Best to promote a japanese stable many foreigners find more than late unappetizing. According to the latest report by the Philippine National disaster agent seerks 2,357 people have been confirmed dead and 350,000 injured as a result of typhoon haiyan. Officials at the u. S. Office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs say more than 540,000 people have been forced from their homes. Over 160,000 of them have no shelter and are living outside exposed to the elements. Roads and Communications Remain severed in high foon hit areas. The philippines is a country of many large and small islands making the scale hard to assessment some areas are hard to access even under normal conditions. Since the typhoon an acute shortage of vehicles and boats is hampering distribution of relief supplies. The Philippine Military has sent people to the disaster areas but theyre struggling to cope. Food, water, hygiene kits, shelters, also medicines and medical equipment. These are very much a priority
But local Authorities Say at least 56 people are dead. [ sirens ] spokespersons for the Railway Company say more than 200 passengers were on the train when it departed the capital madrid, bound for el ferol. When it departed madrid. It went off the tracks near the city of santiago de compostela. Reuters quoted a passenger as saying that many people were trapped under the cars. Police and firefighters are searching for survivors. Its still not clear what caused the accident. U. S. President Barack Obama Says hell nominate Carolyn Kennedy as the next ambassador to japan. Shes the daughter of the late president john f. Kennedy. The white house announced the nomination in a news release, along with other selections for administration posts. Kennedy is expected to be confirmed to replace current ambassador john roos in tokyo. Kennedy is 55 years old. Shes a lawyer and an author and she heads a foundation that oversees a library commemorating her father. Kennedy has been active within the de
A new strategy will expand its support. And Japan Post Office allows aflac to ramp up sales insurance, a move that could help negotiations for a wide ranging free trade deal. Spanish investigators are sifting through evidence as they try to determine the c of spains worst rail accident in decades. It derailed in the northwest killing more than 75 people. Investigators are trying to determine why it was traveling so fast and why the driver failed to brake before intering a tight curve. The train went off the tracks near the town of santiago de composte. The speed limit there is 80 kilometers per hour. Local media say drivers know this portion of the traffic is difficult to maneuver. The driver was aware that his train was traveling above the speed limit. An automatic Warning System informed the driver that he need needed to slow down. The paper says the train entered the curve at around 190 kilometers per hour, nearly two and a half times the speed limit. Spanish media also report this
ISLAMABAD: Senior Joint Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs and BS-21 officer of Secretariat Group, Alamgir Ahmad Khan, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary Ministry of.