Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Ten killed in Nepal van plunge

June 26

At least 10 people were killed and another six injured when a passenger van crashed off a mountain road in north-western Nepal today, a police official said. Bharat Bohara said the driver lost control and the van plunged about 330ft (100m) some 300 miles (480km) north-west of the capital, Katmandu. He said the injured were taken to hospital, where two of them are in a critical condition. Few other details were available. Most of Nepal is covered by mountains where roads are generally poorly maintained as are the vehicles using them. Tuesday 26 June 2012 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/06/26/10-killed-nepal-van-accident.h...

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Uganda Begins Search for Landslide Victims

June 26

Uganda has sent a rescue team to eastern Bududa district where more than a 100 people may have been killed Monday by a landslide caused by heavy rainfall. It is believed as many as three villages might...

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