5.8 magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu at a depth of 145.8 km (90.6 miles), 15:43:45 UTC Friday, November 4, 2011. The epicenter was 44 kilometers (27 miles) from the North Luganville, Espiritu Santos, Vanuatu.
Typhoon "haiku" hit by heavy rains and strong winds to east China, Aug. 8, according to the Associated Press. According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, evacuated more than 1.5 million people in Zhejiang province and half Shanghaians.
In the region because of rampant disaster flooded roads, disrupted rail and air links. In several villages have no electricity. In Shanghai, all the parks are closed to prevent injury in the event of a population of trees. Suspension of the work on the construction sites of the metropolis.
Heavy rain on Thursday attacked the west Ukrainian Lutsk, which led to the flooding of certain areas of the city, the Ukrainian UNIAN news agency.
"On the streets of Lutsk was partially paralyzed traffic because of heavy rain, which lasted for about two hours in the afternoon. On some streets in some places the water reached up to a meter," — said in a statement.
Swiss company Transocean, which prinadlezhalavzorvavshayasya in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico drilling rig, under the terms of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay a fine of one billion dollars, said on Tuesday the Associated Press.
U.S. court ruled that the reason to delay the decision to approve the settlement agreement no. Last week, another court has approved a settlement agreement with the federal government Transocean, under which the company has to pay $ 400 million.
Number of victims of fake alcohol poisoning in the Indian state of West Bengal has exceeded the last two days, 100 people, reports "Interfax" referring to the local authorities. Most of the dead were workers, hired rickshaws or messengers. In the hospital after being poisoned fake liquor sent residents of several cities in the state. According to local authorities, after the tragedy, the company that produced the fake alcohol, was closed. Family members who died of poisoning people would be compensated in the amount of 200,000 rupees (more than 3600 dollars).
CPS closed the way to Russia vegetables from the EU. The reason was the spread of acute intestinal infections in a number of European countries, which killed dozens of people. In Rospotrebnadzor advised Russians to buy only domestic products. A European farmers have already started to count the losses.
According newsru.com, mass deaths of whales seen near the city of Nakhodka in the Primorye — only in the last month, local residents discovered here for three of the dead animals. The exact causes of the phenomenon are not known, but scientists do not exclude the fault of the military.
Because of the rampant disaster suffered at least 150 people. Knocked down hundreds of trees, homes smashed windows, torn down the roof. Driving on the streets blocked.
Strong wind broke the rhythm of life in neighboring Slovenia. There were closed schools and kindergartens. Disrupted traffic on the highways: the hurricane turned the multi-ton trucks and buses. Also at the time the work was interrupted by the local port: the Adriatic rose four-meter waves.