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DISASTERBREAKINGJun 26Plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building; damage reportedNPR News
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 26Pánico en Pekín: se estrelló una avioneta contra el edificio más alto de la capital chinaClarín
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 26Small aircraft hits Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, prompting evacuationsSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 26Flights disrupted in Japan as 2 tropical storms move inTwo storms were set to converge above Japan, prompting officials to issue landslide warnings and evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of people.DW News [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 26Japan cancels flights as nation braces for 2 tropical stormsDW News [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 26Japan braces for double storms as rain batters TaiwanJapan is preparing for double storms while Taiwan is being affected by heavy rain. This indicates an elevated weather threat across the region.newcastleherald.com.au
DISASTERJun 26Japan weather agency warns typhoon to make landfall over weekendJapan's weather agency on Friday warned that a typhoon could approach the country from the Pacific and make landfall the following day, as heavy rain fell across western…Japan Today
DISASTERJun 26Woman dead after fire at Hong Kong flat, 3 others hospitalisedA 50-year-old woman has died in the wake of a fire at a Hong Kong flat, with three others hospitalised. Police said the fire broke out at Valiant Court in Ho Man Tin at around 10.04am on Friday. Fire services were immediately deployed to the scene and the blaze was reportedly extinguished soon thereafter. The force said three women and a man were rescued from the building. They were rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in nearby Yau Ma Tei but one of the women, aged 50, was later pronounced dead. The...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJun 26Hong Kong police arrest minibus driver after cyclist killed in collisionHong Kong police have arrested a minibus driver for dangerous driving after his vehicle fatally hit a cyclist in North district. Police received a report of the incident in Ta Kwu Ling at 6.27am on Friday. Emergency personnel found the man unconscious at the scene, having sustained serious head injuries. He was taken to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, where he was pronounced dead at 6.59am. The 74-year-old minibus driver was travelling along Man Kam To Road towards Sheung Shui at the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 26Japan cancels 100 flights as twin storms approachJapan has cancelled 100 flights as two storms approach the country, indicating significant disruption and potential danger to travel.thefrontierpost.com · Pakistan
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 26Hong Kong issues red rainstorm warning as education authorities suspend classesSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 262 storms barrelling towards Japan spark over 100 flight cancellationsSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERJun 26Worker dies after being run over by construction vehicle at Hong Kong sports groundHong Kong’s labour authorities are investigating a fatal accident in which a worker died after being run over by a construction vehicle at a sports ground. Police received a report at about 8.58am on Friday that a man had been hit by a vehicle at Kowloon Bay Sports Ground at Kai Lok Street and was trapped beneath it on the running track. The victim’s colleague reported the incident to emergency services. Firefighters arrived to free the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the scene after...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJun 25Hong Kong police bomb squad dispatched to check suspicious object in Quarry BayHong Kong police’s bomb squad has been called in to investigate a suspicious object discovered in Quarry Bay, with a source saying it was likely to be “mud, a rock or concrete”. The force was alerted at 4.52pm on Thursday to a suspicious object discovered on Pan Hoi Street in Quarry Bay. “The explosive ordnance disposal bureau has been summoned to investigate the object,” a spokesman said. A source said the object was not a bomb. “It could be mud, a rock or concrete - something of no value,” the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 25Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes northern JapanAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 25Strong earthquake strikes northern Japanisland.lk · Sri Lanka
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 25Magnitude 6 . 9 quake strikes Japan northeast , no tsunami warning | WTVB | 1590 AM · 95 . 5 FMwtvbam.com · United States
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 24M6.9 quake hits northeastern Japan; no tsunami warningA powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Thursday, but the country’s meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. The quake had a magnitude…Japan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 24Philippines’ worst school shooting puts social media, games in the dockSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERJun 24Experts reveal why deadly Hong Kong blaze spread so rapidlyThis story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. As a judge-led panel continues its public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, experts are set to give evidence on factors that contributed to the rapid spread of the blaze. Richard Yuen Kwok-kit, chair professor of architectural engineering at the City University, will testify on Wednesday before the independent committee regarding the fire at...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJun 23Massive fire rips through Indonesia sandal factoryA massive fire destroyed a sandal factory in Tangerang, Indonesia, after it spread to a gas storage area.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERJun 23Driver, passenger hurt as taxi collides with truck in Hong KongA taxi driver and a passenger were injured after the vehicle collided with a truck on Kwun Tong Road in Hong Kong on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the crash occurred at about 12.25pm on the eastbound carriageway of the road, near Ping Shek Estate in Ngau Tau Kok. The taxi was headed towards the public transport interchange in Choi Hung when it struck a medium goods vehicle that was travelling in the third lane, according to preliminary findings. The cab driver, a 27-year-old woman surnamed Yip,...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJun 23Hong Kong declared Sars-free in 2003 – SCMP archiveThis article was first published on June 24, 2003. WHO gives the all-clear by Jimmy Cheung, Chow Chung-yan and Benjamin Wong Hong Kong is ready to spend $1 billion to rebuild its battered image and lure back tourists and businesses after it was officially declared free of Sars by the World Health Organization yesterday (June 23, 2003). Officials said the announcement had given the go-ahead for a campaign aimed at promoting Hong Kong as the best place for visitors and business in Asia. The...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGJun 23Bullying investigated after rare Philippines school shooting kills threeAl Jazeera [en]
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