Beirut Blast Adds To Women’s Money and Health Worries In Lebanon
Almost six weeks after the Beirut port blast nearly blinded her in one eye, Kawthar Halabi has been unable to return to work as she is still having fragments of glass picked out of her flesh. After eight days in hospital, more than 50 stitches, eye surgery and with lingering trauma, the 31-year-old mother has […]
Lebanese Offer Spare Beds To Beirut Blast Victims
Using social media, hundreds of Lebanese have offered shelter to strangers displaced by a devastating blast, which Beirut’s governor said may have left 250,000 people homeless. Tuesday evening’s explosion in port warehouses storing explosive material was the most powerful ever to rip through the capital, killing some 110 people, injuring about 4,000 and tearing the […]
Five People Injured As Explosion Rocks Port Harcourt Mall
Several persons were said to have been seriously injured during an explosion at a shopping mall in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, yesterday. The spokesman of Rivers State Police Command, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the incident in a statement. He said the cause of the explosion, which occurred at the bakery area of the […]
Massive Fire In Bangladesh Capital Claims At Least 70 Lives
A devastating fire raced through densely packed buildings in a centuries-old shopping district in Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 70 people, officials and witnesses said Thursday. The fire in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area was mostly under control after more than 10 hours of frantic firefighting efforts. Some of the about 50 people injured were critically burned. […]
Major Explosion In Leicester, England
Four people have been taken to hospital in a “critical condition” following an explosion in Leicester on Sunday. Emergency services were called to the “major incident” on Hinckley Road shortly after 7pm. Leicester Police said there is no indication that the incident is terrorist related. Emergency services, including a hazardous area response team and ambulance crews, remain at the […]
Tanker Explodes In Lagos
A 33,000 litres tanker fully laden with diesel has crashed on a car in Lagos, leading to a fire outbreak. Sources said the tanker crashed on the BMW Car with registration number (LSD 462 CZ) while driving inward Ladipo area, Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the tanker, with registration number TUT 258 XA, […]
Several Children Reported Missing as NNPC Pipeline Explodes in A’Ibom
Many children were reported missing monday while trying to escape from a Sunday night explosion at a gas pipeline operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Obotim Nsit, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Confirming the pipeline blast, the Akwa Ibom Police Command monday said that there was an explosion […]
Somalia: Blast On Minibus Kills 20 Near Mogadishu
Somali officials say at least 20 people have been killed in a massive roadside explosion that engulfed a passenger bus on the main highway linking Mogadishu to Afgoye, 30 kilometers west of the capital. A police officer at the scene, Abidkadir Mohamed, told the Reuters News Agency it was a remotely controlled bomb along the […]
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