Today’s Disasters
Typhoon Fung-wong is on track to hit Taiwan and then continue into China. It is currently a category 3 storm.
The latest California fire is near an entrance to Yosemite National Park. So far about 25 square miles have burned.
The Qantas 747 was probably damaged by a defective oxygen bottle.
The Ahmedabad bombing investigation continues in India. There were 17 bombs in an hour killing 45 people and wounding more than 100. The area has a long history of violence between Hindus and Muslims.
Back in the US a Gunman critically wounds 7 in Tennessee church
The man entered Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and began shooting during a children’s production of the musical “Annie,” said Steve Drevik, a church member who arrived after man’s arrest.
A church member said three congregants tackled and held the shooter until police arrived and took him into custody, according to Knoxville television station WBIR.
Locally the temperature is only 90° but with the humidity at 100% the heat index is around 115°, so no one is doing much other than dripping when they go outside.
July 27, 2008 4 Comments
It’s Over
The BBC has the Tour de France final results:
- Carlos Sastre of Spain – Yellow [overall]
- Cadel Evans of Australia
- Bernhard Kohl of Austria
- Oscar Freire of Spain – Green [sprints]
- Bernhard Kohl of Austria – Polka Dot [mountains]
- Andy Schleck of Luxembourg – White [young rider]
The Australian Broadcasting news site is down, server overload no doubt as Cadel Evans comes in second for the second Tour in a row.
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