Tuesday, 7 May 2019
Sunday, 5 May 2019
Man Survives 70-Foot Fall into Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano
On Wednesday evening (May 1), a man plummeted into Hawaii's Kīlauea caldera — and survived.
The man had climbed over a railing at the Steaming Bluff overlook to get closer to the edge of the cliff, which dropped down 300 feet (91 meters) into the caldera. At about 6:30 p.m. local time, he lost his footing and fell, according to a statement from the National Park Service.
A search team found the man a couple of hours later "alive, but seriously injured," according to the statement. He had fallen onto a narrow ledge about 70 feet (21 m) down from the cliff's edge. Using ropes, a stretcher and a helicopter, the rescue team airlifted the man to Hilo Medical Center. [Photos: Fiery Lava from Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii's Big Island]
Army officials said he was a Schofield Barracks soldier who was on a training mission in Pohakuloa, Hawaii. The 32-year-old man was in stable condition on Thursday, according to Hawaii News Now.
Kīlauea, though not currently erupting, is one of the most active volcanoes on the planet — just last year, a large eruption destroyed 700 homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate.
"Visitors should never cross safety barriers, especially around dangerous and destabilized cliff edges," John Broward, the chief ranger at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, said in the statement. "Crossing safety barriers and entering closed areas can result in serious injuries and death."
Unusual: Four Earthquakes off the West Coast of United States (San Andrea's)
Four Earthquakes have hit off the West Coast of United States. A very active and dangerous part of the Tectonic plates is the San Andreas which runs along the West Coast of America. These earthquakes are Unusual on the adjoining Tectonic plate.
Magnitude 4.8 - 264km West of Ferndale, California
Unusual: Four Earthquakes off the West Coast of United States (San Andrea's)
Four Earthquakes have hit off the West Coast of United States. A very active and dangerous part of the Tectonic plates is the San Andreas which runs along the West Coast of America. These earthquakes are Unusual on the adjoining Tectonic plate.
Magnitude 4.8 - 264km West of Ferndale, California
Israel's army 'is ready to launch a ground invasion' into Gaza after militants fired more than 450 rockets into its territory in the past 24 hours
- An Israeli man in his 50s became the first citizen to be killed in the Middle East country since the 2014 war
- Seven Palestinians, including a pregnant mother and her baby daughter, were reportedly killed
- Three Israelis, including an 80-year-old woman, were also wounded by rocket fire in the weekend of combat
Israel's troops are reportedly preparing to siege the Gaza border after Palestinian militants fired more than 450 rockets on to their territory which killed the first Israeli citizen in the hostilities since 2014.
The 58-year-old Israeli man was killed overnight by a missile strike on the city of Ashkelon near the strip, according to police and medical staff.
Seven Palestinian's have also died, including a pregnant woman and a one-year-old-baby, in airstrikes which formed part of Israel's retaliation.
Read more - CLICK HERE
Israel's army 'is ready to launch a ground invasion' into Gaza after militants fired more than 450 rockets into its territory in the past 24 hours
- An Israeli man in his 50s became the first citizen to be killed in the Middle East country since the 2014 war
- Seven Palestinians, including a pregnant mother and her baby daughter, were reportedly killed
- Three Israelis, including an 80-year-old woman, were also wounded by rocket fire in the weekend of combat
Israel's troops are reportedly preparing to siege the Gaza border after Palestinian militants fired more than 450 rockets on to their territory which killed the first Israeli citizen in the hostilities since 2014.
The 58-year-old Israeli man was killed overnight by a missile strike on the city of Ashkelon near the strip, according to police and medical staff.
Seven Palestinian's have also died, including a pregnant woman and a one-year-old-baby, in airstrikes which formed part of Israel's retaliation.
Read more - CLICK HERE
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