Thema: Katastrophe

水災 (Shui Zai) - Überschwemmung

Die chinesischen Zeichen für Überschwemmung und Katastrophe

  In loser Folge beschreiben wir den tiefen Sinngehalt in den klassischen chinesischen Schriftzeichen. Die beiden Schriftzeichen水災 (shuǐ zāi ausgesprochen) bilden das chinesische Zeichen für Überschwemmung und Katastrophe. Das erste Zeichen, 水, ist ein Piktogramm für Wasser. Es zeigt einen Hauptstrom mit Wasserwirbeln auf beiden...

20.11.2012

Umfrage zur Reaktor-Katastrophe

Ist Fukushima schon vergessen?

Bereits wenige Tage nach der Reaktor-Katastrophe von Fukushima im vergangenen Jahr starteten Psychologen der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU) eine repräsentative Umfrage in der Bevölkerung zum Thema Atomkraft. Um zu untersuchen, ob und wie sich das persönliche Erleben mit zeitlichem Abstand zur Reaktor-Katastrophe und dem...

12.03.2012

Schlamm und Trümmer

Zahl der Toten steigt nach Unwettern auf Philippinen auf 957

Iligan/Philippinen – Nach den schweren Unwettern vom Wochenende ist die Zahl der Toten auf den Philippinen am Dienstag auf 957 gestiegen. Weitere 49 Menschen wurden vermisst. Es wurde damit gerechnet, dass die Zahl der Opfer weiter steigt, weil in den betroffenen Ortschaften Iligan und Cagayan de Oro immer noch Leichen aus Schlamm und Trümmern...

20.12.2011

NTD: Into a Buddhist temple in Tokyo

Japan Prays for Disaster Closure

Priests march solemnly into a Buddhist temple in Tokyo. They are offering prayers for the 23,000 people who died in the earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan in March. The ceremony comes on the 100-day anniversary of the catastrophe. Priests here are hoping the prayers, which mark the end of the traditional Buddhist funerary period, will...

21.06.2011

NTD: The disaster of Fukushima

TEPCO Confirms Meltdown at Fukushima Reactors 2 & 3

Tokyo Electric Power Company has confirmed that there were meltdowns of fuel rods at three of the plant's reactors early in the crisis. Earlier this month it said that fuel rods in the No.1 reactor melted, but officials confirmed at a news conference that there were also meltdowns of fuel rods at the plant's No.2 and No.3 reactors early in...

24.05.2011

NTD

Japan Welcomes International Aid

Japan's northeastern island of Oshima - devastated, like so much of the country, by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. The isolated island has been cut off from the outside world since the disaster - but on Sunday aid arrived from the United States. Thirty U.S. marines brought food and much needed supplies - including hygiene kits and...

28.03.2011

NTD

Japanese Fishermen Fear Radiation in the Sea

Much of this fishing port in Takahagi was washed away by huge tsunami waves on March 11th. And now fishermen, who evacuated the area, are just getting around to untangling nets and cleaning up the wreckage. But as they try to clean up the port so the surviving boats can go out to sea again, a new problem is weighing on their minds. Further...

24.03.2011

NTD

Japan's Politics Worries Investors

Japan faces its toughest challenge since World War II. How it emerges from the crisis will depend on two leaders: Japan's prime minister, Naoto Kan, and his opposition rival, Sadakazu Tanigaki. They face an opportunity to stand united… or fall divided. Their relationship will be key in the wake of Japan's biggest natural disaster - one...

23.03.2011

NTD

Japan Inc Yet to Resume Production, Shutdown at Many Plants

More than a week after being hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami, many of Japan's key automakers and electronics firms are struggling to resume operations. Affected operations are being felt down the global supply chain, as Japanese companies supply parts and components to other manufacturers worldwide. Production at Toyota's 12...

22.03.2011

NTD

Japan Markets Narrow Losses Amid Nuclear Crisis

Japan's broad TOPIX share index ended down 0.8 percent on Thursday after a volatile session, amid a deepening nuclear crisis and following the yen's surge to an all-time high versus the dollar. The yen spiked around four percent against the dollar, initially driven by speculation that Japanese insurers would have to repatriate funds to pay...

