Sunday, January 27, 2013

Queensland Drenched and Struck by Tornadoes

Hundreds of people have been evacuated due to flooding in Queensland, Australia.

One person is confirmed dead and another two are missing.

Dozens have been injured as the storm sent not just pouring rain, but at least six tornadoes.

Around seven hundred homes are thought to have been destroyed.

Residents in Brisbane, as well as New South Wales, are bracing for the storm, as it heads their direction.

Brazilian Night Club Fire Kills 232

Two hundred and thirty-two people were killed, and another one hundred and sixteen injured, Sunday morning, in a Brazilian night club fire.

It happened at Kiss in Santa Maria, about 02:00 BRST.

Hundreds of college students had packed into the club to hear a popular country band, Gurizada Fandangueira.

 Part of the show included on stage pyrotechnics, and those are being blamed for starting the fire.

According to witnesses, security had the doors locked and were not letting people exit, as in Brazil concert goers pay for their tickets, after the show.

Other witnesses said that those outside tried tearing down the walls, with their hands, to try and rescue people.

Authorities say most of the dead died from smoke inhalation and being trampled in the panic.

Investigators are looking into the stories about security, at whether the club was over capacity, and if the exits were clearly marked.

Homes Evacuated in El Paso County Due to Fire

Calhan, Colorado
A brush fire has broken out in El Paso County, Colorado.

It is just a few acres, at this time, and is located about thirteen miles south of Calhan and thirty-eight east of Colorado Springs.

Fire fighters are on the scene, and working to put out the blaze.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has announced that several homes are being evacuated.

This is an on going story, and we will update as information becomes available.

Israel Warns Syria Over Chemical Weapons

Two Iron Dome defense batteries were placed in northern Israel, on Sunday.

It came after Israel once again warned Syria about keeping it's chemical weapons secure.

Israel fears that Syria's chemical weapons will be captured by terrorist groups, which fight on both sides of the civil war, and turned against Israel.

Syria is known to have mustard gas, Sarin, and VX nerve agents; they may also have other chemical weapons.

Back on December 6, Syria was caught preparing bombs full of Sarin.

Those bombs have not been used and once prepared only have a shelf life of sixty days, after that time they must be destroyed.

With about a week left, Syria must use or destroy them.

1 Dead in UK Flooding

Another wave of flooding is causing the United Kingdom grief.

Seventy-nine warnings and 289 alerts are currently in place, with southwest England in the most danger.

One person has been killed by the high waters.

Dozens of people have required rescue.

No end in the rain is in sight, with warnings continuing through Tuesday.


Morsi Announces Curfews For Egyptian Cities

After the deaths of thirty-three people, in riots, President Morsi has announced curfews for three cities.

For the next thirty days, the Egyptian military will enforce a 21:00-06:00 curfew in Ismalia, Port Said, and Suez.

The Port Said riots started as a protest against a court sentencing twenty-one people to death, for their parts in a brawl, last February.

Last year's brawl was sparked at a soccer match, in the end, seventy-four people had died.

However, all across the country, protests and riots have been taking place, since Friday, as Egyptians protest the rule of Morsi.

Troops have had to be called in, to enforce peace, in several cities.