FLOODS DEVASTATE CANADA

FLOODS DEVASTATE CANADA

After plundering the eastern seaboard of the USA, Hurricane Arthur finally reached eastern Canada on July 5. Strong winds exceeding 100 km / hour swept through multiple communities, leaving 250,000 homes without power. Cascading water threat­ened extensive damage to...
Flooding in the Balkans

Flooding in the Balkans

During the month of May, Bosnia and Serbia experienced their worst flooding in 120 years. The now receding waters are revealing fallen trees, homes destroyed or submerged in mud, and rotting corpses of livestock. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated due...
Tension In Ukraine

Tension In Ukraine

Russia takes over part of the country   Fear of the future. Worrisome memories of communist days. Instability. Confusion. Violence. This is the new normal in the country of Ukraine. After months of political jockeying between pro-Russian and pro- Ukrainian...
Syrian Refugee Crisis — The War Rages On!

Syrian Refugee Crisis — The War Rages On!

More than 140,000 dead. Millions homeless. Many critical needs.   Syria’s tragic civil war rages on. Warring parties jockey for control, none strong enough to end the war, none weak enough to lose. Peace-making attempts have been futile.   For countless...
Super Typhoon Strikes Philippines

Super Typhoon Strikes Philippines

Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, struck the central Philippines on Friday, leaving dazed survivors begging for help and scavenging for food, water, and medicine. The damage was significant with initial estimates of 10,000 people dead...