18.03.2011

NTD

Strong Quake Hits Eastern Japan, Buildings Shake

A 6.0-magnitude quake hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, causing buildings to shake in Tokyo. The quake hit at 12:52 pm local time, but there were no immediate reports of damage. Tidal changes were reported, but there was no risk of tsunami. Mito in Ibaraki prefecture on the east coast was hit by the quake and cameras shook while filming...

16.03.2011

NTD

Survivors Recount Tsunami Terror

A city reduced to rubble. Houses lay shattered and overturned, and battered cars are strewn about the altered landscape. Residents of Miyako city near the coast in eastern Japan return to their homes for the first time since the deadly earthquake and tsunami struck. Fifty-two year-old Mitsuka Kimisawa wasn't home when the earthquake hit,...

15.03.2011

NTD

Explosion at Nuclear Plant in Japan

Local television broadcast pictures of an explosion at a nuclear plant in Japan's Fukushima prefecture. Smoke billows from the 40-year-old Daichi 1 nuclear plant. The explosion blew off the roof of the unstable reactor, raising fears of a disastrous meltdown. NHK television said the outer structure of the building which houses the reactor...

14.03.2011

NTD

Massive 8.9 Earthquake & Tsunami Hit Japan

The biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began 140 years ago struck the northeast coast on Friday at 2:46 p.m. local time, triggering a 32 foot tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, ships, cars and farm buildings on fire. [Naoto Kan, Japanese Prime Minister]: "To all the people of Japan, as you have seen...

12.03.2011

Innenstadt von Brisbane

Flutkatastrophe

In der Innenstadt von Brisbane, der drittgrößten Stadt Australiens, stehen die Mietfahrräder am überfluteten Straßenrand. Die Fluten scheinen aber ihren Höhepunkt erreicht zu haben. Mancherorts stieg das Wasser in Brisbane bis zur Spitze von Verkehrsampeln. (AP...

13.01.2011

NTDTV

Further Toxic Waste Spill Feared In Hungary

Crews and locals are cleaning up a toxic sludge leak that killed seven people in Hungary as the risk of a second spill looms. Red liquid waste flowed from the alumina plant reservoir 160 kilometers west of Budapest last Monday, polluting rivers, injuring many and forcing 800 people to evacuate. Despite clean-up efforts, residents of the...

11.10.2010

NTDTV

Pakistan: Verzweifelte Suche nach Nahrung

Bewohner eines Dorfes im südlichen Pakistan tasteten sich letzten Montag durch die überschwemmte Landschaft. Sie suchten Nahrung für ihre hungrigen Familien. Sie folgten halb überschwemmten Bahngleisen, die ins Nachbardorf Shikarpur führen. [Hussain, Einwohner von Jacobabad]: „Unsere Kinder hungern im Dorf, darum versuchen wir, nach...

07.09.2010

NTDTV

Ölkatastrophe in China vermutlich größer als offizielle Angaben

Während die Sorgen über die Ölkatastrophe im Golf von Mexiko anhalten, erlebt China seine eigene Ölkatastrophe - im Gelben Meer. Am 16. Juli explodierte eine Ölleitung an einem Ölterminal in der Nähe der nordöstlichen Stadt in Dalian. Während im Golf BP das Öl mit Hightec-Ausrüstung wegräumt, wurde ein Großteil Chinas...

09.08.2010

NTDTV

Wildfires Ravage Russia

Wildfires that have killed at least 40 people continue to rage through central and southern Russia. Russia declared a state of emergency in seven provinces from blazes stoked by Russia's worst drought in 130 years. In dramatic video obtained by Reuters, four volunteers for the fire department pass through a burning village. They were told the...

05.08.2010

NTDTV

Love Parade Stampede - Organizers Defend Themselves

Organizers of the German Love Parade music festival continue to defend their actions, three days after 20 people were killed during a mass panic at the event. [Rainer Schaller, Love Parade organiser]: "We installed 16 controlled gates at the west end of the tunnel to make sure that the flow of visitors could be controlled. After talking to...

29.07.2010

NTDTV

China: Factory Explosion Kills at least Six in Nanjing

On to China, where at least six people have died and dozens more are seriously injured… after an explosion ripped through an abandoned plastics and chemicals factory in the city of Nanjing. According to local media, more than 300 people were treated in the hospital, including at least 50 who were seriously injured. The blast flattened...

