GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Heavy flooding and a lack of preparedness are taking a toll in southern Russia, which has been declared a disaster area by President Vladimir Putin, who declared Monday a national day of mourning. At least 170 people have died and more than 100 were hospitalized when a deluge hit the Krasnodar region [...]
Russia’s wildfires “out of control”, heavy damage
August 4, 2010 by
Wildfires sweeping through several parts of Russia may be “out of control”, authorities concede, after initially denying several media reports about the damage they are causing: 175,000 hectares have been destroyed, with 47,000 of that in the 24 hours from Monday to Tuesday, a military base southeast of Moscow has reportedly suffered $670 million in [...]
Floods take high toll in Brazil, China
June 22, 2010 by
Brazil’s northeastern states of Pernambuco and Alagoas have been hard hit by floods that have killed 33 people, with hundreds missing. An estimated 40,000 homes were washed away, leaving 100,000 people homeless, regional officials say. In Alagoas, more than 1,000 people are missing. The Brazilian cabinet is holding an emergency meeting to review the situation. [...]
Aid workers head for Southern India as floods leave 2.5 million homeless
October 6, 2009 by
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The worst floods in decades in southern India have killed at least 250 people and left some 2.5 million people homeless. Aid workers from around the globe have “fanned out” across the region, reports the Press Association, to meet the urgent needs of people who only weeks earlier were suffering from [...]
Lunch with Warren Buffet for $1.68 million
July 9, 2009 by
Canadian hedge-fund managers Salida Capital placed the winning bid in an online auction to have lunch with US investor Warren Buffet. The $1.68 million final bid money goes to the Glide Foundation, a charity that helps homeless people in San Francisco. Warren Buffet started his charity auctions 10 years ago. The winner this year will [...]
Italy counts its dead, missing, wounded after earthquake
April 7, 2009 by
The Italian government now says that 207 bodies have been found and another 50 people are reported missing, but 1,500 are injured and 17,000 are homeless after the earthquake that hit Aquila in the early hours of Monday. Reuters
Lake Geneva region news shorts for 6 January
January 6, 2009 by
Our slowdown news week at GL means you get a little list of short-short news items with sources today: Logitech, based in California and Romanel-sur-Morges, Vaud, announced Tuesday that it will be cutting its workforce by 1,500 and it is revising its 2009 projections in the face of a sharp downturn in the retail market: [...]
