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August 2005 Disasters

Aug. 2, Toronto, Canada: an Air France Airbus A340, Flight 358, skidded off the runway at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in heavy thunderstorms. All of the 309 aboard managed to…

January 2021 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…

Freyssinet, Eugène

(Encyclopedia) Freyssinet, EugèneFreyssinet, Eugèneözhĕnˈ frāsēnāˈ [key], 1879–1962, French engineer. Freyssinet was noted as a designer of bridges and industrial buildings. He was the inventor of…

Los Mochis

(Encyclopedia) Los MochisLos Mochislōs mōˈchēs [key], city (1990 pop. 162,659), Sinaloa state, W Mexico. Los Mochis is connected to Mexico City by highway and to the port of Topolobampo by road and…

Krk

(Encyclopedia) KrkKrkkûrk [key], Ital. Veglia, island, 157 sq mi (407 sq km), in the Adriatic, off the Dalmatian coast, NW Croatia. The largest of Croatia's islands in the Adriatic, it has several…

Yola

(Encyclopedia) YolaYolayōˈlä [key], city, E Nigeria, a port on the Benue River. Cotton, peanuts, hides, and skins are shipped from Yola. The city is a road junction and has an airport; there is ferry…

Vijayawada

(Encyclopedia) VijayawadaVijayawadavĭjäˌyəvädˈə [key], formerly Bezwada, city (1991 pop. 845,756), Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, near the Krishna River delta. It is a transportation and…

San Fernando, city, Argentina

(Encyclopedia) San FernandoSan Fernandosăn fərnănˈdō [key], city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. The…

Ranchi

(Encyclopedia) RanchiRanchiränˈchē [key], city (1991 pop. 614,795), capital of Jharkhand state, E central India. It is a district administrative center and a health resort, 2,128 ft (647 m) above sea…

Nha Trang

(Encyclopedia) Nha TrangNha Trangnä träng [key], city (1989 est. pop. 263,100), E central S Vietnam, a commercial port on the South China Sea. It has an important fishing industry. It was the site of…