29.07.2010

NTDTV

Responsibility Avoided - German Love Parade Stampede

German prosecutors have opened an investigation into a stampede that killed 19 people at the Love Parade techno music festival in western Duisburg City on Saturday. State prosecutor, Rolf Haferkamp, says the investigation is one of negligent homicide and bodily harm, aimed at unknown individuals. Six foreigners, from Spain, Bosnia, the...

27.07.2010

NTDTV

China's Floods Kill At Least 742 People, Heavy Rains Continue

Heavy rains, flooding and disasters have killed at least 742 people and left hundreds more missing this year across much of China, state-run media reported on Monday. Rains have affected nearly 36 million people and more than one million have been relocated. Floods and landslides have killed dozens more people in recent days and forced the...

27.07.2010

NTDTV

Auslaufendes Öl bedeckt 3 Meilen (rund 5 km) von Floridas Küste

Die Küste Floridas erlebt die bisher schlimmsten Folgen des Ölaustritts im Golf von Mexiko. Hier am Pensacola Strand, bedeckte eine puddingartige Öl-Mischung 5 Kilometer Küste. Zuvor waren gelegentlich nur kleine Teerkugeln angespült worden. Den Behörden zufolge könnte die Reinigung Tage dauern. Auch dann, wenn kein weiteres Öl...

06.07.2010

NTDTV

Flooded River Breaches Dyke in Southern China

The flooded Fu River in China’s Jiangxi Province burst through a protective embankment on Monday, as heavy rains battered much of the region. Nearly 145,000 residents are under threat and 40,000 residents have been evacuated. Sixty thousand residents still remain trapped. Heavy rain across much of southern China over the last week has...

23.06.2010

NTDTV

Rainstorms & Floods Batter Southern China

Relentless rain continues to trigger disastrous floods across southern China. State-run media reports that at least 46 people have been killed and thousands more have been displaced in the past two weeks. In Hunan Province, 400,000 people in over 100 towns have been affected by floods triggered by days of heavy rainfall. Water levels...

19.06.2010

NTDTV

Golfküste: Ölkatastrophe wird Vögeln zum Verhängnis

Ein Öl beschmierter Braunpelikan an der Queen Bess Insel in Louisiana zeigt, wie am 47.Tag des Ölauslaufs die Krise immer mehr die Tierwelt trifft. Die US-Regierung berichtete am Freitag, dass in den letzten Wochen 527 tote Vögel entlang der Golfküste eingesammelt wurden. Nicht alle dieser Vögel wiesen jedoch Spuren von Öl...

17.06.2010

NTDTV

Floods Force Thousands from Homes in Southern China

China’s state-run media report floods and heavy rainfall killed six and stranded thousands of others in Hunan Province. In Fenghuang County, torrential rains caused a local river to overflow. In Jishou City, a man and a child were trapped under a bridge as water levels rose. The extreme weather conditions in Hunan have displaced 100,000...

10.06.2010

NTDTV

"Grim Situation" at Three Gorges Dam in China

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28.05.2010

NTDTV

New Hope for Air France Black Boxes

Almost a year after an Air France crash that killed 228 people, there is renewed hope that the plane's black boxes could be recovered. While there are no longer teams searching the sea where the plane came down, a French laboratory had been working on the signals previously received from the boxes, which stopped emitting in July...

08.05.2010

NTDTV

Hundreds Flee Iceland Volcano

Hundreds of Icelanders have been evacuated from their homes after a volcanic eruption partially melted a glacier and sparked fears of flooding. The eruption spewed black smoke and white steam into the air, rising from a crater 200 metres under the ice. The Icelandic Civil Defence Authority ordered around 700 people to evacuate as a nearby...

16.04.2010

NTDTV

Death Toll Soars to 617 from China Quake

The death toll from Wednesday's earthquake in China's Yushu County soared to 617 on Thursday. [Badi, Local Volunteer]: "What's worst is that so many people have died, a lot of people's relatives and family members have been affected. Now 80 to 90 percent of people do not have a place to live." More than 300 people are listed as...

