- Rank: 2nd - Criteria for Ranking: 30 killed‚ 109 missing - Date: June 1‚ 2012 - Location: Bugimwera village‚ Uganda - Type: Landslide - Description: The landslide resulted in 30 deaths and more than 100 were still missing. There were about 400‚000 people required humanitarian help. A great number of houses were destroyed and over 3000 need to be resettled - Sources of information: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/26/mount-elgon-landslide-2012-missing-uganda_n_1626893.html and http://www
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Witnessing human terror since ages‚ the valley is under the threat of floods due to a week long incessant rain which is affecting the rescue operations as well. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Sunday declared the situation a "national-level disaster"‚ and announced a special assistance of Rs 1‚000 crores for the flood-hit state‚ from PM’s relief fund. River Jhelum flowing 14 feet above the danger mark. Homes‚ military bases and hospitals inundated in the region’s main city Srinagar as the
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Natural human caused Disasters 1. The rig’s malfunctioning blowouts preventer ultimately failed‚ but it was needed only because of human errors. Those errors originated with a team of BP engineers in Houston‚ such as 1. Fewer barriers to gas flow 2. Fewer centralizers to keep cement even 3. No bond log to check cement integrity 4. Pressure test misinterpreted 5. Mud barrier removed early 6. Blowouts preventer failed. 2. In the months following the Gulf oil disaster‚ wildlife managers‚ rescue crews
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Short Story Today I learn how to stack boxes in to shelf‚ for example Gatorade‚ Food cans etc. Working at a church is somewhat tiring but you’ll get a lot of exercise. Especially working out your biceps and your arms and legs etc. Helping the needs is a wonderful thing to do‚ especially around your community like a church‚ Food bank‚ shelter etc. Doing community service is a good life experience to learn new things and to help out around your community. The reason why I had to do community service
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Mardi Gras saved Toorie Slito had been sitting in the same chair for hours‚ zoned out staring into the huge orange ball that illuminated his land; his land had been deemed Toorie. Slito himself was a tall‚ slender Toorian; he had strikingly attractive features and a domineering presence. Slito had probing green eyes; the type of eyes that could see inside of one’s soul to their inner most workings. This gave him a huge advantage in any interaction for he could see through anyone to what was really
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Another boring story I am stuck listening to my brother tell over and over again for the next week. Chris sat quietly listening to his brother talk about how he kissed some girl on the cheek at lunch.
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The truth about sharks 1. In the story the truth about sharks the antagonists is Beth. She is a typical 17 year old girl that isn’t a morning person; however she seems welcoming and considerate. Hannah is a helping hand at the store Beth is shopping at; Beth takes time and talks with her‚ which ended up being beneficial to her in the end. Hanna is a flat character‚ although she is important to the story she isn’t described with a lot of detail. Madge P Groton is the security guard‚ she is the protagonist
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Bartleby‚ A Story Genuinely About Him The story of Bartleby‚ The Scrivener in my opinion is truly about Bartleby. In the short story the narrator merely talks about himself to give background knowledge to the reader on the life in which Bartleby is about to enter. From the beginning he says “it is fit I make some mention of myself … because some such description is indispensable to an adequate understanding of the chief character”‚ emphasizing that he is merely there to tell the story of Bartleby
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Jeff Rommel’s introduction to Florida could be described as trial by hurricane. Rommel took overFlorida operations in 2004 for Nationwide Insurance.Over a 2-month period in 2004‚ Florida experiencedits worst hurricane season in history — four majorhurricanes (Charley‚ Frances‚ Ivan‚ and Jeanne) slammed thestate‚ causing an estimated $40 billion in damage. In the hurricanes’ wake‚ Nationwide received more than 119‚000 claims collectively worth $850 million. Although dealing with those
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The Limitless Jogger There Alice stood‚ at the entrance of her bedroom door‚ reminiscing before deciding what route she would like to take on her daily jog. It was mid-day‚ 2:05-PM to be exact. Alice had the option to take the route of which she would go through the woods‚ or the route of which she would take the sidewalk along the busy street‚ just 4 miles up the trail from her cabin in the hindered woods. Alice reminisced and foreseen herself back in that hospital room‚ on that late October night
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