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Tropical storm Alma
PHILIPPINES: Ferry disaster spurs government to review maritime safety laws
30 Jun 2008 15:38:26 GMT
Source: IRIN
It took the sinking of an overloaded ferry with more than 800 people on board to spur the authorities to re-address safety concerns over the inter-island ferry transport system. 

Toxic pesticide on Philippine ferry halts search
27 Jun 2008 10:43:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds more detail) By Romeo Ranoco SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines, June 27 (Reuters) - The Philippines halted a search for hundreds of bodies feared trapped inside a capsized passenger ferry on ... 

MAP: Costa Rica and Nicaragua: Tropical storm Alma
04 Jun 2008 10:32:00 GMT
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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MAP: 2008 Hurricane seasons begin in Eastern Pacific and Atlantic (satellite image)
03 Jun 2008 12:46:00 GMT
Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Both the eastern Pacific and Atlantic hurricane seasons of 2008 were inaugurated within a few days of each other in late May and the first days of June. That these two "season openers" occurred in the ... 

Tropical Storm Alma dies out over Central America
31 May 2008 02:13:29 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Updates death toll; paragraphs 2-3)) MANAGUA, May 30 (Reuters) - Alma, the first tropical storm of the hurricane season, lost its strength on Friday over Central America, sparing oil platforms in ... 

Plane skids off runway in Honduras, 5 dead
30 May 2008 23:45:29 GMT
Source: Reuters

Tropical Storm Alma dies out over Central America
30 May 2008 18:44:42 GMT
Source: Reuters

Tropical storm Alma
30 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT
Source: Tropical Storm Risk

Tropical Storm Alma pummels Nicaragua, kills one
30 May 2008 00:05:00 GMT
Source: Reuters

Tropical Storm Alma pummels Nicaragua, fells trees
29 May 2008 23:33:58 GMT
Source: Reuters



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