Cyclone Alfred’s havoc Cyclone Alfred has wreaked havoc on Australia’s east coast, knocking out power to more than 120,000 homes and factories. Authorities began emergency power restoration efforts on Tuesday. News: AFP. Alfred lashed a 400-kilometer coastal area for several days before making landfall on Saturday as a depression. It brought strong winds and heavy rain for five days. A 61-year-old man died in the cyclone. He died after falling into a river from a bridge washed away by floodwaters on Friday. Winds and rain have eased in Queensland and…
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Pakistan train attack, 450 passengers held hostage
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has attacked a passenger train, the Zafar Express, in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and taken passengers hostage. The incident took place on Tuesday (March 11) in the remote CB area of Balochistan’s Bolan district. The train was carrying Pakistani army personnel, including women and children. BBC and AFP reported. The Zafar Express, bound for Peshawar, started its journey from Quetta at 9 am. When it reached CB around 1 pm, BLA members detonated a bomb on the railway line and stopped the train. Then they took…
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