Stories about Disaster from June, 2007
Kuwait's Reputation is Gonu !
Kuwaiti bloggers were on high alert this week, awaiting news of the devastating cyclone Gonu, which has killed around 50 people in nearby Oman. Abdullatif AlOmar, who reviews this week's blogs, also tells us how they were enraged with an op-ed which appeared in a local newspaper - which they say aimed at tarnishing their country's reputation.
Oman: Gonu Relief Blog Launched
Omani bloggers Sleepless in Muscat and Amjad started a new blog to highlight relief efforts for the victims of Cyclone Gonu, which has recently hit Oman.
Sierra Leone: Memorial for plane crash victims
Togo-iTunes posts photographs of a memorial ceremony for those who disappeared in a plane crash in Sierra Leone.
Oman: Sohar After the Storm
“Unlike Sur and Muscat, fortunately nothing serious happened in Sohar during the Cyclone Gonu's visit to Oman, the tide flooded a number of areas near the sea for a short while and the electricity was down for a couple of hours only, we have no water problems around here. Thieves...
Ukraine: “Emergency Assistance for Street Children”
Scenes from the Sidewalk reports on the work of a newly-created “mobile unit” whose aim is to assist Kyiv “street children or children in at-risk situations.”
Arabeyes: Reversing the Greenhouse Effect in Egypt
What will you do if you could reverse the adverse results of the Greenhouse Effect and make your country at least 5 degrees Celsius cooler? Bent Masreya, from Egypt, addresses this issue in the following translation.
Kuwait: Omani Cyclone
Everyone has heard about the cyclone by now that is just reaching Oman and is expected to move north towards the Eastern provinces of Saudi and then maybe Kuwait,” reports Kuwaitism.
Oman: Tropical Cyclone Gonu Hits Oman
The government of Oman declared a state of emergency as the country was hit today by the Tropical Cyclone Gonu, a tropical storm that has now reached a category 5 danger status. The storm is expected to run across the coast of the country over a period of three days. The Royal Oman Police has been making continuous announcements over TV and radio on how to deal with the crisis. ROP reported that they have evacuated the 7,000 residents of Mesirah Island, the first Omani state to be hit by the cyclone. Riyadh Al Balushi gives us a review of what bloggers are writing about the disaster.
Lebanon: The Special Tribunal and The Fighting
This week, most Lebanese bloggers discussed the forming of the special tribunal for Lebanon at the United Nations and the continuing war between the Lebanese Army and the Fateh al Islam militants/terrorists. The first is the special tribunal of an international character that was passed under UNSCR 1757 to try...