16.04.2010

NTDTV

Havarie eines chinesischen Frachters bedroht Großes Barriere-Riff

75 Meilen vor der Küste von Queensland, Australien, ist der chinesische Kohlefrachter Shen Neng auf Grund gelaufen. Am 5. April kamen die Bergungsmannschaften auf das Schiff, um den Schaden festzustellen und Vorbereitungen zu treffen, das Schiff wieder flott zu machen. Bisher hat der Tanker 2 Tonnen Benzin verloren, 65.000 Tonnen Kohle und...

06.04.2010

NTDTV

Mauereinsturz tötet fünf Schulkinder in China

In Fuzhou, in der chinesischen Provinz Fujian, stürzte eine Mauer der Jingsa Grundschule ein und begrub sieben Schüler unter sich. Die Tragödie ereignete sich am 11. März gegen 11:00 Uhr. Dabei starben fünf Schüler, zwei weitere wurden schwer verletzt. [Einwohner von Fuzhou, Provinz Fujian]: „Gestern hingen einige Kinder...

21.03.2010

NTDTV

China: Wall Collapse Kills Five School Children in Fujian Province

Last Thursday at around 11:00 a.m., the top section of a wall suddenly collapsed at the Jingsa Elementary School in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China. The wall fell on seven students. Five of the students died and two escaped with critical injuries. [Resident, Fuzhou, Fujian Province]: “Yesterday some children were posting up newsletters...

17.03.2010

NTDTV

Coal Mine Fire Kills 25 in Central China

25 people are dead after a coal mine fire in central China's Henan Province. This is the latest deadly incident in the country's hazardous mining industry. It happened in central China's Henan Province late on Monday. The fire was caused by faulty cabling at the main pit of Dongxing Coal Mining Co. in Xinmi near the provincial capital of...

17.03.2010

NTDTV

Market Report - Earthquake Rattles Chile's Economy

In today’s market report… A massive earthquake in Chile over the weekend that claimed more than 700 lives may cause billions of dollars in economic damage. The killer quake in the world's biggest copper producer toppled buildings and slammed infrastructure, sending a tsunami wave across the Pacific. Eqecat, a firm modeling catastrophic...

01.03.2010

NTDTV

Violent Storms Kill 40 in France

At least 40 people were reported dead on Sunday, as storm winds and exceptionally high tides drove water deep inland in several areas of southwestern France. Some 500 people are homeless, while more than a million are deprived of electricity. The winds struck around the Vendee region, tearing through quiet fishing villages and drowning many...

01.03.2010

NTDTV

U.S. Military Helicopter Crashes in Germany

This is what was left of a U.S. military helicopter after it crashed into a forest in southern Germany. Early media reports said at least two people had been killed in the crash — though the U.S. army said three crew members had been on board. Local police said it wasn't clear what caused the Black Hawk transport helicopter to crash but...

05.02.2010

NTDTV

Haiti Satellite Images Help Earthquake Aid Efforts

Detailed satellite images of Haiti’s devastated areas are enabling scientists worldwide to gather information and make damage assessments in hours, rather than days. The first analysis of the Haiti disaster zone was available within 24 hours. [Representative of Image Cat]: "Well, 'Image Cat' by nature is Image Catastrophe and what we do...

22.01.2010

NTDTV

Tödliche Grubenexplosion in China trotz Sicherheitswarnungen

Die Explosion in der Xinxing Kohlemine in der Stadt Hegang am 21. November war das tödlichste Grubenunglück seit vier Jahren. Nun bleibt die Frage offen, ob nicht doch über 100 Leben hätten gerettet werden können. Nach dem Bericht „43 tödliche Minuten“ der Southern Weekend, gab es am 21. November um 13:37 Uhr – 43 Minuten vor der...

14.12.2009

NTDTV

Russia Mourns Nightclub Blaze Victims

Shocked residents in the Russian city of Perm have been laying floral tributes at the scene of Friday's nightclub blaze that's claimed at least 110 lives. Flags fly at half mast on official buildings. Monday has been declared a national day of mourning. Not all the dead have yet been identified. People were still flocking to the central...

08.12.2009

NTDTV

Deadly China Mine Blast in Henan Province

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's central Henan Province early on Tuesday killed 35 people. Forty-four are still missing. Another 14 workers escaped the mine blast at the time of the accident. The mine is a small, locally operated venture. China’s state run media agency Xinhua says the pit was being upgraded and the local authorities...

