Archive for June, 2017
The number of botulism cases reported in Ukraine during the past three months has risen to 62
Sunday, June 18th, 2017- 9 have died.
- Dried fish, both home prepared and commercially prepared has been linked to most of the botulism cases
- Officials say some cases have been linked to home prepared stew.
- There is a lack of anti-botulinum serum in Ukraine
5 Fires That Shaped Modern London
Sunday, June 18th, 2017- Nov. 30, 1936: A Palace Destroyed
- Dec. 29, 1940: The Blitz
- Aug. 16, 1980: Arson at an Illegal Soho Bar
- Nov. 18, 1987: An Underground Blaze, Then Stricter Rules
- July 3, 2009: Local Council Blamed in Tower Blaze
At least 17 people are known to have died in the blaze at Grenfell Tower, which began in the predawn darkness on Wednesday, but that figure is certain to climb.
Friday, June 16th, 2017:…..As of late Thursday afternoon, 30 people remained in hospitals, including 10 in critical condition…..”
An explosion at the gates of a Chinese kindergarten that killed 8 and injured more than 60 was caused by a 22-year-old suicide bomber
Friday, June 16th, 20177 people were killed and 59 injured Thursday in an explosion at the front gate of a kindergarten in eastern China
Thursday, June 15th, 2017June 15, 1904: More than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City’s East River.
Thursday, June 15th, 2017Somalia: At least 17 people were killed in the night-long siege of a popular Mogadishu restaurant by al-Shabab Islamic extremists
Thursday, June 15th, 2017Washington Post
- Attackers moved from room to room, looking for people.
- Survivors said they hid under tables and curtains as attackers continued firing in the restaurant and hunted for patrons.
- All five attackers were killed
London Inferno Update
Thursday, June 15th, 2017- 12 people were confirmed dead.
- Thirty-four people remain in hospital – 18 of whom are in a critical condition.
- The cause of the fire remains unknown.
- 44 households had been placed in emergency accommodation so far.
Heat-related mortality in India between 1960 and 2009
Thursday, June 15th, 2017“….[B]etween 1960 and 2009, [m]ean temperatures across India have risen by more than 0.5°C….., with statistically significant increases in heat waves. Using a novel probabilistic model…..the increase in summer mean temperatures in India over this period corresponds to a 146% increase in the probability of heat-related mortality events of more than 100 people…..”