As we reported this weekend, disaster struck the country of El Salvador Sunday before dawn when heavy rains, reportedly not directly from Hurricane Ida, caused mudslides that have now killed 124 people and completely buried the town of Verapaz, leaving about 60 people missing.
9 November 2009
8 November 2009
Fotopost: At Least 91 Dead After Heavy Rainfall And Mudslides In El Salvador
By Fidel Martinez at 7:06 PM.
Neighbors recover the body of Manuel Segovia after his home was buried by a mudslide caused by Hurricane Ida in La Libertad, El Salvador. Mudslides buried the town and killed at least 91.
8 October 2009
Foto/VideoPost: Life Flashes Before The Camera In Sao Jose do Rio Preto
By Cindy Casares at 12:01 PM.
Twenty nine year-old motorcyclist Gisele Cristina cries for help as her bike is overcome by flood waters in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil. She was rescued by the two men in the picture and is undergoing treatment in the hospital. Video after the jump.
29 September 2009
7 June 2009
Parents In Hermosillo, Mexico Fought To Save Children From Their Fire-Ravaged Day Care
By Alex Alvarez at 11:04 PM.
A fire in Hermosillo, Mexico ravaged the ABC Day Care Center, taking the lives of 41 people. Distraught parents rammed their cars into the burning building in an attempt to save their children.
1 June 2009
Around 60 Brazilians On Air France Flight 447
By Cindy Casares at 3:35 PM.
An anonymous aid to Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the President has been notified that around 60 Brazilians were on board the Air France flight that apparently crashed over the Atlantic Ocean last night.
6 April 2009
Italy Earthquake Devastates Historic Town Of L’Aquila
By Cindy Casares at 9:00 AM.
L’Aquila, Italy, about 60 miles north of Rome, was struck by a powerful earthquake early this morning that has killed dozens and destroyed untold amounts of property in the historic college town.
23 March 2009
Fedex Plane Crashes At Narita Airport, Killing Two
By Alex Alvarez at 9:45 AM.
A Fedex cargo plane bounced twice before flipping to the side and bursting into flame as it crashed into the runway at Tokyo’s Narita Airport.
11 March 2009
Bidi Bidi NO NO: Corpus Christi’s Selena Boutique Closing
By Alex Alvarez at 10:03 AM.
The last Selena boutique in Corpus Christi is closing, and it’s like we’re losing her all over again. “Selena Etc, Inc.” included a full-service beauty salon and various clothing, accessories and other merchandise featuring the iconic singer.
13 February 2009
Continental Flight 3407 Plane Crash In Buffalo Contained 9/11 Widow Beverly Eckert
By Cindy Casares at 9:07 AM.
A Continental Airlines commuter plane that crashed last night around 10 PM in suburban Buffalo killed 49 passengers including a September 11th widow named Beverly Eckert.
26 January 2009
Four Boys Dead Near Barcelona After Sports Center Collapse
By Cindy Casares at 11:03 AM.
Four boys in the Barcelona suburb of Sant Boi de Llobregat near the Prat Airport died yesterday when hurricane force winds caused a metal roof to collapse on them before a game of baseball at a sports center.
19 January 2009
Brazilian Reborn in Christ Megachurch Collapse Kills 8, Injures 96
By Cindy Casares at 11:44 AM.
The roof of a Reborn In Christ megachurch collapsed Sunday in Sao Palo between services injuring 96 people and killing eight . The church was relatively empty which is a good thing since it can hold about 2,000 at full capacity and would have had 1000 people in it just moments earlier or later, witnesses told the press.
