The SV Concordia along with 64 passengers sank of the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday. High school seniors from the West Island Class Afloat Alternative School based in Montreal, Canada and first year college students were rescued by the Brazilian Navy and Japanese merchant ship, Hokuetsu...
On Friday, torrential rain and resulting floods wreaked havoc in southeast Brazil on Friday as rescuers attempted to recover the bodies of more than 540 plus people killed as homes collapses and mudslides walloped the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. The flooding caused over 13,000 people without...
Love Parade Kills 19, injures 350 others, and cancels festival in Germany on July 24, 2010. The electronic dance music festival and parade ended in tragedy when a stampede errupted in a tunnel. Organizers have since permanently cancelled any and all future Love Parades as a result of...