08.09.2009

NTDTV

Deadly Floods Hit China

Stranded drivers wait to be rescued after days of torrential rain. Hundreds of thousands of people across China's southwestern and central provinces are facing chaos as whole towns are flooded. Chinese state TV says at least 17 people have been killed in the storms which have also toppled houses and washed away cars. The rains are a mixed...

31.08.2009

NTDTV

China: Deadly Coal Mine Blast

A gas explosion in a coal mine in China’s Shanxi Province killed 11 workers on August the 24th. There were 16 workers in the mine, which is part of the Xingguang Coal Industry Company Ltd. Only two workers were rescued but three are still missing. Officials are investigating the cause of the explosion. Coal mine blasts have been recurring...

25.08.2009

Brandkatastrophe

Nach Buschbränden in Australien stehen Bewohner vor dem Nichts

Kinglake/Australien – Nach der Buschbrandkatastrophe in Australien sind am Mittwoch die ersten Bewohner in ihre zerstörten Ortschaften zurückgekehrt. Andere Ortschaften blieben aber noch gesperrt. Allein in der Gemeinde Marysville werden noch viele Tote in den Häusern vermutet, so dass die Zahl von bislang bestätigten 181 Todesopfern weiter...

11.02.2009

Flutkatastrophe

Notlage in brasilianischem Hochwassergebiet dauert an

Itajai/Brasilien – Brasilianische Rettungskräfte haben am Donnerstag die Verbindung zu acht vom Hochwasser abgeschnittenen Städten wieder hergestellt, die Not der Bevölkerung dauerte aber an. In der am schwersten betroffenen Stadt Itajai wurden Polizisten angewiesen, hungernden Menschen den Griff in die Lebensmittel- und Getränkeregale von...

28.11.2008

Autobrücke über Mississippi in Minneapolis eingestürzt

Minneapolis – Eine achtspurige Autobrücke über den Mississippi in Minneapolis ist im abendlichen Berufsverkehr plötzlich eingestürzt. Dabei wurden mindestens sieben Menschen in den Tod gerissen, wie der Feuerwehrchef Jim Clack in der Nacht zum Donnerstag mitteilte. Mehr als 60 Menschen wurden teilweise lebensgefährlich verletzt. Etwa 50...

02.08.2007

Unwetter richten Chaos an Überblick

Frankfurt/London – Heftige Unwetter sind am Wochenende über Europa hinweg gezogen und haben vor allem in Großbritannien, der Schweiz und in Teilen Deutschlands Überschwemmungen verursacht und schwere Schäden angerichtet. In Bayern ertrank eine 82-jährige Frau in ihrer Kellerwohnung. Straßen wurden überflutet, Bäume entwurzelt, und Keller...

22.07.2007

U-Bahn-Tunnel in Moskau eingestürzt - Opfer unklar

Moskau - In Moskau ist am Sonntag ein U-Bahn-Tunnel eingestürzt und anschließend ein Feuer in einem Zug ausgebrochen. Vermutlich seien Passagiere an Bord des Zuges gewesen, sagte ein Sprecher des russischen Katastrophenschutz-Ministeriums der Nachrichtenagentur RIA. Andere Medien berichteten, ein Träger sei von der Tunneldecke gefallen und habe...

19.03.2006

Dutzende Tote nach Hurrikan «Katrina» befürchtet

Gulfport/USA - Der Hurrikan «Katrina» hat im Südosten der USA eine Schneise der Verwüstung hinterlassen und Dutzende Menschen in den Tod gerissen. Allein in einem Bezirk von Mississippi kamen vermutlich 80 Menschen ums Leben. In den Staaten Mississippi, Louisiana und Alabama bemühten sich Rettungskräfte am Dienstag um die Bergung von...

30.08.2005

Zur Bergung des russischen U-Bootes - Fjodorow: Noch Sauerstoff für 18 Stunden

Petropawlowsk - Im Wettlauf mit der Zeit hat die russische Marine am Samstag die Bergungsversuche des vor Kamtschatka festsitzenden Mini-U-Bootes fortgesetzt. Flugzeuge mit Spezialgeräten aus Großbritannien und den USA wurden an der Küste der sibirischen Halbinsel erwartet, um bei der Rettung der sieben gefangenen Matrosen zu helfen....

05.08.2005