Fuel tanker fire disaster — South Sudan experience

Fire disaster following LPG tanker explosion at Chala in Kannur (Kerala, India): August 27, 2012.

A fire disaster following LPG tanker explosion occurred at Chala bypass, Kannur, Kerala, India on August 27, 2012. The three chambered tanker with total 16tonnes (162.57 quintal) LPG collided with a road divider and exploded thrice. A total of 41 people became victims during first blast; out of which 20 died in various hospitals. Five people remained inside the house after first blast and escap...

Fire fighter deaths from tanker truck rollovers.

Mobile water supply vehicles, known as tankers or tenders, are widely used to transport water to areas beyond a water supply system or where the water supply is inadequate. Incidents in­ volving motor vehicles account for approximately 20% of U.S. fire fighter deaths each year; cases involving tankers are the most prevalent of these motor vehicle incidents. During 1977–1999, 73 deaths occurred ...

Multidimensional Poverty in Sudan and South Sudan

This paper assesses multidimensional poverty in Sudan and South Sudan. We use the National Baseline Household Surveys (NBHS) of 2009 to measure poverty incidence in education, consumption, access to public assets and possession of private assets across these two countries. We differentiate between children/teenagers aged six to fourteen years and adults aged fifteen years or older. We apply a c...

Who South Sudan Report

Dracunculiasis in South Sudan

A Dinka-tribesman came to Marial Lou Hospital, South Sudan, in 2005. He experienced severe discomfort from a Dracunculus Medinensis (Guinea worm) emerging from his perineum (see Figures 1 and 2). The 80-cm-long parasite was successfully extracted. Persons get Dracunculiasis by drinking water containing water fleas harboring the larvae of the worm. The larvae are released into the water by the a...