Avalanche destroys homes, leaves at least a dozen dead or missing in Kosovo
An avalanche buried several homes in the village of Restelica, Kosovo, near the border with Macedonia and Albania killing at least 9 people and leaving several others missing.
Disaster Calendar 2012 – February 13
[February 13, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,493 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History
- Europe. Heavy snow and ice cover much of the Balkans, leaving hundreds, possibly thousands of people dead from hypothermia, and thousands more suffering from severe frostbite and weather related injuries.
- Tens of thousands of people are still isolated across the region, most of whom are without food and water.
- Snow and ice have cut off electricity to tens of thousands of homes throughout the region since late January.
- Hundreds of thousands of tons of farm produce has been spoiled in the region because they couldn’t reach the markets.
- Kosovo. An avalanche buried several homes in the village of Restelica, Kosovo, near the border with Macedonia and Albania killing at least 9 people and leaving several others missing.
Other Global Disasters
- Afghanistan. Record freezing temperatures have left at least 16 children dead at refugee camps outside the capital Kabul this month from, Officials said.
Mass Protests
- Greece. Violent clashes have left hundreds of protesters and police injured in Athens and other cities across the country were hundrdes of thousands protested against a controversial package of austerity measures that was passed 199 in favor to 74 against by the Greek parliamentarians.
- The measures were demanded by the IMF and eurozone in return for a 130bn euro ($170bn) bailout.
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