Deadly Ferry Crash Kills 38

Last night, in Hong Kong there was an accident involving two ferries colliding. One of the ferries was upended and many passengers on that boat flew into the water. There were 123 survivors that have been found, there are at least 38 dead, and many people are still missing. A survivor said it was chaotic, as the sinking ship was completely vertical, this survivor put a like jacket on a small child and pushed it out the window. The search is still underway for the missing. One of the boats was rented by a company for a holiday party. This accident has been the worst one recorded since 1971 when the Fat Shan capsized in a typhoon. Hopefully everyone is found.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/02/world/asia/hong-kong-ferry-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Nepali Avalanche Kills Eight

On Sunday there was an avalanche in Nepal that struck at 5 am. It hit two camp zones on the mountain, one at 6,600 feet and another at 500 feet.There were many survivors, but they had a lot of injuries. Many climbers were still in their tents reading or sleeping when the avalanche hit. A French surgeon and his friends had heard it coming, so he kicked open the tent and went tumbling 200 meters with the snow. He was buried from the neck down, wearing only a T-shirt. Luckily he got out and manged to save one of his companions, but the other was buried too deep and had died. There are 3 people still missing and feared dead, but the search for them has been suspended. Hopefully they are alright.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/24/world/asia/nepal-avalanche/index.html

Chicago Teacher Strikes

On Monday, Chicago school officials said they had nothing more to offer, so they all went on strike. Over 350,000 students were out of school on an unscheduled day off. It is Chicago's first teacher strike in 25 years that will go on to a second day, because of the absence of a deal. The police thought there would be much more trouble with the amount of kids out of school, so they pulled officers out of desk duty and got them on patrols. Many churches and other organizations tried to provide activities for the thousands of idle students. The union, involving nearly 30,000 teachers, arranged this strike because negotiators failed to reach an agreement after eight months. Depending on what happens Tuesday, it could go on for a third day.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/10/us/illinois-chicago-teachers-strike/index.html

129 Dolphins become stranded

In January there were many accounts of dolphins beaching themselves and dying. Then three weeks later in February the number of dolphins beaching themselves rose to 129, it is expected that more will strand themselves. At least 92 dolphins died so far, this is considered the single largest stranding since at least 13 years in 1999. Nobody knows why the dolphins are doing this, they are all in good health which raises more mystery to why they have beached themselves. Many marine biologists and other scientists are working together to help these dolphins, but it just so happens to be that congress is trying to cut funding to rescue response groups. Without proper funding it will be hard to help these magnificent animals anymore.


http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/02/06/10331137-cape-cod-dolphin-beachings-rise-to-129-more-expected?lite