Disaster_Accident
Latest Stories
Afghanistan_Lea.jpg
Debris litters the scene of explosions in Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
20120109-204548-pic-571080929.jpg
A man stands on the porch roof of a house buried in snow Saturday in Cordova, Alaska. Massive snowfalls have collapsed roofs, triggered avalanches and even trapped some people in their homes. (Associated Press)
20120109-203233-pic-950708324.jpg
Using traditional techniques, Yasuhiro Ishiwata makes udon noodles by hand - and feet - at his new shop in the disaster zone of Kesennuma, Japan. (Christopher Johnson/Special to The Washington Times)
20120109-170931-pic-425443173.jpg
The David H. Koch Theater in New York's Lincoln Center is home to the City Opera and New York City Ballet. City Opera.
20120109-164225-pic-80153538.jpg
Guard Anthony Marshall and UNLV upended North Carolina in Las Vegas, a victory that should hold up well when the calendar turns to March. (Associated Press)
Buried in Snow_Lea.jpg
A man stands on the porch roof of a house buried in snow in the fishing town of Cordova, Alaska, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Kim Weibl)
KOREA.jpg
In this Jan. 6, 2012, photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, North Korean farmers hold a rally in support for the country's Worker's Party policies in Nampo, North Korea. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)
JAPAN_NOODLE04.JPG
Using traditional techniques, Yasuhiro Ishiwata makes udon noodles by hand — and feet — at his new shop in the disaster zone of Kesennuma, Japan. (Christopher Johnson/Special to The Washington Times)
20120105-222751-pic-726660094.jpg
"We've got to stop the culture of underage drinking," Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said Thursday after the sentencing of Kevin Coffay, 20, of Rockville, who pleaded guilty to three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of fleeing the scene of an accident. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
20120105-222751-pic-796653671.jpg
Haeley N. McGuire, 18, was one of three young people who died in a May 15 car crash near Olney in which the driver, Kevin Coffay, was impaired.
20120105-222751-pic-515493677.jpg
Spencer Datt, 18, was one of three young people who died in a May 15 car crash near Olney in which the driver, Kevin Coffay, was impaired.
20120105-222751-pic-767274916.jpg
John Hoover, 20, was one of three young people who died in a May 15 car crash near Olney in which the driver, Kevin Coffay, was impaired.
20120105-222751-pic-251839687.jpg
Patrick Hoover (left) shakes hands with a Montgomery County sheriff's officer on his way out of Maryland Circuit Court in Rockville on Thursday after the sentencing hearing for the driver in a May 15 crash that killed Mr. Hoover's son John, 20, and two other young people. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Philippines Landslide_Live.jpg
Residents search for victims following a landslide that occurred Jan. 5, 2012, in the small-scale mining community of Pantukan in southern Philippines. (Associated Press/Philippine Army)
20120105-101037-pic-93944801.jpg
Ryan Homes is building 106 single-family homes on quarter-acre to half-acre sites at Lake Linganore at Eaglehead in Frederick. The Avalon model, with 2,935 square feet, is priced from $419,990 to $455,990.
20120104-191003-pic-364203730.jpg
"The situation on the ground now, in humanitarian terms, is grim. Because people fled town, they didn't take anything with them. They've been in the bush for up to a week. They haven't had food, they haven't had access to clean water, in a number of cases their people are wounded." - Lise Grande, U.N. deputy humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan.
20120104-183252-pic-79796533.jpg
A P-51 Mustang airplane piloted by Jimmy Leeward plunges toward spectators Sept. 16 at the National Championship Air Races. The plane had climbed, rolled and then abruptly plunged nose-first into spectators. Eleven people were killed and more than 70 hurt. (Associated Press)
Flames Capitals Hocke_Live.jpg
Calgary Flames left wing Curtis Glencross (20) battles for the puck against Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom on Jan. 3, 2012, during the third period of the Capitals' 3-1 victory in Washington. (Associated Press)
Flames Capitals Hocke_Reps.jpg
Washington Capitals left wing Troy Brouwer celebrates his goal with the fans behind the glass during the second period of an NHL game against the Calgary Flames, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
20120103-200053-pic-617409750.jpg
Northstar Disposal Services LLC in Youngstown, Ohio, has halted operations at its injection well, which disposes of brine used in gas and oil drilling, after a series of small earthquakes in the area, including a magnitude 4.0 on New Year's Eve. (Associated Press)
