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Typhoon Goni batters Japan with record 159 mile-per-hour winds

After dumping deadly rains in the northern Philippines, Typhoon Goni strengthened on Sunday, bringing a record-shattering wind gust to the Japanese island of Ishigakijima.   According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the wind on Ishigakijima Island reached a maximum gust…

Massive explosions at the US military facility in Japan

An explosion occurred just after midnight at the U.S. military facility in Sagamihara, Japan, and local emergency crews are battling the resulting flames to try to stop the fire from spreading.   Sagamihara is a city in the Japanese prefecture…

Two planes collide at an airshow killing one pilot in Northern Switzerland

Tragedy: The 50-year-old pilot was inside his plane when it crashed into a barn in Dittingen in Switzerland A pilot died and another parachuted to safety when two planes collided at an airshow in northern Switzerland.   The two aircraft…

Typhoon Goni Hammering Japan’s Ryukyu Islands; Deadly Impacts in the Philippines

Infrared Satellite: Goni Typhoon Goni was pounding Japan’s southern Ryukyu Islands as of Sunday evening Japanese time (Sunday morning U.S. time). Wind have gusted up to 97 mph at the airport on Ishigakijima Island as of this writing. This island…

Explosion at chemical plant in China’s Shandong province

An explosion and fire has occurred at a chemical warehouse in Shandong province in eastern China, shattering windows in nearby houses and injuring at least nine people. The site which contains potentially dangerous chemicals is only one kilometer from a…

A Fire at Shell’s Petrochemical Complex injures at least 6 with 3 critical in Pulau Bukom, Singapore

Three people suffered critical burn injuries after a fire broke out at oil giant Shell’s manufacturing site on Pulau Bukom yesterday.   In all, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) sent six workers with burn injuries to the Singapore General…

Massive landslide damages 40 houses in Kathua

  As many as 40 houses and a government school building were damaged in a landslide at Morha-Chuhara village in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district, following which Congress today demanded that the state government ensures early rehabilitation of  the affected…

Landslide kills 2 construction workers in Benguet, Philippines

Two construction workers were killed after a landslide hit Barangay Gambang, Bakun, Benguet early morning on Friday.   Siblings Erwin and Markim Celo were in their tent along the edge of the road when rocks and soil fell from the…