Ryann Castro

Showing posts with label Disaster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disaster. Show all posts

Friday, October 17, 2014

World's 4th Largest Lake Nearly Dried Up

Aral Sea in Uzbekistan

An aerial view of the ship graveyard near Muynak over the dried up Aral Sea in Uzbekistan. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited the sea's remains as part of a trip through former Soviet Central Asia. Sunday, April 4, 2010. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the drying up of the Aral Sea is one of the planet's most shocking disasters and is calling on Central Asian leaders to step up cooperation in solving the environmental problems. - AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko

Friday, October 3, 2014

Mt. Otake, Japan Eruption

Mt. Otake, Japan

September 27, Saturday - At least 30 hikers are feared dead in Japan after being found in a lifeless state near the peak of a volcano that erupted a day earlier.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Non-permissive Environment

Advisory - Some images may not be suitable for sensitive readers, viewer discresion advised.

Every day we encounter a lot of challenges and difficulties in life, whether be it private or public. To name a few, problems at work, with peers, organization, financials and many more. But nothing compared to an instance where we think we hit a wall hard and end up with a broken spirit.

Friday, September 5, 2014

True Believers

Search and Rescue

First of all, this has nothing to do with religion but only the faith among brothers. Yes, I am not religous but I do believe in a higher power, the Almighty. This is not about me but about my team, my friends, my brothers.

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Landslides Engulf Homes In Japan

Landslides Engulf Homes In Hiroshima, Japan

Firefighters and Self-Defense Force members make search operation for the people still missing in a mud-covered residential area following a massive landslide in Hiroshima, western Japan, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Air Algerie Plane Broke Up On Impact, Say Investigators

Air Algiers Graphics by Rappler

Paris (AFP) - An Air Algerie flight that crashed in Mali killing all 116 people on board broke up on impact after losing air speed and banking sharply, investigators said on Thursday.

Presenting the initial findings of a probe into the July 24 tragedy, Remi Jouty, the head of France's Bureau of Investigations and Analyses (BEA) air safety agency, also told reporters that the cockpit voice recording was currently unusable.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Taiwan Gas Explosion

Taiwan Gas Explosion
Photo by AFP

Dashcam video has brought us some fantastic images over the years, but it recorded true tragedy overnight on July 31 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. A gas main explosion in the city was responsible for at least 25 deaths and over 250 injuries, according to The Wall Street Journal. The cause of the horrific event is still under investigation. However, people in the area reported smelling gas beforehand.