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September 2002 Disasters

  • Sept. 20, Karmadon Gorge, North Ossetia, Russia: An avalanche of mud, ice, and rocks left more than 100 people dead, including popular Russian movie actor Sergei Bodrov, who was filming in the area. The avalanche was caused by a 500-foot chunk of glacier that broke loose and slid down the gorge.
  • Sept. 26, Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Gambia: Overloaded Senegalese ferry, Joola, capsized. The death toll of 1,863 people make it one of the worst maritime disasters in history. The maximum capacity of the ferry was 550 people.

See also Major Earthquakes Around the World 2002

See also Recent Volcanic Activity


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Notes & comments: September 2002. (New Criterion)

NewsDigest: September 16, 2002 ; Resonate last week announced a new release of its flagship commander tool that expands its reach with enhanced root-cause identification, more corrective actions, and improved usability and scaling. (eWeek)

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Prescription for Disaster?; In 2002, the English government embarked on a $12 billion effort to transform its health-care system with information technology. But the country's oversight agency now puts that figure at $24 billion, and two Members of Parliament say the project is "sleepwalking toward disaster." (Baseline)

Social work research on disasters in the aftermath of the September 11 tragedy: reflections from New York City. (Note On Research Methodology). (Social Work Research)

Spending shifts; IT resources are being shifted to disaster recovery and security, as total spending in 2002 will be limited because of the economic slowdown. (Network World)

Malawi donates surplus food: in 2002, Malawi, hit by drought, urgently needed food aid to avoid disaster; this year it was able to sell some of its surplus grain and also donate food aid to neigbouring countries. Lameck Masine explains how this remarkable change came about.(MALAWI) (African Business)

Emotional healing from disaster in the workplace: experiences of those affected by the September 11 attacks. (The Journal of Employee Assistance)

Signs of life: far and wide, 2001 was a macro-disaster year for the electronics industry. Will the semiconductor industry lead the world economy out of recession. (Cover story: global outlook 2002). (Electronic Business Asia)

Disaster Recovery: Mobile Banks to The Rescue: Disaster recovery is critical in finance; September 11th proved that. Mobile units can assist banks when any disaster strikes.(Community National Bank of Grand Forks ) (US Banker)

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