Tuesday

April 7, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

Intervention in Yemen

The World Health Organisation estimates that 560 people have died, more than 1,700 people have been injured and more than 100,000 people have fled their homes following the intensification of fighting three weeks ago. (AP via Virginia Gazette)

Disasters and accidents

Following the deployment of 350 police, over 600 firefighters and over 400 soldiers, the fire at the Dragon Aromatics chemical plant in Zhangzhou (southeast China) restarts, forcing the evacuation of residents within a radius of 18km from the plant. (South China Morning Post)

Widespread power outages are reported in Washington D.C. after an explosion at a Maryland power substation. (CNN) (ABC 6)