I said yesterday night that the chances of me going to GZ is 90%. Apparently, the divine instructions i got and the instructions by mdm Lim was more important. And to look back, i realised a lot of events have also happened to stop me from going. I couldnt quite understand and really believe or give up my overseas stint that i was so looking forward to until i begin to look further... into all these news after doing some research and after i know that i shouldnt make Mdm Lim worry about me anymore.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Death toll climbs to eight as Chanchu hits Guangdong
BEIJING: The death toll climbed to eight after Typhoon “Chanchu” hit Southern China’s Guangdong province early Thursday, while more than 900,000 people were evacuated, an official and state media said.
The eight victims, including two children, were killed when their houses collapsed in Guangdong’s Shantou city following a landslide caused by torrential rain, an official at the local flood control center told AFP.
A total of 905,000 people have been evacuated, including 327,000 in Guangdong province and 578,000 in neighboring Fujian province where the typhoon was heading, the Xinhua news agency said.
The 6,400 people stranded earlier Thursday by flooding in Shantou were rescued, another official from the Shantou flood control office told AFP.
Chanchu is the strongest typhoon recorded in the South China Sea in May.
7,000 Evacuated After Chemical Accident in Guangzhou
More than 7,000 people have been evacuated as a precaution after an incident on Wednesday night at a chemical warehouse in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province.
At around 7:00 PM on Wednesday night, chemicals leaked and self-ignited at a warehouse at Daguan Road in Tianhe District of Guangzhou. The fire was put out at about midnight, with 49 people hospitalized for medical observation. There was no immediate report of any casualties.
The evacuees included 6,000 college students, local government sources confirmed on Thursday.
Local environmental protection department is monitoring local air quality, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.
(Xinhua News Agency May 11, 2006)
Guangdong Water Pollution Threatens 40,000 People
A water pollution incident was reported Friday in Sanchajiang River, of Wuchuan City in Guangdong Province, posing a threat to the safety of drinking water for nearly 40,000 people.
Large quantities of dead fish were found in eight ponds of a fish farm at Lingtou Village in Changqi Township, confirmed the business owner, surnamed Pan. Nearby townships also reported large numbers of dead fish and cases of livestock being poisoned.
According to the local government the polluted area was about eight kilometers in length. Water in the polluted areas turned brown.
The pollution has affected the lives of 40,000 people. The local government ordered waterworks in the polluted areas to stop taking water from the river and urged all local markets not sell aquatic products.
So far hospitals in Wuchuan City have not received any cases of poisoning. .
Preliminary investigation suggests the pollutants were illegally discharged by an upstream enterprise, according to the Wuchuan city environmental protection bureau.
(Xinhua News Agency April 29, 2006)
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