Stories about Disaster from May, 2007
Albania: Fast Driving, etc.
Our Man in Tirana posts pictures of Albania's capital taken from the Sky Tower, and writes about the problem of fast driving in his neighborhood, the recent ‘Gumball Rally,’ which resulted in two deaths, and the upcoming visit of George W. Bush.
Morocco: Two Australians Attacked
TWO Australians relaxing by a hotel pool in Marrakech, Morocco, with other guests have been hacked with machetes in a senseless, unprovoked attack, reports Moroccan blogger Samir. The attacker is said to have had previously received hospital treatment in the central town of Fes for mental problems.
Madagascar: Lack of Activity in Local Blogs in Times of Crisis Sparks Debate
Much has been written about the series of natural disasters that have hit Madagascar recently. Tomavana sheds some light on yet another crisis in the North-West region of Madagascar now plagued by famine. Le Programme alimentaire mondial [PAM] a lancé un nouvel appel en faveur des 190′000 Malagasy victimes des...
Ukraine: Another Chernobyl Employee
Michael Forster Rothbart posts photos of another Ukrainian man whose health was affected by Chernobyl.
Kenya: a tribute site in memory of flight KQ507
KenyaUnlimited has set up a tribute site following the tragic accident of the Kenya Airways Flight KQ507 last week: “In memory of the Kenya Airways Flight KQ507 that crashed in Douala, Cameroon on Saturday, KenyaUnlimited has set up a KQ507 tribute site where you can leave your message of support...
Arabeyes: Muslim Evangelists; Somali Poets; Death on Amman's Roads and More
Today's round up of Arabic language blogs takes us to the United Arab Emirates, where a Muslim blogger gets an email from Africa urging him to embrace Islam and then to Somalia, where we get to learn a bit about Somalian poets. We also make stops in Jordan, where the...
Jordan: Burnt Chocolate
Jordanian blogger Naseem Al Tarawneh links to a news article which says that five trucks loaded with chocolate caught fire in the main Courtyard of Amman Customs Department.
Kenya: Bloggers’ Reactions to Plane Crash
This is a brief overview of what Kenyan bloggers are saying about the tragic accident involving a Kenya Airways plane, which has crashed in Southern Cameroon. The plane, Boeing 737-800, was enroute from Abidjan, Ivory Coast to Nairobi, Kenya with 114 passengers on board. Kenya Airways is the fifth largest...
Africa: Africa's skies aren't the worst in the world
Mental Acrobatics dispels belief that Africa's skies are the worst in the world: “After the tragedy this morning with the loss of Kenya Airways flight KQ507 with 114 people on board I am more or less sure that a big debate will sprout up on how safe Africa’s skies are...
Kenya: Why is Africa prone to air accidents?
Following reports of a Kenyan plane crashing in Cameroon, Diary of One Black Man writes: “Why is Africa prone to air accidents? I could go on and give you a laundry list of all the reasons. Here is a continent that is struggling with financial problems. These countries get these...
Ukraine: Chernobyl Employee
Michael Forster Rothbart photographs a man who spent 24 years working at Chernobyl nuclear power plant (nine of them, after 1986).
Ukraine: More Chernobyl Photos
Michael Forster Rothbart posts photos from an abandoned village near Chernobyl and writes about one image from Pripyat that he was especially impressed with.
Ukraine: Chernobyl Scholar Serhiy Mirnyi
On April 26, the 21st anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophy, MoldovAnn talked to Serhiy Mirnyi – “a writer, scientist, and commander of radiation reconnaissance platoon in Chornobyl in 1986.”
Yemen: Isolated Villages
Blogger Jane Novak links to a news article which announces the discovery of a new village in Yemen. “The women team found a village mostly inhabited by blind and mad people, who is found to live in starvation, eat no food for many days, and sleep in the ground. The...
Palestine: May 1 Day of Mourning
Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah says May 1 isn't a day of celebration but of mourning for Palestinians. In his post, Sabbah details the Ein al Zeitun massacre, which took place in 1948.