[ 2:46 MST post ] This is the last day of February.
Tomorrow is March 01st 2010
New Events So Far Today
2010 Chile earthquake and Pacific Ocean tsunamis:
- At least 708 people are confirmed dead in Chile (CNN)
- Japan and numerous other countries evacuate coastal residents as a tsunami approaches. Some Japanese homes are flooded by the tsunami. (BBC)(Sky News)(The New Zealand Herald)
- It is confirmed that the earthquake registered in Ireland. (RTÉ)
- Tajikistan votes in parliamentary elections. (Al Jazeera)
- A storm sweeps across Western Europe killing at least 50 people and leaving a million homes without power. (BBC) (Deutsche Welle) (euronews) (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- 900 ships are stranded in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region amid falling water level caused by severe drought. The waterway traffic jam started on Wuzhou City section of Xijiang River. (China Daily)
- Two huge icebergs let loose off Antarctica's coast. The two icebergs are drifting together about 62 to 93 miles (100 to 150 kilometers) off eastern Antarctica, according to an Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist. (China Daily)
- 11 civilians die in a roadside bomb in Helmand Province. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) (RTÉ) (Reuters India)
- Three ETA militants, including one of its top leaders, Ibon Gogeascoechea, on the run since 1997, are detained in a French-Spanish raid in Cahan, Orne. (BBC) (The Guardian) (The Daily Telegraph)
