 were injured when two buses collided on Rizal Street, Sitio Ipil, Barangay (village) Pilar, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, at about 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Senior Superintendent Milko Lirazan, Negros Occidental police director, said. Initial reports said a Ceres/Vallacar Transit airconditioned bus No. 541 was travelling from Cebu towards Bacolod City when it collided with a mini-bus travelling from Bacolod towards Kabankalan. Four passengers of the mini-bus were killed while 33 others were injured, DYEZ Aksyon Radyo reported. The police identified the dead as Henry Pendon, 52, of Binalbagan; Wilma Medalla, 23, of Barangay Enclaro, Binalbagan, and said to be three months pregnant; Alfonso Jonaldo of Barangay Carol-an, Kabankalan; and Claudio Lowell Janolino, 35, of Barangay Cambaog, Hinigaran, the conductor of the mini bus. Police said the conductor who was at the back of the bus at the time of the crash fell and his head was severed on impact. The right arm of a woman was found under the vehicle, the police said. Lirazan said of the 33 injured, eight were seriously hurt. Power Outage - Africa - South Africa Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:14 AM PST EDIS Number: PW-20140304-42901-ZAF Date / time: 04/03/2014 10:10:21 [UTC] Event: Power Outage Area: Africa Country: South Africa State/County: State of Gauteng Location: Johannesburg 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: City Power is currently experiencing a major power outage in the North of Johannesburg as a result of line tripped from Kelvin Substation in Kempton Park feeding Sydna and Rosebank transmission lines. The technical team has already begun restoring power to the affected areas, City Power said in a statement. “We anticipate that electricity supply will be fully restored within the next three hours,” it said. Areas affected are: Rosebank,Melrose,Athol,Inanda,Illovo,Houghton,Killarney,Riviera,Aucklands,Fairways,Waverley. City Power has apologised to its customers for the inconvenience caused by the “unforeseen occurrence.
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