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Haunted Old Changi Hospital my second time here, this time is to collect back my Nike Tomatoskin. This place is disaster!!!!! 灾!!!! Do u see the sign???
Taken @ Haunted Old Changi Hospital.
'Mexico' Disaster Memorial...
On the 9th December 1886, the barque 'Mexico of Hamburg' with a crew of twelve, was travelling from Liverpool to South America when it was caught in a fierce storm. Lifeboats from Southport (the Eliza Fernley), Lytham (the Charles Biggs) and St Annes (the Laura Janet), responded to the distress signals.
Relatives and friends waited on shore all night and news came tht the bodies of seamen had been washed ashore. The Lytham lifeboat and crew arrived home at 3.30am, wet through and half drowned after having tied themselves to the rigging. All on board the Mexico were rescued by the Lytham lifeboat. All but two of the Eliza Fernley were lost and the entire crew of the St Annes crew (Laura Janet) perished at sea.
Never in the lifeboat service has there been a disaster this great, in which 27 men of the lifeboat service lost their lives in one night, leaving 16 widows and 50 orphans in three towns a fornight before Christmas
On 23rd May 1888 the Lifeboat Monument was unveiled in St Annes to commemorate the bravery of these crews... it still stands proudly on the promenade as a reminder of their valour.
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Allegan, Michigan
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Great show by The Social Disaster at Grandma's Sports Garden, part of the Duluth Homegrown Music Fesitval 2016.
I love seeing and photographing shows by this band - great energy and music. Definitely check them out if they come to your town!
Daily Dog Challenge - 986. 7/14 "Oops!" - We all make mistakes from time to time. Show us your dog's oops moment from today. Creative liberties are always welcome, since we know some dogs are perfect! ;)
Our Daily Challenge - DISASTER is the topic for Monday, 14th July 2014
I think Rocky maybe fibbing a little bit here!
Nadgee Nature Reserve begins at Wonboyn Beach on the far side of Bay Cliff. Taken from Green Cape (a wider view than my previous photo from this lookout).
Canon 5D III ISO 100 1/160 f8 44mm (24-70mm f2.8L II USM)
Elinchrom BRX500, Rotalux 70x70 with grid each side.
Just as they started excavating the footings (carefully designed to minimise earth disruption) a major storm system hit the region and everything collapsed. No option now but to dig it all out and construct wooden shuttering for the foundations.
Snow disaster in Kiev. Some trams from Podol depot were jammed in the snow on the Nizhny Val St. This is third day, drivers still looking after them
Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Glendale, Burbank, Compton, Oxnard, Rialto, Bakersfield and Fresno Fire Departments participate in live fire drills for their explorers as part of the 2014 Disaster Drills at Del Valle.
And of course Burradon Pit, pictured at the shaft entrance while the rescue attempt was ongoing.
It is said that in the aftermath of the disaster a group of workers from the mine met with Mr Carr to offer their condolences on his double loss - Burradon in 1860 and New Hartley in 1862.
Shot in "Catastrophe Canyon" in Disney's Hollywood Studios, Orlando, and edited in Photoshop Elements to get that genuine movie still feel.
Sony Cybershot T700.
I set up a makeshift Disaster Recovery Room. The computers weren't connected to anything, but it looks impressive.
On 15th April 1989 there was a soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool to decide who would be one of the finalists in the Football Association’s Cup Final to be held later in the year. The match was played at the “neutral ground” of Hillsborough in Sheffield.
A combination of events resulted in 96 Liverpool supporters being tragically killed, almost all being crushed as they entered the standing terraces at one end of the ground.
In September 2012 it emerged that the Police tried to blame victims to hide their own failings in this disaster and that over 40 of those who died might have been saved with better medical care.
A two year-long inquest ending in 2016 concluded that those who died were unlawfully killed, a finding that ended a 27 year campaign by those seeking justice for the dead.
In 2021 two retired police officers and an ex-solicitor went for trial accused of altering police statements. The judge dismissed the case. Also in 2021, the South Yorkshire and West Midlands police agreed to pay damages to more than 600 people over their admitted cover-up.
A severely brain damaged Liverpool fan died in 2021 making him the 97th unlawfully killed victim.
At the invitation of the government, in 2017 Bishop James Jones concluded a report on the lessons to be learnt from this tragedy. To the despair of Bishop Jones, in 2023 (five years later) the government said it would respond to the report 'in due course".
In December 2023 Prime Minister Sunak apologised for the governments delay of its own making and decided compel the police to follow a policy of openness, honesty and transparency.
Despite the unlawful killing and cover-up, no one has ever been convicted.
When today’s matches are over; the supporters have gone home and the ground is silent, empty Hillsborough seats still remember what happened there all those years ago.....
On 30 August 1903, the Waimangu Geyser Disaster took place in Rotorua. The geyser was a popular tourist attraction in the late 19th and early 20th century. On the day of the disaster a tour of the area surrounding the geyser was being conducted by the Chief Government Guide, Alfred Warbrick. Despite numerous calls for the tour party to move away from the edge of the geyser, these instructions were ignored. All of a sudden "the geyser played a shot between 4 and 5 hundred feet", according to Alfred Warbrick, leading to the death of four tourists. The four tourists who died included the brother of Alfred, Mr Joseph Warbrick. The other three were Ruby and Catherine Nicholls and David McNaughton.
