澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-18（在线收听） |
Security forces in Bahrain have vowed to do whatever necessary to shut down anti-government demonstrations. The government has banned protests and the military is cracking down on dissent. Three people have died and 231 were injured when police broke up the main protest camp in the capital Manama. In Libya, an anti-government “day of rage” has seen 10 people killed when Libyan police clashed with protesters in Benghazi and Al-Baida. Authorities in Hanoi say the Vietnamese-born Australian man was among those killed when a tourist boat sank in Halong Bay. Twelve people were killed in the accident in Vietnam’s north early yesterday. The department of foreign affairs is yet to confirm that Lam Ngoc Chau was among those who drowned. Officials are investigating a leak in the engine room of the boat.
NASA is warning that a powerful solar eruption could disrupt electrical power grids and satellites in the next couple of days. Astronomers say the massive sun flare is the size of Jupiter and it’s the strongest flare in four years. The eruption has already jammed shortwave radio communications in China.
The wild winds and the driving rain may have died down, but another deadly threat looms now for Top End residents. Police are saying that crocodiles might enter flooded creeks and storm water drains and low-lying areas in the wake of Cyclone Carlos. Darwin has received around 700 millimetres of rain in recent days and the Darwin Dam is now at capacity. Residents in nearby Adelaide River have been warned to expect some flooding. |
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