Over 800 Residents Displaced
A total of 818 residents of Bongo in the Upper East Region, have been displaced by the Monday night rainstorm which affected 24 communities in the area. The affected victims comprise 292 and 193...
Tag: Disaster_Accident
Transport Operators, COPEC Threaten To Resist Mandatory Towing Fee
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers and some transport operators in the country say they will resist the mandatory towing fee to be charged on vehicle owners effective July this year. Under a National...
Six Dead In Samreboi Accident
Six (6) people have died on the spot while eight others sustained various degrees of injury in a road crash that occurred at Samreboi in the Wassa Amenfi District of the Western Region. Divisional...
13 Die On Apedwa-Anyinase Road
Road accidents along the Apedwa-Anyinase junction in the Eastern Region has killed 13 people and injured hundreds of commuters between January and April 2017. The cause of the accidents has been...
Raft Capsizes In Flood-Hit Sri Lanka, Kills Three
Three people drowned Thursday when their makeshift raft capsized in Sri Lanka, which has been hit by its worst flooding in 14 years. Police said the victims, who included a mother and her 14-year-old...
AMA Marks 2 Years of June 3 Disaster
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has mapped out programmes to mark two years since the June 3 twin fire and flood disaster occurred killing several people in Accra. The disaster occurred on 3rd...
Bangladesh Navy Rescues Cyclone Survivors
The Bangladesh navy said Thursday it has rescued 23 fishermen from the Bay of Bengal and is searching for scores more missing since a cyclone hit two days ago. Most were plucked from a sinking boat...
Danger Looms In Agona Akwakwaa; Residents Drink From Polluted River
Today can report that there is a looming danger in Agona Akwakwaa in the Agona East District of the Central Region, if the authorities do not intervene, as residents of the area drink from the...
All Blacks Boost As Milner-Skudder, Barrett Return
Wing sensation Nehe Milner-Skudder will return from a lengthy injury lay-off for the Wellington Hurricanes this weekend, placing him in the frame for All Blacks selection against the British and...
Japan Launches Satellite For High-Precision Positioning System
Japan on Thursday launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the US-operated GPS. A H-IIA rocket blasted off at 9:17am (0017 GMT) from the Tanegashima...
Police Storm Malaysian Plane After Passenger ‘bomb Threat’
Armed police stormed a Malaysia Airlines flight which was forced to return to Melbourne after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit claiming he had a bomb, officials said Thursday. Passengers told...
Indian Air Force Pilots Declared Dead Week After Crash
The Indian Air Force Wednesday declared two of its pilots dead a week after their Sukhoi fighter jet crashed in a remote northeastern state. The Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 was on a routine training...
Malaysia Airlines Flight Forced To Land Over Bomb Scare
A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to return to Melbourne to land late Wednesday after a "disruptive" passenger on board the Kuala Lumpur bound flight claimed he was carrying a bomb, Malaysia's...
Space Junk Could Destroy Satellites, Hurt Economies
The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with satellites, hurting economies, researchers warned Wednesday ahead of a summit to...
Taiwan Backlash Over Emirates Flag Ban
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, faced fierce criticism in Taiwan Wednesday after it reportedly banned cabin crew from wearing the island's flag on their uniforms due to pressure from...
Space Junk Could Destroy Satellites, Hurt Economies
The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with satellites, hurting economies, researchers warned Wednesday ahead of a summit to...
Army Worms Invade Nanumba North District
Army worms have invaded farm lands in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region, destroying a number of farms in the process. Some of the farmers told Citi News they could lose their farm...
Hundreds Displaced After Rainstorm In Bongo [Photos]
Hundreds of displaced residents in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region are appealing for support from the government following a rainstorm on Monday night. The rainstorm ripped off the roof...
BBC Says Driver Killed, Four Journalists Injured In Kabul Attack
The BBC's Afghan driver was killed and four of its journalists were injured on Wednesday in a massive truck bomb blast that ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter, the British broadcaster said....
Indian Navy Plucks 27 Cyclone Survivors From Sea
An Indian navy ship has plucked 27 people from rough seas off Bangladesh, officials said Wednesday, a day after Cyclone Mora battered coastal areas with violent winds and rain that left six dead. The...