Tropical storm Alma
PHILIPPINES: Ferry disaster spurs government to review maritime safety laws
Source: IRIN
It took the sinking of an overloaded ferry with more than 800 people on board to spur the authorities to re-address safety concerns over the inter-island ferry transport system.
Source: IRIN
It took the sinking of an overloaded ferry with more than 800 people on board to spur the authorities to re-address safety concerns over the inter-island ferry transport system.
Toxic pesticide on Philippine ferry halts search
Source: Reuters
(Adds more detail) By Romeo Ranoco SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines, June 27 (Reuters) - The Philippines halted a search for hundreds of bodies feared trapped inside a capsized passenger ferry on ...
Source: Reuters
(Adds more detail) By Romeo Ranoco SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines, June 27 (Reuters) - The Philippines halted a search for hundreds of bodies feared trapped inside a capsized passenger ferry on ...
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
MAP: 2008 Hurricane seasons begin in Eastern Pacific and Atlantic (satellite image)
Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Both the eastern Pacific and Atlantic hurricane seasons of 2008 were inaugurated within a few days of each other in late May and the first days of June. That these two "season openers" occurred in the ...
Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Both the eastern Pacific and Atlantic hurricane seasons of 2008 were inaugurated within a few days of each other in late May and the first days of June. That these two "season openers" occurred in the ...
Tropical Storm Alma dies out over Central America
Source: Reuters
(Updates death toll; paragraphs 2-3)) MANAGUA, May 30 (Reuters) - Alma, the first tropical storm of the hurricane season, lost its strength on Friday over Central America, sparing oil platforms in ...
Source: Reuters
(Updates death toll; paragraphs 2-3)) MANAGUA, May 30 (Reuters) - Alma, the first tropical storm of the hurricane season, lost its strength on Friday over Central America, sparing oil platforms in ...


