Peru: Government will invest US$398 million to safeguard infrastructure against rains during El Nino phenomenon

LIMA, March 26 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) launched the “Con Punche Peru Plan: Atencion a Emergencias (Attention to emergencies),” which includes a rapid execution of actions linked to prevention, infrastructure protection and resilience, on a national scale, in the face of the upcoming presence of a Coastal…

Peru: Police capture participant in 1992 Tarata Street terrorist attack

LIMA, March 26 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Peruvian National Police on Saturday reported having captured one suspect responsible for the terrorist attack carried out on Tarata street in Lima’s Miraflores district back in 1992. The suspect is Flumencio Jayo Diaz, also known as “Comrade Jorge,” who was arrested in Ayacucho region by agents of the National…

At least 23 dead as tornado, storms rip through Mississippi

ROLLING FOLK (Mississippi, US), March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 23 people have died as violent storms and at least one tornado ripped through the southern US state of Mississippi, tearing off roofs and flattening neighborhoods, officials and residents said. The state’s emergency management agency said at least four people…

Seven deaths in Equatorial Guinea from Marburg virus, 20 others likely linked: WHO

MALABO, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven people have been killed in an outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, with a further 20 deaths “probably” due to the hemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organisation said. The outbreak of the virus, which is almost as deadly as Ebola, has now spread…

US: Widespread damage as tornado moves through Mississippi

ROLLING FORK (Mississippi, US), March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A powerful tornado tore through a rural area of the Mississippi Delta on Friday night, causing injuries, widespread damage and downing power lines as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states and prompted authorities…

US: Pennsylvania chocolate factory blast kills 2, leaves 9 missing

WEST READING (Pennsylvania, US), March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania Friday evening killed two people and left several others missing as investigators begin to determine a cause. West Reading Borough Police Department Chief of Police Wayne Holben confirmed there were two fatalities, nine people…

Several injured after intentional run over at German airport

BERLIN, March 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Several people were injured when a man intentionally ran over them at the parking lot of Cologne Airport, in western Germany on Friday.     According to the Bild newspaper and the NTV channel, the driver was mentally disturbed. Reportedly, the exact number of people injured…

Kenya: Two policemen and a KRA officer feared drowned after boat capsizes in Lake Victoria

NAIROBI, March 25 (NNN-KBC) — Three people – two police officers and a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) official – are missing after a boat capsized in Lake Victoria at Mugabo Beach, Migori County. According to police, the three were part of officers conducting a joint operation around the lake when…

Malawi on alert for Marburg virus disease

LILONGWE, March 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Ministry of Health in Malawi has issued an alert on Marburg virus disease which has claimed five lives in Tanzania’s northwest region of Kagera. A statement signed Thursday by Secretary for Health, Charles Mwansambo, has warned Malawians to be observant and to avoid close…

34 migrants missing as boat sinks off Tunisia’s coast

TUNIS, March 25 (NNN-XIHUA) — Thirty-four migrants were found missing on Friday after a boat sank off Tunisia’s southeastern coast, according to a judicial official from the Sfax province. The boat, carrying 38 migrants from sub-Saharan countries, left the province on Thursday heading for the European coast, spokesman of Sfax’s…