8 September 2007

Stories from 8 September 2007

Colombia: Bogus Earthquake Alarm in Bogotá

A prank was recently played on the entire city of Bogota, in which an individual called several companies indicating that a massive earthquake to strike the capital city. The false alarm sent many scurrying for safety and left the phone lines of the local seismology center at the point of collapse. Some Colombian bloggers and forum members provided the reminder that earthquakes cannot be predicted and lamented the fact that many Bogotans were unprepared in the event of a real emergency.

8 September 2007

Oman: Inflation Increasing

Inflation is on the increase in Oman, writes Muscati, who adds: “Cost of food went up 11.1% in one month. Add the 9.1% the previous month and that's a 20%...

8 September 2007

Morocco: Bus Accident

Blogger Cory, who is based in Morocco, writes about an accident involving a bus he was riding on from Rabat. He writes: “(T)he awesome part was, the van tipped over...

8 September 2007