The images presented here are from a file generated by the Tourist and Publicity Department. The file contains correspondence specifically on the disaster, such as initial reports of what happened and detailed explanations from Alfred Warbrick. The photo shown here notes the positions where the deceased were standing in relation to the edge of the geyser (mark 1) but also where the Government Guide was placed (mark 2).
The file in which these items are found includes the full Coroners inquest into the death of the four tourists. This is highly unusual as Coroners files are most often found in a series of Justice Department records, series 16231. For other disasters, such as the sinking of the SS Wairarapa, the Coroners file has always been in a separate sequence: collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/?q=R23833200
The Coroners inquest was completed on August 31 1903, one day after the disaster. The eye-witness accounts noted in the file are most likely to have been written on the day of the event as the investigation into the cause of the death was wrapped up within 24 hours. The official cause of death was noted as suffocation and burns from boiling water and steam, combined with shock. The verdict of the coroner apportioned no blame on the Chief Government Guide as he had repeatedly warned tourists to move away from the edge of the geyser.
File Reference: AECB 8615 TO1 51 1903/225
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More information at NZ History: nzhistory.govt.nz/four-killed-by-geyser-in-rotorua
Material from Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
A shot from the 1976 Film The Cassandra Crossing .
It shows a French diesel pulling Swiss SBB CFF coaches onto a very high bridge that is deliberately sabotaged.
A fairly good piece of modelling for the time I suppose.
The amusement park was due to open on May 1, 1986 (labour day). Prypiat was evacuated 40 hours after the accident and the park was never used.
The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
May 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Glendale, Burbank, Compton, Oxnard, Rialto, Bakersfield and Fresno Fire Departments participate in live fire drills for their explorers as part of the 2014 Disaster Drills at Del Valle.
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Pripyat is a ghost town near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, part of Kiev Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus. Pripyat was founded in 1970 to house workers for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was officially proclaimed a city in 1979 but was abandoned in 1986 following the Chernobyl disaster. It was the ninth nuclear city (Russian: ????????? atomograd) in the Soviet Union at the time and its population was around 50,000 before the accident. After the disaster the city of Pripyat was evacuated in two days.Along with its prime goal as being home to nuclear power plant's employees, Pripyat had been viewed as a major railroad and river cargo port in northern Ukraine. The urban nomenclature was quite typical for the time. There were traditional ideological names on the city map such as Lenin Avenue, International Friendship Street, Heroes of Stalingrad Street, etc.
There also were some street names that had local bearings, e.g. Embankment Street, Builders Avenue, and Enthusiasts Avenue. Lesya Ukrainka Street has cultural implications: it bears the name of one of the greatest poets of Ukraine. The standard Soviet theme was also included in the naming scheme: Igor Kurchatov Street was named after the "Father of the Soviet Atomic Bomb".
Pripyat had a defined city centre where the city hall (or city council), the largest shopping centres, major recreational and public catering facilities and the Polissya hotel were located.
The official evacuation note:
"For the attention of the residents of Pripyat! The City Council informs you that due to the accident at Chernobyl Power Station in the city of Pripyat the radioactive conditions in the vicinity are deteriorating. The Communist Party, its officials and the armed forces are taking necessary steps to combat this. Nevertheless, with the view to keep people as safe and healthy as possible, the children being top priority, we need to temporarily evacuate the citizens in the nearest towns of Kiev Oblast. For these reasons, starting from April 27, 1986 2 p.m. each apartment block will be able to have a bus at its disposal, supervised by the police and the city officials. It is highly advisable to take your documents, some vital personal belongings and a certain amount of food, just in case, with you. The senior executives of public and industrial facilities of the city has decided on the list of employees needed to stay in Pripyat to maintain these facilities in a good working order. All the houses will be guarded by the police during the evacuation period. Comrades, leaving your residences temporarily please make sure you have turned off the lights, electrical equipment and water off and shut the windows. Please keep calm and orderly in the process of this short-term evacuation."
Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic is an attraction at Walt Disney Studios Park, Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée. A look into the set of London in ruins from the film Reign of Fire.
OK I REALISE THAT THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE HDR DISASTER. BUT I AM GOING TO LEAVE IT UP SO I CAN MEASURE MY NEXT ATTEMPT AGAINST IT.
My entry into the Down Under Challenge #122. Original photo by me! at www.flickr.com/photos/andy_bernay-roman/234934636/
On March 22, 2014 a mudslide released from the hillside causing consequential flooding upstream as it crossed the Stillaguamish River devastating over 768 acres four miles east of the community of Oso, WA. The area included many residences and closed SR 530 between the city of Arlington, WA and the town of Darrington, WA. The death toll is 39 with 4 more persons missing. USFS photo.
An explosion at the Altham Colliery (later named Moorfield) Lancashire resulted in the deaths of 68 Men and boys on 7th November 1883 (including my Great Grandfather, James Osbaldeston (aged 37) and his son Great Uncle, Richard (aged 11). James died instantly but Richard died a few days later as a result of burns. My Great Grandmother Sarah was left without any means of support to bring up my Grandmother and her sister in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire.