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Toxic gas leak at Indian chemical plant kills at least 11 and hospitalizes hundreds
(CNN)Bodies lay crumpled on the ground beside toppled motorcycles and cars as suffocating toxic gas rose from a chemical plant in southern in the early hours of Thursday morning.Roads near the site of the fatal leak in the state of Andhra Pradesh were filled with hundreds of people fleeing the noxious gas, according to footage from the scene, many carrying the injured and unconscious over their shoulders.Rescuers from India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) wearing hazmat suits and gas masks were also seen running with limp bodies in their arms.At least 11 people have been confirmed...…(CNN)Bodies lay crumpled on the ground beside toppled motorcycles and cars as suffocating toxic gas rose from a chemical plant in southern in the early hours of Thursday morning.Roads near the site of the fatal leak in the state of Andhra Pradesh were filled with hundreds of people fleeing the noxious gas, according to footage from the scene, many carrying the injured and unconscious over their shoulders.Rescuers from India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) wearing hazmat suits and gas masks were also seen running with limp bodies in their arms.At least 11 people have been confirmed...WW…
Protests break out in Myanmar in defiance of military coup
(CNN)An Australian adviser to Myanmar's was detained on Saturday as pro-democracy protests broke out in the country's largest city on Saturday. Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon in the first major organized demonstration since the military in a coup earlier this week.The crowd, many of whom could be seen waiving flags and holding banners, called for the military to release and other democratically-elected lawmakers, who were detained in pre-dawn raids Monday.Chants of "We demand democracy" could be heard coming from the crowd as they marched close to downtown Yangon,...…(CNN)An Australian adviser to Myanmar's was detained on Saturday as pro-democracy protests broke out in the country's largest city on Saturday. Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon in the first major organized demonstration since the military in a coup earlier this week.The crowd, many of whom could be seen waiving flags and holding banners, called for the military to release and other democratically-elected lawmakers, who were detained in pre-dawn raids Monday.Chants of "We demand democracy" could be heard coming from the crowd as they marched close to downtown Yangon,...WW…
Ten newborn babies die in Indian hospital fire
(CNN)Ten newborn babies died in a hospital fire in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Friday, according to the country's state-run broadcaster Doordarshan.The fire broke out in a local hospital's Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) in Maharashtra's Bhandara district, Doordarshan said in a tweet on its verified Twitter account. Firefighters rescued seven other babies from the unit.The fire was caused by a short circuit in the SNCU, said , citing Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope. "The investigations are going on," Tope said, adding that $6,813 (5 lakh Indian rupees) would be paid in...…(CNN)Ten newborn babies died in a hospital fire in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Friday, according to the country's state-run broadcaster Doordarshan.The fire broke out in a local hospital's Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) in Maharashtra's Bhandara district, Doordarshan said in a tweet on its verified Twitter account. Firefighters rescued seven other babies from the unit.The fire was caused by a short circuit in the SNCU, said , citing Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope. "The investigations are going on," Tope said, adding that $6,813 (5 lakh Indian rupees) would be paid in...WW…
Typhoon Vamco heads for Vietnam after 67 are killed in the Philippines | CNN
By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Typhoon Vamco has made landfall in Vietnam after leaving 67 dead in the Philippines, making it that country’s deadliest storm this year.Packing winds of up to 150 kph (93 mph), Vamco hit Vietnam’s coast roughly 100km (62 miles) northwest of Da Nang Sunday local time, according to CNN Weather. Although the storm is weakening and will continue to do so as it moves inland, there is still a threat of flooding and landslides.“This is a very strong typhoon,” said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, before the storm hit as he warned provinces in Vamco’s...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Typhoon Vamco has made landfall in Vietnam after leaving 67 dead in the Philippines, making it that country’s deadliest storm this year.Packing winds of up to 150 kph (93 mph), Vamco hit Vietnam’s coast roughly 100km (62 miles) northwest of Da Nang Sunday local time, according to CNN Weather. Although the storm is weakening and will continue to do so as it moves inland, there is still a threat of flooding and landslides.“This is a very strong typhoon,” said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, before the storm hit as he warned provinces in Vamco’s...WW…
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