Philippines: Strong Winds And Flooding Hit Luzon As Typhoon Gaemi Intensifies Monsoon 8

Severe impacts from Typhoon Gaemi, locally named Carina, were being felt in the Philippines on Tuesday, July 23, as it continued to enhance the southwest monsoon, bringing strong winds and flooding to parts of Luzon island. As of Tuesday morning, Gaemi slightly intensified and prompted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.2 over parts of the northernmost province of Batanes. The western portion of Luzon saw major flooding since Monday.

Memorial for Austrian cable car fire on 10th anniversary

Memorial for Austrian cable car fire on 10th anniversary

KAPRUN, Austria - People gather at a memorial service on Nov. 11, 2010 in Kaprun, Austria, for the victims of a November 2000 cable car fire which killed 155 people. The railway bridge of the now-defunct cable car is captured in back of the crowds.

Relatives of 10 Japanese victims mourn before altar in Kaprun

Relatives of 10 Japanese victims mourn before altar in Kaprun

KAPRUN, Austria - Relatives of the 10 Japanese victims in a train fire mourn in front of an altar in Kaprun, Austria, Nov. 15 for the 155 people killed in the disaster. The fire engulfed a two-car funicular train packed with skiers inside a 3.2-kilometer tunnel. The group was on its way up the 3,203-meter Mt. Kitzsteinhorn on Nov. 11. Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of all the victims.

Families of Japanese train-fire victims arrive in Austria

Families of Japanese train-fire victims arrive in Austria

KAPRUN, Austria - The parents of young Japanese believed to have perished in a fire on an Alpine cable car arrive at a hotel in Kaprun, Austria, on Nov. 13. Ten Japanese were reportedly aboard the cable car, which was engulfed in fire Nov. 11 inside a 3-kilometer Alpine tunnel on the way to a ski resort.