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Brazil and Paraguay hit by massive blackouts

11/11/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | Edit Post

Because of malfunction of a dam between Brazil and Paraguay, neighboring countries in Latin America, were stricken with severe electrical outages that rendered key cities like Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo in darkness.

Relying on electricity from the Itaipu dam, both countries were without lights. The the breakdown of the dam knocked out power in at least 26 Brazilian states. Among the affected were areas in the southeastern industrialized regions. The entire Paraguayan territory which largely gets power from the damaged dam experienced transient loss of electric power.

According to Jorge Samek, the manager of the world’s biggest hydroelectric plant said the dam malfunctioned--- plunging many places in Brazil into chaos. Traffic slowed causing vehicles to clog major roads and highway. Although airports did not suffer significant delay of flights, the subway transport system was interrupted forcing thousands of Brazilians to walk on the tracks on their way their destination. Rio de Janeiro state governor deployed additional police to maintain safety in the streets while the public waited for electrical power to return.

In Paraguay meanwhile, 90% of the nation had its electrical power dead for about 15 minutes, but it was quickly restored. An estimated 17,000 megawatts as much as what Soa Paulo state consumed is lost. With high volume of tourists and visitors, Brazil is the largest economy in the whole Latin America. (Photo Credit: www.photo4travel.com) =0=

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Labels: black out, Brazil, electricity, hydroelectric plant, Paraguay, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, Totie Mesia

Air France crash mourners in Paris, France

6/06/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | Edit Post

Relatives and friends of those who vanished with the ill-fated Air France carrier which plunged in the Atlantic Ocean gathered outside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France on June 3, 2009. In a solemn remembrance, they recalled the memory of the 228 passengers and crew still missing since the AF Flight 447 crashed on Monday, June 1. 2009 on the way Paris to Rio de Janeiro.

Attempts to find the exact wreckage location and the plane’s black box have so far been unsuccessful. No traces of survivors or bodies of those who might have died are recovered. Pieces of wreckage reported to be from the ill-fated aircraft turned out to be debris from other sources. The cause of the crash remains a mystery. (Photo Credit: (AFP/POOL/ Edme, B)=0=

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Labels: Air France, Atlantic Ocean, aviation, black box, Brazil, crash, France, missing, Paris, Recollection, rescue, Rio de Janeiro, Totie Mesia

Crash site of Air France flight #447 confirmed; Filipino seaman among the missing

6/03/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | Edit Post

With no survivors so far reported, the tragedy could well be the worst aviation mishap of Air France through its years of operation. The crash site of the Air France jetliner was confirmed by fuel oil floating at sea, an aircraft passenger seat and pieces of metal debris seen in deep sea, a three-mile path of wreckage between the coasts of Brazil and Africa. Six hundred fifty (650) km northeast of Fernando do Noronha archipelago, the pieces of debris in the Atlantic Ocean were reported by the Brazilian Air Force.

The appearance of aircraft fragments is bolstered by a report that a pilot of TAM, a Brazilian airline saw glowing spots on the sea surface in what was thought to be site where the plane fell from the sky. Continued effort to find the plane’s black box to explain the circumstances of the crash is underway. In spite of the tragedy occurring during a supposed inclement weather, terrorism and sabotage have yet to be ruled out by investigators.

Among the 228 on board the airbus A330 are 12 crew members and Pinoy OFW Arden Jugueta counted among the missing with very little chance of surviving. On a connecting flight en route to Paris from Rio de Janeiro, Jugueta was on his way to Manila when the horrible mishap occurred. This was relayed by the French Foreign Ministry (FFM) to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA.)

In accordance to the rules of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA,) the family of Jugueta is entitled an accident insurance benefit of P200,000 plus a burial compensation of P20,000 once the seaman’s death is ascertained. OWWA promises to bring back the victim’s body to the Philippines if found.--- AP (06/03/09 Pia Lee-Brago)

As the personal heart-rending details of the disaster are disclosed, the magnitude of human suffering becomes more obvious. People learn that the missing passengers are human beings with jobs, children and social roles to play in society. Their families and friends are from more than 30 countries in disbelief, waiting for the news of the search teams---- rushed to rescue their loved ones from the coldness of the ocean. (Photo Credit: AFP/ Vanderlei Almeida) =0=

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Labels: Africa, Air France, airplane, Arden Jugueta, Brazil, crash, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), disaster, flight, OFW, Overseas Workers Welfare Association, OWWA, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Totie Mesia

Air France jetliner with 228 passengers vanished on the way to Paris

6/02/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | Edit Post

The search of the missing Air France jetliner with 228 passengers is on. The aifcraft lost communication on its way from Rio Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France last night. The plane reported the loss of pressure and some electrical problem before it vanished in the radar screen.

It is believed that the twin engine airbus AF Flight number 447 was somewhere between Natal on the Brazilian shore and Cape Verde, off the coast of Senegal when it encountered bad weather and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean.

So far the search has not yielded the location of the missing plane. French President Nicolas Sarkozy told worried relatives that the chance of having survivors in the vast plane crash area is nil.

Most of the victims are French and Brazilian nationals, but there are passengers from about 30 countries including American, Filipino, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Belgian, German, and Moroccan. A French doctor and his wife narrowly escaped the tragedy when they were refused to board because the aircraft was full. (Photo Credit: caribb) =0=

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Labels: Air France, aviation, Brazil, crash, France, missing, Paris, Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy, Rio de Janeiro, Totie Mesia, travel, traveler

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