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Haiti school collapse toll hits 90 as rescue efforts continue

a shared story    1 week 2 days 1 hour 57 minutes ago
Rescue workers continued to chip away at a collapsed school building in Haiti Monday as the stench of death trailed through the early morning air.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Official: Pakistan death toll likely to top 300

a shared story    2 weeks 5 days 7 hours 57 minutes ago
A Pakistani official says the death toll from the earthquake in southwestern Pakistan will likely rise to more than 300.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Hurricane Ike destroys some homes, leaves others unscathed

a shared story    9 weeks 3 days 14 hours 57 minutes ago
In Texas bayou country near Galveston, no one could explain how ignoring evacuation orders paid off for some but ruined others. Hurricane Ike swallowed Dawn Demers' four-bedroom home so completely that she couldn't even see her rooftop as she stood marooned on a bridge, staring at...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Floods kill at least 120 in Vietnam and China

a shared story    2 weeks 1 day 13 hours 57 minutes ago
Reuters - Flood water from southern China pushed up river levels in northern Vietnam on Tuesday, worsening inundations across a wide region that have killed at least 120 people on both sides of the border.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Earthquake hits south-west Pakistan

a shared story    3 weeks 12 hours 57 minutes ago
At least 31 people have been killed and 40 injured after a strong earthquake struck south-west Pakistan early this morning, according to officials.The US geological survey said a 6.2 magnitude quake struck 45 miles (70km) north-east of the city of Quetta just before dawn. The Pakistan...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Galveston residents return home to see Ike damage

a shared story    7 weeks 6 days 14 hours 57 minutes ago
Thousands of residents streamed back to their storm-battered island city Wednesday, many for the first time since fleeing the ...   comments (0)  | report problem


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NTSB: Train crash could have been prevented

a shared story    9 weeks 1 day 14 hours 57 minutes ago
The deadly head-on train collision in Los Angeles last week could have been prevented with new safety technology, government ...   comments (0)  | report problem


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Warning over India flood victims

a shared story    10 weeks 2 days 4 hours 57 minutes ago
More than 250,000 people displaced by floods in the Indian state of Bihar could spend up to six months in temporary camps.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Worst storm in 48 years batters Caribbean islands

a shared story    10 weeks 2 days 7 hours 57 minutes ago
Call for urgent help as hurricane Ike closes in on Cuba after wrecking 80% of homes in Turks and Caicos  comments (0)  | report problem


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Strong Quake Hits Western China; 1 Killed

a shared story    15 weeks 1 day 1 hour 57 minutes ago
A strong aftershock struck Sichuan Province, where a May earthquake killed almost 70,000 people, hours after the Olympic torch relay passed through the area.   comments (0)  | report problem



New research: Calif. quake scientists detail impact of 'Big One'

a shared story    25 weeks 6 days 18 hours 53 minutes ago
The "Big One," as earthquake scientists imagine it in a detailed, first-of-its-kind script, unzips California's mighty San Andreas Fault north of the Mexican border. In less than two minutes, Los Angeles and its sprawling suburbs are shaking like a bowl of jelly. The jolt from the 7.8-magnitude...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Wildfires stay strong in Southern California

a shared story    56 weeks 2 days 1 hour 34 minutes ago
Unrestrained fires, stoked by gale-force winds, moved into the northern part of San Diego this morning, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of homes and leading to clogged roads in one of several fast-moving blazes burning across Southern California. "If you see a fire, please evacuate immediately. Don't...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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