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[20 Apr 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
Glorious Lightning versus Iceland Volcano

The economic lost from the recent Iceland volcano eruption has reached at least USD1 billion where the biggest hit is landing straight onto the aviation companies. About 25000 flights have been grounded for five days in a row – can reach up to two weeks. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world, especially at Europe countries, have been stranded. On the other side of the world, at the volcano scene itself, hundreds of people, majority of them are scientists, journalists and photographers, are jeopardizing their own lives to study and capture stunning images from the eruption. Following …

Featured, South East Asia »

[24 Dec 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
Disaster of 2009 – Great Flood of Philippines

These were the photos of the worst flood that ever happened in Manila, Philippines capital. The flood was caused by a tropical storm of Ondoy (or Ketsana) that rampaging the city on 26 September 2009. At least 400 people died on the disaster and the damage lost was unimaginable (unofficially said to be more than USD100 millions). Below are the pictures story of what was happening during that time…

 

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[2 Oct 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
25 Devastative Photos of Indonesia Earthquake September 2009

Indonesia which has population of almost 200 millions had a huge earthquake last Wednesday. The disaster struck in many parts of the world as two major earthquakes shook Samoa and Indonesia while Typhoon Ketsana extended its destructive rampage through South-East Asia. At least 200 people were killed and thousands more trapped underneath rubble after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island Wednesday. My pray with them. Below are 25 devatative photos of the victims and destruction on the place of Padang, Indonesia.

Images Resource: Yahoo AP

South East Asia »

[1 Oct 2009 | 13 Comments | ]
Tsunami Alert for Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Thailand

The news went straight to my inbox and I feel it is important for people, especially those reside around the said region to know the incoming dangerous, prior to earthquake event in Indonesia. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii has issued a tsunami alert for Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Thailand following a powerful earthquake in central Sumatra late this evening. Indonesia’s meteorological agency said the tremor had a magnitude of 7.6 with its epicenter just off the southern coast of Sumatra.

“Earthquakes of this size have the potential …

Featured, Headline, Middle East »

[11 Jul 2009 | 5 Comments | ]
Oman Natural Disaster Scary Photos

Oman is an Arab country in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Below are some real photos of huge storm that hit Oman and the consequence of it from June 4th to June 6th in 2009. The storm looks merciless and very scary.





















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