Crane knocked down by winds

Crane knocked down by winds

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A giant crane lies knocked down at the Eba factory of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Hiroshima on Sept. 24 as a powerful typhoon hit wide areas of western Japan, leaving 25 people dead and 348 others injured. Three workers were killed at the crane site.

Death toll rises to 1,000 as torrential rains wreak havoc in Pakistan

STORY: Death toll rises to 1,000 as torrential rains wreak havoc in Pakistan DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad 2. various of the site STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad "The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of the monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said late Saturday night. The authority said that around 1,500 people were also injured in separate incidents, whereas (nearly) 950,000 houses were partially or fully destroyed in the calamity, rendering millions of people homeless in the country, which has been facing the serious impact of climate change for the last few years. The killed included 348 children and 207 women. The authority said that the south Sindh province remained the worst-hit area during the ongoing monsoon, where around 350 pe

Death toll in train derailment in Iran rises to 17

STORY: Death toll in train derailment in Iran rises to 17 DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. aerial views of the accident site STORYLINE: The death toll in a passenger train derailment in eastern Iran on Wednesday increased to 17, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency. The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has put the number of the wounded at 50. The incident occurred at 5:30 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) as the train was moving from the eastern city of Tabas to the central province of Yazd, the agency quoted Mehdi Valipour, head of the IRCS's Rescue and Relief Organization, as saying. Teams of rescuers have been dispatched to the site of the incident, which is located 50 kilometers off Tabas, he said, adding ambulances and helicopters have been sent to the site. There were 348 people on board the train, the official news agency IRNA reported. The train colliding with an excavator parked along the railroad was reportedly to be

Crane knocked down by winds

Crane knocked down by winds

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A giant crane lies knocked down at the Eba factory of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Hiroshima on Sept. 24 as a powerful typhoon hit wide areas of western Japan, leaving 25 people dead and 348 others injured. Three workers were killed at the crane site.