Tag: mourning
Mourning the end of the line for the Scarborough RT
Residents are saying their goodbyes to the SRT, weeks after a derailment and no sign of it being back online any time soon. Melissa Nakhavoly has more from those at Wednesdays event.
Day of mourning in Pakistan after Greece boat disaster – BBC News
Pakistan is to hold a day of mourning after migrants aboard a fishing boat sank off the coast of Greece. The majority of people on the boat are believed to have been Pakistan nationals. The UN believes 500 people are still missing following the boat sinking in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Pakistan #Greece #BBCNews
Three days of mourning in Greece after migrant boat disaster – BBC News
Three days of mourning has been declared in Greece after at least 79 migrants died when the boat they were in capsized. Survivors from the fishing boat that sank off southern Greece in one of Europe’s worst migrant disasters say up to 100 children may have been on board. But scores more could still be missing at sea, with reports suggesting that up to 750…
Mourning day in DR Congo after deadly floods
The DR Congo is observing a day of national mourning in memory of the dead and missing in South Kivu following deadly floods and landslides that led to the deaths of at least 400 people. Emergency crews are searching for people missing in the worst-hit province of South Kivu, while doctors say they’re running out of supplies to treat the injured. Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko…
Day of mourning declared after hundreds die from floods in DR Congo
A day of national mourning has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo after at least 200 people died in flash floods and landslides. Many others are missing after heavy rain caused rivers to burst their banks in South Kivu province. Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website:…
Turkey declares week-long mourning for quake victims
Turkish authorities confirm 1,651 deaths, with another 968 reported in Syria, after powerful earthquakes bring thousands of buildings crashing down in both countries. Initial magnitude 7.8 tremor in southeastern Turkey early on Monday was followed by magnitude 7.6 earthquake hours later amid several aftershocks. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will observe seven days of national mourning for the victims of Monday’s earthquake. Al Jazeera’s…