Tag Archives: deadly
New York travel ban lifted, Washington at standstill after storm
A resident shovels snow away from the entrance to his home in Union City, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from Midtown Manhattan, after the second-biggest winter storm in New York history, January 24, 2016. Reuters/Rickey Rogers
Liberia confirms 2nd Ebola death in resurgent outbreak

FILE – In this Tuesday, June 30, 2015, file photo health workers wash their hands after taking a blood specimen from a child to test for the Ebola virus in a area were a 17-year old boy died from the virus on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia. Deputy Health Minister and head of the Ebola response, Tolbert Nyenswah, told The Associated Press the woman in her early 20s who died on July 12 was linked to the 17-year-old boy who died last month. (AP Photo/ Abbas Dulleh,File)
Pakistan calls for urgent measures as heatwave toll nears 700
Floods kill at least 32 in southern Morocco

A driver and his car are stranded in flood waters November 23, 2014 2014 in the southern region of Ouarzazate in Morocco. At least eight people were killed and 24 were missing as heavy storms lashed southern Morocco, causing flash floods, the authorities said. Flash floods are common in Morocco, where four children drowned in the south in September when they were swept away. AFP PHOTO / STR
‘Kissing bug’ disease: Should you be worried?

Chagas Disease is caused by the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and is transmitted while the insect is feeds on the blood of a human host. (CDC/WHO)
Inmates decapitated during Brazil prison riot

Inmates stand on the roof of the penitentiary in Cascavel, Parana state, Brazil, on August 25, 2014.
Japan Landslide in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Leaves Cars Dangling, 1 Dead

Photo via Getty Images
Ebola outbreak: Second US worker fighting for life after contracting deadly illness in Liberia

Staff of the Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse put on protective gear in the ELWA hospital in the Liberian capital Monrovia Photo: ZOOM DOSSO/AFP/Getty Images
Nancy Writebol tested positive at the same medical compound in Liberia where American doctor, Dr Kent Brantly, became infected
Nigeria ‘placed on red alert’ over Ebola death

Medical staff take a blood sample from a suspected Ebola patient at the government hospital in Kenema, Sierra Leone, 10 July, 2014.
You must be logged in to post a comment.