Sabah - JUne 2015
And the mountain roared ... there were no escape for some, and one made it and found greater help.
Sabah quake: Local mountain guides hailed as unsung heroes in aftermath
They (Students of Tanjong Katong Primary School) had gone to Kinabalu, one of Southeast Asia's tallest peaks, for adventure. They left with heartbreak -- knowing some of their classmates and teachers weren't coming home with them.
That was the harsh reality for 19 students and two teachers from a Singapore primary school who'd been among those caught up in (5th June 2015)Friday's magnitude-6.0 quake and the perilous rock slide it caused.
Latest - 7th June, more dead identified ...
That was the harsh reality for 19 students and two teachers from a Singapore primary school who'd been among those caught up in (5th June 2015)Friday's magnitude-6.0 quake and the perilous rock slide it caused.
Latest - 7th June, more dead identified ...
Hunger and World Poverty
About 21,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations. This is one person every four seconds, as you can see on this display. Sadly, it is children who die most often.
Yet there is plenty of food in the world for everyone. The problem is that hungry people are trapped in severe poverty. They lack the money to buy enough food to nourish themselves. Being constantly malnourished, they become weaker and often sick. This makes them increasingly less able to work, which then makes them even poorer and hungrier. This downward spiral often continues until death for them and their families.
About 21,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations. This is one person every four seconds, as you can see on this display. Sadly, it is children who die most often.
Yet there is plenty of food in the world for everyone. The problem is that hungry people are trapped in severe poverty. They lack the money to buy enough food to nourish themselves. Being constantly malnourished, they become weaker and often sick. This makes them increasingly less able to work, which then makes them even poorer and hungrier. This downward spiral often continues until death for them and their families.
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