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Saturday, August 27, 2011

MACTV NEWS: UPDATE 3-Airlines abandon Northeast, NY closes subways, Posted by Menelik Zeleke

 

August 28, 2011 2:32:07 AM


* Airlines cancel 10,000 flights, NY service halted
* New York subway closes, may not reopen Monday morning
* Maryland closes Bay Bridge due to high winds
* More than 1 mln evacuate NJ shore by road (Philadelphia airport closes)

By John Crawley

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines canceled more than 10,000 flights due to Hurricane Irene by late Saturday, while New York and other eastern cities initiated sweeping storm-related shutdowns of rail and mass transit systems.

MACTV NEWS: Heavy rain and high winds thrash coastal Maryland as Irene approaches, Posted by Menelik Zeleke



Historic waterfront town of Annapolis hit by heavy rain and high winds as Hurricane Irene creeps up the U.S. East Coast.

MACTV WORLD NEWS: China supports negotiation for Palestine-Israel “two-state” solution, Posted by Menelik Zeleke


 China supports negotiation for Palestine-Israel “two-state” solution

MACTV WORLD NEWS: Tens of thousands hold overnight prayers at al-Aqsa mosque for 'Laylat al Qadr',Posted by Menelik Zeleke


Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers pray in Jerusalem to mark Laylat al Qadr, the 27th night of Ramadan.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

MACTV NEWS: Hurricane Irene: ‘Don’t Ignore Evacuation Order’----FEMA, Posted by Menelik Zeleke


August 25, 2011: 11:30 A.M.

By Williams Ekanem, (MACTV NEWS)

As Hurricane Irene moves toward the East Coast of the United States, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate and NOAA's National Hurricane Center Director Bill today had a conference call advising people to heed evacuation order.

Bill said during the conference call which MACTV was on the line,  that, “people should please heed to evacuation order or notice because of the intensity of the hurricane.”

According to him, although the exact intensity of the hurricane can hardly be predicted, but it is so critical that such notices or warnings are complied with.

The hurricane, they pointed out is currently moving North East towards North Carolina with high wind estimated at 150 miles per hour and FEMA is doing things to get ready for any consequential crisis.

Expatiating on the nature of preparation, Bill stated that pre-posting of food supplies to areas anticipated to be badly affected is going on.

The impact, according to them is not restricted to coastal areas as the inland areas could also be affected through heavy rainfall, flood, power cut etc. 

A 5pm advisory, they disclosed would be given later today.

“In advance of the storm, our Incident Management Assistance Teams have been deployed to areas in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, in anticipation of further deployment to potential impact areas along the east coast of the U.S.”,  the FEMA official said.

“We’re also pre-staging supplies and commodities along the East Coast to supplement state resources if needed - such as bottled water and meals-ready-to-eat. We’ve set up
Incident Support Bases along the East Coast to proactively stage commodities closer to areas potentially affected by severe weather, allowing us to quickly move needed supplies throughout affected states, should they be needed and requested, “they added.

Hurricane Irene is currently making a turn along the East Coast, and forecasts from the National Hurricane Center project the storm could affect an area from Florida to Maine as it moves further north.

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MACTV WORLD NEWS: Shooting outside Mexican school kills one, Posted by Menelik Zeleke




Parents run for their lives outside a primary school in Mexico's most violent city Ciudad Juarez after gunmen execute a man at the school's gate.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

MACTV WORLD NEWS: India's political parties unite to urge Hazare to end fast, Posted by Menelik Zeleke




India's bickering political parties unite to urge ailing anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare to end his 9-day fast, which has garnered unprecedented support from millions of middle class Indians tired of rampant corruption in Asia's third largest economy.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

MACTV NEWS: Rare strong quake rattles U.S. East Coast, Posted by Menelik Zeleke




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MACTV NEWS: Strong earthquake rattles Washington, DC, Posted by Menelik Zeleke




Residents and office workers shaken as Washington, D.C. is rattled by magnitude 5.9 earthquake.
SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 23, 2011) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

MACTV BREAKING NEWS: UPDATE 2-Strong earthquake rattles U.S. East Coast, Posted by Menelik Zeleke


BREAKING NEWS:



August 23, 2011 6:25:06 PM
QUAKE-USA/ (UPDATE 2)


(Adds New York evacuations, no immediate reports of major damage)

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the U.S. East Coast and Canada from Virginia to Toronto on Tuesday, shaking buildings and forcing evacuation of the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol.